Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton (George Clooney) has the right solution for every one of his clients' mishaps. He is a so-called ‘fixer’ who also uses less legal methods if it benefits the clients of the prestigious New York law firm Kenner, Bach & Ledeen. Panic reigns there because Clayton's brilliant colleague Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) has gone mad: he has made a monkey of himself naked in an underground car park and, after his nervous breakdown, is determined to pee on the leg of the chemical manufacturer U/North, for whom Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's is supposed to avert a three-billion-dollar lawsuit. He wants to tell the truth and take the company down with it. Company boss Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack) assigns Clayton Eden as his babysitter. But the star lawyer gets more and more out of control, so that U/North managing director Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) unpacks the hard bandages for her part... - filmstarts.com

‘Michael Clayton’ is a gripping, multi-award-winning thriller with a top cast. Tilda Swinton won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of tough-as-nails Karin Crowder, and the film received a further six Oscar nominations. - SRF