The Pelican Brief Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime The Pelican Brief 19932 h 21 min Click an icon to see more Overview 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. Metadata Director Alan J. Pakula Runtime 2 h 21 min Release Date 16 December 1993 Tagline — IMDb Id — Details Movie Rating — Actors Starring: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow, Anthony Heald, Cynthia Nixon, Jake Weber, Ralph Cosham, Tom Quinn
