The Lincoln Lawyer (film)

The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brad Furman
Written by	John Romano
Based on	The Lincoln Lawyer; by Michael Connelly
Produced by	Sidney Kimmel; Tom Rosenberg; Gary Lucchesi; Richard Wright; Scott Steindorff;
Starring	Matthew McConaughey; Marisa Tomei; Ryan Phillippe; Josh Lucas; John Leguizamo; Michael Peña; Frances Fisher; Bob Gunton; Bryan Cranston; William H. Macy;
Cinematography	Lukas Ettlin
Edited by	Jeff McEvoy
Music by	Cliff Martinez
Production; companies	Lakeshore Entertainment; Sidney Kimmel Entertainment; Stone Village Pictures;
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	March 10, 2011 (Hollywood); March 18, 2011 (United States);
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$87.1 million

The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2011 American legal thriller film directed by Brad Furman and written by John Romano, based on the 2005 novel of the same title by Michael Connelly. It stars Matthew McConaughey as the titular lawyer, Mickey Haller. Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, William H. Macy, and Bryan Cranston also star.

The film's story is adapted from the first of several novels featuring the character of Haller, who works in a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Town Car rather than an office. Haller is hired to defend the son of a wealthy Los Angeles businesswoman in an assault case. Details of the crime bring up uncomfortable parallels with a former case, and Haller discovers the two cases are intertwined.

The Lincoln Lawyer was released on March 18, 2011 by Lionsgate. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $87.7 million at the global box office.