A Civil Action

Genre: Drama

Worldwide gross$75.0M

At the risk of bankrupting his firm and career, lawyer Jan Schlichtman takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's contaminated water supply.

🏆 Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

Genres

Biography, Drama

Director

Steven Zaillian

Cast

John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Kathleen Quinlan

Released

8 January 1999

Runtime

1h 55m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

6.6 / 10

Votes

31,782

Metascore

68

Rotten Tomatoes

64

Box office

56709981

Budget

$75,000,000

Edition

Base