Defence attorney Kevin Lomax has never lost one single case. He is invited to New York to work for a big law firm ruled by senior board member John Milton, who showers him with wealth and feeds his vanity. Kevin’s wife just wants to have a baby and is distressed by Kevin always being on a case and never at home. She starts to lose her grip on reality – or so it seems. Kevin Lomax is about to find out about his true heritage and the grand scheme John Milton is running from his penthouse apartment.

The Devil's Advocate (1997)
  • Rating: (118,528 votes)
  • Taglines:The newest attorney at the world's most powerful law firm has never lost a case. But he's about to lose his soul. » Evil has its winning ways. »
  • Runtime:144 minutes
  • Director: Taylor Hackford
  • Countries:USA, Germany
  • Actors:
    Kevin Lomax
    Keanu Reeves
    John Milton
    Al Pacino
    Mary Ann Lomax
    Charlize Theron
    Eddie Barzoon
    Jeffrey Jones
    Mrs. Alice Lomax
    Judith Ivey
    Christabella Andreoli
    Connie Nielsen
    Alexander Cullen
    Craig T. Nelson
    Mrs. Jackie Heath
    Tamara Tunie
    Leamon Heath
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Pam Garrety
    Debra Monk
  • Genres:Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Barry Bernardi
    executive producer  
    Stephen Brown
    co-producer  
    Taylor Hackford
    executive producer  
    Anne Kopelson
    producer  
    Arnold Kopelson
    producer  
    Arnon Milchan
    producer  
    Erwin Stoff
    executive producer  
    Michael Tadross
    executive producer  
    Steve White
    executive producer  
  • Plots: Based on a book by Andrew Neiderman, the film centers on a young lawyer who joins a New York firm only to discover that his boss has an increasingly bizarre personality. Written by Erik Schuit <beschuit@xs4all.nl>
The Devil's Advocate
  • User's comment: by Special-K88

    Stylish, sexy, suspenseful thriller stars Reeves as a crackerjack southern lawyer who's never been beaten; he travels to New York City to take a job with powerful legal mogul Pacino, but his once ideal life is soon turned upside down as he's plunged into a surreal, demonic world of lust, temptation, and vanity. Slick writing, direction, and an array of startling scenes, breathtaking effects, and colorful performances make this an imaginative thriller quite unlike any other. Reeves gives one of his finest performances to date, aided immeasurably by a wild, wickedly over-the-top performance from Pacino and a first-rate supporting cast. Not for all tastes, but highly watchable indeed. ***½


  • Quotes: John Milton: A woman's shoulders are the front lines of her mystique, and her neck, if she's alive, has all the mystery of a border town. A no-man's land in that battle between the mind and the body. John Milton: Who, in their right mind Kevin, could possibly deny the twentieth century was entirely mine. Kevin Lomax: "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven", is that it?
  • Also known as: El abogado del diablo (Argentina), El abogado del diablo (Peru), El abogado del diablo (Venezuela), Im Auftrag des Teufels (Austria), Im Auftrag des Teufels (Germany), O Advogado do Diabo (Brazil), O Advogado do Diabo (Portugal), Адвокат дьявола (Russia), Advogado do Diabo (Brazil), Adwokat diabla (Poland), Az ördög ügyvédje (Hungary), Dábluv advokát (Czech Republic), De advocaat van de duivel (Belgium - dubbed version, Flemish title), Devil's Advocate (USA - DVD box title), Diablov advokát (Slovakia), Diabolos (Japan - English title), Djävulens advokat (Sweden), Djævelens advokat (Denmark), Djavolji advokat (Serbia), Djavolji odvjetnik (Croatia - imdb display title), Hudicev advokat (Slovenia), L'associé du diable (France), L'avocat du diable (Canada - French title), L'avvocato del diavolo (Italy), O dikigoros tou diavolou (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Pactar con el diablo (Spain), Paholaisen asianajaja (Finland), Seytanin avukati (Turkey - Turkish title),

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