

Class Action
1991-03-15 · 105 min · ★ 6.3
A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.
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- Directors
- Michael Apted
- Production companies
- Interscope Communications, 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gene HackmanJedediah Tucker Ward
Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioMaggie Ward
Colin FrielsMichael Grazier
Joanna MerlinEstelle Ward
Laurence FishburneNick Holbrook
Donald MoffatQuinn
Jan RubešPavel
Matt ClarkJudge Symes
Fred ThompsonDr. Getchell
Jonathan SilvermanBrian
Joan McMurtreyAnn
Anne RamsayDeborah
Tim HopperHowie
Robert David HallSteven Kellen
Wood MoyMr. Minh
Victor TalmadgeBernsteinTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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