Release date:November 17, 2017
(limited; expands: Nov. 22)
Studio:Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director:Dan Gilroy
MPAA Rating:PG-13 (for language and some violence)
Screenwriter:Dan Gilroy
Starring:Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo
Plot Summary:
"Roman J. Israel, Esq." is a dramatic thriller set in the underbelly of the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel Washington stars as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series of events challenge the activism that has defined his career. Colin Farrell costars as the ambitious, monied lawyer who recruits Roman to his firm.
