The Devil's Advocate

1997 144 min ★ 7.5 Horror, Drama, Mystery

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

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Cast

Keanu Reeves

Kevin Lomax

Al Pacino

John Milton

Charlize Theron

Mary Ann Lomax

Jeffrey Jones

Eddie Barzoon

Judith Ivey

Mrs. Lomax

Connie Nielsen

Christabella

Craig T. Nelson

Alexander Cullen

Tamara Tunie

Jackie Heath

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Leamon Heath

Debra Monk

Pam Garrety

Details

Director

Taylor Hackford

Screenplay

Jonathan Lemkin

Tagline

"The newest attorney at the world's most powerful law firm has never lost a case. But he's about to lose his soul."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$57,000,000

Revenue

$153,000,000

Production

Monarchy Enterprises B.V., Regency Enterprises, Kopelson Entertainment, New Regency Pictures, Taurus Film, Warner Bros. Pictures

Reviews

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JPV852

September 19, 2020

★ 7/10

Apparently I saw this before (had a rating on my computer program) but didn't really remember much of it. A bit uneven between a serious drama with supernatural fantasy, but I had fun with these performances by Reeves and Pacino (forgot how normal he once looked) and never a bad thing with Charlize Theron and Connie Nielsen being there for the obvious reasons. Not great and could've cut some of th...

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GenerationofSwine

January 14, 2023

★ 10/10

OK, full disclosure, I have a thing for Al Pacino. I'll watch just about anything he's in and...if he screams and yells a monologue in it, if he delivers a diatribe of rage....yeah I get flashbacks to him screaming: "I'd take a flame thrower to this place" and roll my eyes back like a shark in a feeding frenzy. Oh, yeah, almost forgot, Keanu is in this one too...but for a good slice of the film...

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CinemaSerf

May 15, 2023

★ 7/10

If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is... That's what "Kevin" (Keanu Reeves) must learn to appreciate after he is offered a dream job at a prestigious New York legal firm by "Milton" (Al Pacino). The potential wealth and the status of his new career path bring out the green-eyed monster in him and together with his reluctant wife "Mary-Ann" (Charlize Theron) they are soon living it u...