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Release Date
• USA: Oct 17, 1997
DVD Release Date
• R1: Dec 1, 1998
Budget $57,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for sexuality, nudity, violence and language.
Running Time
2 hours, 24 minutes
Country USA, Germany
Studio Kopelson Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, Warner Brothers
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Other Titles
• The Devil's Advocate
• Im Auftrag des Teufels (1998)
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Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror, Supernatural, Law, Suspense, Demon, Courtroom, Marriage, Devil, Occult, Police, Psychodrama, Religion, Murder, Demonic Possession, Psychos, Satire
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.
Plot: Promising young lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) has never lost a case--even when his client is guilty. When Kevin is seduced away from his sleepy hometown in Florida to work for a flashy, charming lawyer (Al Pacino, in a role he seems born to play), his mother (Judith Ivey) has reservations. But as he works his way up the corporate ladder, Kevin manages to put them aside, along with his wife's (Charlize Theron) needs and the stirrings of his conscience over knowingly defending the guilty. However, his vanity won't let him start losing now. As Kevin's career skyrockets, his neglected wife Mary Ann begins to see evil, violent visions. Hoping a visit from his mother will help, instead Kevin finds himself confronted with a secret his mother has never told him. As Mary Ann seemingly descends into madness, Kevin begins to suspect his boss may be much more than he seems, and he finds himself faced with a choice between saving his own life and saving his soul. Thought-provoking, inventive, and entertaining, director Taylor Hackford's film is reminiscent of psychological horror films like ROSEMARY'S BABY. Andrzej Bartkowiak's lush, innovative cinematography complements the smart script and dead-on
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 I can feel Rosemary's Baby all over this one. Satan as a lawyer? Great idea. The antichrist (or whatever) a genetic goal? Cool. the perversion of innocence and the destruction of a good person? Always good for drama. The problem with The Devil's Advocateis that there isn't enough of all of them.  --Jack Witzig
Impeccably acted, directed, written, scored and with top-notch, yet subtle, monster effects by Rob Bottin, this is a must-see for horror and non-horror fans alike.-- (eSplatter.com)
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Keanu Reeves
The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions |
 | Al Pacino
The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Heat |
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The Woman in Red, Without Limits, The Lonely Guy |
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This movie is about so many things-temptation, greed, religion, love, vanity and the fight between good and evil. It is a definitely entertaining as the acting is very impressive and the plot thickens smoothly and tastefully through out the movie.  -- (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
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