Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Courtroom: 87 Films to Rent
A Separation (2011)
- 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, 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 of…
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…
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…
Sicilian 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…
Storm (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…