800 Recommended Legal and Court Room Thrillers
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101. 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: 100,766 | Gross: $20.19M
102. Conduct Unbecoming (2011)
100 min | Drama
United States Marine Nick Dodd is charged with callously killing several civilians in Afghanistan. A military trial ensues.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Corey Sevier, Bridget Wareham, Michael Ironside, Maury Chaykin
Votes: 81
103. A War (2015)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During contact with the Taliban in Afghanistan a Danish commander makes a decision which saves many of his men's lives but inadvertently takes the lives of some Afghani civilians. Now he is facing criminal charges.
Director: Tobias Lindholm | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck
Votes: 11,204 | Gross: $0.12M
104. Shadow of Fear (2004)
PG-13 | 88 min | Thriller
When a young man accidentally kills someone, he is plunged into a rich man's world of blackmail, betrayal, adultery and ...murder.
Director: Rich Cowan | Stars: Matthew Davis, James Spader, Aidan Quinn, Peter Coyote
Votes: 1,701
105. The Turning Point (1952)
Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith, Tom Tully
Votes: 1,776
106. In Her Defense (1999)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller, Romance
A lawyer has to defend his lover who's accused of a murder he has committed himself. Now he has to defend her in court without implicating himself.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Marlee Matlin, Daniel Pilon, Michael Dudikoff, Sophie Lorain
Votes: 665
107. Murder 101 (1991 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Mystery, Thriller
After writing/publishing a book about a real murder trial, Charles returns to his college to teach creative writing - art of the thriller. 1st essay assigned: plan a perfect murder. Later someone uses it for murder.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Dey Young, Antoni Corone, Raphael Sbarge
Votes: 1,307
108. The Return of Frank James (1940)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, Western
Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper, Henry Hull
Votes: 3,686
109. Shepherds and Butchers (2016)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
Director: Oliver Schmitz | Stars: Steve Coogan, Andrea Riseborough, Garion Dowds, Eduan van Jaarsveldt
Votes: 3,137
110. Blind Justice (I) (1986 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
An innocent man is identified as a rapist, and the accusation ruins his life.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Tim Matheson, Mimi Kuzyk, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Lisa Eichhorn
Votes: 81
111. Hart's War (2002)
R | 125 min | Drama, War
A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II, is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely accused of murder.
Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser
Votes: 55,348 | Gross: $19.08M
112. The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte, James Cromwell, Mark Pellegrino
Votes: 7,092
113. River Runs Red (2018)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
When the son of an African American judge is murdered in a routine pull-over gone wrong, Judge Charles Coleman takes the law into his own hands to ensure justice is had when the two cops walk free.
Director: Wes Miller | Stars: Taye Diggs, John Cusack, George Lopez, Gianni Capaldi
Votes: 3,609
114. Suits (2011–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
On the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.
Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty
Votes: 479,418
115. Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama
The trial and conviction of William "Rusty" Calley, an unknown 27-year-old lieutenant charged with the murder of 102 men, women, and children in the tiny Vietnamese village of My Lai, ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Tony Musante, Richard Basehart, Bo Hopkins, G.D. Spradlin
Votes: 157
116. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Lynda Gravatt
Votes: 43,218 | Gross: $11.96M
117. Sworn to Silence (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A lawyer who is defending an accused murderer, is told by his client the whereabouts of the bodies. However, being his lawyer, he is unable to reveal this information.
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Peter Coyote, Dabney Coleman, Caroline McWilliams, David Spielberg
Votes: 155
118. Evelyn (2002)
PG | 94 min | Drama
Desmond's wife leaves him and their 3 kids after Christmas 1953. As he's unemployed in Dublin, the authorities place the kids in orphanages; when he finds a job, he tries to get his kids back.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Julianna Margulies, Aidan Quinn, Sophie Vavasseur
Votes: 7,129 | Gross: $1.48M
119. The Enforcer (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.
Directors: Bretaigne Windust, Raoul Walsh | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Zero Mostel, Ted de Corsia, Everett Sloane
Votes: 5,649
120. The Judge (2014)
R | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.
Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton
Votes: 202,037 | Gross: $47.12M
121. Who We Are Now (2017)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
An ex-con tries to get back custody of her son with the help of an idealistic young public defender and at the same time falls into a romantic fling with a traumatized former US soldier.
Director: Matthew Newton | Stars: Julianne Nicholson, Zachary Quinto, Jess Weixler, Lea Thompson
Votes: 1,300 | Gross: $0.02M
122. The Advocate's Devil (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A charismatic basketball star (Holt McCallany) is accused of rape. A lawyer (Ken Olin) in need of a big win is brought in to get the star off. The lawyer wins the case, but along the way he... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Ken Olin, Mariska Hargitay, Gina Philips, Wendell Pierce
Votes: 462
123. Judgment in Berlin (1988)
PG | 96 min | Drama
American judge in Germany must decide if the hijacking of an East German plane into West Berlin was justified.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Martin Sheen, Sam Wanamaker, Max Gail, Jürgen Heinrich
Votes: 884 | Gross: $0.23M
124. One Angry Juror (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Drama
One Angry Juror is the story of Chicago attorney Sarah Walsh, who is chosen to serve on the jury of a murder trial. Convinced that the defendant is innocent and that he is being framed for ... See full summary »
Director: Paul A. Kaufman | Stars: Jessica Capshaw, Jeremy Ratchford, Aaron Douglas, Shomari Downer
Votes: 280
125. Canterbury's Law (2008)
TV-14 | Drama
A television series centered on Elizabeth Canterbury, a tough-minded defense attorney who isn't afraid to push boundaries in order to protect innocent clients.
Stars: Julianna Margulies, Ben Shenkman, Keith D. Robinson, Trieste Kelly Dunn
Votes: 656
126. Death of a Soldier (1986)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, War
Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Mora | Stars: James Coburn, Bill Hunter, Reb Brown, Maurie Fields
Votes: 278
127. Find Me Guilty (2006)
R | 125 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
In the late 1980s, a low level gangster named Jackie DiNorscio defends himself in court in what became the longest criminal trial in American judicial history.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Ron Silver, Alex Rocco
Votes: 36,263 | Gross: $1.17M
128. The Last Innocent Man (1987 TV Movie)
Unrated | 109 min | Thriller
Harry is tired of getting murderers off in court and quits. He has a relation with Jenny. She wants him to defend her separated husband. He allegedly murdered a cop posing as hooker.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Ed Harris, Roxanne Hart, David Suchet, Bruce McGill
Votes: 389
129. Beast Stalker (2008)
Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Thriller
A traffic accident changed their lives forever. In capturing wanted criminal Zhang Yidong, Sergeant Tang Fei (Nicholas Tse) was involved in a gunfight and car accident that put the criminal... See full summary »
Director: Dante Lam | Stars: Nicholas Tse, Jingchu Zhang, Nick Cheung, Pu Miao
Votes: 2,382
130. Custody (I) (2016)
TV-14 | 104 min | Drama
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Director: James Lapine | Stars: Viola Davis, Hayden Panettiere, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 1,247
131. The Trial (1993)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
Joseph K. (Kyle MacLachlan) awakens one morning to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told with what he is charged, and despite being "... See full summary »
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Anthony Hopkins, Jason Robards, Juliet Stevenson
Votes: 2,535
132. The Good Father (1985)
R | 90 min | Drama
Bill (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife, so that she can ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter, Frances Viner
Votes: 672 | Gross: $0.42M
133. Guilty Conscience (1985 TV Movie)
Approved | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While an unfaithful criminal lawyer considers killing his wife, his spouse develops some schemes of her own.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Blythe Danner, Swoosie Kurtz, Donegan Smith
Votes: 1,014
134. Chicago Justice (2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama
The State's Attorney's dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursuing justice.
Stars: Philip Winchester, Jon Seda, Joelle Carter, Monica Barbaro
Votes: 4,511
135. When They See Us (2019)
TV-MA | 75 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
Stars: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez
Votes: 137,951
136. Stealing Cars (2015)
R | 94 min | Drama
A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.
Director: Bradley Kaplan | Stars: Emory Cohen, John Leguizamo, Paul Sparks, Heather Lind
Votes: 1,276
137. Return to Sender (I) (2004)
R | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
While fighting for a woman who sits on death row, a lawyer happens upon new information which brings into question the motives of a man associated with her client.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston, Tim Daly
Votes: 2,573
138. Breaking Point (2009)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A troubled lawyer takes on a high profile murder case that forces him to come to terms with his own past.
Director: Jeff Celentano | Stars: Tom Berenger, Busta Rhymes, Armand Assante, Musetta Vander
Votes: 744
139. Black and White (2002)
99 min | Drama
Recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court trial of young aboriginal Max Stuart.
Director: Craig Lahiff | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox, Colin Friels
Votes: 879
140. Deadlocked (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young man is accused of rape and murder and placed on trial. His father doesn't believe that he is guilty, so in act of desperation he grabs the bailiff's guns and takes the whole jury ... See full summary »
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: David Caruso, Charles S. Dutton, Jo D. Jonz, John Finn
Votes: 376
141. 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: 36,390 | Gross: $7.70M
142. I, the Jury (1982)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A PI investigates the murder of his one-armed friend, a PI working on a case. Clues lead to a sex clinic. Bodies pile up.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Armand Assante, Barbara Carrera, Laurene Landon, Alan King
Votes: 1,822 | Gross: $1.52M
143. The Judge (2001)
169 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Everything brilliant and compassionate defense attorney Paul Madriani stands for is put to the test when he's hired to defend an indefensible adversary. Baltimore's Judge Armando Acosti's ... See full summary »
Stars: Alec McClure, Lolita Davidovich, Edward James Olmos, Chris Noth
Votes: 311
144. Hanna K. (1983)
R | 111 min | Drama
An Israeli lawyer is defending a Palestinian charged by The Military Court System in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. It's a tough case because of a strong political background.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Jean Yanne, Gabriel Byrne, Mohammad Bakri
Votes: 951 | Gross: $0.11M
145. Trial & Retribution (1997–2009)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team of Det. Supt. Michael Walker, DI North, and DCI Connor follows each case from crime committed, through the pursuit of justice, to the law courts where the efforts of the force will be tested--sometimes to the breaking point.
Stars: David Hayman, Dorian Lough, Victoria Smurfit, Kate Buffery
Votes: 1,212
146. Strange Justice (1999 TV Movie)
R | 95 min | Drama
Fact-based story about the sexual harassment suit filed by Anita Hill during the appointment trials of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court during the George Bush Presidential ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Mandy Patinkin, Regina Taylor, Paul Winfield
Votes: 189
147. Till Death Us Do Part (1992 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama
This is a true crime story based on the book of the same title by prosecuting attorney Vincent Bugliosi (the L.A. prosecutor that put Charles Manson away). On December 11, 1966, a murder ... See full summary »
Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: Treat Williams, Arliss Howard, Rebecca Jenkins, J.E. Freeman
Votes: 225
148. Final Verdict (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Nora Rogers, who grew up to become journalist and writer Adela Rogers St. John, had a unique view of the law practice of her celebrated and notorious father Earl Rogers, who was st the top ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Fisk | Stars: Treat Williams, Olivia Burnette, Glenn Ford, Ashley Crow
Votes: 139
149. Molly's Game (2017)
R | 140 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera
Votes: 187,911 | Gross: $28.78M
150. Marshall (2017)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown
Votes: 26,829 | Gross: $10.05M
151. 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: 98,988
152. Mr. Ricco (1975)
PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A San Francisco attorney (Dean Martin) is hired to defend a black militant accused of murder.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Dean Martin, Eugene Roche, Thalmus Rasulala, Denise Nicholas
Votes: 650
153. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
R | 129 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong
Votes: 193,469
154. Word of Honor (2003 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre committed by his platoon in a Hue hospital 30 years before, the army recalls Tyson ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Don Johnson, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sharon Lawrence, John Heard
Votes: 592
155. Murder in the First (1995)
R | 122 min | Drama, Thriller
An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.
Director: Marc Rocco | Stars: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 30,690 | Gross: $17.38M
156. Love Is Strange (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A romantic drama which follows the deteriorating condition of a witty judge as she passes witty wisdom from her full court docket while taking chemotherapy.
Director: Annette Haywood-Carter | Stars: Kate Nelligan, Ron Silver, Julie Harris, Kevin Patrick Walls
Votes: 125
157. The Warrior Class (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Rookie lawyer Alec Brno has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil scam led by a ruthless mafia boss. When he reluctantly falls for the gangster's ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Hruska | Stars: Anson Mount, Erica Leerhsen, Robert Vaughn, Jake Weber
Votes: 219
158. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, War
A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "The Caine Mutiny".
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Jeff Daniels, Brad Davis, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 733
159. The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama, War
When a U.S. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardises the ship, the first officer is urged to consider relieving him of command.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray
Votes: 29,917 | Gross: $21.75M
160. El peso de la ley (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gloria is a lawyer who throughout her career has never been able to defend someone who was not guilty. His new client seems to be not so different: a man accused of rape in a small town where no one believes his story.
Director: Fernán Mirás | Stars: Paola Barrientos, María Onetto, Daniel Lambertini, Fernán Mirás
Votes: 224
161. The Penalty Phase (1986 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Thriller
Things looked pretty simple: the confessed murderer had all the evidence against him. The Prosecutor Jansen could not have been more relentless, conservative and incisive. Furthermore, the ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Richardson | Stars: Peter Strauss, Jonelle Allen, Karen Austin, Jane Badler
Votes: 96
162. Canal Street (2018)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Thriller
After being arrested for the murder of a white classmate, a young black man's father fights in court for his son's vindication. Against all odds, they embrace their undying trust in each other and find faith in God.
Director: Rhyan LaMarr | Stars: Mykelti Williamson, Lance Reddick, Michael Beach, Jon Seda
Votes: 412 | Gross: $0.25M
163. The Wronged Man (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Biography, Drama
Janet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a ... See full summary »
Director: Tom McLoughlin | Stars: Julia Ormond, Mahershala Ali, Lisa Arrindell, Bruce McKinnon
Votes: 1,393
164. Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan (1997 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
A lawyer is accused of rape by one of his female associates. He denies it, but his friends, neighbors and associates are split on whether they trust him or not.
Director: Brian Dennehy | Stars: Brian Dennehy, Reed Diamond, Alice Krige, Michael David Simms
Votes: 163
165. Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, History
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Whoopi Goldberg, Virginia Madsen
Votes: 12,155 | Gross: $13.05M
166. Oskyldigt dömd (2008–2009)
Crime, Drama
Markus Haglund (Mikael Persbrandt) is a criminal law professor fond of liquors, promiscuous relationships, and disobeying superiors. At Uppsala University near Stockholm, he establishes a ... See full summary »
Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Helena Af Sandeberg, Sofia Papadimitriou Ledarp, Francisco Sobrado
Votes: 516
167. JAG (1995–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow lawyers of the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's office.
Stars: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux, John M. Jackson
Votes: 20,019
168. The Chicago 8 (2011)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
Eight anti-war protesters go on trial for conspiring to cause riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Director: Pinchas Perry | Stars: Gary Cole, Steven Culp, Philip Baker Hall, David Julian Hirsh
Votes: 258
169. Compulsion (1959)
Approved | 103 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman
Votes: 7,508
170. Signpost to Murder (1964)
Approved | 78 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An escapee from an asylum takes refuge in a woman's house; but she has dark secrets of her own.
Director: George Englund | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Stuart Whitman, Edward Mulhare, Alan Napier
Votes: 539
171. Final Jeopardy (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
After a visiting actress is murdered in her country home, a prosecutor tries to find out if she was the intended target.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Dana Delany, Billy Burke, Joelle Carter, Chris Potter
Votes: 132
172. Final Appeal (1993 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lawyer must defend his sister in the court of law who's accused of murdering her seemingly perfect, but in fact very abusive husband. However, she claims she didn't do it and this makes a tough case even harder and more important.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Brian Dennehy, JoBeth Williams, Tom Mason, Ashley Crow
Votes: 181
173. Cottonmouth (2001)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Texas cop Thomas Carruth is not just any police officer. He delivers justice -- justice at any price -- with just his badge and trusty bullet, and he's a one-man judge, jury and executioner looking for any punks who do wrong.
Director: James Dalthorp | Stars: Richard Tyson, Steven Owsley, Michelle Stafford, Willie Gault
Votes: 94
174. An Affirmative Act (2010)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The life of a young, professional married couple and their baby takes a sharp turn when the pair is arrested and charged with several counts of fraud. What ensues is a tense courtroom drama about the legalization of gay marriage.
Director: A.J. Mattioli | Stars: Blanche Baker, Costas Mandylor, Charles Durning, Robert Clohessy
Votes: 114
175. Inherit the Wind (1999 TV Movie)
PG | 113 min | Drama
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Lane Smith, Tom Everett Scott
Votes: 2,032
176. Perfectly Legal (2002 Video)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
Taylor goes up in court against David, a top bachelor and attorney. But when her assistant gets seduced how far is she willing to go in this sexy court case?
Director: Lane Shefter Bishop | Stars: Lauren Hays, Rafe Urquhart, Tony Menke, Beverly Lynne
Votes: 144
177. To Kill a Cop (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City, he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree, including the killing of a police officer.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Desi Arnaz Jr., Christine Belford, Scott Brady
Votes: 90
178. Legal Deceit (1997)
93 min | Thriller
Sydney Banks learns the hard way that being driven and educated is not the path to success. With the help of Todd Hunter her career takes off. Sydney gets pulled into corporate blackmail ... See full summary »
Director: Monika Harris | Stars: Lela Rochon, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Phil Morris, Cheryl Francis Harrington
Votes: 79
179. Sweet Country (2017)
R | 113 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Director: Warwick Thornton | Stars: Hamilton Morris, Shanika Cole, Ewen Leslie, Sam Neill
Votes: 9,270 | Gross: $0.10M
180. Wer (2013)
R | 93 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A defense attorney begins to suspect that there might be more to her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, than meets the eye.
Director: William Brent Bell | Stars: A.J. Cook, Brian Scott O'Connor, Sebastian Roché, Simon Quarterman
Votes: 9,797
181. Sweet Justice (1994–1995)
60 min | Drama
A young attorney goes to work with her late mother's best friend, a civil-rights activist, much to her conservative father's displeasure.
Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Cicely Tyson, Ronny Cox, Greg Germann
Votes: 81
182. Trust (2000 TV Movie)
113 min | Crime, Mystery
Anne Travers is a lawyer and her adulterous husband Michael Mitcham is a psychologist. Michael's keys are found on the dead woman's body. When Michael is charged with murder, Anne decides to be her husband's lawyer.
Director: David Drury | Stars: Chris Armstrong, Chris Beaumont, John Burgess, Patrick Field
Votes: 251
183. Killing Time (2010–2011)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The story of disgraced lawyer Andrew Fraser's rise from a small time lawyer to successfully defending the most infamous criminals this country has ever seen, and his ultimate downfall and imprisonment for five years in maximum security.
Stars: David Wenham, Diana Glenn, John Brumpton, Colin Friels
Votes: 382
184. Sara's Notebook (2018)
TV-MA | 115 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A Spanish woman travels to darkest heart of Africa looking for her long-time missed younger sister.
Director: Norberto López Amado | Stars: Belén Rueda, Marian Álvarez, Iván Mendes, Manolo Cardona
Votes: 2,890
185. Blind Justice (2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
NYPD Detective Jim Dunbar returns to work after being blinded in the line of duty.
Stars: Ron Eldard, Marisol Nichols, Reno Wilson, Frank Grillo
Votes: 469
186. Chicago P.D. (2014– )
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows District 21 of the Chicago Police Department, made up of two different groups: the uniformed cops and the Intelligence Unit.
Stars: Jason Beghe, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins
Votes: 44,943
187. Cop-Out (1967)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama
John Sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. When his daughter's boyfriend is accused of murder, Sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court.
Director: Pierre Rouve | Stars: James Mason, Geraldine Chaplin, Bobby Darin, Paul Bertoya
Votes: 272
188. Perfect Witness (1989 TV Movie)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A witness to a mob killing has second thoughts about testifying when he realizes his family might become a target.
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Laura Harrington
Votes: 496
189. Judging Amy (1999–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
A family drama focused on three generations of women living together in Hartford, Connecticut.
Stars: Amy Brenneman, Tyne Daly, Karle Warren, Richard T. Jones
Votes: 7,030
190. Created Equal (2017)
TV-PG | 91 min | Drama, Thriller
A cocky, up-and-coming attorney, begrudgingly takes on a case to sue the Archdiocese of New Orleans for sex discrimination; after a woman, who's desperate to become a priest, solicits his help.
Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Lauren Compton, Aaron Tveit, Gregory Alan Williams
Votes: 234
191. The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990 TV Movie)
M | 100 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the early life of the baseball star in the army and in particular his court-martial for insubordination regarding segregation.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Andre Braugher, Daniel Stern, Ruby Dee, Stan Shaw
Votes: 246
192. Barbarians at the Gate (1993 TV Movie)
R | 107 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The president of a major tobacco company decides to buy the company himself, but a bidding war ensues as other companies make their own offers.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna Cassidy
Votes: 3,397
193. Innocents (2000)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A French musician, on his way from NYC to Seattle, meets a nurse and her sister in N.Dakota. The cute sisters join him in the repaired Volvo. The area has had a series of roadside murders and killings follow them.
Director: Gregory Marquette | Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Keith David, Kent Allen, Connie Nielsen
Votes: 644
194. The Lying Truth (2011)
105 min | Drama
A rapper is accused of rape by a beautiful video vixen. He says he didn't rape her and the sex was consensual. She says he raped her and he feels women are sex slaves. One of them will be exposed as a liar when the truth is revealed.
Director: Reggie Gaskins | Stars: Reggie Gaskins, Maya Dunbar, Sean Riggs, Mari Morrow
Votes: 42
195. Saint Judy (2018)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Drama
The story of immigration attorney Judy Wood, and how she initiated the change in U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
Director: Sean Hanish | Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany, Common, Alfred Molina
Votes: 1,698 | Gross: $0.08M
196. Trial and Error (1996)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
An actor poses as a lawyer to help his sick friend, and problems develop.
Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron, Jessica Steen
Votes: 7,816 | Gross: $13.55M
197. The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Banner is held as a witness to a violent crime linked to the Kingpin, the fugitive is helped by lawyer Matt Murdock who is also the superhero, Daredevil.
Director: Bill Bixby | Stars: Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Marta DuBois, Nancy Everhard
Votes: 3,034
198. Final Justice (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A teacher kidnaps the attorney who successfully defended her gay brother's killer.
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Annette O'Toole, Michael McKean, Brian Wimmer, Mary Marsh
Votes: 218
199. Conviction (2006– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
ADA Alexandra Cabot from "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" returns as the bureau chief for the group of young ADAs. According to Dick Wolf, "'Conviction' will be a 'charactercedural,' we ... See full summary »
Stars: Eric Balfour, Jordan Bridges, Milena Govich, Stephanie March
Votes: 1,025
200. Conviction (II) (2010)
R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo, Thomas D. Mahard
Votes: 46,034 | Gross: $6.78M
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