Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- serious
- tense
- grounded
- legal drama night
- 1990s movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an effective, socially conscious courtroom drama, though its reception was mixed overall on Metacritic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jed Ward represents an injured client suing an auto company over a safety defect with severe personal consequences.
Jed discovers that the defense attorney replacing the current counsel is his estranged daughter Maggie.
Jed must rapidly take over the case and prepare it for trial against an experienced opposing attorney.
The auto company’s safety problem has allegedly caused lasting harm to the client, making corporate conduct central to the litigation.
Films like Class Action, and why
A Few Good Men
courtroom drama centered on adversarial legal strategy and ethical stakes
The Verdict
adult family conflict intertwined with professional and moral pressure
Erin Brockovich
socially conscious legal drama confronting corporate wrongdoing
The Accused
father daughter tension within a polished American legal drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Apted
- Release Date
- 1991-03-15
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (183)
Cast
- Gene Hackman
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
- Colin Friels
- Joanna Merlin
- Laurence Fishburne
- Donald Moffat
- Jan Rubeš
- Matt Clark
- Fred Thompson
- Jonathan Silverman
Common questions
- What is Class Action about?
- An idealistic attorney takes on a dangerous auto-safety case only to face his estranged daughter across the courtroom.
- What is Class Action like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Class Action as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Class Action violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Class Action as mild.
- What did critics think of Class Action?
- Critics generally found the film an effective, socially conscious courtroom drama, though its reception was mixed overall on Metacritic.
- Which films are like Class Action?
- Films with a similar feel include A Few Good Men, The Verdict, Erin Brockovich, and The Accused.
- How long is Class Action?
- Class Action runs 105 minutes.
