Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017 film by Dan Gilroy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. is a 2017 American legal drama film written and directed by Dan Gilroy. The film stars Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell and follows the life of a civil rights advocate and defense lawyer (Washington) who finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a personal crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
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Directed by | Dan Gilroy |
Written by | Dan Gilroy |
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Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
Edited by | John Gilroy |
Music by | James Newton Howard |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 122 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $22 million[2][3] |
Box office | $13 million[2] |
The project was announced on August 25, 2016, as Gilroy's next directorial effort titled Inner City, but was renamed on June 22, 2017. Principal photography began in March 2017 and took place in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California.
Roman J. Israel, Esq. premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on November 17, 2017. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing just $13 million against its $22 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism towards the pacing and the plot but acclaim towards Washington's performance. For his performance, Washington was nominated for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors Guild Award.