Misconduct (film)

Misconduct is a 2016 American thriller film directed by Shintaro Shimosawa in his directorial debut and written by Simon Boyes and Adam Mason.

The film stars Josh Duhamel, Alice Eve, Malin Åkerman, Byung-hun Lee, Julia Stiles and Glen Powell, with Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins in supporting roles.

At a preliminary deposition to the lawsuit, Denning suddenly settles the suit for $400 million, provided that the stolen documents are returned to him.

On February 6, 2015, Hopkins, Pacino, Dan Stevens, Åkerman and Lee joined the cast of the film, at the time titled Beyond Deceit.

[9] It received a limited theatrical release in the UK through Reel Cinemas in June 2016, grossing £97 (£19.40 per screen) in its opening weekend.

[12] Joe Leydon of Variety gave the film a negative review, writing, "Misconduct, a flagrantly derivative but modestly diverting drama of the sort that once claimed acres of shelf space at Blockbuster outlets.

Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino saunter through the proceedings while picking up easy paychecks and providing marquee allure, but it’s up to the top-billed Josh Duhamel to do most of the heavy lifting in this neo-noir scenario about an ambitious lawyer who bends the rules during litigation against a corrupt pharmaceutical tycoon, only to become entangled in at least two conspiracies.

"[13] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review, writing, "Although one of its central characters is a ruthless, unscrupulous pharmaceutical company executive, Misconduct, sadly, is not a biopic about Martin Shkreli.

Rather, it's the sort of by-the-numbers, forgettable thriller, starring actors whose marquee days are behind them, that is routinely dumped in theaters and on VOD.