The Verdict
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- Common Sense Age 15+
- Critics Consensus 89%
- HD
- CC
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- Drama
- 2 Hours 8 Minutes
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4.2 • 101 Ratings
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Sidney Lumet's riveting courtroom drama earned five Oscar® nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Paul Newman's towering performance as a down-and-out alcoholic attorney who stumbles onto one last chance to redeem himself. When attorney Frank Calvin (Newman) is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win, he courageously decides to refuse a settlement from the hospital. Instead he takes the case, and the entire legal system, to court. Written by famed playwright David Mamet.
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Sidney Lumet's riveting courtroom drama earned five Oscar® nominations including Best Picture and Best Actor for Paul Newman's towering performance as a down-and-out alcoholic attorney who stumbles onto one last chance to redeem himself. When attorney Frank Calvin (Newman) is given an open-and-shut medical malpractice case that no one thinks he can win, he courageously decides to refuse a settlement from the hospital. Instead he takes the case, and the entire legal system, to court. Written by famed playwright David Mamet.
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- Rent $3.99
- Buy $9.99
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Ratings and Reviews
Critics Consensus: Paul Newman is at the peak of his powers as an attorney who never lived up to his potential in The Verdict, supported by David Mamet's crackling script and Sidney Lumet's confident direction.
'80s legal drama has alcoholism, smoking, and language.
Cast & Crew
Information
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Genre
- Drama
- Released
- Copyright
- © 1982 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Dolby 5.1, Stereo, CC)
- Additional
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Spanish (Subtitles)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.