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.

1993•2h 21m•

★6.6(1,690 ratings)

ThrillerCrimeDrama

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.

Director

Alan J. Pakula

Writers

Alan J. Pakula

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Main Cast

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan

John Heard

Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

Denton Voyles

Main Cast

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Movie Information

Original Title:

The Pelican Brief

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Budget:

$45,000,000

Revenue:

$195,268,056

Production Companies:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Main Cast

Julia Roberts

Darby Shaw

Denzel Washington

Gray Grantham

Sam Shepard

Thomas Callahan

John Heard

Gavin Vereek

Tony Goldwyn

Fletcher Coal

James B. Sikking

Denton Voyles

🗣️ Language Support

Available in Your Region (US):

🇺🇸 English

All Available Languages:

🇸🇦 Arabic1 region

🌍 Bulgarian1 region

🌍 Catalan1 region

🌍 Croatian1 region

🇨🇿 Czech1 region

🇩🇰 Danish1 region

🇳🇱 Dutch1 region

🇺🇸 English1 region

🇫🇮 Finnish1 region

🇫🇷 French2 regions

🌍 Georgian1 region

🇩🇪 German2 regions

🌍 Greek1 region

🌍 Hebrew1 region

🇭🇺 Hungarian1 region

🇮🇹 Italian1 region

🇯🇵 Japanese1 region

🇰🇷 Korean1 region

🌍 Lithuanian1 region

🇨🇳 Mandarin2 regions

🇳🇴 Norwegian1 region

🌍 Persian1 region

🇵🇱 Polish1 region

🇵🇹 Portuguese2 regions

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