A ``fixer'' (George Clooney) at a corporate law firm faces the biggest challenge of his career when a... (Learn more)
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Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton
Michael Clayton (George Clooney) handles all of the dirty work for a major New York law firm, arranging top-flight legal services and skirting through loopholes for ethically questionable clients. But when a fellow "fixer" decides to turn on the very firm they were hired to clean up for, Clayton finds himself at the center of a conspiratorial maelstrom. Once an ambitious D.A., Clayton is now a shell of his former dynamic self, thanks to a divorce, an unfortunate business venture, and astronomical debt. Though he longs to leave the cutthroat, ethically dubious world of corporate law behind, Clayton's poor financial situation and devotion to firm head Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack) leave him little choice but to remain on the job and tough it out. Meanwhile, litigator Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) finds her entire company's future hinging on the outcome of a multi-billion-dollar settlement overseen by Clayton's friend, star lawyer Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson). When Edens snaps and decides to blow the whistle on the questionable case, sabotaging the defense, Clayton must decide between his loyalty and his conscience. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
10/5/07
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language including some sexual dialogue.
Running Time
120 mins.
Locations
- New York City, New York, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$49,024,969
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Nominated for a Best First Film award at the 2007 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Association, Southeastern Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2007 Golden Satellite Award [Festival/Award Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2007 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 New York Film Critics Online [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Directing award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2007 San Francisco Film Critics Circle [Fes Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Golden Satellite Award [Festival/Award Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2007 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Kansas City Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Drama award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2007 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2007 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Detroit Film Critics Society [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Most Promising Director award at the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2007 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2007 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2007 Golden Satellite Award [Festival/Award Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction in a Contemporary Film award at the 2007 Art Directors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2007 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 African American Film Critics [Festiva Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Journalists, Alliance of Women Film [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Producers Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2007 Association, Southeastern Film Critics Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2007 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Utah Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2007 Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Writer award at the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
Distributor
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
- Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
- Warner Brothers
