Roman J. Israel, Esq.
| Year | 2017 |
| Starring | Amanda Warren, Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell, Denzel Washington |
| Director(s) | Dan Gilroy |
| Rating | PG-13 |
| Genre(s) | Crime, Drama |
| Runtime | 129 mins. |
| Producer(s) | Brian Oliver, Denzel Washington, Jennifer Fox, Todd Black |
| Writer(s) | Dan Gilroy |
“Roman J. Israel, Esq.” is set in the underbelly of the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel Washington stars as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when his mentor, a civil rights icon, dies. When he is recruited to join a firm led by one of the legendary man’ s former students – the ambitious lawyer George Pierce (Colin Farrell) – and begins a friendship with a young champion of equal rights (Carmen Ejogo), a turbulent series of events ensue that will put the activism that has defined Roman’s career to the test.