The Star Chamber (1983)
Prior to his roles in Wall Street and Fatal Attraction, Michael Douglas starred in this lesser known thriller about a secret society inside the American judicial system that secretly metes out justice to their own liking. The Star Chamber, named after an infamous British cabal from the 15th century, dispatches hired guns to take care of criminals who cannot be effectively prosecuted. Douglas is an idealistic judge who gets wrapped up in the “Chamber” and gets in over his head.
