A Civil Action

Movie Details

Overview

At the risk of bankrupting his firm and career, lawyer Jan Schlichtman takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town’s contaminated water supply.

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Cast: Bruce Norris, John Lithgow, John Travolta, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Mara, Peter Jacobson, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek

Director: Steven Zaillian

Genre: Biography, Drama

Country: United States

Release Year: 1998

IMDB Rating: 6.6 (32291 votes)

TMDB Rating: 6.5 (426 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 65

Metacritic: 68

Runtime: 1h 55m

Budget: 56,709,981 USD

Release Date: 1999-01-08

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