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1. thecinemaholic.com › best-movies-adapted-from-john11 Best Movies Based on John Grisham Novels, Ranked

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   • The Rainmaker (1997) This time it was Francis Ford Coppola, who took his piece of John Grisham. The Rainmaker, Grisham’s sixth courtroom thriller was adapted with splendid cast of Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight and Danny DeVito.
   • The Client (1994) Director Joel Schumacher made this legal thriller, based on John Grisham’s fourth ‘The Client’. With the cast of Susan Saanson and Tommy Lee Jones and a thrilling story-line, the film turned out to be an overall success.
   • The Firm (1993) John Grisham’s first walk to fame The Firm, the best-selling novel of 1991. Sydney Pollack adapted this legal-thriller into a feature film starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman.
   • The Gingerbread Man (1998) The Gingerbread Man proves the significance of Grisham as a writer. A discarded manuscript by him was considered vital enough for filmmakers.

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3. medium.com › @sarahgordon5 › all-john-grisham-moviesAll 13 John Grisham Movies (in Order) | by Sarah Gordon - Medium

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   Mar 16, 2024 · In this article, we’re rounding up some of the most notable John Grisham movies, so get ready to experience the suspense and intrigue of these legal thrillers. 1. The Pelican Brief (1993)

4. movieweb.com › best-movies-based-on-john-grishamThe Best Movies Based on John Grisham Books, Ranked

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   • 7 A Painted House
   • 6 Runaway Jury
   • 5 The Client
   • 4 The Pelican Brief
   • 3 A Time to Kill
   • 2 The Rainmaker
   • 1 The Firm

   A Painted Houseis a unique book and movie for Grisham, as a semi-autobiographical story explaining his upbringing. As so, it is a less intense and stressful story than most of his writing. The earnest Hallmark TV-movie tells the story of Luke Chandler (a very young Logan Lerman) and his experiences with love and danger when his family hires extra h...

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   When a stockbroker is gunned down in his office, her widow sues the gun manufacturers. To avoid a bad sentence, the gun manufacturers hire Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman), an expert at picking up favorable juries. His rival is lawyer Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman). Both are surprised when one of the jury members says he can help influence the verdict, a...

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   The Client tells the story of an 11-year-old (Brad Renfro) who learns where the body of a murdered senator is buried. Louisiana lawyer Reggie Love (Susan Sarandon), takes care of the kid and protects him from the U.S. attorney trying to destroy him, Roy Foltrigg (Tommy Lee Jones), and the mob. This class-conscious thriller was both a box office and...

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   Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington starred in this conspiracy thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula. Two Supreme Court justices have been assassinated, and when young law student Darby Shaw (Roberts) writes a dissertation that it might be because they were against an oil tycoon, they try to kill her. Only a reporter for the Washington Herald, Gray G...

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   A Time To Kill was Grisham’s first book, and after the success of The Firm’s adaptation, it was made into a movie. Both the novel and film tell the story of lawyer Jake Tyler Brigance (Matthew McConaughey in one of his best performances, the one that made him a star). Brigance defends a Black man, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) after he has ki...

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   This Francis Ford Coppola movie tells the story of a young, pro bono lawyer (Matt Damon), who fights in court against a big insurance company for negligence, after a 22-year-old died of leukemia because the insurance company didn't pay for his marrow transplant. The Rainmaker was one of Damon’s first leading roles (and one of his best dramatic perf...

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   The Firm is Grisham’s greatest movie adaptation ever. It’s also the first that Hollywood did, and the one that opened the gates for all the other films on this list. This legal thriller tells the story of hot shot lawyer, Mitch McDeere (Tom Cruise in one of his best dramatic performances) who, after getting hired by one of the biggest firms in Memp...

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5. www.imdb.com › list › ls003773787Movies based on John Grisham books - IMDb

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   Movies based on John Grisham books. by raisleygordon • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago. List activity. 275K views. 987 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 9 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Chamber. 1996 1h 53m R. 6.0 (16K) Rate. 45 Metascore.

6. screenrant.com › john-grisham-novels-best-worst-movies7 Best (& 3 Worst) Movies Based On John Grisham Novels

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   • The Client (1994) Available to rent or purchase on Prime Video. The Client quickly became overshadowed by many other Grisham adaptations in the mid to late 90s but remains one of the best.
   • The Rainmaker (1997) Available on HBO Max. Francis Ford Coppola has a knack for literary adaptations, as is evident from The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stoker's Dracula.
   • Runaway Jury (2003) Available on Hulu, fuboTV, Philo, Plex, and Paramount+ In this star-studded John Grisham movie, Vicksburg Firearms gets sued, but the jury is up for sale and can be manipulated, and it becomes a deadly race between several parties to gain the upper hand.
   • The Pelican Brief (1993) Available on fuboTV and Philo. A law student (Julia Roberts) who writes a college dissertation about the potential reasons behind an assassin killing two Supreme Court judges and a reporter for the Washington Herald (Denzel Washington) realizes how true her conspiracy theory might be in this blockbuster John Grisham movie.

7. www.ranker.com › list › movies-based-on-john-grishamThe Best Movies Based on John Grisham Books - Ranker

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   Jul 3, 2024 · There are several John Grisham books made into movies and one film (The Gingerbread Man) based on one of his unpublished manuscripts. It’s time to reach a verdict and vote up which are the best John Grisham movies.

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   • Here are the best movies based on John Grisham's books, ranked. A Painted House is a unique book and movie for Grisham, as a semi-autobiographical story explaining his upbringing. As so, it is a less intense and stressful story than most of his writing.

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   • It was a no-brainer for that John Grisham book to be turned into a movie. The movie became a massive box office success, solidified Tom Cruise as one of the biggest movie stars in the world, and caught the attention of Hollywood producers looking to capitalize on taut thrillers with a built-in audience.

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   Are John Grisham movies worth watching?

   • Whether well-respected or largely-forgotten however, John Grisham movies have a tendency to feature stellar casts, so the experience of watching one is never dull. There are a relative few, though, that fail to really live up to the complexity of the characters and moral discussions that have made Grisham's work so beloved.

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   • After Stephen King, he's probably the most popular writer to have his novels adapted into a wide variety of films. John Grisham movies can, however, be a little hit or miss, with some being considered masterpieces by fans of legal thrillers and others often being lost to time despite world-class directors and stories proven to be successful.

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   • John Grisham’s influence on the entertainment industry is exceptional, with his works ranging from films to TV series. The author has also helmed the sports genre apart from crime thrillers. With numerous awards and accolades to his name, Grisham is considered the most significant author of his time.

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   • Before comics and video games, the biggest IP in Hollywood was books, especially top sellers. Enter John Grisham, a novelist whose latest writing generated as much expectation and anticipation as the last MCU film does now.

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9. collider.com › john-grisham-movie-adaptations-bestThe 10 Best John Grisham Movie Adaptations, Ranked - Collider

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   Jul 27, 2024 · From The Firm to A Time to Kill, these are the best movie adaptations of John Grisham's most acclaimed novels.