Lincoln Lawyer Star’s 149-Minute Legal Thriller Officially Leaves Netflix UK Soon
A short Netflix window
The film is currently available on Netflix in the United Kingdom, though it will leave the service soon. It arrived in 1996, during a successful period for screen adaptations of John Grisham’s work.
The article connects renewed attention to Grisham’s stories with The Rainmaker, which recently returned for a second season and is among the most-watched shows on several PVOD platforms. That interest may draw viewers toward older adaptations.
A case of vengeance
The story centers on a Black man who takes revenge on two men who violated his daughter. He faces a murder trial and is represented by a white lawyer who had previously refused to take his case.
The film received mostly positive reviews. Its premise places questions of justice and personal vengeance at the heart of the courtroom drama.
A notable cast and director
Alongside Bullock, the cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt and Donald Sutherland. Joel Schumacher directed the movie between Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. The film is one of several Grisham adaptations from a period that later saw high-profile box-office disappointments.
Key points
- The 1996 John Grisham adaptation is leaving Netflix in the United Kingdom soon.
- Sandra Bullock stars in the legal thriller alongside Matthew McConaughey and Samuel L. Jackson.
- The plot follows a lawyer defending a man charged with murder after an act of vengeance.
- Joel Schumacher directed the film between Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.