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poster
Amazon Prime Video
93
9.0
/961438/
88
/15945/
85
/9579/
4.6
/1229146/
100
/63/
97
/6757/
97
/18/
cc age 12+

12 Angry Men (1957)
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.
poster
86
8.0
/76708/
78
/1632/
78
/1101/
4.2
/76897/
100
/53/
91
/824/
95
/15/
cc age 13+

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
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
MGM Plus
84
8.1
/34953/
79
/602/
76
/444/
4.0
/19157/
93
/28/
91
/649/
75
/8/
cc age 12+

Inherit the Wind (1960)
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
poster
84
8.1
/200214/
80
/3059/
78
/1870/
4.2
/99643/
94
/50/
95
/1869/
84
/16/
cc age 16+

In the Name of the Father (1993)
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
84
8.3
/1179567/
83
/27119/
81
/13298/
4.4
/2520005/
97
/90/
94
/15805/
71
/28/
cc age 15+

Good Will Hunting (1997)
Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually, therapist Dr. Sean Maguire helps Will confront the demons that are holding him back.
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
Apple TV
83
7.5
/296118/
73
/12020/
74
/3860/
4.0
/1116857/
93
/473/
84
/1570/
89
/63/
cc age 16+

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.6
/35352/
77
/1507/
78
/711/
4.0
/152389/
96
/71/
91
/57/
78
/11/
cc age 14+

Argentina 1985 (2022)
In the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.6
/5684/
76
/165/
69
/69/
3.9
/7278/
98
/61/
78
/35/
83
/12/

Court (2015)
A sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.
poster
82
7.7
/49654/
75
/1106/
74
/688/
4.0
/54637/
88
/40/
88
/744/
77
/17/
cc age 15+

The Verdict (1982)
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
poster
Hoopla
81
7.5
/163303/
74
/4167/
72
/2329/
3.7
/125108/
96
/68/
84
/3925/
80
/17/
cc age 16+

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.
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
7.4
/24206/
74
/444/
70
/326/
3.7
/22994/
96
/26/
86
/536/
87
/10/

Adam's Rib (1949)
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
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
Criterion Channel
79
7.4
/8266/
70
/143/
68
/171/
3.7
/7373/
85
/13/
82
/106/

Danton (1983)
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
poster
76
7.2
/22903/
72
/687/
69
/292/
3.6
/30552/
92
/48/
83
/595/
63
/14/
cc age 13+

Defending Your Life (1991)
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.5
/40049/
77
/1111/
73
/742/
3.6
/15549/
86
/535/

Interstate 60 (2002)
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
poster
AMC
76
7.6
/154683/
78
/5396/
75
/1736/
3.9
/284690/
85
/61/
87
/3579/
68
/23/
cc age 15+

My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
poster
Netflix
75
7.4
/200255/
75
/11076/
71
/3895/
3.6
/247591/
82
/304/
84
/959/
71
/46/
cc age 16+

Molly's Game (2017)
Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
74
7.5
/3202/
71
/335/
64
/30/
3.7
/7977/
65
/3/
86
/5/

The Truth vs. Alex Jones (2024)
Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.
poster
Hoopla
74
7.2
/89354/
73
/2494/
70
/1407/
3.5
/63759/
82
/60/
78
/926/
72
/19/
cc age 13+

The Rainmaker (1997)
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
poster
74
7.6
/1826/
68
/34/
71
/48/
3.9
/1816/
81
/1/

Special Section (1975)
In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty criminals. Loyal judges are called in to convict them as quickly as possible.
poster
83
74
8.2
/21208/
76
/162/
72
/70/
3.9
/3422/
100
/6/
93
/30/

Shahid (2013)
A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.
poster
MGM Plus
74
7.5
/18953/
73
/318/
72
/288/
3.9
/19299/
87
/31/
88
/321/
61
/9/

Lenny (1974)
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
6.9
/19882/
69
/450/
68
/291/
3.5
/12737/
87
/23/
78
/357/
67
/9/

At Close Range (1986)
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.
poster
Hulu
74
8.1
/70164/
76
/740/
72
/272/
3.5
/12582/
75
/123/

OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
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
73
6.8
/5670/
70
/100/
64
/72/
3.6
/6808/
91
/22/
60
/85/

Melvin and Howard (1980)
The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.
poster
73
6.9
/11882/
67
/216/
67
/218/
3.5
/7464/
94
/33/
74
/264/
cc age 13+

Evil Angels (1988)
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.
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
Netflix
72
6.9
/357182/
71
/11707/
67
/6021/
3.3
/380706/
83
/63/
75
/25406/
70
/20/
cc age 13+

Liar Liar (1997)
Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
72
7.4
/8361/
71
/178/
70
/156/
3.6
/6962/
100
/10/
85
/110/
cc age 12+

Compulsion (1959)
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
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
Kanopy
71
6.7
/8771/
67
/288/
66
/274/
3.5
/16032/
87
/83/
69
/21/
68
/18/

The Third Murder (2017)
A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.
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
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
79
69
7.9
/4721/
77
/123/
74
/57/
3.9
/2173/
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.
poster
70
67
7.2
/8289/
76
/253/
67
/97/
3.4
/6493/
67
/6/
75
/415/

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)
Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local haunted house where a famous murder/suicide occurred 20 years earlier. After the editor assigns Luther to spend one night alone in the mansion, Heggs has a number of supernatural encounters and writes a front page story that makes him a hometown hero...until the nephew of the deceased sues him for libel.
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
Netflix
78
65
7.9
/11165/
74
/171/
75
/19/
3.5
/17560/
Popcorn
95
/8/

Court: State vs. A Nobody (2025)
A determined lawyer takes on a high-stakes case to defend a 19-year-old boy, challenging a system that has already branded him guilty.
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
65
6.6
/27310/
66
/567/
65
/532/
3.2
/12447/
79
/14/
58
/261/
61
/14/

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
poster
YouTube
64
7.4
/216594/
73
/7585/
73
/4296/
3.4
/99331/
49
/197/
72
/2011/
48
/39/
cc age 16+

The Judge (2014)
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of 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
69
62
7.2
/30152/
72
/552/
69
/147/
3.1
/8114/
71
/14/
70
/15/

Jolly LLB 2 (2017)
A blunt, abrasive and yet oddly compassionate Jagdishwar Mishra aka Jolly, a small-time struggling lawyer who moves from Kanpur to the city of Nawabs to pursue his dream of becoming a big-time lawyer.


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