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Name: The Verdict
Released: 1982-12-17
Cast: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea

The Verdict

R
2h 5m
1982

88%

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An alcoholic Boston lawyer pulls himself together to bring an unpopular medical malpractice case to trial against strong opposition by the courts, the archdiocese and his own clients.

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Producer:

Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown

Writer:

David Mamet

Cast:

Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

88%

Critics Consensus: Paul Newman is at the peak of his powers as an attorney who never lived up to his potential in The Verdict, supported by David Mamet's crackling script and Sidney Lumet's confident direction.

Reviews

Washington Post

Gary Arnold

The portentousness is often a disservice to the actors, embedded in dead air with roles too feebly written to get the ventilation going.

It's Newman's performance itself that really makes this film work and helps it truly get close to Lumet's own '12 Angry Men'.

It is difficult to remember a courtroom drama of such efficiency as The Verdict, nor better performances from Newman.

…still works, largely due to Newman’s untypical performance that drives the narrative beyond character study to high drama…

Dated by the slew of movies and TV series that have followed, this 1982 courtroom drama, while solid enough, suffers from not delving enough into its main character.

December 8, 2021

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