The truth is what he makes it.
| Cast |
George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe, Ken Howard |
| Director |
Tony Gilroy |
| Screenplay | Tony Gilroy |
| Music | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
| Editing | John Gilroy |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Samuels Media, Castle Rock Entertainment, Mirage Enterprises, Section Eight |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
| Genre | Drama, thriller |
| Language | Medium to high frequency, strong |
| Nudity | Low to none |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Occasional but intense |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Infrequent use of profanities like ''for Chrissakes'', ''Jesue'', etc may offend Christian viewers and possibly be seen as blasphemous. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Debashine Thangevelo | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Jacques Liebenberg | 10 |  |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 15 | |
| iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden | 18 | |
| The Citizen Natalie Bosman | 16 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 15 | |
| 24.com Megan Kakora  Michael Clayton will satisfy the thirst of the serious moviegoer looking for something more substantial. | 10 | |
| BBC Laura Bushell A thriller for grown-ups, which oozes class yet in itself feels coldly corporate.
| 10 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert I've seen it twice, and the second time, knowing everything that would happen, I found it just as fascinating because of how well it was all shown happening. It's not about the destination but the journey. | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson This sleek corporate thriller overcomes some murky plotting and sluggish pacing thanks to two great performances by Clooney and Swinton and a completely bonkers one by Tom Wilkinson. | 10 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Michael Clayton builds to a fitting conclusion and doesn't need surprise twists or cheap theatrics to get to that point. | 15 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers Deliberate, demanding and character-driven, Michael Clayton flies in the face of what sells at the multiplex. I couldn't have liked it more. | 18 | |
| ScreenItA sound piece of cinematic storytelling. | 14 | |
| Metacritic.com 36 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 175 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A thriller invaluably abetted by its sharp script and faultless cast. | 18 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 15741 Netizens A satisfying flick, but you have to pay attention. | 15 | |
Average .. 74% | 15 | |