The Firm

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Sydney Pollack directed this 1993 legal thriller based on John Grisham’s novel, starring Tom Cruise as Mitch McDeere, an ambitious young lawyer who accepts a lucrative position at a prestigious Memphis firm. Seduced by wealth and status, Mitch soon learns his employers harbor dangerous criminal secrets. When the FBI closes in, demanding his cooperation, he finds himself trapped between powerful forces and forced to make impossible choices to protect himself and his wife.

This is a single-disc DVD release from Paramount Pictures with a runtime of two hours and thirty-four minutes, rated R. The ensemble cast includes Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Gary Busey, and David Strathairn in a polished thriller that balances high-stakes drama with compelling character work. Own this well-crafted adaptation at a fraction of retail cost.