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Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
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Contemporary, classical in form, grave and earnest.
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- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonRoman J. Israel
- Colin FarrellGeorge Pierce
- Carmen EjogoMaya Alston
- Lynda GravattVernita Wells
- Amanda WarrenLynn Jackson
- Hugo ArmstrongFritz Molinar
- Sam GilroyConnor Novick
- Tony PlanaJessie Salinas
- DeRon HortonDerrell Ellerbee
- Amari CheatomCarter Johnson
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- Dan GilroyDirector
- Dan GilroyWriter
- Robert ElswitDirector of Photography
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- John GilroyEditor
- Todd BlackProducer
- Jennifer FoxProducer
- Denzel WashingtonProducer
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