Michael Clayton (2007)

Genre: Drama / Thriller

Plot: Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen’s dirtiest work at the behest of the firm’s co-founder, Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton’s firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach’s brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.


Cast:

Tom Wilkinson … Arthur Edens
Michael O’Keefe … Barry Grissom
Sydney Pollack … Marty Bach
Danielle Skraastad … Bridget Klein (voice)
Tilda Swinton … Karen Crowder
George Clooney … Michael Clayton
Wai Chan … Chinese Dealer
Alberto Vazquez … Player #1
Brian Koppelman … Player #2
Thomas McCarthy … Walter (voice) (as Tom McCarthy)
Denis O’Hare … Mr. Greer
Julie White … Mrs. Greer
Austin Williams … Henry Clayton
Jennifer Van Dyck … Ivy
Frank Wood … Gerald

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 47 nominations