#86 in Thriller
The Firm
- 496
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- Film 1993 +1
- On screen
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Our view
“The Firm” is a legal thriller that runs on plot and pace, and it runs very well. Some readers note that Grisham explains more than he dramatises and that his characters hardly change, yet for them the conspiracy still keeps tightening. Others find the way characters are described dated and the hero hard to like, and anyone hoping for psychological duels may find something closer to a film on the page.
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About the book
The Firm is a 1991 legal thriller by American writer John Grisham. It was his second book and the first that gained wide popularity. In 1993, after selling 1.5 million copies, it was adapted into a film of the same name starring Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, came into prominence afterwards due to this novel's success.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 2 times — from 1993 to 2012.
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 563 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 79% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 22 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 541 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Firm?
It has 496 pages — longer than 83% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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