Michael Clayton

In George Clooney's "Michael Clayton" (2007), a corporate law firm's loyal fixer, played by Clooney himself, is summoned to clean up a colossal mess: one of the firm's star attorneys has gone rogue, threatening to expose the client, a toxic chemical corporation, in a massive class action lawsuit. As Clayton navigates the treacherous waters of legal and moral compromise, the film becomes a sharp, cynical examination of the legal profession's ethical blind spots.