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A SeparationA Separation (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. Asghar Farhadi
Feat. Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat
A thoroughly deserving winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this is a masterfully layered domestic drama in which the wheels…
Jury, TheJury, The (The Jury 2) (2011) Recommended
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, TheLincoln 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 of…
PuncturePuncture (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…
Silk (TV Series)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, TheConspirator, 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…
ConvictionConviction (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)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…
Sicilian Girl, TheSicilian Girl, The (La siciliana ribelle) (2009)
Dir. Marco Amenta
Feat. Veronica D'Agostino, Gerard Jugnot
A vivid, level–headed account of Mafiaso intrigue, based around real events surrounding a young woman’s testimony in court against Sicilian…
StormStorm (2009)
Dir. Hans-Christian Schmid
Feat. Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Stephen Dillane
Accomplished international courtroom drama sees a determined prosecutor (Fox) risk life and limb in order to prove that the former commander of the…

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