
The Client (1994)
A district attorney out for a conviction. A new lawyer out of her league. A young boy who knew too much.
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The Client rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 78% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About The Client
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
Cast of The Client

Brad Renfro
as Mark Sway

Susan Sarandon
as Reggie Love

Tommy Lee Jones
as Roy Foltrigg

Mary-Louise Parker
as Dianne Sway

Anthony LaPaglia
as Barry Muldano

Bradley Whitford
as Thomas Fink

Will Patton
as Sergeant Hardy

Anthony Edwards
as Clint Von Hooser

J.T. Walsh
as Jason McThune

Anthony Heald
as Larry Trumann

Kim Coates
as Paul Gronke

Kimberly Scott
as Doreen
The Client facts
- Budget
- $45M
- Box office
- $117.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Tense legal drama balances courtroom intensity with character development
- •Well-crafted thriller maintains suspense throughout complex narrative
- •Strong cast delivers compelling performances in morally ambiguous roles
What the audience disliked
- •Some pacing issues during slower investigative middle sections
- •Crime procedural elements feel predictable within the thriller formula
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