Streaming Movie of the Week is The Lincoln Lawyer

Published September 14, 2019 · Updated September 11, 2019

This week’s Streaming Movie of the Week is The Lincoln Lawyer.

The Lincoln Lawyer is currently available to stream on Amazon, Hulu, and EPIX.

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, and William H. Macy.

Matthew McConaughey stars in this legal thriller as a low-rent defense attorney named Mickey Haller. Most of the time, Mickey barely keeps his head above water, representing low-life clients and working out of the back of his car. He thinks he’s landed the case of a lifetime when he’s hired to defend a rich playboy (Ryan Phillippe) who stands accused of rape and attempted murder, and eagerly accepts his new client and the massive payoff that’s sure to come with him. But Mickey soon discovers that he’s become ensnared in a twisted plot where no fee in the world is high enough to pay for the deadly workload, and his only hope of survival may just lay in his own skills as a long-practiced double-crosser. (Jason Buchanan, Rovi)

The movie is adapted from The Lincoln Lawyer books that feature the main character “Mickey Haller”. The Lincoln Lawyer novels were written by Michael Connelly, who is the same author as the “Bosch” series of books. An interesting fact is that “Mickey Haller” is an attorney based in Los Angeles and the half-brother of Connelly’s famous character Los Angeles detective “Harry Bosch.”

The Lincoln Lawyer – 2005
The Brass Verdict – 2008
The Reversal – 2010
The Fifth Witness – 2011
The Gods of Guilt – 2013
The Crossing – (This is a “Harry Bosch” book, where “Mickey Haller” is an attorney) – 2015

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Streaming Movie of the Week is The Lincoln Lawyer

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes

All Critics: 84%
Audience Score: 82%

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By The Numbers…

Release Date: March 18, 2011
Running Time: 1:58
Rating: R
Box Office Gross US Sales: $58,009,200
Box Office Gross Worldwide: $75,009,200
Budget: $40,000,000 (estimated)