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Class Action

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1991 | 105 min | Drama, Crime, History

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and history buffs. If you loved Cape Fear, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    77% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.3 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $28 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Apted

  • Gene HackmanJedediah Tucker Ward
  • Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioMaggie Ward
  • Colin FrielsMichael Grazier
  • Joanna MerlinEstelle Ward
  • Laurence FishburneNick Holbrook
  • Donald MoffatQuinn
  • Jan RubešPavel
  • Matt ClarkJudge Symes
  • Fred ThompsonDr. Getchell
  • Jonathan SilvermanBrian