Michael Clayton

Synopsis

From acclaimed screenwriter Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum, Armageddon, Proof Of Life) comes this stunning directorial debut "Michael Clayton" a sensible drama / thriller starring Oscar Award winner George Clooney (Syriana, Good Night and Good Luck), Tilda Swinton (The Chronicles of Narnia, Broken Flowers), Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson (Girl with a Pearl Earring, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Oscar Award winning director Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa, Tootsie).Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York.At the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack), Clayton, a former prosecutor from a family of cops, takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work. Clayton cleans up clients' messes, handling anything from hit-and-runs and damaging stories in the press to shoplifting wives and crooked politicians. Though burned out and discontented in his job, Clayton is inextricably tied to Kenner, Bach & Ledeen; a divorce, gambling habit, and a failed business venture have left him with mounting debt.