John Grisham outdoes his work in "The Firm" and "The Pelican Brief" with this gripping adventure of a streetwise kid who, finding himself wanted by both the FBI and the mob, hires a lawyer to defend his right not to reveal what he knows about a mafia killing. Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Tommy Lee Jones ("Space Cowboys," the "Men in Black" movies) and Academy Award-winner, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Susan Sarandon ("Cats & Dogs," "Thelma and Louise") star, along with Emmy and Golden Globe-winners Mary-Louise Parker (TV's "Weeds," "Red Dragon") Anthony LaPaglia ("The Salton Sea," TV's "Without a Trace") and Anthony Edwards (TV's "ER," "Top Gun"); Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Ossie Davis ("Dr. Dolittle," "Grumpy Old Men") and Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee and Emmy-winner William H. Macy ("Sahara," "Seabiscuit").
Thriller
1994
2 hr
80%
14+
PG-13
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, William H. Macy
