Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Courtroom: 101 Films to Rent on DVD
- Devil's Knot (2013)
- Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Alessandro Nivola…
- Solid dramatisation of the long–running West Memphis Three case covered in depth by several documentaries, with dir. Egoyan weaving a typically…
- Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The (2012)
- This costume drama is based on the international best–selling crime novel by Fergus Hume. Set on the grimy streets of Melbourne during the…
- Jury, The (The Jury 2) (2011)
- Feat. Julie Walters, John Lynch, Roger Allam…
- A gripping court room drama regarded for its authenticity and attention to detail, which centres on a prolonged court room trial from the perspective…
- Lincoln Lawyer, The (2011)
- Dir. Brad Furman
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei…
- Matthew McConaughey plays a low–rent lawyer to low–life clients whose latest case – the defense of a rich playboy (Phillippe) accused…
- Puncture (2011)
- Dir. Adam Kassen
Feat. Chris Evans, Vinessa Shaw, Brett Cullen…
- Chris Evans jitters his way through this aggressive legal drama with a motive, ostensibly about a cocaine–addicted lawyer fighting battles both…
- Separation, A (2011)
- Dir. Asghar Farhadi
Feat. Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat…
- Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this masterfully layered domestic drama sees the wheels of justice turn slowly against a…
- Silk (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Tom Hughes…
- Fascinating, if somewhat glossy insider's guide to the competitive and pressure–filled world of London barristers, who are driven in this…
- Conspirator, The (2010)
- Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Tom Wilkinson…
- Timely retelling of the aftermath of the Abraham Lincoln's assassination when boardinghouse owner Mary Surratt (Wright) was placed on trial for…
- Conviction (2010)
- Dir. Tony Goldwyn
Feat. Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo…
- Worthy based–on–a–true–story drama of a solo mother who puts herself through law school in order to represent her wrongfully…
- Rake (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra…
- Richard Roxburgh plays a live–wire criminal barrister whose brilliant defense of often guilty clientele is contrasted against his own…