Nominated for seven Academy Awards in 2008, including: best picture, best director (Tony Gilroy), best actor (George Clooney), best supporting actor (Tom Wilkinson) and best supporting actress (Tilda Swinton). Gilroy was also nominated for best original screenplay.

But what makes it of special interest to BuzzFlash readers is that it explores the murky world in which corporate profits are more valuable than human life.

We don't want to overplay the symbolism of this film, about the power of corporations having overtaken our ethical standards of decency, but that's part of the appeal of this tense drama about power, personal integrity, justice, and intrigue.

You can watch the trailer here.

From FirstShowing.net:

Do you remember browsing over Entertainment Weekly's 40 Perfect Movie Endings back in early August? There were a lot of great films listed, with The Bourne Ultimatum sticking out as the big one from this year. However I've got a new one to add to that list: Michael Clayton. Holy shit, the ending in this movie is exhilarating. It's absolute perfection that I just can't get over. I've seen it twice now and each time I feel a new sense of satisfaction. I'm not just talking about something that maybe I thought was cool, I'm talking about sheer brilliance that hopefully everyone else will recognize.

It's hard to talk about an ending scene without spoiling any tiny bit of it. There's a lot to Michael Clayton's plot, especially the final scene that could be spoiled, but it's that thrill and mystery that makes the movie so damn good. I'll do my best to stray away from any major spoilers, but if you're interested in keeping entirely clean, then I suggest coming back after you've seen it to discuss the ending.

The film continually builds and builds as the plot develops and more is discovered on all sides. You're waiting for that reveal and to figure it all out and once you do, it's still not over. After that you're trying to figure out how Michael's going to put the end cap on it all and how's he going to get "them." From the beginning when that jolt out on the country road throws you headfirst into the story and once it loops all the way back around, you've built up so much energy and anticipation that it's going to be one hell of an exhale.

From BuzzFlash: We aren't going to spoil things by revealing the ending, you'll just have to see it for yourself. But this is a thriller about corporate greed and a lawyer-"fixer" who comes to find his moral bearings. It has been compared to John Grisham's work and rightfully so, but with the punch of a cast that was nominated in three of the four top Academy Award categories. That doesn't happen often, particularly for a film of this genre.