The Devil's Advocate (1997 Film)

The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)

The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 horror film based on a novel of the same name by Andrew Neiderman. It is directed by Taylor Hackford and stars Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron.

The film's title is a reference to the commonly used phrase "devil's advocate", and Pacino's character is named after the author of Paradise Lost, John Milton. The movie has some minor allusions to Milton's epic, such as the famous quotation "Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven".