| Cast |
Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Peña, Bob Gunton |
| Director |
Brad Furman |
| Screenplay | John Romano, from the novel by Michael Connelly |
| Music | Cliff Martinez |
| Cinematography | Lukas Ettlin |
| Editing | Jeff McEvoy |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| SA distributor | Nu Metro |
| Made in | 2011 |
| Produced by | Lionsgate, Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Stone Village Pictures |
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| Genre | Crime, drama |
| Language | Infrequent, strong |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Implied |
| Violence | Implied, infrequent, strong |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Alcohol |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  More than just a pretty face | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Marzanne van den Berg Mathew verrass met goeie spel in 'Lincoln | 10 |  |
| Cape Times Christy Lemire Flat legal motor | 5 |  |
| 24.com Shaheema Barodien | 10 | |
| Box Office Pete Hammond The Lincoln Lawyer is a don't-miss cinematic page-turner with enough twists to fill five movies. | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert For what it is, The Lincoln Lawyer is workmanlike, engagingly acted and entertaining. | 15 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli The reason to see The Lincoln Lawyer is the reason to read the novel: because it's fast-paced and satisfying, and packs in a few twists and turns without straining credulity beyond the breaking point. | 15 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers A dynamite Matthew McConaughey gives his best performance in years as Mick, wearing the character like a second skin. | 15 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs It's a decent enough offering buoyed by McConaughey's performance. | 11 |  |
| Metacritic.com 31 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 153 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer It doesn't offer any twists on the predictable courtroom thriller formula, but with a charming Matthew McConaughey leading its solid cast, The Lincoln Lawyer offers briskly enjoyable entertainment. | 17 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 8045 Netizens Well-worth watching | 15 | |
Average .. 65% | 13 | |