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Michael Clayton

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Drama: Legal & Courtroom

Drama: Thriller

25/10/2008

BBC One - Michael Clayton

Thriller. A lawyer is torn between the truth and rescuing a corrupt high-profile client.

Stylish thriller about a jaded lawyer (George Clooney) who is torn between the truth and rescuing a high-profile client from potentially devastating allegations of corruption.

Stylish Academy Award-winning thriller.

Michael Clayton is a high-priced law firm's problem fixer. He is brought in to clean up the mess after one of the firm's top litigators suffers a breakdown while representing a corrupt chemical corporation in a multi-billion dollar legal suit. With the case in jeopardy, Clayton is under pressure to resolve the situation and appease the firm's clients, represented by chief legal counsel Karen Crowder. Having discovered the seriousness of the chemical company's iniquities, Clayton finds himself torn between his desire to do the right thing and a pressing need to pay off spiralling personal debts.

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