The Pelican Brief

Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.

6.619932h 21m

PG-13

Released

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Overview

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

StatusReleased

Release Date1993-09-17

Runtime2h 21m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$45,000,000

Revenue$195,268,056

Keywords

based on novel or book

Videos

3 total

Trailer

The Pelican Brief - Original Theatrical Trailer

Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Rent

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies

YouTube

Fandango At Home

Spectrum On Demand

US data via JustWatch

Cast & Crew

Julia Roberts

as Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

as Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

as Thomas Callahan

John Heard

as Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

as Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

as Denton Voyles

William Atherton

as Bob Gminski

Robert Culp

as The President

Stanley Tucci

as Khamel

Hume Cronyn

as Justice Rosenberg

Reviews

Wuchak

May 25, 2018

6/10

Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington team-up in this crime thriller RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Alan J. Pakula from John Grisham’s novel, "The Pelican Brief” is a political drama/thriller about a law student (Julia Roberts) who researches the murders of two supreme court justices and shares her theory with her college professor (Sam Shepard)…

Full review