The Star Chamber
1983 · 109 min
Directed by Peter Hyams. Written by Peter Hyams, Roderick Taylor. Starring Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless.
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
Critics 77% · audiences 43%