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Misconduct

  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
19K
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Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, and Josh Duhamel in Misconduct (2016)
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When an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corr... Read allWhen an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corruption.When an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corruption.

  • Director
    • Shintaro Shimosawa
  • Writers
    • Simon Boyes
    • Adam Mason
  • Stars
    • Josh Duhamel
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Al Pacino
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shintaro Shimosawa
    • Writers
      • Simon Boyes
      • Adam Mason
    • Stars
      • Josh Duhamel
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Al Pacino
    • 129User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Videos11

    Misconduct
    Trailer 1:43
    Misconduct
    MISCONDUCT Official Trailer
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    Trailer 2:11
    MISCONDUCT Official Trailer
    I Fight To Win
    Clip 0:48
    I Fight To Win
    Are You Happy
    Clip 0:53
    Are You Happy
    Friend Request
    Clip 0:59
    Friend Request
    I Never Wanted Anyof This
    Clip 1:11
    I Never Wanted Anyof This

    Photos25

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    Josh Duhamel
    Josh Duhamel
    • Ben Cahill
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Arthur Denning
    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Charles Abrams
    Alice Eve
    Alice Eve
    • Charlotte Cahill
    Malin Akerman
    Malin Akerman
    • Emily Hynes
    Lee Byung-hun
    Lee Byung-hun
    • The Accountant
    Julia Stiles
    Julia Stiles
    • Jane Clemente
    Glen Powell
    Glen Powell
    • Doug Fields
    Marcus Lyle Brown
    Marcus Lyle Brown
    • Joe Bilson
    Leah McKendrick
    Leah McKendrick
    • Amy
    Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
    Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
    • Giffords
    • (as Christopher Marquette)
    Skye P. Marshall
    Skye P. Marshall
    • Hatty
    Gregory Alan Williams
    Gregory Alan Williams
    • Richard Hill
    Jason Gibson
    • Graham
    Nathan Moore
    Nathan Moore
    • Lawrence
    • (as Nathan J. Moore)
    Chris J. Fanguy
    Chris J. Fanguy
    • Cop #2
    • (as Chris Fanguy)
    Jaiden Kaine
    Jaiden Kaine
    • Doctor Hughes
    Kamilla Bjorlin
    • Susie
    • (as Milla Bjorn)
    • Director
      • Shintaro Shimosawa
    • Writers
      • Simon Boyes
      • Adam Mason
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    User reviews129

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    5caribbeanjack

    Misinterpreted

    Despite a great cast this film could mot be salvaged. It has way too many holes in it and just wasn't believable. It had little redeeming value. Glad we were able to watch it for free.
    4cosmo_tiger

    My excitement over Pacino & Hopkins together slowly disappeared. I can not express enough my disappointment in this movie.

    "New events have come to light that change the nature of this allegation." Arthur Denning (Hopkins) is a pharmaceutical executive that is being sued for negligence, and to top it off his girlfriend has disappeared. Ben Cahill (Duhamel) is an up and coming lawyer that is assigned to the case. When Ben becomes personally involved with what is happening lives and careers are in jeopardy. I was very excited about this movie. Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins together seems like a dream paring and I was looking forward to seeing those two together. Little by little my hopes were vanishing and by the time they were on screen together it was so anti-climatic that I didn't even care. Pacino and Hopkins were on screen total for about 15 min, not together. The movie is told through present day and flashbacks, but I didn't realize that until almost the end. The movie is decent but because of my high expectations involving the first paring of Pacino and Hopkins I was severely disappointing. Overall, this for me was just too disappointing for me to have enjoyed like I could have if it was two lesser actors. I give this a very disappointing and frustrating C.
    6bcheng93

    if you are not a hater and don't pick apart the movie, you'll enjoy it

    ...there are very few perfect movies that have been made, can't understand the venom and the hate coming from the other 4 reviewers...i'm the 5th. personally..i totally enjoyed the movie...because i didn't try to pick it apart, Alice Eve did just fine in the acting department and what a beauty she is too. not Oscar worthy but everything was professionally done...the movie kept me engrossed for its whole duration. personally, for me..i liked that little twist at the end. in my opinion this movie is a solid 6...which means its very watchable( for majority of people...not for the nitpickers). don't believe the naysayers who are ripping the movie, take a chance on it and make up your own opinion. hahaha compare to the movie (Heist) that came out 2015 this would look like an Oscar contender....now that was a bad movie and has a higher rating then this. i turn off that movie 1/2 way through..that was a bad movie..this one is not. again...don't believe the naysayers and do take a chance on this movie if you are a fan of decent thrillers.
    r4nd0

    A movie you can skip in my humble opinion.

    I didn't liked this movie. The acting seemed to me unnatural, all of the actors were over-calm an emotionless, it was like a film for androids, at least in most of it. The plot had a potential but it was unrealized for a lot of reasons, I think mostly the directing. As the action was moving towards the end the whole thing became even more messy and sporadic and it all ended with a grand finale of nonsense.

    Sorry about my poor English but I felt obliged to prevent other people from seeing that movie. I'm a simple man and I don't know much about the art cinematography but I can distinguish a bad movie when I see it, believe me.
    5frantiqa

    Message unclear

    Somebody mentioned the emotionless acting, and even if I can second that to some degree, there was a requirement for some of them to display that psychotic trait so the movie would make sense, and therefore a strange thing to comment on in my opinion. I wouldn't bash on the acting so much as maybe the screenplay. The movie is built up as a true thriller should, to leave clues along the way until the last final scene which then will uncover the truth. It got a little too scrambled up, to try to follow the timeline, but I still enjoyed the dark feeling to the movie. Although I'm still not quite sure I understood what really happen I think I will give it another look to pick up clues I didn't get the first time. I think there's something to be told here, I'm just not sure the director got the message clear.

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    • Trivia
      Made just £97 (about $125) in its U.K. opening weekend, with an average of four viewers per screen.
    • Goofs
      It would be close to impossible for any law firm to draft, finalize, and arrange formal service of a fraud complaint against a billionaire, plus schedule a deposition with him, all in less than one week. A demand for production of documents is usually needed first, with a minimum of two weeks for the plaintiff to respond, then a deposition is scheduled to obtain the plaintiff's testimony about the documents.
    • Quotes

      Denning: Now you're down in the rabbit hole, how far are you willing to go to get hurt? It's better to go too far than not far enough.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Cinematic Excrement: 2nd Look: Hillary's America (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      Head Trip
      Written & Performed by Lee Coombs

      Courtesy of Cutting Edge Music (Holdings) Limited

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    • Release date
      • February 5, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Falta de ética
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Grindstone Entertainment Group
      • Mike and Marty Productions
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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,049,761
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 46m(106 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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