The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes56%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
1,825 audience votes
Key crew
- Alan J. PakulaScreenplay
- Alan J. PakulaDirector
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Julia RobertsDarby Shaw
- Denzel WashingtonGray Grantham
- Sam ShepardThomas Callahan
- John HeardGavin Vereek
- Tony GoldwynFletcher Coal
- James B. SikkingDenton Voyles
- William AthertonBob Gminski
- Robert CulpThe President
- Stanley TucciKhamel
- Hume CronynJustice Rosenberg
- John LithgowSmith Keen
- Anthony HealdMarty Velmano
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Themes
based on novel or bookjudgeprofessormission of murdersupreme courtlegal thrillerdramaticsuspenseful