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The Devil's Advocate (1997)

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The Devil's Advocate
R
Drama
Documentary
Fantasy
Mystery
Thriller

An exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date.

Release Date
October 17, 1997
Director
Taylor Hackford
Cast
Keanu Reeves , Al Pacino , Charlize Theron , Jeffrey Jones , Judith Ivey , Connie Nielsen
Runtime
144
Writers
Andrew Neiderman , Jonathan Lemkin , Tony Gilroy

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