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The Practice: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
“We laughed. Then we cried. Then we left.”
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1997 · Drama
The Practice
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
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SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
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RELEASE DATE
1997
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GENRE
Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
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@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-20 07:00 UTC
If whispered monologues were currency, The Practice would settle the national debt.
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-24 23:00 UTC
The Practice has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@REEL_DEAL2026-01-27 02:00 UTC
The Practice confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
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Why is The Practice rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Practice (1997) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 23/100. A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Practice fit best?+
The Practice works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for drama fans. With a Burn Index of 23/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Practice worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Practice scores 23/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/movies · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 1.4k points
Unpopular opinion: The Practice is the most overrated film of the decade
Look, I wanted to love The Practice. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ExpositionDump🔥 1.7k points
The cinematography in The Practice is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Just got out of The Practice and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 3.4k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Practice?
Everyone praising the The Practice performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/boxoffice · u/CinephileCynic🔥 2.6k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Practice actually is?
Rewatched The Practice last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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