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Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

Roman J. Israel, Esq. is an Oscar-nominated film starring Denzel Washington. Washington plays Roman J. Israel, Esq, who abandons his idealistic beliefs as a defense attorney to take extreme action as a civil rights advocate. The film was released in 2017 and directed by Dan Gilroy, who previously helmed Nightcrawler starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
PG-13
Thriller
Drama

Director
Dan Gilroy
Release Date
November 3, 2017
Studio(s)
Sony
Distributor(s)
Sony , Columbia Pictures
Cast
Colin Farrell , Carmen Ejogo , Denzel Washington , Nazneen Contractor
Writers
Dan Gilroy
Runtime
129minutes
Budget
$22million

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