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Saint Omer (2022): Dir. Alice Diop
Feat. Guslagie Malanda, Kayije Kagame; Inspired by real events, this devastating fictional drama from French–Senegalese director Alice Diop delivers a formally brilliant treatise on…
Big Little Lies - Season 2 (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Andrea Arnold
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley…; The second chapter of this acclaimed HBO series, this time from the director of FISHTANK and AMERICAN HONEY, throws a grief ridden…
On the Basis of Sex (2018): Dir. Mimi Leder
Feat. Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux…; Following on from the recent documentary, RBG, the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is given the Hollywood biopic treatment here, detailing her…
Saint Judy (2018): Dir. Sean Hanish
Feat. Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common …; Biopic telling the incredible true story of Los Angeles immigration attorney Judy Wood, who single–handedly changed asylum law in the USA to…
Insult, The (2017): Dir. Ziad Doueiri
Feat. Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha; An exchange on a Beirut street between a Palestinian construction worker and a Lebanese Christian escalates into a passionate dispute that opens…
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017): Dir. Dan Gilroy
Feat. Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo; A superbly written dramatic thriller from the director of NIGHTCRAWLER set within the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel…
Split, The (TV Series) (2017): Dir. Jessica Hobbs
Feat. Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Fiona Button; British legal drama TV series following a family of female divorce lawyers whose father shows up after a 30–year absence and attempts to claim…
Striking Out (TV Series) (2017-2018): Feat. Amy Huberman, Neil Morrissey, Fiona OShaughnessy; Charming Irish legal drama following a Dublin lawyer who risks everything to start her own private practice after breaking up with her cheating…
American Crime Story: People vs O.J. Simpson, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Cuba Jr. Gooding, Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vance…; Mesmerizing dramatization of the O.J. Simpson trial that defies its unconventional casting choices to take the viewer on a gripping…
Denial (2016): Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson…; Cracking courtroom drama with Rachel Weisz in fine form as fiercly determined writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt, who battles for the truth to…
Shepherds and Butchers (2016): Dir. Oliver Schmitz
Feat. Andrea Riseborough, Steve Coogan; Apartheid era South African drama following a British lawyer (Coogan)'s heroic attempt to overthrow the death penalty after a white prison guard goes…
Whole Truth, The (2016): Feat. Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger, Gugu Mbatha-Raw…; Keanu Reeves plays an attorney who works on a tough case to defend a 17–year–old suspected of murdering his wealthy father in this…
Witness for the Prosecution, The (2016): Feat. Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough, David Haig…; 2–part miniseries based on Agatha Christie's popular story. A wealthy heiress is found murdered and her principle heir is naturally the major…
Better Call Saul (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Michael McKean; Spinning–off from smash hit BREAKING BAD, this worthy successor follows the trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, in the…
Courted (2015): Dir. Christian Vincent
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Sidse Babett Knudsen; Denmark's Sidse Babett Knudsen (BORGEN) stars in this quietly accomplished French romantic drama as a juror who's shared past with a judge is…
Woman in Gold (2015): Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl…; Helen Mirren elevates this polished if prosaic dramatisation of an elderly Jewish woman who teams with a rookie lawyer (Reynolds) to seek restorative…
Court (2014): Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane
Feat. Vira Sathidar, Vivek Gomber; A strikingly confident directorial debut that exposes the antiquity of the Indian legal system through the court trial of an ageing protest singer…
Judge, The (2014): Dir. David Dobkin
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga…; Big city lawyer Robert Downey Jnr. returns to his childhood home where his father (Robert Duvall), the town's judge, is suspected of murder. He sets…
Closed Circuit (2013): Dir. John Crowley
Feat. Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent…; A dangerous conflict of interest arises when two ex–lovers end up on opposite sides of a high profile terrorism trial in this probing courtroom…
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…
Garrow's Law (TV Series) (2009-2011): Feat. Andrew Buchan, Alun Armstrong, Rupert Graves; Legal drama based around the true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved…
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…
Until Proven Innocent (2009): Dir. Peter Burger
Feat. Cohen Holloway, Edward Campbell, Miranda Harcourt; Credible homegrown teledrama tells the true story of the crusade to free David Dougherty, wrongly imprisoned for the rape and abduction of an…
American Violet (2008): Dir. Tim Disney
Feat. Nicole Beharie, Will Patton, Alfre Woodard…; Docudrama based on a true story follows a single mother, Dee (Beharie), wrongly arrested for drug dealing and her fight for justice. Despite a…
Criminal Justice (TV Series) (2008-2009): Feat. Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Maxine Peake…; Grim and unglamorous drama series focuses on an individual’s journey through the British criminal justice system, from prison to courtroom. It…
Damages (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ted Danson…; Complex, high–stakes, aggressively acted legal drama starring Glenn Close as a power–suited litigator tackling a major class action…
Michael Clayton (2007): Dir. Tony Gilroy
Feat. George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson…; Razor–sharp legal thriller involving a sprawling class–action law suit and alleged cover–up, George Clooney plays a humble legal…
Bamako (The Court) (2006): Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako
Feat. Aissa Maiga; A mock trial of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank – whose representatives must defend charges of reckless lending and…
Chatterley Affair, The (2006): Dir. James Hawes
Feat. Isla Fisher, Rafe Spall; Steamy sidebar to Lady Chatterley's Lover tingles the loins of two attractive jurors sitting on a real–life obscenity trial to determine…
New Street Law (TV Series) (2006): Feat. John Hannah, Paul Freeman, John Thomson…; Engrossing legal drama with Hannah and Freeman as heads of two law firms sharing the same premises. Plenty of ethical conundrums populate a tightly…
Provoked (2006): Dir. Jag Mundhra
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Miranda Richardson, Naveen Andrews…; Provocative indeed, this is the true story of an Indian woman (played by Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai) who radically changed how the British public…
Shark (TV Series) (2006): Feat. James Woods; Fine courtroom series headlined by James Woods as a big–time lawyer who back steps to the position of District Attorney and imparts his…
North Country (2005): Dir. Niki Caro
Feat. Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sissy Spacek…; Fact–based drama about a group of women miners in 1970s Minnesota who endured a hostile work environment, bullying and sexual abuse after…
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005): Dir. March Rothemund
Feat. Julia Jentsch; An interesting and worthy companion piece to the excellent DOWNFALL, this necessarily grim drama looks at the trial of 21–year–old…
Boston Legal - Season 1 (TV Series) (2004-2005): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner, Monica Potter…; Irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE adds a thwack of biting comedy to some familiar courtroom antics, chiefly courtesy of star turns from James Spader…
Brief, The (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Alan Davies; Alan Davies juggles work as a brilliant, crusading barrister, with a less than perfect home life, in this lively courtroom drama.
House of Sand and Fog (2003): Dir. Vadim Perelman
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher…; Essentially a showdown over the ownership of a house between an abandoned wife and a stoic Iranian immigrant, this throws up a compelling, if foggy,…
Runaway Jury (2003): Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman…; It's back to court with John Grisham, in a well–cast, entertaining tale of gun–control issues, jury–manipulation, big business and…
Torso (Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story) (2003): Dir. Alex Chapple
Feat. Kathleen Robertson, Victor Garber, Brenda Fricker…; Would–be socialite Evelyn Dick is arrested by Canadian police for the murder of her husband in this above–average account of the trial…
Black and White (2002): Dir. Craig Lahiff
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kerry Fox, Charles Dance…; Stirring courtroom drama based on the dubious conviction for murder of an Aboriginal man in 1950s Adelaide, which dragged the government and press…
Judge John Deed (TV Series) (2001-2007): Feat. Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove; Well crafted BBC TV series detailing the might of a High Court Judge commited to upholding justice whatever it takes. Portrayed with insight and wit…
American Tragedy (2000): Dir. Lawrence Schiller
Feat. Ving Rhames, Ron Silver, Christopher Plummer; Heavyweight TV movie of the OJ Simpson trial, with Ving Rhames and Ron Silver and Christopher Plummer suiting up to defend the former football star…
Dirty Pictures (2000): Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. James Woods, Craig T. Nelson; Based on the true–story of how the Chicago Arts Centre was prosecuted in 1990 for obscenity over an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's…
Erin Brockovich (2000): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart; An interesting and successful marriage of a Hollywood star vehicle (Julia Roberts) and independent credentials (dir. Soderbergh), that takes an…
Nuremberg (2000): Feat. Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Brian Cox…; This two part miniseries follows the Chief Prosecutor through the Nuremberg Trials of 1945–46.
Civil Action, A (1999): Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy…; Fact–based account of a protracted courtroom duel between two corporations and small–town folk, whose children have been affected by…
Hurricane, The (1999): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Deborah Kara Unger…; Denzel Washington blows up a storm as Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a championship boxer unjustly imprisoned in the 1970s for a murder he did not commit.…
Insider, The (1999): Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer…; A brooding masterpiece from dir. Mann (HEAT), who finally wrestles down a topic of sufficient weight to justify the peerless brilliance of his…
Judging Amy (TV Series) (1999-2005): Feat. Amy Brenneman, Richard T. Jones, Tyne Daly…; Wholesome drama with Amy Brenneman as a family court judge, focuses on the trials and tribulations of three generations of women living together.…
Amistad (1998): Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey; Laying bare his socio–historical conscience (a much better prospect post–SCHINDLER'S LIST), Steven Speilberg sets sail with an epic of…
Law and Order (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Michael Moriaty, George Dzundza, Paul Sorvino…; The original US police and courtroom drama from which various satellite shows and TV movies have sprouted, which contrasts its polish with fairly…
Practice, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, Camryn Manheim…; Joined ostensibly at the hip with BOSTON LEGAL (James Spader and other characters would migrate in later seasons), this punchier, more serious minded…
Tichborne Claimant, The (1997): Dir. David Yates
Feat. Stephen Fry; Based on a real–life 19th century mystery concerning the fabulously wealthy Sir Roger Tichborne, who disappeared in the South Pacific in 1866.…
Twelve Angry Men (1997): Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. George C. Scott, Ossie Davis, Armin Mueller-Stahl…; An award–winning television version of the classic jury–room drama. Re–written by the scriptwriter of the original film version…
Crime of the Century (1996): Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Stephen Rea, Isabella Rossellini, J.T. Walsh…; Astute re–enactment of the controversial Lindbergh trial that resulted in a supposed wrongful execution for the kidnap and murder of a baby in…
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods…; Thirty years after the fact, D.A. Alec Baldwin re–investigates the murder of a Mississippi civil rights leader. Fact–based…
Jaded (1996): Dir. Caryn Krooth
Feat. Carla Gugino, Rya Kihlstedt, Christopher McDonald…; Putting a hefty, controversial twist on the subject of rape, this psychodrama has smalltown loner Carla Gugino sexually abused, not by a man, but by…
People Vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996): Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love; A weighty, colourful biopic of the notorious publisher of 'Hustler' magazine. The 'free speech' debate presides over the issue of pornography, but…
Indictment (1995): Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl; Courtroom drama of rare power locks James Woods and Mercedes Ruehl as duelling lawyers in a detailed examination of the McMartin child abuse trial…
Advocate, The (Hour Of the Pig) (1993): Dir. Leslie Megahey
Feat. Colin Firth, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson…; Polished, wry and most unusual medieval fact–based tale. Colin Firth plays a lawyer summonsed to act for the defence a pig (yes, an animal) for…
In the Name of the Father (1993): Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson; Daniel Day–Lewis gives a devastating performance in this powerhouse re–creation of the tragedy that beset Jerry Conlon, his family and…
Joh's Jury (1993): Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Simon Bossell, Noah Taylor, Gerry Connolly; Intensively researched teledrama about the sensational trial of Queensland state premier Joh Bjelke–Petersen (Connolly) for perjury in…
A Few Good Men (1992): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore; Tom Cruise portrays another upstart lawyer brat who is called to defend the alleged murderers of a fellow army cadet. Blame soon veers to the very…
Citizen Cohn (1992): Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. James Woods; James Woods plays Joseph McCarthy's crooked lawyer, Roy Cohn – a role meaty enough to sustain every ounce of his frustrated energy. The…
Trial, The (1992): Dir. David Jones
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Anthony Hopkins, Jason Robards Jr.…; Update of Kafka's disturbing, influential novel posits Kyle MacLachlan as the man mysteriously arrested and subjected to a totalitarian judiciary.…
Guilty by Suspicion (1991): Dir. Irwin Winkler
Feat. Robert De Niro; Robert De Niro portrays a film–maker victimised by the communist witch–hunts of the '50s. A powerful examination of the dilemma faced by…
JFK (1991): Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Oliver Stone, Kevin Costner; Oliver Stone's gripping, technically dazzling opus is both convincing propaganda and marvellous entertainment, with Kevin Costner leading a large and…
Let Him Have It (1991): Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins; Riveting re–creation of events pre–empting the tragic 1952 hanging of a simple teenager, whose only crime was to ambiguously utter “Let…
Paris Trout (1991): Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey; In 1949, crazed hick Dennis Hopper manifests his full–blooded rascism when he murders the young sister of a negro who has renegged on his car…
Prisoner of Honour (1991): Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed, Peter Firth…; Fact–based story of a military official Alfred Dreyfuss who was wrongly convicted of espionage in the French army c1900. Richard Dreyfuss (no…
Class Action (1990): Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio; A lawyer becomes forced to prosecute a case in which his estranged daughter will act for the defence. Courtroom ethics are violated in style by Gene…
Close-Up (1990): Dir. Abbas Kiarostami
Feat. Hossain Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf; A uniquely–devised work intermingling life and art, documentary and fiction, born of a real life incident in which an unemployed film buff is…
Reversal of Fortune (1990): Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver; In his best performance, Jeremy Irons won an Oscar for portraying Claus Von Bulow, a European émigré who was accused of trying to poison his wife…
A Dry White Season (1989): Dir. Euzhan Palcy
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando…; Enraged by the brutal, senseless murder of his black gardener’s son by a racist ‘special policeman’, a South African schoolteacher (Sutherland)…
Music Box (1989): Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest…; Jessica Lange plays the attorney daughter of a Hungarian immigrant (Mueller–Stahl), now accused of WW2 war crimes. Her quest for the truth…
Accused, The (1988): Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis; Jodie Foster won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a rape victim who suffered the additional ordeal of prosecuting her attackers in the face of…
Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988): Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Meryl Streep, Sam Neill; Jack–of–all–accents, Meryl Streep, does wonders as Lindy Chamberlain, the woman accused of murdering her child in the Australian…
Judgement in Berlin (1988): Dir. Leo Penn
Feat. Martin Sheen, Sean Penn, Sam Wanamaker…; Stolid courtroom drama about the trial of an man who hijacked an airplane in order to flee East Germany for the West, Martin Sheen plays the American…
Shame (1988): Dir. Steve Jodrell
Feat. Tony Barry, Deborra-Lee Furness; Stranded in an outback town, a female lawyer defends a young rape victim when her plight is met with nonchalance by the townsfolk.
Short Film About Killing, A (1988): Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz; Feature–length version of Kieslowski's indelibly chilling Decalogue Pt.5 further protracts a cold–blooded murder and the subsequent…
Trial of Bernhard Goetz (1988): Dir. Harry Moses; A verbatim re–creation of the courtroom battle that ensued after Goetz admitted to shooting four black muggers on the New York subway in 1984.…
Cause Celebre (1987): Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Suchet; Gripping, three–pronged crime of passion has Helen Mirren confessing to the murder of her husband, even though her young lover is suspected of…
Nuts (1987): Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton…; Barbra Streisand must prove her sanity in order to stand trial for manslaughter. Richard Dreyfuss helps out with some heavy duty courtroom banter.
Passage to India, A (1984): Dir. David Lean
Feat. Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft…; Judy Davis leads a troupe of perenial British actors in this, the legendary director's final film – an immaculate production of E.M. Forster's…
Murder In Coweta County (1983): Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Johnny Cash, Andy Griffith, June Carter-Cash; A gritty fact–based policier about a cold–blooded land baron in 1940s rural Georgia (Griffiths) who murders a black tenant farmer and…
Verdict, The (1982): Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason…; Sombre dramatic death–march, with Paul Newman playing a convincingly booze–soaked lawyer, whose last chance in the courtroom sees him…
No Time for Tears (1981): Dir. Hark Bohm
Feat. Marie Colbin, Michael Gwisdek; True story of Marianne Bachmeier who shot the murderer of her child during his trial. Subtle yet disturbing film concentrates on the background to…
And Justice for All (1979): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Al Pacino, Jack Warden, Craig T. Nelson…; Intense, if uneven courtroom–drama in which hot–shot lawyer Al Pacino defends a judge on a rape charge. Even a top supporting cast and a…
Law And Order (TV Mini-Series) (1978): Dir. Les Blair
Feat. Peter Dean, Derek Martin; Discerning Brit crime series focusing on three men involved in a bungled armed robbery – the Criminal, the Inspector and the Lawyer and played…
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) (1978-1992): Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Leo McKern, Peter Bowles, Patricia Hodge; The much–loved series in which Leo McKern portrayed the rumpled lawyer – created by playwright Sir John Mortimer – who attacks his…
American Film Theatre - The Man in the Glass Booth (1975): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Lois Nettleton, Lawrence Pressman…; Another intense, performance based entrant in the American Film Theatre series, with Schell playing a wealthy Jewish industrialist who survived the…
Conduct Unbecoming (1975): Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard; Well–made, though somewhat old–fashioned version of Barry England's play about misbehaviour among the British Army in India. The stars…
QB VII (TV Mini-Series) (1974): Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron…; A multiple Emmy–winning adaptation of the novel by Leon Uris (best known for "Exodus") detailing the gripping court battle between a…
Crown Court (TV Series) (1972): "Water cooler" British courtroom drama that used fictional cases, but presented them before a jury comprised of members of the actual public. Cases…
Madame X (1966): Dir. David Lowell Rich
Feat. Lana Turner, John Forsythe, Ricardo Montalban…; Sudsy melodrama with Turner as a woman with a past who's dalliance with a wealthy politician leads to murder. Superior weepie, lushly mounted and…
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Gregory Peck, Mary Badham; Moving adaptation stars Gregory Peck in an Oscar–winning performance as the genial lawyer who defends an innocent Negro accused of rape in the…
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961): Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Maximilian Schell…; Dramatisation of the trial of the Nazi judges at Nuremberg, facing the patient integrity of Judge Spencer Tracy. Epic, gripping courtroom drama, with…
Town Without Pity (1961): Dir. Gottfried Reinhardt
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Robert Blake, Richard Jaeckel…; Bitter legal drama with Kirk Douglas defending four American soldiers charged with the gang rape of a young German woman. Somewhat sluggish in its…
Inherit the Wind (1960): Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly; The Evolutionist vs Creationist debate is encapsulated in this courtroom recreation of the Monkey Trial of the 1920s (a Tennessee schoolteacher was…
Young Philadelphians, The (1959): Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Paul Newman, Barbara Rush; Engaging drama with Paul Newman as an attorney of dubious background who defends an affluent friend in a murder trial while hussling his way into the…
Time Without Pity (1957): Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Ann Todd…; Nervy noir has Michael Redgrave in top form as an alcoholic father racing against time to save his son from the gallows. Somewhat dated thriller…
Place in the Sun, A (1951): Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters…; Montgomery Clift excels as a penniless youth whose determination to win the heart of socialite Elizabeth Taylor (in her debut as an adult actress) is…
Rashomon (1951): Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori…; The film that brought Kurosawa to the attention of the world, and an Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film. Four wildly varying perspectives on a…

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