
The Firm
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy paranoid legal thrillers about institutional corruption, escalating personal danger, and ingenious strategies against seemingly invincible adversaries.
- Tone
- tense, cerebral, bleak
- Payoff
- revelation, vindication
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- ambition, corruption, loyalty, blackmail, moral compromise
- Setting
- early 1990s, affluent legal offices and southern urban neighborhoods