Directed by:
Tony Gilroy
Written by:
Tony Gilroy
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Runtime:
119 mins
Plot:
A law firm brings in its “fixer” to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.
Release Date:
October 5, 2007
Reception:
Cast:
George Clooney
Tom Wilkinson
Tilda Swinton
Sydney Pollack
Michael O’Keefe
Sean Cullen
Ken Howard
Merritt Wever
Austin Williams
Denis O’Hare
Julie White
Wins
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Tilda Swinton
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture of the Year | Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent
- Best Achievement in Directing | Tony Gilroy
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | George Clooney
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Tom Wilkinson
- Best Original Screenplay | Tony Gilroy
- Best Achievement in Music, Original Score | James Newton Howard
Wins
- Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton
Nominations
- Best Leading Actor | George Clooney
- Best Supporting Actor | Tom Wilkinson
- Best Original Screenplay | Tony Gilroy
- Best Editing | John Gilroy
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Best Actor – Drama | George Clooney
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Tom Wilkinson
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Tilda Swinton
Nominations
- Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role | George Clooney
- Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Tom Wilkinson
- Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Tilda Swinton
Nominations
- Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | John Gilroy
Nominations
- Excellence in Contemporary Film | Kevin Thompson
Nominations
- Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Tony Gilroy
Nominations
- Outstanding Producer of Motion Pictures | Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox, Kerry Orent
Nominations
- Best Original Screenplay | Tony Gilroy