Watch The Lincoln Lawyer Movie Onlie Free The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2011 American thriller film adapted from the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly, starring Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy and Marisa Tomei. The film is directed by Brad Furman, with a screenplay written by John Romano. The story is adapted from the first of several novels featuring lawyer Mickey Haller, who works out of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Town Car rather than an office. Haller is hired by a wealthy Los Angeles businesswoman to defend her son, who is accused of assault. Details of the crime bring up uncomfortable parallels with a former case, and Haller discovers the two cases are intertwined. toolbar builder toolbar builder Movie Details : Directed by: Brad Furman Produced by: Sidney Kimmel,Tom Rosenberg,Gary Lucchesi,Richard Wright,Scott Steindorff, Screenplay by : John Romano Based on : The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly Starring : Ma