Michael Clayton (2007)

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Wikidata Q694140, film, IMDb tt0465538, TMDB 4566: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 1 more episode agrees.

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Led to

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No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

George Clooney: 2 lines people ×1 career ×1

  1. people (people): Michael Clayton → George Clooney. Clooney plays a lawyer at the end of the Bush years, near broke and compromised.
    “Or Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney as a lawyer who, like so many other Americans, has arrived at the end of the bush years feeling near broke, beaten down, and highly compromised.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:06:16 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

Margin Call: 2 lines theme ×1 contrast ×1

  1. theme (genre): Margin Call → Michael Clayton. Simmons groups Margin Call with Michael Clayton, Shattered Glass and Moneyball as modern office thrillers.
    “It's like an office thriller, almost.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:23:21 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)

Eyes Wide Shut: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (role comparison): Michael Clayton → Eyes Wide Shut. Bill Harford is called in like the Michael Clayton of physicians to clean up rich people's messes.
    “the Michael Clayton of physicians to clean up rich people's messes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eyes Wide Shut with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 1:17:48 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Miller's Crossing: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Miller's Crossing → Michael Clayton. Gabriel Byrne plays an Irish mobster like a Michael Clayton figure.
    “stars Gabriel Byrne as like kind of a Michael Clayton, Irish mobster”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:45:19 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (character setup compared): The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo → Michael Clayton. Both open on a protagonist already broken by past failure.
    “It's the Michael Clayton thing I love of like, you start this movie with a character”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:25:22 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)

The Ice Storm: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): The Ice Storm → Michael Clayton. Michael Clayton has several standalone scenes you watch when it airs; The Ice Storm must be seen as a whole.
    “The ice storm kind of needs to be seen as a total package.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

Tom Wilkinson: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Tom Wilkinson → Michael Clayton. Without Rush Hour there is no Michael Clayton.
    “You don't get Michael Clayton.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:48:12 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (2)

  1. career (career): Michael Clayton → George Clooney. Michael Clayton was part of the hosts' recent George Clooney Hall of Fame run.
    “Recently when we were doing the George Clooney Hall of Fame, I invited him to watch Michael Clayton with me”
    The Big Picture · Thirteen Awards Movies to Watch Out for, Oscar Do-Overs, and More From the Mailbag · 1:07:19 · Amanda Dobbins (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Tom Wilkinson → Michael Clayton. Without Rush Hour there is no Michael Clayton.
    “You don't get Michael Clayton.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:48:12 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)

contrast (3)

  1. contrast (contrast): Margin Call → Michael Clayton. Michael Clayton has murder in it, Margin Call does not.
    “Michael Clayton has murder in it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:26:51 · Brian Koppelman (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): The Ice Storm → Michael Clayton. Michael Clayton has several standalone scenes you watch when it airs; The Ice Storm must be seen as a whole.
    “The ice storm kind of needs to be seen as a total package.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:07:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. contrast (contrast): Miller's Crossing → Michael Clayton. Gabriel Byrne plays an Irish mobster like a Michael Clayton figure.
    “stars Gabriel Byrne as like kind of a Michael Clayton, Irish mobster”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:45:19 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Michael Clayton → George Clooney. Clooney plays a lawyer at the end of the Bush years, near broke and compromised.
    “Or Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney as a lawyer who, like so many other Americans, has arrived at the end of the bush years feeling near broke, beaten down, and highly compromised.”
    The Big Picture · 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:06:16 · Brian Raftery (0.95 sure it was them)

theme (3)

  1. theme (genre): Margin Call → Michael Clayton. Simmons groups Margin Call with Michael Clayton, Shattered Glass and Moneyball as modern office thrillers.
    “It's like an office thriller, almost.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman · 0:23:21 · Bill Simmons (0.85 sure it was them)
  2. theme (character setup compared): The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo → Michael Clayton. Both open on a protagonist already broken by past failure.
    “It's the Michael Clayton thing I love of like, you start this movie with a character”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 1:25:22 · Griffin Newman (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. theme (role comparison): Michael Clayton → Eyes Wide Shut. Bill Harford is called in like the Michael Clayton of physicians to clean up rich people's messes.
    “the Michael Clayton of physicians to clean up rich people's messes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Eyes Wide Shut with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 1:17:48 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Michael Clayton: Amanda's husband Zach refuses to rewatch it with her, and instead reenacts it, yelling I am Shiva, the god of death about fourteen times.
    “he did yell, I am Shiva, the god of death like 14 times.”
    The Big Picture · Thirteen Awards Movies to Watch Out for, Oscar Do-Overs, and More From the Mailbag · 1:07:33 · Amanda Dobbins (0.85 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

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