Michael Clayton
Tony Gilroy · 2007 · Film
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It portrays how an insider, initially complicit in the system, can become an outsider investigator driven by moral awakening to expose deep-seated corporate malfeasance.
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A 'fixer' for a powerful New York law firm, Michael Clayton, is tasked with cleaning up messes for his wealthy clients. He finds himself caught between his firm's interests and his conscience when he uncovers a massive corporate cover-up involving a toxic pesticide that has caused numerous deaths.
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