The Devil's Advocate 1997

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 143 min

genre: horror

theme: legal

director: Taylor Hackford

Score: 8 / 10

The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 American supernatural horror film directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, and starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, and Charlize Theron. Based on Andrew Neiderman's 1990 novel of the same name, it is about a gifted young Florida lawyer (Reeves) invited to New York City to work for a major firm. As his wife (Theron) becomes haunted by frightening visions, the lawyer slowly begins to realize the owner of the firm (Pacino) is not what he appears to be, and is in fact the Devil.

Plot

Kevin Lomax is a Gainesville, Florida defense attorney who has never lost a case. While defending schoolteacher Lloyd Gettys against a charge of child molestation, he realizes his client is guilty. Despite this, Kevin destroys the victim's credibility, securing a "not guilty" verdict.

Cast

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author	Jonathan Lemkin Tony Gilroy
contentLocation	New York City
director	Taylor Hackford
editor	Mark Warner
events	demon supernatural
genre	drama horror thriller
keywords	accused of murder alibi antichrist arrest beaten to death central park child molestation christian fundamentalism defense attorney disbarment discover fundamentalist injured isolated jury selection justice department kill law firm little girl managing partner manhattan mental institution ovary perjure perjury return home satan turn u.s. justice department united states attorney unsettle want win
musicBy	James Newton Howard
producer	Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson Arnon Milchan
productionCompany	Regency Enterprises
publisher	Warner Bros.
recordedAt	Florida New York City
theme	legal legal thriller time loop