Directed by:
Tony GilroyScreenplay:
Tony GilroyCinematography:
Robert ElswitComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe, Ken Howard, Denis O'Hare, Sean Cullen, Merritt Wever, David Lansbury (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house “fixer” at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach and Ledeen’s dirtiest work at the behest of the firm’s co-founder, Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debts have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator, Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton’s firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach’s brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney, Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life. (Roadshow Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![George Clooney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/403/168403577_5bt579.jpg)
George Clooney
USA
Best movies:
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
![Tom Wilkinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/458/168458054_s7uzko.jpg)
Tom Wilkinson
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
![Tilda Swinton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/953/163953466_279600.jpg)
Tilda Swinton
UK
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Blue (1993)
![Sydney Pollack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/242/162242813_8fcede.jpg)
Sydney Pollack
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Tootsie (1982)
Husbands and Wives (1992)
![Michael O'Keefe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/128/161128241_84a324.jpg)
Michael O'Keefe
USA
Best movies:
An American Crime (2007)
Split Image (1982)
Michael Clayton (2007)
![Ken Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/585/160585883_dbf1c2.jpg)
Ken Howard
USA
![Denis O'Hare](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/612/166612385_7fc387.jpg)
Denis O'Hare
USA
Best movies:
Changeling (2008)
21 Grams (2003)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
![Sean Cullen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/795/162795908_7dd86e.jpg)
Sean Cullen
USA
Best movies:
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)
Michael Clayton (2007)
She Said (2022)
![Merritt Wever](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/585/158585014_a8d745.jpg)
Merritt Wever
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Godless (2017) (series)
Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV movie)
David Lansbury
USA
Best movies:
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)
The Hurricane (1999)
![David Zayas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276079_bda653.jpg)
David Zayas
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Wit (2001) (TV movie)
Rounders (1998)
Return to Paradise (1998)
Robert Prescott
USA
Best movies:
Michael Clayton (2007)
Spaceballs (1987)
Burn After Reading (2008)
![Terry Serpico](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/877/161877763_55a70c.jpg)
Terry Serpico
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Frequency (2000)
![Bill Raymond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359142_cf11da.jpg)
Bill Raymond
USA
Best movies:
12 Monkeys (1995)
Dogville (2003)
The Crow (1994)
Brian Koppelman
USA
Best movies:
Michael Clayton (2007)
Premium Rush (2012)
I Smile Back (2015)
![Tom McCarthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268832_cf5906.jpg)
Tom McCarthy
USA
Best movies:
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Michael Clayton (2007)
![Julie White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/024/163024608_6bd2b4.jpg)
Julie White
USA
Best movies:
Transformers (2007)
Michael Clayton (2007)
War of the Worlds (2005)
![Frank Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/327/166327874_3acf00.jpg)
Frank Wood
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Changeling (2008)
The Get Down (2016) (series)
![Sharon Washington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/716/162716621_b1506d.jpg)
Sharon Washington
Best movies:
Joker (2019)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
North and South (1985) (series)
Michael Countryman
USA
Best movies:
Spotlight (2015)
John Adams (2008) (series)
P.S. I Love You (2007)