An elite New York attorney is known among his colleagues as "The Janitor" because for fifteen years he's worked behind the scenes to clean up his high-profile clients' messy personal problems. Story takes place over the four worst days of his career.
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Plot: What's the story about?
Michael Clayton 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 & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder 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 sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
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Who stars in Michael Clayton: Cast List
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Selma, This Beautiful Fantastic
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Eyes Wide Shut, Made of Honor
Who's making Michael Clayton: Crew List
A look at the Michael Clayton behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tony Gilroy last directed The Bourne Legacy and Duplicity. The film's writer Tony Gilroy last wrote Andor (Series) and Beirut.
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George ClooneySteve Samuels
Steven Soderbergh
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Production: What we know about Michael Clayton?
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Michael Clayton Release Date: When was the film released?
Michael Clayton was a release in 2007 on Friday, October 5, 2007. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including The Darjeeling Limited, Feel the Noise and The Heartbreak Kid.
Michael Clayton DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Michael Clayton was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 .