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88
8.1
/175693/
77
/2270/
78
/1690/
4.2
/132531/
99
/115/
95
/3155/
91
/15/
cc age 13+

On the Waterfront (1954)
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
poster
MGM Plus
86
8.4
/158655/
82
/2386/
82
/1578/
4.4
/109077/
100
/41/
95
/744/
76
/12/
cc age 11+

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
An ailing barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where the unconvincing testimony of the defendant's wife becomes a subject of confusion.
poster
85
8.2
/238333/
80
/4163/
79
/2733/
4.2
/167287/
89
/137/
93
/2239/
80
/36/

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
84
7.7
/7139/
72
/227/
75
/140/
4.0
/5221/
100
/78/
81
/73/
90
/20/

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014)
The trial story of Viviane Amsalem's five year fight to obtain her divorce in front of the only legal authority competent for divorce cases in Israel, the Rabbinical Court.
poster
Hulu
83
7.6
/186065/
75
/7901/
75
/3029/
4.1
/1354026/
96
/286/
91
/63/
86
/44/
cc age 14+

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
poster
Hulu
83
7.8
/189896/
76
/3280/
74
/1963/
4.1
/122531/
96
/135/
90
/2578/
85
/34/
cc age 16+

The Insider (1999)
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
poster
82
8.0
/179636/
77
/3894/
76
/2297/
4.1
/129602/
85
/72/
88
/3451/
72
/29/
cc age 16+

JFK (1991)
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.6
/26353/
72
/566/
74
/536/
4.0
/49736/
84
/45/
87
/394/

The Trial (1962)
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.6
/18894/
75
/529/
74
/465/
3.7
/13080/
86
/116/
88
/70/
72
/25/
cc age 16+

The Insult (2017)
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
poster
80
7.6
/341066/
75
/15714/
72
/7098/
3.6
/212896/
91
/314/
87
/2551/
81
/48/
cc age 13+

Bridge of Spies (2015)
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
poster
78
7.2
/181862/
71
/3758/
67
/1877/
3.8
/128813/
90
/203/
69
/21690/
82
/36/
cc age 17+

Michael Clayton (2007)
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
poster
78
8.0
/208561/
80
/7205/
81
/4810/
3.9
/154805/
67
/9/
87
/138/

The Invisible Guest (2017)
Barcelona, Spain. Adrián Doria, a young and successful businessman accused of murder, meets one night with Virginia Goodman, an expert interrogation lawyer, in order to devise a defense strategy.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.7
/275510/
77
/6520/
77
/3703/
4.0
/379765/
77
/47/
89
/3813/
47
/18/
cc age 17+

Primal Fear (1996)
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
poster
YouTube TV
76
7.7
/309833/
79
/8453/
75
/3945/
4.0
/268342/
84
/68/
89
/8928/
62
/21/
cc age 16+

A Few Good Men (1992)
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
7.0
/118120/
71
/9528/
68
/2226/
3.4
/586519/
93
/183/
90
/108/
72
/37/
cc age 14+

Juror #2 (2024)
While serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict—or free—the accused killer.
poster
75
7.5
/15835/
70
/250/
65
/405/
3.6
/3754/
76
/59/
83
/361/
72
/17/

12 (2007)
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.
poster
74
IMDb 14
7.6
/14751/
75
/437/
69
/56/
3.5
/45889/
72
/183/
96
/743/
61
/37/
cc age 14+

Nuremberg (2025)
In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.
poster
Netflix
74
7.3
/266648/
75
/7439/
72
/3487/
3.6
/119476/
83
/172/
82
/5248/
63
/31/
cc age 16+

The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.
poster
73
6.9
/51656/
71
/1482/
68
/769/
3.5
/34969/
86
/57/
67
/493/
72
/26/

Presumed Innocent (1990)
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.
poster
The Roku Channel
73
7.4
/44144/
74
/857/
71
/555/
3.9
/48603/
78
/36/
80
/578/
58
/9/
cc age 15+

...And Justice for All (1979)
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.
poster
MGM Plus
72
7.5
/199242/
76
/4943/
73
/2785/
3.8
/162444/
66
/56/
85
/3589/
53
/21/
cc age 15+

A Time to Kill (1996)
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
poster
Hoopla
71
7.2
/231940/
73
/6146/
72
/4154/
3.4
/127160/
72
/170/
73
/18433/
68
/35/
cc age 17+

Fracture (2007)
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
poster
Kanopy
80
71
8.0
/51466/
76
/627/
74
/231/
3.7
/13632/
100
/14/
81
/9/
cc age 15+

Pink (2016)
A sexual assault victim, unjustly tried for the attempted murder of her attacker, is defended by a retired lawyer who challenges India's rape culture.
poster
Netflix
70
7.5
/70421/
75
/3560/
74
/1215/
3.7
/55831/
75
/219/
85
/196/
53
/35/
cc age 16+

The Mauritanian (2021)
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
7.1
/119170/
72
/2864/
69
/1460/
3.4
/59877/
73
/160/
75
/2107/
61
/38/
cc age 14+

Runaway Jury (2003)
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.
poster
70
7.5
/435570/
76
/12701/
74
/6502/
3.6
/389450/
65
/66/
80
/6179/
60
/19/
cc age 18+

The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
7.1
/37383/
69
/1349/
69
/856/
3.6
/29756/
75
/151/
71
/57/
65
/31/

In the Fade (2017)
Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
poster
69
6.8
/2193/
64
/32/
67
/26/
3.3
/625/
85
/13/
74
/79/
71
/14/

Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
poster
Hoopla
68
6.7
/9416/
65
/163/
63
/133/
3.4
/4794/
71
/31/
64
/67/
60
/19/

Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
poster
MGM Plus
68
6.9
/158829/
71
/4377/
67
/2197/
3.5
/115039/
76
/59/
64
/1556/
58
/16/
cc age 16+

The Firm (1993)
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
poster
67
6.7
/82351/
70
/2298/
66
/1287/
3.3
/53358/
79
/39/
68
/1021/
65
/18/
cc age 14+

The Client (1994)
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
poster
67
6.5
/18290/
66
/427/
63
/281/
3.2
/11827/
79
/29/
59
/171/
60
/15/

Jagged Edge (1985)
After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
7.3
/32435/
73
/820/
71
/591/
3.5
/10677/
55
/38/
79
/702/
cc age 18+

Murder in the First (1995)
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
7.3
/76900/
75
/2998/
70
/1430/
3.5
/26905/
53
/134/
66
/1944/
60
/31/
cc age 18+

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)
After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.
poster
67
6.5
/121673/
66
/4132/
63
/2213/
3.0
/62605/
75
/165/
60
/3280/
66
/36/
cc age 14+

Premium Rush (2012)
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
poster
65
6.4
/8884/
70
/278/
62
/167/
3.2
/3256/
78
/27/
51
/71/
58
/18/

Class Action (1991)
A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.
poster
Kanopy
66
64
6.9
/13704/
68
/328/
62
/280/
3.2
/4209/
71
/28/
68
/363/
61
/7/

Red (2008)
Avery, a reclusive older man, has a best friend in his dog, Red. When three teens kill Red without reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, attempting to follow the letter of the law. But when the law fails him, and the boys' father clearly defines right and wrong in his own way, Avery must avenge himself by any means possible.
poster
Hulu
63
7.2
/153656/
74
/6350/
75
/2115/
3.3
/388180/
34
/221/
96
/4024/
43
/46/
cc age 14+

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.
poster
63
6.6
/12724/
70
/368/
66
/238/
3.2
/5921/
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
63
6.6
/40831/
68
/946/
65
/829/
3.2
/16529/
58
/40/
49
/282/
64
/26/

True Crime (1999)
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at midnight – a man Everett has suddenly realized is innocent.
poster
63
6.6
/102289/
70
/3173/
66
/1695/
3.3
/59714/
56
/52/
61
/1266/
51
/15/
cc age 14+

The Pelican Brief (1993)
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
poster
60
6.4
/8246/
65
/234/
60
/174/
3.2
/3323/
77
/13/
43
/79/
60
/10/

The Star Chamber (1983)
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
poster
60
7.5
/131154/
75
/2928/
74
/2118/
3.5
/45203/
19
/155/
81
/2962/
31
/36/
cc age 17+

The Life of David Gale (2003)
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
poster
Netflix
63
59
6.0
/24745/
65
/240/
61
/59/
3.0
/15454/
71
/17/
61
/59/

Jigra (2024)
When Ankur is wrongfully imprisoned and sentenced to death in a foreign country, his steely sister Satya is driven by a lethal resolve to break him free.
poster
Netflix
61
58
6.5
/15537/
65
/271/
69
/49/
3.1
/8524/
29
/14/
79
/39/

Maharaj (2024)
Based on a real-life historic court case, a bold journalist questions a revered leader's immoral behavior.
poster
58
6.6
/11735/
69
/330/
64
/215/
3.3
/7104/
63
/16/
52
/66/
53
/23/

Narrow Margin (1990)
An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to discover that the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death.
poster
61
58
7.0
/30798/
72
/434/
67
/129/
3.0
/6681/
45
/11/
56
/23/

Rustom (2016)
A naval officer is devastated to learn about his wife's extramarital affair with a rich businessman while he was away. He pays him a visit and shoots him to death, following which he surrenders himself but claims to be "not guilty" in the court, much to the surprise of the businessman's sister and the officers dealing with his case.
poster
57
5.7
/12135/
60
/227/
55
/169/
2.9
/4329/
60
/47/
27
/120/
65
/18/

The Gingerbread Man (1998)
A successful Savannah defense attorney gets romantically involved with a sexy, mysterious waitress troubled by psychopaths and dark family secrets.


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