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In which legal drama did Matthew McConaughey play a lawyer defending a man accused of murder?

  • A Time to Kill

  • The Lincoln Lawyer

  • The Rainmaker

  • The Firm

Answer

In the 1996 legal drama "A Time to Kill," Matthew McConaughey played Jake Brigance, a young lawyer defending a man accused of murder in a racially charged case. The film, based on the John Grisham novel, was McConaughey's first major success as a leading man and helped establish him as a versatile actor.
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