Michael Clayton (2007) — Screenplay
A law firm's fixer must decide between covering up a corporate crime and exposing the truth after a colleague's breakdown threatens a billion-dollar case.
- Written by
- Tony Gilroy
- Genre
- Drama, Crime, Mystery
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
- Length
- 128 pages
Tony Gilroy's screenplay is a masterclass in slow-burn tension and moral ambiguity, where every conversation crackles with subtext. Study its razor-sharp dialogue and the way it builds a protagonist's quiet desperation through subtle character reveals, making the legal thriller feel both intimate and epic.
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