The Chamber
Seen it?1996 | 113 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 13% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved A Time to Kill or A Bronx Tale, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
13% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$23 million worldwide on a $50 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 55K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Foley
- Chris O'DonnellAdam Hall
- Gene HackmanSam Cayhall
- Faye DunawayLee Cayhall Bowen
- Robert ProskyE. Garner Goodman
- Lela RochonNora Stark
- Bo JacksonSgt. Clyde Packer
- Millie PerkinsRuth Kramer
- David Marshall GrantGov. David McAllister
- Raymond J. BarryRollie Wedge
- Nicholas PryorJudge Flynn F. Slattery