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A Civil Action
TrailerA Civil Action is a drama film which was directed by Steven Zaillian, that stars John Travolta and Robert Duvall, and that is based on the book by Jonathan Harr.The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove...Genre: DramaActors: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek, Bruce Norris, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan, Peter Jacobson, Mary Mara, James Gandolfini, ...»Director: Steven ZaillianCountry: United StatesDuration: 115 minQuality: HDRelease: 1998IMDb: 6.60 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "A Civil Action"
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Characters of "A Civil Action"
Jan SchlichtmannPlayed by: John TravoltaJerome FacherPlayed by: Robert DuvallKevin ConwayPlayed by: Tony ShalhoubJames GordonPlayed by: William H. MacyBill CrowleyPlayed by: Zeljko IvanekJudge Walter J. SkinnerPlayed by: John LithgowAnne AndersonPlayed by: Kathleen QuinlanKathy BoyerPlayed by: Mary MaraAl LovePlayed by: James GandolfiniJohn RileyPlayed by: Dan HedayaMr. GrangerPlayed by: Daniel von Bargen -
Directors of "A Civil Action"
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Creators of "A Civil Action"
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Critic Reviews of "A Civil Action"
VarietyJune 01, 2006Based on a true story, this is an intelligent legal thriller, very much in the mode of 1970s issue-oriented films, that may be too subtle and complex for the damands of today's market.
Time OutFebruary 09, 2006Delivering the verdict two thirds into the movie is anti-climactic, while Schlichtmann's belated atonement feels beside the point.
Los Angeles TimesFebruary 14, 2001As proficient a job as writer-director Steve Zaillian and his team do, A Civil Action has unmistakably unraveled by its close.
CNN.comJanuary 01, 2000Schlichtmann may have gone through this conversion in real life, but I just didn't buy it the way Zaillian presents it.
New York Magazine/VultureJanuary 01, 2000I'm all for films that don't flow from the usual Hollywood test tubes, but A Civil Action is basically the standard formula with a dash of downbeat.
Village VoiceJanuary 01, 2000A slick, shameless job that takes way too long to make its point (namely, we need the EPA).
TV GuideNovember 22, 2009This is a case in which the material really is better served in book form.
Film ThreatDecember 06, 2005While Travolta is passable as Schlichtmann, it is the outstanding work from Duvall, Macy and briefly Tony Shalhoub that drive the story.
Reeling ReviewsApril 09, 2005I expected a harder hitting indictment against the uncaring power of corporate America. Instead, we get a middlin' courtroom drama that lacks the intensity of such films as the 1982 Sidney Lumet/Paul Newman film, The Verdict.
Draxblog Movie ReviewsFebruary 28, 2005the film is slightly overlong and the ending is anti-cathartic.
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteFebruary 05, 2005... hints at the complex moral issues that vein the story.
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