Roman J. Israel, Esq.
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Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J.Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit.When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role.He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
- Director
- Dan Gilroy
- Worldwide
- $13M
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Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. returned 0.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $22M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $13M
- Release date
- Nov 17, 2017
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United Arab Emirates, Canada
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