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MOVIE · 2017

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

CrimeDramaThriller129 min

For years, Roman J. Israel has been the brilliant back-room lawyer in Los Angeles criminal court, fighting for poor clients while his law partner takes the meetings and the credit. After that partner suffers a heart attack, Denzel Washington is Roman, suddenly pushed into public view and pulled toward a larger firm led by Colin Farrell's George Pierce. The shift forces him to confront how much the system—and the people working inside it—has drifted from the ideals that shaped his career, setting off a personal and professional crisis.

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