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  • Paul Newman in The Verdict (1982)

    1. The Verdict

    19822h 9mR77Metascore
    7.7 (49K)
    An alcoholic Boston lawyer fights a law firm dean.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsPaul NewmanCharlotte RamplingJack Warden
  • Matthew McConaughey in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

    2. The Lincoln Lawyer

    20111h 58mR63Metascore
    7.3 (264K)
    Defence lawyer Mick Haller lands a case defending a wealthy realtor's son who is accused of raping a prostitute. Believing his client to be innocent, Haller soon finds evidence that proves otherwise.
    DirectorBrad FurmanStarsMatthew McConaugheyMarisa TomeiRyan Phillippe
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, and Brad Renfro in The Client (1994)

    3. The Client

    19941h 59mPG-1365Metascore
    6.7 (78K)
    A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsSusan SarandonTommy Lee JonesBrad Renfro
  • Tom Cruise in The Firm (1993)

    4. The Firm

    19932h 34mR58Metascore
    6.9 (156K)
    A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.
    DirectorSydney PollackStarsTom CruiseJeanne TripplehornGene Hackman
  • Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling in Fracture (2007)

    5. Fracture

    20071h 53mR68Metascore
    7.2 (229K)
    After shooting his wife, Ted confesses his crime and asks the court to move his case to trial. He represents himself against Willy, a successful lawyer. But there's more to the case than meets the eye.
    DirectorGregory HoblitStarsAnthony HopkinsRyan GoslingDavid Strathairn
  • Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd in High Crimes (2002)

    6. High Crimes

    20021h 55mPG-1348Metascore
    6.4 (50K)
    A successful lawyer's husband is arrested for murdering nine villagers in El Salvador in 1988 as a US soldier under a different name. She decides to defend him in military court and find out the truth about what happened.
    DirectorCarl FranklinStarsJim CaviezelMorgan FreemanAshley Judd
  • Cameron Diaz, Sofia Vassilieva, and Abigail Breslin in My Sister's Keeper (2009)

    7. My Sister's Keeper

    20091h 49mPG-1351Metascore
    7.3 (101K)
    Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.
    DirectorNick CassavetesStarsCameron DiazAbigail BreslinAlec Baldwin
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    8. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (940K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

    9. Witness for the Prosecution

    19571h 56mApproved76Metascore
    8.4 (152K)
    A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles Laughton
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father (1993)

    10. In the Name of the Father

    19932h 13mR84Metascore
    8.1 (198K)
    An Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.
    DirectorJim SheridanStarsDaniel Day-LewisPete PostlethwaiteAlison Crosbie
  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    11. To Kill a Mockingbird

    19622h 9mApproved88Metascore
    8.3 (345K)
    A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
    DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank Overton
  • Walk in the Shadow (1962)

    12. Walk in the Shadow

    19621h 33m
    7.1 (322)
    When John Harris's daughter is badly injured in an boating accident, the hospital tells him that she will need an urgent blood transfusion. Due to his religious beliefs Harris refuses permission, and the child dies. When the inquest clears Harris of all blame, the doctor in charge of the case tries to get the police to press manslaughter charges against Harris.
    DirectorBasil DeardenStarsMichael CraigPatrick McGoohanJanet Munro
  • Ronit Elkabetz in Gett (2014)

    13. Gett

    20141h 55mNot Rated90Metascore
    7.7 (7.1K)
    After a lukewarm marriage of over twenty years, a woman appeals to her husband's compassion to obtain the desirable divorce document in front of a court, which proves to be more challenging than she would expect.
    DirectorsRonit ElkabetzShlomi ElkabetzStarsRonit ElkabetzSimon AbkarianGabi Amrani
  • Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

    14. The Social Network

    20102hPG-1395Metascore
    7.8 (797K)
    As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin Timberlake
  • Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men (1992)

    15. A Few Good Men

    19922h 18mR62Metascore
    7.7 (305K)
    A military lawyer intends to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were only following their base commander's orders.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsTom CruiseJack NicholsonDemi Moore
  • Jim Carrey in Liar Liar (1997)

    16. Liar Liar

    19971h 26mPG-1370Metascore
    6.9 (353K)
    A pathological liar-lawyer finds his career turned upside down when he inexplicably cannot physically lie for 24 whole hours.
    DirectorTom ShadyacStarsJim CarreyMaura TierneyAmanda Donohoe
  • Noomi Rapace in The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)

    17. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

    20092h 27mR60Metascore
    7.3 (76K)
    Lisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.
    DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceLena Endre
  • The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)

    18. The Bloodstained Butterfly

    19711h 39mNot Rated
    6.3 (2.2K)
    A popular television presenter is accused of killing a teenage girl in a park, who happens to be his daughter's best friend.
    DirectorDuccio TessariStarsHelmut BergerGiancarlo SbragiaIda Galli
  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

    19. Anatomy of a Murder

    19592h 41mApproved95Metascore
    8.0 (76K)
    An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth and will he win his case?
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJames StewartLee RemickBen Gazzara
  • Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

    20. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

    19962h 30mNot Rated
    8.2 (19K)
    A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsTony BrooksDiana DavisTerry Wood
  • West of Memphis (2012)

    21. West of Memphis

    20122h 27mR80Metascore
    7.9 (11K)
    An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
    DirectorAmy BergStarsJason BaldwinDamien Wayne EcholsJessie Misskelley
  • Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000)

    22. Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

    20002h 10mUnrated
    7.5 (10K)
    The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsDamien Wayne EcholsMelissa ByersNorris Deajon
  • Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)

    23. Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

    20112h 1mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.0 (11K)
    A further followup of the case of the West Memphis Three and the decades long fight to exonerate them that finally gained traction with new DNA evidence.
    DirectorsJoe BerlingerBruce SinofskyStarsGary GitchellTodd MooreDana Moore
  • Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis in The Accused (1988)

    24. The Accused

    19881h 51mR65Metascore
    7.1 (42K)
    After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
    DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsKelly McGillisJodie FosterBernie Coulson
  • Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell, and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

    25. Judgment at Nuremberg

    19612h 59mApproved60Metascore
    8.3 (93K)
    Fictionalized depiction of the 1947 Judges' Trial, the third of 12 trials of Nazi war criminals conducted by the American occupying forces in Nuremberg, Germany, in which former judges of Nazi Germany were tried for their actions.
    DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyBurt LancasterRichard Widmark

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