# The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

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**Runtime**: 119 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, Thriller
**Directed by**: Brad Furman
**Written by**: John Romano
**Starring**: Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo

> *This case is a dangerous game of life and death.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Los Angeles, sunny afternoon, a Lincoln Continental sedan. A charismatic defense attorney defends petty crooks, lands a Beverly Hills playboy case. Furman directs a case that unravels with unexpected twists.

**Mood tags**: cerebral, raw

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.3/10 (266302 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 83% · Metacritic 63/100

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