Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dan Gilroy
Written by	Dan Gilroy
Produced by	Todd Black; Jennifer Fox; Denzel Washington;
Starring	Denzel Washington; Colin Farrell;
Cinematography	Robert Elswit
Edited by	John Gilroy
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Macro Media; Topic Studios; Cross Creek Pictures; Bron Creative; The Culture China/Image Nation Abu Dhabi Content Fund; Escape Artists;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	September 10, 2017 (TIFF); November 17, 2017 (United States);
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$22 million
Box office	$13 million

Roman J. Israel, Esq. is a 2017 American legal drama film written and directed by Dan Gilroy. The film stars Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell and follows the life of a civil rights advocate and defense lawyer (Washington) who finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a personal crisis and the necessity for extreme action.

The project was announced on August 25, 2016, as Gilroy's next directorial effort titled Inner City, but was renamed on June 22, 2017. Principal photography began in March 2017 and took place in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California.

Roman J. Israel, Esq. premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on November 17, 2017. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing just $13 million against its $22 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism towards the pacing and the plot but acclaim towards Washington's performance. For his performance, Washington was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.

^ "ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
^ McNary, Dave (November 24, 2017). "'Coco' Edges 'Justice League' at Thanksgiving Day Box Office". Variety. The budget is $22 million with financing from Macro, Topic, Cross Creek Pictures, Bron, and The Culture China – Image Nation Abu Dhabi Content Fund.

[1] "ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[BOM-2] "Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[3] McNary, Dave (November 24, 2017). "'Coco' Edges 'Justice League' at Thanksgiving Day Box Office". Variety. The budget is $22 million with financing from Macro, Topic, Cross Creek Pictures, Bron, and The Culture China – Image Nation Abu Dhabi Content Fund.

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