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   • 64% 64% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus Intelligent and unconventional. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

1. • • Brilliantly understated performances, flashes of wit and a heartbreaking true story aren't quite enough to make this movie memorable. A Civil Action works hard to give us some imaginative storytelling against a morality tale backdrop, not to mention some delicate character-building in the absence of any character backstories.
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   • A Civil Action: Directed by Steven Zaillian. With John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy. A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing several children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.

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   • Skillful rendition of the book on film. "Slow-moving" = ...no car chases. "A Civil Action" was a fine book, and the film does it justice. No, it's not perfect, but it is emotionally moving, and faithful to the non-fiction account of the case.

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   • Brilliantly understated performances, flashes of wit and a heartbreaking true story aren't quite enough to make this movie memorable. A Civil Action works hard to give us some imaginative storytelling against a morality tale backdrop, not to mention some delicate character-building in the absence of any character backstories.

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   • Beatrice and Grace are real companies, and "A Civil Action" is based on Jonathan Harr's nonfiction best seller, which won the National Book Award. But the movie takes fictional liberties, which have been much discussed in the financial press. In particular, Grace lawyer William Cheeseman ( Bruce Norris) is said not to be a doofus in real life.

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   Jan 8, 1999 · Beatrice and Grace are real companies, and "A Civil Action" is based on Jonathan Harr's nonfiction best seller, which won the National Book Award. But the movie takes fictional liberties, which have been much discussed in the financial press. In particular, Grace lawyer William Cheeseman (Bruce Norris) is said not to be a doofus in real life ...

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   In this legal thriller based on a true story, John Travolta stars as Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious personal-injury attorney whose fierce determination entangles him in a case that threatens to ...

   • 55% (448)
   • Director: Steven Zaillian

   • Content Rating: PG-13
   • Actors: John Travolta

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   On Rotten Tomatoes, A Civil Action has an approval rating of 63% based on reviews from 72 critics. The site's consensus called the film "Intelligent and unconventional." [4] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 68 out of 100, based on reviews from 26 critics. [5]

   • Box office: $56 million
   • Release date: December 25, 1998

   • Budget: $75 million
   • Music by: Danny Elfman

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   A Civil Action Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. David Nusair Reel Film Reviews. ...engaging subject matter that’s employed to deliberate yet mostly...

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   Parents need to know that A Civil Action is a moral courtroom drama based on a historic legal case in which contaminated water was said to be causing leukemia in some young families in Massachusetts. The film stars John Travolta as personal injury lawyer Jan Schlichtmann, who himself goes on a moral journey as….

   • 3/5
   • Director: Steven Zaillian

   • Author: Corrina Antrobus
   • Produce Company: Buena Vista Pictures

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   Jan 8, 1999 · With John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy. A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing several children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career.

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   206 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Justice IS blind - so can't see Truth. dunmore_ego 23 August 2011. Warning: Spoilers. In movies, the good guys always seem to win court cases. Over an ingratiating orchestra swell, no less. But in reality, good or bad has nothing to do with the outcome of court cases.