Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "los-angeles-california", "murder-trial"

1. American Crime Story (2016– )

TV-MA | 42 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An anthology series centered around America's most notorious crimes and criminals.

Stars: Sarah Paulson, Annaleigh Ashford, Sterling K. Brown, Kenneth Choi

Votes: 99,006

2. Legally Blonde (2001)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.

Director: Robert Luketic | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis

Votes: 248,527 | Gross: $96.52M

3. L.A. Law (1986–1994)

TV-PG | 46 min | Drama

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 6,480

4. Fracture (2007)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After shooting his wife, Ted confesses his crime and asks the court to move his case to trial. He represents himself against Willy, a successful lawyer. But there's more to the case than meets the eye.

Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike

Votes: 219,084 | Gross: $39.02M

5. O.J.: Made in America (2016)

TV-MA | 467 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.

Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mike Albanese, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Allen

Votes: 21,981

6. I Want to Live! (1958)

Approved | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A prostitute, sentenced to death for murder, pleads her innocence.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel

Votes: 7,372

7. High Crimes (2002)

PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A successful lawyer's husband is arrested for murdering nine villagers in El Salvador in 1988 as a US soldier under a different name. She decides to defend him in military court and find out the truth about what happened.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Adam Scott

Votes: 48,297 | Gross: $41.54M

8. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The sensuous wife of a roadside diner proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordid, steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

Director: Bob Rafelson | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner

Votes: 25,812 | Gross: $12.38M

9. Dead Ringer (1963)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford, Philip Carey

Votes: 6,443

10. Café Society (2016)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In the 1930s, a Bronx native moves to Hollywood and falls in love with a young woman who is seeing a married man.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively

Votes: 81,342 | Gross: $11.10M

11. Annette (2021)

R | 141 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A stand-up comedian and his opera singer wife have a two-year-old daughter with a surprising gift.

Director: Leos Carax | Stars: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell

Votes: 22,716

12. Boys on the Side (1995)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

Robin shares a ride in her car with Jane from New York to Los Angeles. They stop at Jane's friend Holly's place in Pittsburgh and take her with them west, making a long stop in Tucson. The three very different women become close friends.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey

Votes: 14,161 | Gross: $23.45M

13. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Passed | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A married woman and a drifter fall in love and then plot to murder her husband.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn

Votes: 22,898 | Gross: $8.33M

14. They Won't Believe Me (1947)

Approved | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable-sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Robert Young, Susan Hayward, Jane Greer, Rita Johnson

Votes: 2,970

15. Shark (2006–2008)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sebastian Stark is a well-known Los Angeles attorney who leaves his lucrative career defending wealthy criminals to be a prosecutor for the district attorney.

Stars: James Woods, Danielle Panabaker, Sophina Brown, Sarah Carter

Votes: 12,112

16. Crazy in Alabama (1999)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff.

Director: Antonio Banderas | Stars: Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty

Votes: 7,397 | Gross: $1.95M

17. Frankenstein Unbound (1990)

R | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

The ultimate weapon which was meant to be safe for the mankind produces global side effects including time slides and disappearances.The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817's Switzerland.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: John Hurt, Raul Julia, Nick Brimble, Bridget Fonda

Votes: 4,138 | Gross: $0.33M

18. They Drive by Night (1940)

Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino

Votes: 8,838

19. Brainstorm (1965)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Thriller

Scientist Jim Grayam saves his boss' wife from suicide but then falls in love with her.

Director: William Conrad | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Dana Andrews, Anne Francis, Viveca Lindfors

Votes: 734

20. Black Angel (1946)

Passed | 81 min | Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir

When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford

Votes: 3,958

21. Perry Mason Returns (1985 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When his former secretary Della Street is accused of murder, Perry Mason gives up a judgeship to defend her.

Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Katt, Holland Taylor

Votes: 990

22. La doble vida de Estela Carrillo (2017)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama

After witnessing a murder, single mother Estela Carrillo must hide the fact that she is an undocumented immigrant escaping a dark past. While hiding her secret, romantic interests and her dream of becoming a singer complicate her plans.

Stars: Ariadne Díaz, David Zepeda, África Zavala, Danilo Carrera

Votes: 63

23. Hunt the Man Down (1950)

Passed | 69 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gig Young, Lynne Roberts, Mary Anderson, Willard Parker

Votes: 1,051

24. Perfect Strangers (1950)

Unrated | 88 min | Drama, Romance

Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan, serving on a sequestered jury during a murder trial, fall in love. She is divorced, he is married.

Director: Bretaigne Windust | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, Thelma Ritter, Margalo Gillmore

Votes: 552

25. Find the Witness (1937)

Approved | 55 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rudolph Mordini (Henry Mollison) is a Houdini-type magician who claims he couldn't have possibly murdered his wife, as he was enclosed, at the time of the killing, in a sealed ... See full summary »

Director: David Selman | Stars: Charles Quigley, Rosalind Keith, Rita La Roy, Henry Mollison

26. The Investigators (2000– )
Episode: Deadly Exposure (2007)

Documentary, Crime, Drama

The cases of aspiring models 31-year-old Donnalee Duhamel, 21-year-old Shari Miller, and 15-year-old Tracey Campbell, who were strangled to death and mutilated in California between 1978 and 1984.

Directors: David Cargill, Gabe Torres | Stars: Gene Galusha, Alexander Castaneda, Dre Swain, Martin Kivlegan

27. OJ25 (2020– )
Episode: You Might Think You Know Why (2020)

The verdict comes back with lightning speed; some are shocked, while some are overjoyed.

Stars: F. Lee Bailey, Danny Bakewell, Kathleen Bell, Robert Blasier

28. OJ25 (2020– )
Episode: Sock Talk (2020)

44 min

The defense uses bloody socks found in O.J. Simpson's bedroom to claim police framed client.

Stars: F. Lee Bailey, Robert Blasier, Marcia Clark, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.

29. OJ25 (2020– )
Episode: I Can't Apologize for Being a Good Detective That Day (2020)

44 min

The defense takes a dead aim at Detective Mark Fuhrman's troubled history with African-Americans.

Stars: F. Lee Bailey, Danny Bakewell, Nsenga Burton, Marcia Clark

30. Mind of a Monster (2019–2021)
Episode: The Grim Sleeper (2021)

TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime

In 2001, Los Angeles Police Department's cold case unit reopened the files on a series of unsolved murders from the 1980s. As police search for DNA evidence to unlock these homicides which ... See full summary »

Stars: Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Cliff Shepard, Jermaine Jackson, Ray Davis

Votes: 39

31. The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode: The Grim Sleeper (2021)

Documentary, Crime

A cold blooded killer conceals his victim bodies with trash, discarding them like garbage in the back alleys across Los Angeles.

Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Cliff Shepard, Dennis Kilcoyne, Paul Mize, Ana Garcia

Votes: 12

32. CNN Special Reports (1980– )
Episode: Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders (2015)

42 min | News

CNN revisits the vicious, horrific killings by Charles Manson's followers, 45 years later.

Stars: Sara Sidner, Alisa Statman, Mary Neiswender, Jeff Guinn

33. The Lincoln Lawyer (2022– )
Episode: Covenants and Stipulations (2023)

TV-MA | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mickey reevaluates his trial strategy after Andrea unveils a key piece of evidence and an unexpected final witness. Haley plans a birthday surprise.

Director: Shana Stein | Stars: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton, Angus Sampson, Jazz Raycole

Votes: 609

34. Blood & Money (2023– )
Episode: An Unexpected Link to Robert Durst (2023)

Crime, Documentary

Law enforcement elites join forces when a murder in Beverly Hills connects back to one of the most notorious names in American history; a courtroom battle ensues between a defense backed by money and a prosecutor with a need for justice.

Stars: Ashley Ahlquist, Susan Berman, Morris Black, Stephen Cannon

Votes: 22

35. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 19-14 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

The countdown of crimes and mysteries that have baffled America continues with a bizarre blend of brutal murders, skyway robbery, lost riches, lost colonies, and an unexplained disappearance.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Troy Taylor, Paul Aron, Michael Newton, Michael Green

36. American old west facts (2023– )
Episode: 10 Facts About Wyatt Earp You May Not Know (2024)

32 min | Documentary, History

A biography of Wyatt Earp in the top ten list format. Raised in a farming family Earp soon found law enforcement more to his liking serving as a lawman, and professional gambler, in several towns in the American West.

37. The Seventies (2015)
Episode: Crimes & Cults (2015)

Documentary, History

Cult killings like the Manson Family murders and serial killers such as The Zodiac, The Hillside Strangler, John Wayne Gacy and the Son of Sam have the nation gripped in fear as crime and murder dramatically rise throughout the decade.

Stars: Douglas Brinkley, Vincent Bugliosi, Jeff Guinn, James Alan Fox

Votes: 142

38. Rich and Acquitted (2016– )
Episode: OJ Simpson (2016)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Crime

One of the most notorious cases in recent legal history saw former American footballer and actor OJ Simpson found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

Stars: Andy Barnett, Leonel Claude, Anthony Gilardi, Erin-Elizabeth Miller

Votes: 11

39. Wartime Crime (2017– )
Episode: The Zoot Suit Riots (2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime

During WW2 in Los Angeles, white servicemen and civilians attack Hispanic and other minority youths who are seen as unpatriotic due to the style of clothes they wear.

Director: Tom O'Dell | Stars: Luis Alvarez, Omar Banana, Mike Bodie, Zuma Davies

Votes: 12

40. The Price of Duty (2018– )
Episode: John Garcia (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

John Garcia investigates the murder of Oscar-winning Cambodian actor and activist Haing Ngor.

Stars: John Garcia, Haing S. Ngor, Craig Hum, Ed Yee

41. World's Most Evil Killers (2017– )
Episode: Richard Ramirez (2018)

Documentary, Crime

Exhibiting cruelty, callousness, and viciousness beyond any human understanding, Richard Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles with his spate of home invasions.

Stars: Richard Ramirez, Frank Falzon, Elizabeth Yardley, Geoffrey Wansell

Votes: 23