Now, before we get into the essentials of how you can watch 'A Civil Action' right now, here are some quick facts about the Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions drama flick. A Civil Action starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min. The release date of the movie is December 25th, 1998. The movie received a user score of 65/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 466 contributing users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds."
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'A Civil Action' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 25th, 1998
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
July 13th, 1999
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