The Devil's Advocate

1997 · Movie · 144 min. · United States

Promising young lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) has never lost a case--even when his client is guilty. When Kevin is seduced away from his sleepy hometown in Florida to work for a flashy, charming lawyer (Al Pacino, in a role he seems born to play), his mother (Judith Ivey) has reservations. But as he works his way up the corporate ladder, Kevin manages to put them aside, along with his wife's (Charlize Theron) needs and the stirrings of his conscience over knowingly defending the guilty. However, his vanity won't let him start losing now. As Kevin's career skyrockets, his neglected wife Mary Ann begins to see evil, violent visions. Hoping a visit from his mother will help, instead Kevin finds himself confronted with a secret his mother has never told him. As Mary Ann seemingly descends into madness, Kevin begins to suspect his boss may be much more than he seems, and he finds himself faced with a choice between saving his own life and saving his soul.

Direction Taylor Hackford

Cast Keanu Reeves · Al Pacino · Charlize Theron · Jeffrey Jones · Judith Ivey · Debra Monk · Craig T. Nelson · Connie Nielsen · Delroy Lindo · Ruben Santiago-Hudson · Tamara Tunie · Vyto Ruginis · Laura Harrington · Chris Bauer · Pamela Gray · Don King · Heather Matarazzo · Monica Keena · George Wyner · Murphy Guyer · Leo Burmester · Bill Moor · Neal Jones · Mark Deakins · Hampton Clanton · George Gore II · Alan Manson · Daniel Oreskes · Kim Chan · Caprice Benedetti · Ray Garvey · Susan Kellermann · James Saito · Harsh Nayyar · Mohammed Ghaffari · Gino Lucci · Novella Nelson · Vincent Laresca · Benny Nieves · Gloria Lynne Henry · Tomatito · Linda Atkinson · William Hill · Juan Carlos Hernández · E. Katherine Kerr · Liza Harris · Bill Boggs · Bo Rucker · Michael Lombard · John Rothman · George Sperdakos · Edward Seamon · Patrick Joseph Byrnes · Socorro Santiago · Marcia DeBonis · Tom Riis Farrell · Harold Surratt · Alan Grubman