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Michael Clayton   2007         R, 119 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller Director: Tony Gilroy   Cast: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Sean Cullen, Tom Wilkinson, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe, Ken Howard, Denis O'Hare, Robert Prescott, Austin Williams, Merritt Wever, David Lansbury, Bill Raymond, David Zayas   Corporate lawyer Michael Clayton (George Clooney) routinely gets damage control assignments from his Manhattan law firm, and when the firm's lead attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) suffers a mental breakdown during a deposition, Clayton steps in to meet the largest challenge of his career. It appears that Eden has uncovered the fact that the company, U/North, he was representing was guilty of putting a carcinogenic pesticide on the market and claiming innocence. Meanwhile, U/North's chief counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) steps in and offers a solution to relieve her employer from paying out billions. Will Clayton take the money and run, or will he stand firm in what he knows is right? The film received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Swinton); six other nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Clooney), Supporting Actor (Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Swinton), and Director. Cast George Clooney Michael Clayton Tilda Swinton Karen Crowder Sean Cullen Gene Clayton Tom Wilkinson Arthur Edens Sydney Pollack Marty Bach Michael O'Keefe Barry Grissom Ken Howard Don Jefferies Denis O'Hare Mr. Greer Robert Prescott Mr. Verne Austin Williams Henry Clayton Merritt Wever Anna David Lansbury Timmy Clayton Bill Raymond Gabe Zabel David Zayas Detective Dalberto