The Firm

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The Firm

R

1993

2h 34m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A young lawyer joins a small but prestigious law firm only to find out that most of their clients are on the wrong side of the law. The company is helping to launder mob money, get clients off charges and even murder partners who threaten to blow their cover, but when the FBI come calling to gather evidence on the lawyer's colleagues, he is caught between a rock and a hard place, juggling his life and his liberty.

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Critics Consensus

The Firm is a big studio thriller that amusingly tears apart the last of 1980s boardroom culture and the false securities it represented.

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James Jackson

The Times (UK)

Nov 15, 2022

Cruise’s toothy heroics are ill-suited to moral complexity, but he is elevated by a stellar supporting cast...

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David Ansen

Newsweek

May 15, 2018

A summer genre movie for grown-ups, The Firm helps restore faith in Hollywood professionalism.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

May 26, 2008

Tom Cruise heads a tony cast in a best-seller movie that is firm at the start and infirm by the end.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 19, 2026

9/10

It may not be the best of the ‘90s thrillers, but it’s thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jun 9, 2022

Those who admired the book will despise the movie and vice versa. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

Nov 16, 2020

8/10

The first adaptation of a John Grisham novel to top the box office, The Firm successfully feels like a mass-market page-turner.

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Angelique T

@RT64568713 3 days ago

Looking forward to rewatching this again

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Jacob W

@RT17896586 5 days ago

Of all the John Grisham adaptations this is the best. It’s fast paced with an all star cast of the time. TC is well cast as Mitch. The story based on the book is well done At its peak Grisham novel adaptations were all the rage with Hollywood crying out. With more books being written and a follow up to the firm crime movies are hot

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Diana H

@Mercedy Oct 24, 2026

Hackman, Wilford Brimley, Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, Ed Harris, and David Straithairn take a standard script and breathe life into the characters, lifting this film out of the ordinary. Plus, every party involved has a life or death stake in the heart-thumping outcome. Tom’s brother is in prison. Tom is in his own prison. If he agrees to inform for the FBI, he will lose his license to practice law. If he leaves the firm, they’ll track him down and he’ll die in an 'accident'. Tom finds a way out. But much of the planning is done offscreen so the execution of the plan is confusing. That doesn’t matter. Sydney Pollack and a splendid editor, have us on the edge of our seats. Unanswered questions: Why does Mitch (Tom) suddenly care about his brother? When and how did Mitch get all the clients to sign releases? Who is Elvis, again? But the plot holes don’t matter. Just enjoy watching Tom masterfully save himself from the forces of evil. You always root for Tom. Can’t help yourself.

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Jean F

@RT52751482 Oct 13, 2026

JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN ruins the movie. All scenes have her wide-eyed and concerned-looking. And she has ZERO Chemistry with Tom Cruise. GET HER OUT of this movie and it will be a 3.5 star movie (minimum).

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Drew F

@Drewfrost20 Sep 21, 2026

You think it’s going to be a long boring lawyer movie but it wasn’t. The acting was great and although a bit long it never dragged. Great movie!

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Sisa W

@yeorumbam Aug 17, 2026

Un poco larga, pero buena peli.

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Jeanne Tripplehorn

Abby McDeere

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Avery Tolar

Holly Hunter

Tammy Hemphill

Ed Harris

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Synopsis

A young lawyer joins a small but prestigious law firm only to find out that most of their clients are on the wrong side of the law. The company is helping to launder mob money, get clients off charges and even murder partners who threaten to blow their cover, but when the FBI come calling to gather evidence on the lawyer's colleagues, he is caught between a rock and a hard place, juggling his life and his liberty.

Director: Sydney Pollack
Producer: Scott Rudin, John Davis
Screenwriter: David Rabe, Robert Towne, David Rayfiel
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Davis Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 27, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $157.0M
Runtime: 2h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround

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