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A Civil Action

A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving a major company responsible for causing several people to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.

Director

Steven Zaillian

Year

Genre

Box Office

$56,709,981

Production

Touchstone Pictures,Paramount Pictures,Wildwood Enterprises,Scott Rudin Productions

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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Jan Schlichtmann

Jerome Facher

Kevin Conway

James Gordon

William H. Macy

Bill Crowley

William Cheeseman

Judge Walter J. Skinner

Anne Anderson

Kathleen Quinlan

Neil Jacobs

Kathy Boyer

Al Love

James Gandolfini

Pinder

John Riley

Richard Aufiero

Al Eustis

Uncle Pete

Donna Robbins

Mr. Granger

Daniel von Bargen

Evelyn Love

Caroline Carrigan

Paul Shalline

Tommy Barbas

Michael P. Byrne

Grace Worker

Grace Worker

Grace Worker

Bobby Pasqueriella

Paul Ben-Victor

Lauren Aufiero

Elizabeth Burnette

Insurance Lawyer

Insurance Lawyer

Gregg Joseph Monk

Insurance Lawyer

Harout Beshlian

Law Clerk

Courtroom #7 Clerk

Haskell V. Anderson III

Mrs. Granger

Radio Talk Show Host

Judge Constance Mullen

Court Clerk

Pearline Fergerson

PI Lawyers

Scott Weintraub

PI Lawyers

Robert Cicchini

Insurance Plaintiff

Christopher Stevenson

Waiter

Mover

TV Reporter

Detective

Charlie Stavola

Teenager on Property

Teenager on Property

Teenager on Property

Market Clerk

Woburn Traffic Cop

Hotel Clerk

Grace Attorney

Reporter

Reporter

Reporter

Reporter

Catherine Leahan

Federal Marshall

Geologist

Geologist

Geologist

Geologist

Trustee's Assistant

Bankruptcy Judge

Girl

Nicole Nikki Belli

Red Sox fan

Steve Bertorelli

Bit part

Girl Dancing with Jan Schlichtmann

Melissa Calheno

Televangelist

Lawyer

Featured Dancer on Bridge

Francine Conway

Construction worker

Firecracker Kid

Bryan Greenberg

Attorney in Courtroom Gallery

Al Love's Son

(unconfirmed)

Edward Herrmann

Cashier

Lawyer

(unconfirmed)

Richie LaMontagne

Al Love's Son

Student

Boy in Classroom

Sports Fan

Fenway Park Fan

Dale Resteghini

Grieving Mother

Fan at Fenway Park

Juror

Diner Patron

Car Accident Woman

Racheal Seymour

Land Watcher

Harry Dean Stanton

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Story

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Aesthetics

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Acting

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Sound

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novanaripan71

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John Riley Jan Schlichtmann Jerome Facher Pinder Kevin Conway James Gordon Bankruptcy Judge Anne Anderson Law Clerk Bill Crowley Judge Walter J. Skinner Al Eustis Uncle Pete Radio Talk Show Host William Cheeseman Al Love Richard Aufiero Donna Robbins

I've never waited in a corridor for a verdict - A Civil Action

I've never waited in a corridor for a verdict

Our contingency fee is - A Civil Action

Our contingency fee is

Personal injury law has a bad reputation - A Civil Action

Personal injury law has a bad reputation

Let me picture this - A Civil Action

Let me picture this

I can appreciate the theatrical value of dead kids - A Civil Action

I can appreciate the theatrical value of dead kids

Mrs Anderson our firm is very small just three attorneys - A Civil Action

Mrs Anderson our firm is very small just three attorneys

Do you know who Beatrice is - A Civil Action

Do you know who Beatrice is

Lawsuits are war it's as simple as that - A Civil Action

Lawsuits are war it's as simple as that

Why To evaporate - A Civil Action

Why To evaporate

You know I'd make a point of taking an hour or so - A Civil Action

You know I'd make a point of taking an hour or so

A very serious lawsuit What - A Civil Action

A very serious lawsuit What

The lawyer who shares his client's pain - A Civil Action

The lawyer who shares his client's pain

The intention here is to place me - A Civil Action

The intention here is to place me

I know what happened And I know who did it - A Civil Action

I know what happened And I know who did it

You knew when you moved to Woburn that its water didn't taste good - A Civil Action

You knew when you moved to Woburn that its water didn't...

A dead adult in his 20s is worth less than a middle aged one - A Civil Action

A dead adult in his 20s is worth less than a middle aged one

This is how silicon is applied to leather to waterproof it - A Civil Action

This is how silicon is applied to leather to waterproof it

This figure here this 100 an hour for Dr Cohen - A Civil Action

This figure here this 100 an hour for Dr Cohen

You want to get out and throw away 900 and what - A Civil Action

You want to get out and throw away 900 and what

Where are we on the last loan Spent it - A Civil Action

Where are we on the last loan Spent it

I thought about seeing you for a long time - A Civil Action

I thought about seeing you for a long time

Dumped it back there in the gully right there - A Civil Action

Dumped it back there in the gully right there

The odds of a plaintiff's lawyer winning in court - A Civil Action

The odds of a plaintiff's lawyer winning in court

How's business It's good - A Civil Action

How's business It's good

How much did Grace make last year - A Civil Action

How much did Grace make last year

25 million cash - A Civil Action

25 million cash

What's the story - A Civil Action

What's the story

This is the plan Start with scientific evidence - A Civil Action

This is the plan Start with scientific evidence

Ladies and gentlemen - A Civil Action

Ladies and gentlemen

Small amounts of solvents were left on the ground - A Civil Action

Small amounts of solvents were left on the ground

Did they Yes - A Civil Action

Every credit card application we send we get more in the mail - A Civil Action

Every credit card application we send we get more in the...

A plaintiff's case depends on momentum - A Civil Action

A plaintiff's case depends on momentum

The idea of criminal court is crime and punishment - A Civil Action

The idea of criminal court is crime and punishment

The single greatest liability for a lawyer is pride - A Civil Action

The single greatest liability for a lawyer is pride

Mr Riley experts have testified in this court - A Civil Action

Mr Riley experts have testified in this court

And one last thing - A Civil Action

And one last thing

Is that a gun What - A Civil Action

Is that a gun What

It's the defendant's plan It's my plan - A Civil Action

It's the defendant's plan It's my plan

My plan is to present the jury with some simple questions - A Civil Action

My plan is to present the jury with some simple questions

Last night I was at a ball game - A Civil Action

Last night I was at a ball game

Don't worry about it Everything's under control - A Civil Action

Don't worry about it Everything's under control

What's your take They'll see the truth - A Civil Action

What's your take They'll see the truth

With respect to W R Grace the jury has answered - A Civil Action

With respect to W R Grace the jury has answered

Jan every dollar we spend is a dollar we don't have - A Civil Action

Jan every dollar we spend is a dollar we don't have

I've never been here before so - A Civil Action

I've never been here before so

There Now I can afford to pay you almost anything you ask - A Civil Action

There Now I can afford to pay you almost anything you ask

Nobody calls any more Not even the creditors - A Civil Action

Nobody calls any more Not even the creditors

Did they Yes - A Civil Action

Schlichtmann Conway and Crowley - A Civil Action

Schlichtmann Conway and Crowley

Do me a favor Gordon Shut up - A Civil Action

Do me a favor Gordon Shut up

Mrs Anderson you're looking at four guys who are broke - A Civil Action

Mrs Anderson you're looking at four guys who are broke

When I stand on my porch - A Civil Action

When I stand on my porch

Yeah I know They want out right - A Civil Action

Yeah I know They want out right

When you say it's over - A Civil Action

When you say it's over

The appeals process is even more Byzantine - A Civil Action

The appeals process is even more Byzantine

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A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving a major company responsible for causing several people to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.

User Rating: 5.0 (1 rating)

Director: Steven Zaillian

Writer: Jonathan Harr, Steven Zaillian

Production: Touchstone Pictures,Paramount Pictures,Wildwood Enterprises,Scott Rudin Productions

Genre: drama

Year: 1998

MetaScore: 68/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $56,709,981

Released: 08 Jan 1999

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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