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Original Debut: 10/04/2007
DVD Released: 02/18/2008

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Earnings: $41.7 Million
Genre: Drama
Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Sean Cullen, Austin Williams, Wai Chan, Danielle Skraastad, Michael O'Keefe, Tom McCarthy, Denis O'Hare, Julie White

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Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. At the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack), Clayton, a former prosecutor from a family of cops, takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work. Clayton cleans up clients' messes, handling anything from hit-and-runs and damaging stories in the press to shoplifting wives and crooked politicians. Though burned out and discontented in his job, Clayton is inextricably tied to the firm.

At the agrochemical company U/North, the career of in-house chief counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the settlement of the suit that Kenner, Bach & Ledeen is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. When the firm's top litigator, the brilliant Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), has an apparent breakdown and tries to sabotage the entire case, Marty Bach sends Michael Clayton to tackle this unprecedented disaster and, in doing so, Clayton comes face to face with the reality of who he has become.

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Editor Reviews For Michael Clayton

Paul's rating for this movie: B
Michael Clayton (George Clooney) works for a high-powered law firm as a ‘fixer’. Where there’s trouble, Clayton is the man they send to sort out the mess...The acting is superb, Tilda Swinton won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar, and rightly so. ..

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	snookumsnort
	I really really really liked this movie. A bit confusing because despite the synopsis, I could not entirely grasp what Michael Clayton does as a profession. But I love George Clooney and I think Tilda Swinton's acting was very convincing. Since it's out on DVD, I do recommend putting this up in your rental queue.

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