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1. Queen of Hearts (2019)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
A successful lawyer jeopardizes her career and threatens to tear her family apart after engaging in an affair with her teenage stepson.
Director: May el-Toukhy | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper, Liv Esmår Dannemann
Votes: 14,506
2. Dark Waters (2019)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, History
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman
Votes: 101,836
3. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered Hulk.
Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Ginger Gonzaga, Malia Arrayah, Jameela Jamil
Votes: 190,418
4. A Time to Kill (1996)
R | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey
Votes: 181,679 | Gross: $108.77M
5. The Firm (2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Defense Attorney Mitch McDeere is targeted for execution by the Chicago Mob in retaliation for bringing down a profitable Mob-operated Memphis law firm ten years earlier.
Stars: Josh Lucas, Callum Keith Rennie, Molly Parker, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 6,149
6. In Her Shoes (2005)
PG-13 | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Strait-laced Rose breaks off relations with her party girl sister, Maggie, over an indiscretion involving Rose's boyfriend. The chilly atmosphere is broken with the arrival of Ella, the grandmother neither sister knew existed.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Toni Collette, Cameron Diaz, Shirley MacLaine, Anson Mount
Votes: 65,081 | Gross: $32.88M
7. Sand Dollar Cove (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Real estate development project manager Elli is sent by her company to acquire the beachfront property they've chosen as the site of their new resort. Brody, the charming local wants to make sure the town's beloved pier remains intact.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Aly Michalka, Clare Bowen, Glynnis O'Connor
Votes: 1,283
8. The Last Wave (1977)
PG | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow
Votes: 11,033
9. A Silence (2023)
99 min | Drama
Astrid, the wife of a renowned lawyer, has been silenced for 25 years. Her family's equilibrium suddenly collapses when her children start looking for justice.
Director: Joachim Lafosse | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Devos, Matthieu Galoux, Jeanne Cherhal
Votes: 247
10. The Allegation (2021)
225 min | Drama
In the small German town of Ottern, a pediatrician diagnoses "chronic sexual abuse", while examining a young girl, setting events in motion that lead to a judicial scandal of devastating proportions.
Stars: Peter Kurth, Narges Rashidi, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Katharina Marie Schubert
Votes: 554
11. Counsellor at Law (1933)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
A successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns that his wife has been unfaithful.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels, Doris Kenyon, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 1,508
12. The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
128 min | Crime, Drama, History
An unstable former French Sergeant commits many atrocities. A judge considers how this case could benefit or damage his career.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Michel Galabru, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 2,326
13. Swing Vote (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Joseph Kirkland, new appointee to the US Supreme Court, suddenly finds himself the center of attention as his other eight justices have split their votes down the middle on a case involving... See full summary »
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Andy Garcia, Harry Belafonte, Robert Prosky, Ray Walston
Votes: 556
14. Milada (2017)
124 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Milada Horáková, democratic pre-WW2 Czech politician first arrested and tried by the Nazis during the War and then the post-war Communist government for her refusal to cease her opposition activity and leave the country.
Director: David Mrnka | Stars: Ayelet Zurer, Robert Gant, Daniel Rchichev, Karina Rchichev
Votes: 1,459
15. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001 Video Game)
T | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a video game made by Capcom in which you play the role of Phoenix Wright, a funny, likeable defense lawyer who has to face countless and often bizarre court cases against ruthless prosecutors.
Director: Shu Takumi | Stars: David Crislip, Brandon Gay, Kou Hamasaki, Tatsuro Iwamoto
Votes: 614
16. The Pact (2018)
R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When Monica finds out her daughter is about to die she takes extreme measures to save her.
Director: David Victori | Stars: Belén Rueda, Darío Grandinetti, Mireia Oriol, Antonio Durán 'Morris'
Votes: 1,276 | Gross: $0.00M
17. Beware the Gorilla (2019)
90 min | Comedy, Family
Lorenzo is a family lawyer who, after splitting from his wife Emma, lost everything, including the children safekeeping. After he visited a zoo he decides to defend the rights of a gorilla ... See full summary »
Director: Luca Miniero | Stars: Frank Matano, Cristiana Capotondi, Pasquale Petrolo, Francesco Scianna
Votes: 292
18. Red Line (2018)
80 min | Crime, Thriller
1992, Roman Rédl a Military Prosecutor at the height of his career must prevent General Ference, the last chief of the State Security (StB) to escape in the midst of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
Stars: Ondrej Sokol, David Novotný, Martin Hofmann, Roman Polák
Votes: 196
19. Three Summers (2006)
28 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Jørgen lives abroad but every summer he comes back to Denmark with his wife. He invites, as usual, his neighbours and their teenager son, Thomas, for dinner at his place. Only, this time, ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Augusto de Oliveira | Stars: Morten Kirkskov, Simon Munk, Stine Schrøder Jensen, Carsten Bjørnlund
Votes: 294
20. Normal (I) (2009)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In a world of decay even the most horrific deeds seem normal. Life account of the most dreaded German serial killer of the 1930s.
Director: Julius Sevcík | Stars: Milan Knazko, Dagmar Havlová, Pavel Gajdos, Zuzana Kajnarová
Votes: 330
21. Lovin' Amsterdam (2017 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
German corporate lawyer Max takes on a job in an Amsterdam real estate firm rather than joining his father's construction company. He's relatively happy, yet doesn't quite fit in with his ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Froschmayer | Stars: Vladimir Burlakov, Bracha van Doesburgh, Rita Russek, Hans-Joachim Heist
Votes: 142
22. Prípad Roubal (2021)
Crime, Drama
A miniseries inspired by the real, albeit incredibly frightening, events that the Czech serial killer Ivan Roubal committed in the 1990s.
Stars: Dagmar Havlová, Hynek Cermák, David Svehlík, Jan Censký
Votes: 66
23. Gente decente (2004)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
A young and successful lawyer is involved in the mysterious death of an elegant prostitute.
Director: Edgardo Viereck | Stars: Luciano Cruz-Coke, Viviana Rodríguez, Ramón Llao, Katyna Huberman
Votes: 122
24. Kanoon (1993–1996)
Crime, Mystery
This is a TV serial by Bollywood giant BR Chopra. It is styled after several of the movies he made and named after one of his most famous movies, Kanoon (1960). The protagonist is a lawyer ... See full summary »
Stars: Pankaj Dheer, Anant Mahadevan, Vinod Kapoor, Kavita Kapoor
Votes: 11
25. Tri prání (1958)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos | Stars: Zdenek Díte, Rade Markovic, Tatjana Beljakova, Alena Kreuzmannová
Votes: 93
27.
The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode:
Love & Honor
(1998)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jimmy leads the firm's defense against Tommy Silva's lawsuit for their actions during the Vogleman trial. Silva uses Ellenor's past actions to hang her, and Jimmy makes a questionable move ... See full summary »
Director: Arvin Brown | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris
Votes: 105