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The Verdict

1982 · 129 min

Drama

Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.

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Appeals to viewers who value morally serious courtroom dramas about compromised professionals reclaiming their integrity through persistence and principled defiance.

Tone
bleak, tense, melancholic
Payoff
catharsis, vindication
Pacing
steady
Intensity
intense
Structure
linear
Themes
justice, redemption, professional integrity, institutional power, moral courage
Setting
early 1980s, urban legal offices, hospitals and courthouses

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