# Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

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**Runtime**: 122 min
**Genres**: Drama, Crime, Thriller
**Directed by**: Dan Gilroy
**Written by**: Dan Gilroy
**Starring**: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Lynda Gravatt, Amanda Warren, Hugo Armstrong

> *All rise.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Los Angeles. Daybreak. A bus stop bench.
A legal idealist discovers his longtime firm is built on lies. Agonized by the betrayal, he makes a fateful choice.
Gilroy’s moral thriller lets Denzel Washington do his thing.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cerebral, outsider

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