The Pelican Brief (1993)

When two Supreme Court justices are murdered, law student Darby Shaw writes a report analyzing the possible motives behind the crimes. Darby becomes embroiled in a web of corruption where the stakes are high and every step they take with journalist Gray Grantham exposes them to danger from those who seek to silence them. In this Alan J. Pakula-directed thriller starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington, there are enough intricate twists and turns to keep you absorbed from beginning to end.