Watch The Pelican Brief (1993): rent on Apple TV+ or Fandango At Home. Compare all streaming options for this movie on WhereCanIWatch.tv.
The Pelican Brief
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Top Pick
Rent on Apple TV+
HD · Check price
About
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
Deep within the labyrinth of Washington's political elite, a single legal theory turns into a deadly hunt. This paranoid thriller captures the chilling moment an innocent student realizes the highest courts in the land are compromised.
Trailer
Director
Alan J. Pakula
Cast
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn
You might also like
See all →
Best way to watch
4 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
Last verified 17 days ago
The Pelican Brief
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Rent on Apple TV+ or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.6/10
RT Critics
56%
Metacritic
Director
Alan J. Pakula
Cast
Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James B. Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn
4 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
Keep browsing: New Releases · Popular Movies · Thriller · Crime
based on novel or book · judge · professor · mission of murder · supreme court · legal thriller · dramatic · suspenseful
Rent The Pelican Brief on Apple TV+. Rent The Pelican Brief on Fandango At Home. Buy The Pelican Brief on Apple TV+. Buy The Pelican Brief on Fandango At Home. The Pelican Brief is not currently available on Netflix, Hulu, Max, Disney+, Prime Video. Availability last verified July 4, 2026.