Michael Clayton

Winifred 2022-03-21 09:01:46

Michael Crichton (George Clooney), once a brilliant criminal prosecutor, has made a name for himself in the New York legal world. After an unexplainable encounter, Michael left his post. Fortunately, he has found a position in a large private law firm, and for the time being, he can rely on his rich experience to stay alive. Under the urging of the new boss Marty Batcher (Sidney Pollack), he began to conscientiously clean up all kinds of dirty legal affairs for Kenner, Reading and the boss Batcher.
However, different circumstances and busy and hard work finally changed Michael Crichton's personal life greatly: his wife and children left him, and the already stretched economic situation was hit hard again. The immeasurable debt made him lose his former luster, and was completely tired of it. Although Michael desperately wanted to get out of his current job, his financial situation and his sworn determination to work for the company's boss left him no choice but to continue to suffer in such a job. Meanwhile, Michael Crichton is embroiled in a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit over the company's dirty business. While he uses his connections and rich experience to "poke the fog" to successfully resolve the lawsuit, another clerk under the boss, Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), and his daughter The involvement of litigator Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) and others has made Michael Crichton's career and life face a new round of severe challenges...

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Michael Clayton quotes

  • Michael Clayton: What can I tell you? Don't piss off a motivated stripper.

  • Marty Bach: [to Clayton] Hey! When did you become so fuckin' delicate?