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Hoopla
75
7.6
/92137/
78
/2905/
79
/2367/
3.7
/209899/
69
/124/
87
/14589/
64
/29/
cc age 13+

Freedom Writers (2007)
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
poster
74
7.0
/11825/
64
/104/
62
/102/
3.5
/2743/
83
/113/
71
/307/
74
/26/

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
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YouTube TV
74
7.3
/240123/
73
/5107/
72
/3748/
3.7
/345261/
76
/59/
77
/2728/
73
/9/
cc age 17+

Cape Fear (1991)
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
poster
The Roku Channel
73
7.3
/15102/
75
/697/
73
/422/
3.5
/12863/
80
/25/
81
/7/

The Collini Case (2019)
A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.
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The Roku Channel
78
72
7.2
/8210/
72
/185/
71
/187/
3.8
/11026/
100
/11/
77
/58/

You Only Live Once (1937)
Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.
poster
69
7.2
/47991/
72
/1191/
71
/637/
3.4
/10162/
67
/189/
71
/1656/
61
/32/
cc age 16+

Conviction (2010)
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
69
7.9
/4743/
77
/126/
74
/59/
3.9
/2233/
90
/81/

Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001)
2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
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Criterion Channel
75
64
7.3
/6179/
68
/85/
69
/113/
3.8
/8360/
90
/10/
77
/29/

No End (1985)
1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time of martial law when Solidarity was banned.
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The Roku Channel
63
6.6
/12794/
70
/369/
65
/240/
3.2
/6210/
71
/17/
59
/167/
53
/13/

Suspect (1987)
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
poster
61
6.7
/7978/
70
/117/
63
/119/
3.3
/2918/
42
/26/
71
/121/

Nuts (1987)
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
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Kanopy
60
6.1
/2318/
60
/83/
55
/60/
3.1
/1323/
50
/50/
49
/21/
58
/21/
cc age 17+

Low Down (2014)
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
6.5
/25069/
66
/541/
62
/520/
3.2
/9093/
67
/21/
51
/306/
61
/25/

Hero (1992)
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
poster
65
59
7.0
/4046/
73
/241/
66
/166/
3.5
/2215/
50
/8/
84
/32/
42
/4/

55 Steps (2018)
The inspiring true story of Eleanor Riese, a mental illness patient herself, who brings a class action suit to give competent mental patients the right to have a say in their medication while they’re in a hospital, and Colette Hughes, the lawyer appointed to her case.
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Amazon Prime Video
70
59
7.1
/6431/
67
/106/
61
/53/
3.4
/930/
82
/39/
90
/794/
57
/12/
cc age 15+

The Hammer (2007)
Approaching forty, Ferro is unsatisfied with his life as a construction worker and part-time boxing instructor in Los Angeles, CA. After a successful bout with a young pro boxer, Ferro decides to don the gloves one last time. The movie recounts his unlikely quest for Olympic gold.
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Kanopy
57
5.6
/4102/
64
/302/
59
/151/
2.9
/3589/
52
/50/
47
/30/
58
/20/
cc age 14+

A Kid Like Jake (2018)
On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.
poster
77
51
7.6
/1971/
73
/31/
73
/39/
3.7
/1111/
91
/84/

I Just Didn't Do It (2007)
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
poster
54
51
5.5
/3430/
61
/330/
57
/95/
2.7
/3399/
53
/15/
46
/32/
55
/7/
cc age 14+

Ordinary World (2016)
Perry is a happily married father of two living a comfortable but sedate life in the suburbs. On the occasion of his 40th birthday, he seeks to revisit his former life as the lead singer in a popular punk band though his middle-aged reality quickly (and hilariously) clashes with the indulgences of his youth.
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Hulu
51
6.1
/25430/
65
/1121/
61
/697/
2.8
/12294/
26
/96/
39
/274/
42
/24/
cc age 15+

Devil's Knot (2013)
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
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Amazon Prime Video
50
5.5
/3898/
59
/331/
52
/130/
2.8
/2252/
42
/45/
37
/22/
53
/14/
cc age 15+

The Quarry (2020)
A man on the run from his own sins, finds himself in a small border town in Texas, impersonating a reverend. The town are quickly drawn to the man's unorthodox sermons, but so is a police chief who has his suspicions.
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Netflix
50
5.9
/18562/
68
/1581/
69
/970/
2.7
/26588/
15
/27/
51
/128/
34
/7/
cc age 16+

A Fall from Grace (2020)
When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.
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Starz
45
4.9
/3283/
55
/363/
45
/82/
2.5
/4515/
28
/40/
29
/19/
36
/12/
cc age 16+

Naked Singularity (2021)
When a successful New York public defender loses his first case, he is pulled into a drug heist by a former client in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.
poster
MGM Plus
44
5.8
/19006/
63
/709/
62
/457/
3.2
/16216/
14
/21/
53
/525/
18
/9/

Death Wish 3 (1985)
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
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Amazon Prime Video
49
42
5.5
/9183/
53
/198/
51
/189/
2.6
/1410/
38
/437/

.45 (2006)
Kate and her brutish boyfriend Big Al sell handguns on the streets of New York. She's smart, stylish, and self-confident, but all that leaves her when Al, in a jealous and self-indulgent rage, beats her. Three friends encourage her recovery: Vic, a woman who would like to be Kate's lover; Reilly, who runs with Al but also is attracted to Kate and repulsed by Al's violence; and, Liz, the counselor assigned to Kate from a battered-women's program. Vic and Reilly talk about killing Al, Liz gives pep talks; Kate remains frightened. Will Al's menace and Kate's dependency hold sway?
poster
42
5.2
/2306/
57
/49/
51
/57/
2.6
/1023/
22
/18/
16
/16/

Physical Evidence (1989)
A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
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fuboTV
81
40
7.7
/858/
79
/55/
71
/16/
3.6
/609/
100
/11/
88
/19/

Gideon's Army (2013)
Follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
poster
62
35
6.5
/1327/
70
/123/
68
/53/
3.2
/442/
60
/5/
46
/9/

Custody (2016)
When a hard-working single mother, Sara Diaz, has her children taken from her after she is suspected of injuring her son, Ally Fisher, a recent law school graduate, is assigned to represent her case before Judge Martha Schulman, a veteran of the Family Court System.
poster
51
31
5.2
/1333/
57
/135/
60
/96/
2.8
/645/
33

The Pact (2018)
Suddenly, Clara, Mónica's daughter, falls into a deep coma. With Clara left to die, a mysterious man proposes Monica to make a pact: Clara will be saved if Mónica does something for him.
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YouTube TV
61
30
6.9
/2364/
63
/31/
62
/28/
3.3
/951/
49
/11/

High Wall (1947)
Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.
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Amazon Prime Video
51
27
5.7
/1996/
59
/70/
57
/33/
2.9
/595/
28
/31/

The Trial (2010)
After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small town attorney Kent "Mac" McClain... until he's assigned a capital punishment case that begins to transform his life and those around him forever.
poster
63
25
6.6
/541/
60
/47/
62
/10/
3.2
/4831/

Death by Numbers (2024)
Four years after being shot with an AR-15 during the Parkland school shooting on February 14, 2018, Samantha Fuentes reckons with existential questions of hatred and justice as she prepares to confront her shooter.
poster
51
25
5.3
/573/
40
/32/
53
/21/
2.9
/2593/

Rule 34 (2023)
Simone is a young law student who studies criminal law and advocates for women's rights. On her free time, she's a cam girl that makes live sexual performances on the Internet. One night, she watches a video that awakens her interest in BDSM-related activities, leading her into a series of conflicts dominated by violence and eroticism.
poster
53
24
6.0
/868/
56
/20/
56
/32/
3.0
/841/
29
/107/

The Monster and the Girl (1941)
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.
poster
52
23
5.4
/1214/
65
/40/
64
/50/
2.9
/400/
19
/19/

Family of Cops (1995)
Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to two—the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna, and Paul's wild-child daughter Jackie. Neither Paul nor Eddie believe that Jackie could have committed the murder, and soon Paul is using himself as a decoy in a bid to find out more about what Anna does and doesn't know about her husband's death.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
20
6.4
/1556/
66
/34/
61
/21/
3.0
/534/
29
/11/

Dark Alibi (1946)
After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged. Charlie then proceeds to find the true bank robbers.
poster
The Roku Channel
66
18
7.0
/1265/
74
/29/
54
/17/
3.3
/345/
67
/8/

Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (Glenn Close) had seen her share of battles. But nothing could prepare her for the fight ahead: an intensely personal struggle against the U.S. Army when she becomes the highest ranking officer ever to be discharged for being a lesbian. With the support of her partner Diane (Judy Davis), Cammermeyer undertakes an against-all-odds battle against the Army's policy. But to do so, she must risk everything – her career, her privacy and even the love of her family.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
18
5.6
/786/
61
/32/
53
/22/
71
/9/

Salem Falls (2011)
A man with a troubled past tries to settle down in a small town, finds love and then ends up being the target of a witch hunt.
poster
60
17
6.5
/1143/
60
/20/
62
/17/
3.2
/479/
50
/7/

Hunt the Man Down (1950)
A lawyer uncovers secrets behind a 12-year-old murder case.
poster
61
16
6.4
/1226/
62
/19/
53
/16/
3.3
/395/

Sierra (1950)
Ring Hassard and his father Jeff, wild horse breakers, live in a hidden mountain eyrie as Jeff is wanted for a murder he didn't commit. Things change when they take in a lost young lady, Riley Martin, who finds that Ring has "never seen a woman close up." Jeff is injured, Ring runs afoul of horse thieves and the law, and Riley (who is a lawyer) labors to clear the Hassards (who others would prefer dead).
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fuboTV
62
15
7.1
/771/
67
/17/
50
/11/
63
/12/

The Locket (2002)
A bereaved man takes a job at a health care center, where he befriends an elderly and embittered woman - and as time passes, he becomes obsessed with reuniting her with her long-lost true love.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
37
15
3.7
/1381/
46
/75/
40
/33/
2.6
/253/
11
/57/

Cattle Call (2006)
A guy starts a fake casting agency in hopes that he will meet his soul mate.
poster
62
10
5.7
/394/
74
/7/
54
/13/
3.2
/333/

Sweet Revenge (1976)
A young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender who tries to steer her straight. But her goal is to steal and subsequently sell enough cars (sometimes the same car more than once) to buy a new Ferrari.
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Amazon Prime Video
66
9
6.8
/531/
51
/5/
64
/10/
82
/2/

The Rose Garden (1989)
In Germany, an old man attacks another old man and is arrested. The attacker refuses to speak. A female lawyer is appointed to him. She discovers that the attacker has numbers tattooed on his arm and the attacked man was a German officer.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
38
6
4.4
/433/
51
/18/
33
/16/
25
/2/

The Governor's Wife (2008)
A manipulative mother increases her plotting to stay in control.
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Plex
28
5
3.3
/452/
22
/12/
25
/10/
2.7
/332/
Popcorn
6
/10/

Witchcraft III: The Kiss of Death (1991)
A warlock refuses to use his powers for evil, but comes across another warlock who isn't bothered by such trivial matters. In fact, the evil warlock falls for the good warlock's girlfriend, and decides to get rid of his competition so he can turn the girlfriend into one of his many sex slaves. The good warlock, not quite sure how to handle the situation, turns to an African witch doctor for help.
poster
?
7.8
/20/
10
/1/

Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders (2002)
Three years of trench warfare in the jails, holding cells, and courts of San Francisco as public defenders seek justice for their clients. Go behind the scenes and enter the inner sanctum of attorney/client privilege. Follow two high-profile murder trials and courtroom dramas as public defenders and their clients face the maze of the criminal justice system.
poster
?
8.0
/30/

San Francisco Stories (2021)
Five interlocking stories set in San Francisco. The triumphs and tragedies of people dealing with life's difficulties and discoveries set against this beautiful city in the first quarter of the 21st Century.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
?
5.8
/384/
65
/19/
57
/6/

The Crickets Dance (2020)
Southern attorney Angie Lawrence searches of the rightful owner of a journal recovered from an antebellum home she inherited. The journal is full of mystery and history that just may lead her to the future she has always dreamed of.
poster
Kanopy
?
6.4
/57/

15 to Life: Kenneth's Story (2014)
Does sentencing a teenager to life without parole serve our society well? The United States is the only country in the world that routinely condemns children to die in prison. This is the story of one of those children, now a young man, seeking a second chance in Florida. At age 15, Kenneth Young received four consecutive life sentences for a series of armed robberies. Imprisoned for more than a decade, he believed he would die behind bars. Now a U.S. Supreme Court decision could set him free. 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story follows Young's struggle for redemption, revealing a justice system with thousands of young people serving sentences intended for society's most dangerous criminals.


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