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The Devil's Advocate1997

Name: The Devil's Advocate
Genre: Supernatural, Demonic & Possession, Psychological
Released: 1997-10-17
Rating: 7.3

“The newest attorney at the world's most powerful law firm has never lost a case. But he's about to lose his soul.”

Directed by Taylor Hackford

7.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 7.5Rotten Tomatoes 65%Metacritic 60TMDB 7.5

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On the charts

#1·Top Horror Movies of 1997 #10·Top Demonic & Possession Films #11·Top Horror Movies of the 1990s

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Year

1997

Runtime

144 min

Box Office

Budget

$57,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$153,000,000

Domestic

$60,944,660

🏆 2 wins & 7 nominations total

The premise

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

Horror Vault's take

A hotshot Southern defense attorney trades small-town courtrooms for the dizzying heights of a Manhattan mega-firm, where winning feels effortless and the rewards are almost too good to be true. As cases grow more morally compromising and his personal life begins to unravel, Kevin Lomax finds himself asking whether his meteoric rise is entirely his own doing. Al Pacino delivers a larger-than-life performance as the enigmatic boss pulling strings behind the scenes, while Charlize Theron brings quiet devastation to the human cost of unchecked ambition. A slick, stylish legal thriller with a supernatural bite, The Devil's Advocate uses the corridors of power as its haunted house.

Content: Sexual Content, Disturbing Hallucinations, Child Abuse Themes, Violence, Strong Language