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Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
82 audience votes
Key crew
- Herbert RossDirector
- Kevin WadeWriter
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John CusackPeter Burton
- James SpaderTim Gerrity
- Imogen StubbsDiana Stiles
- Mandy PatinkinJohn Palmeri
- Richard WidmarkSen. James Stiles
- Dina MerrillJoan Stiles
- Philip BoscoSen. Frank Steubens
- Paul GuilfoyleJohn Laury
- Brad SullivanFBI Agent Abernathy
- Russell Dennis BakerTodd
- Don McManusDoug Stubblefield
- Karen Jablons-AlexanderStore Clerk