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A Civil Action

Justice has its price.

6.5(519)19981h 55m6

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.

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Status
Released
Budget
$70M
Box office
$56.7M
Language
English
  • right and justice
  • pollution
  • advancement
  • massachusetts
  • success
  • leukemia
  • lawyer
  • business start-up
  • civil action
  • legal drama

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1325 Dec 1998
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical159 Apr 1999
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical5 Mar 1999
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical3 Nov 1999
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU14 Apr 1999
    • PhysicalDVD9 Nov 2000
    • Digital / OTTVOD4 Sept 2018
    • Digital / OTT12Netflix1 Sept 2022
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1222 Apr 1999
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical135 Mar 1999
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTG5 Feb 2000
  • SpainES

    • TheatricalAPTA9 Apr 1999

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A Civil Action was released on 25 December 1998.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    4/16/2024

    6/10

    Based on a true story, John Travolta portrays an ambulance chasing lawyer whose company takes 40% of any settlement they get for their clients following accidents in the workplace, or during surgery, or on the road etc. It's when he becomes aware of a clutch of leukaemia sufferers that he begins to suspect that a local tannery might be polluting the water supply with toxic chemicals. Now he is used to quick in and ou…

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    Marco-Hugo Landeta Vacas

    9/10/2026

    7/10

    (CASTELLANO) Lo más interesante de este drama judicial es que no juega a ser una película cómoda de buenos contra malos. Parte de algo terrible —familias convencidas de que la contaminación del agua ha enfermado y matado a sus hijos—, pero enseguida desplaza el foco hacia una pregunta bastante incómoda: ¿qué ocurre cuando el dolor entra en un despacho de abogados y tiene que traducirse en pruebas, costes, estrateg…

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