Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "u.s.-supreme-court"

1. Bridge of Spies (2015)

PG-13 | 142 min | Drama, History, Thriller

During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan

Votes: 327,958 | Gross: $72.31M

2. The Post (2017)

PG-13 | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History

A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 162,488 | Gross: $81.90M

3. Woman in Gold (2015)

PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, History

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes

Votes: 63,265 | Gross: $33.31M

4. Miss Sloane (2016)

R | 132 min | Drama

In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.

Director: John Madden | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg

Votes: 82,602 | Gross: $3.50M

5. The Pelican Brief (1993)

PG-13 | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard

Votes: 96,093 | Gross: $100.77M

6. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama

The story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Brett Harrelson

Votes: 100,791 | Gross: $20.19M

7. Dave (1993)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance

An uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave is recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn

Votes: 56,892 | Gross: $63.27M

8. Ali (2001)

R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles

Votes: 105,610 | Gross: $58.20M

9. Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels

Votes: 101,333 | Gross: $31.56M

10. Trumbo (2015)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K.

Votes: 84,810 | Gross: $7.86M

11. Frost/Nixon (2008)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell

Votes: 112,517 | Gross: $18.59M

12. LBJ (2016)

R | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History

Lyndon B. Johnson aligns himself with John F. Kennedy, rises to the Presidency, and deals with the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Michael Stahl-David, Richard Jenkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Votes: 7,712 | Gross: $2.47M

13. Loving (2016)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.

Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton, Dean Mumford

Votes: 36,394 | Gross: $7.70M

14. Luce (I) (2019)

R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status as an all-star student.

Director: Julius Onah | Stars: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tim Roth

Votes: 15,125 | Gross: $1.78M

15. Nothing But the Truth (I) (2008)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Washington, D.C., a reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.

Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Vera Farmiga, Angela Bassett

Votes: 39,876 | Gross: $0.00M

16. Roe v. Wade (2019)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, History

Dr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history.

Directors: Cathy Allyn, Nick Loeb | Stars: Jon Voight, Nick Loeb, Stacey Dash, Jamie Kennedy

Votes: 1,585

17. Come See the Paradise (1990)

R | 138 min | Drama, Romance, War

The passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Shizuko Hoshi

Votes: 3,060 | Gross: $0.85M

18. RBG (2018)

PG | 98 min | Documentary, Biography

The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.

Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ann Kittner, Harryette Helsel, Nina Totenberg

Votes: 15,073 | Gross: $14.02M

19. Gideon's Trumpet (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 104 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Clarence Earl Gideon and his fight for the right to have publicly funded legal counsel for the needy.

Director: Robert L. Collins | Stars: Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray

Votes: 1,188

20. Lackawanna Blues (2005 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Music

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Yasiin Bey, Carmen Ejogo

Votes: 2,548

21. Howl (2010)

R | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit

Votes: 13,412 | Gross: $0.62M

22. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)

R | 106 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring

Votes: 16,812 | Gross: $0.27M

23. The Last Blockbuster (2020)

TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary

This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.

Director: Taylor Morden | Stars: Lauren Lapkus, Tom Casey, Kevin Smith, Sandi Harding

Votes: 6,148

24. First Monday in October (1981)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, Jan Sterling

Votes: 1,661

25. Battle of Little Bighorn (2020)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Action, Biography

The U.S. expands westward after the Civil War displacing the last of the free-roaming Native Americans onto Reservations. This show focuses special attention on General George A. Custer and... See full summary »

Director: Molly Hermann | Stars: Steve Alexander, Kirk Chapman, Ron Glasgow, Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas

Votes: 107

26. Dirty Pictures (2000 TV Movie)

R | 104 min | Drama

A Cincinnati museum director goes on trial in 1990 for exhibiting sadomasochistic photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.

Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: James Woods, Ann Marin, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid

Votes: 872

27. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

Not Rated | 97 min | Biography, Drama

Ali's biggest match, his fight with the US government. A film about the politics and hubris surrounding the Vietnam War and the revenge exacted on America's greatest sportsman of the 20th century because he refused to fight in that war.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Ed Begley Jr., Peter Gerety

Votes: 2,591

28. Reversing Roe (2018)

TV-14 | 99 min | Documentary

A deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.

Directors: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg | Stars: Donna Howard, John Seago, Brigitte Amiri, Troy Newman

Votes: 1,818

29. The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)

TV-PG | 96 min | Documentary

The unexpected story of Parks and her life beyond the historic bus boycott, revealing the intent behind her activism, her radical politics and her courage.

Directors: Johanna Hamilton, Yoruba Richen | Stars: Mary Frances Berry, Keisha N. Blain, Herb Boyd, Tiffany Cross

Votes: 136

30. Trumbo (2007)

PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Biography

Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Askin | Stars: Dalton Trumbo, Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas

Votes: 1,248 | Gross: $7.85M

31. Slay the Dragon (2019)

PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary

It influences elections and sways outcomes-gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the system.

Directors: Chris Durrance, Barak Goodman | Stars: Stephen Wolf, Rick Pluta, Charles Williams II, Curt Guyette

Votes: 477

32. The Judas Project (1990)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

How would you react if Christ had re-appeared on earth today? Would man kind repeat their mistakes or accept? This movie is about a modernized 2nd coming of Christ. Instead of facing Romans... See full summary »

Director: James H. Barden | Stars: John O'Banion, Ramy Zada, Richard Herd, Gerald Gordon

Votes: 273 | Gross: $2.93M

33. 8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)

R | 80 min | Documentary

A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California's Proposition 8 and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against LGBT human rights.

Directors: Reed Cowan, Steven Greenstreet | Stars: Spencer Jones, Tyler Barrick, Dustin Lance Black, Linda Williams Stay

Votes: 1,274 | Gross: $0.10M

34. The Divided Heart (1954)

Approved | 89 min | Drama

A story of litigation between a birth mother and an adopted family due to a child lost during a war.

Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell, Armin Dahlen, Alexander Knox

Votes: 296

35. First Lady (1937)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy

As presidential election time approaches in Washington it is the women behind the scenes who seem to be making the decisions.

Director: Stanley Logan | Stars: Kay Francis, Preston Foster, Anita Louise, Walter Connolly

Votes: 515

36. Tying the Knot (2004)

Unrated | 81 min | Documentary, History, Romance

A look at the debate over same sex marriage in the USA. The reasons behind it are illustrated with real life couples that have run afoul of current laws despite varying levels of planning. ... See full summary »

Director: Jim de Sève | Stars: Bob Barr, Mary Bonauto, Brian Brown, Martin Bubbly

Votes: 312 | Gross: $0.04M

37. Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment (2010)

Documentary

On January 13, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the planned YouTube broadcast of the Perry v. Schwarzennegger (Proposition 8) Trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District ... See full summary »

Stars: Jim Abele, Jonathan P. Acosta, John Ainsworth, Sachie Alessio

Votes: 19

38. The Lord Is Not on Trial Here Today (2010)

56 min | Documentary

The Peabody Award-winning story of how separation of church and state began in American public schools, and the courageous woman who made it happen.

Director: Jay Rosenstein | Stars: Ed Dessen, Bruce Dierenfield, Walter Feinberg, Dan McCollum

Votes: 30

39. Trump Wins Enormously on Travel Ban as Supreme Court Allows President to Defend Sovereignty (2017 Video)

13 min | Short, News

Trump's travel ban is a good idea, says Styx, especially after our foreign policy disasters under Obama.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

40. Trump's First State of the Union: Jobs, Immigration, Tax Reform, 'Americans Are Dreamers Too' (2018 Video)

17 min | Short, News

Styx gives his views on Donald Trump's first State of the Union address.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

41. California Plans to Try and Unconstitutionally Prosecute Anti-Islamic Troll (2018 Video)

11 min | Short, News

California violates the First Amendment again.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

42. William Howard Taft: Public Servant (2014 Video)

16 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

The career, life, and times of William Howard Taft, the only person to serve as both President of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

43. Punished Kavanaugh Reveals the Dark Heart of the Left (2018 Video)

34 min | Short, News

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Star: Carl Benjamin

44. Vee (2009– )
Episode: Sergeant at Arms Will Restore Order in the Gallery (2018)

12 min | News

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Star: Vee

45. Put 'Em Up: The Ultimate Girl Group (2017 Music Video)

4 min | Short, Comedy, Music

FAUX REEL STUDIOS presents: "Put 'Em Up"-Official Music Video. The Ultimate Pop Stars!!!. Join Elizabeth Warren, Rachel Maddow, and the Notorious RBG as they belt out a brassy battle cry to take back our political climate.

Directors: Katie Claire, Elizabeth Eckert-Ross, Jamie Thiessen | Stars: Hannah Balagot, Amanda Beagle, Esther Bermann, Carlos Bolanos-Stone

46. Kavanaugh Accuser Confessed to Making False Accusation (2018 Video)

10 min | Short, News

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Star: Tim Pool

47. Leftist Fascism (2017 Video)

38 min | Short

Dinesh D'Souza argues that fascism is a phenomenon of the left, not the right.

Stars: Dinesh D'Souza, Stefan Molyneux

Votes: 42

48. Censorship Is Unpopular and Useless (2017 Video)

15 min | Short, Talk-Show

Censorship by tech companies is still censorship, argues Styx.

Star: Styxhexenhammer666

49. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: May It Please the Court (1994)

Crime, Drama, Family

Carter has submitted a blood test and is thrilled when the result reveals pregnancy. Wambaugh finally gets his life's greatest moment at the Supreme Court in Washington.

Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 52

50. The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode: The Short List (1999)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama

When a Supreme Court justice retires, President Bartlet has a golden opportunity to impact the court's composition by nominating a favorite judge but when further study reveals the ... See full summary »

Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney

Votes: 1,270