Genre: Courtroom Dramas
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The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe …
Directed by: Brad Furman
Tasked with defending rich lothario Louis Roulet, who's been charged with assault, lawyer Mick Haller finds himself and his family in danger when he deduces the truth behind this and…
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Puncture (2011)
Cast: Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Vinessa Shaw …
Directed by: Mark Kassen, Adam Kassen
Drug-addicted attorney Mike and his business partner Paul take on a case involving an emergency room nurse who has been pricked by an infected needle. Uncovering a web of corporate…
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Thurgood (2011)
Cast: Laurence Fishburne
Directed by: Michael Stevens
Re-creating a Tony-nominated performance, Laurence Fishburne stars in this one-man live show as renowned lawyer and civil rights leader Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice…
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Conviction (2010)
Cast: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo …
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
Convinced that her brother, Kenneth (Sam Rockwell), has been unjustly convicted of murder and incompetently defended by court-ordered attorneys, high school dropout Betty Anne Waters (Hilary…
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Howl (2010)
Cast: James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm …
Directed by: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
James Franco steps into the shoes of famed Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in this star-studded biopic centered around Ginsberg's poem "Howl" and the widely publicized obscenity trial that…
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The Conspirator (2010)
Cast: James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood …
Directed by: Robert Redford
Robert Redford directs this gripping historical drama that follows the efforts of young lawyer Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy) as he defends Mary Surratt (Robin Wright Penn), a Confederate…
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The Wronged Man (2010)
Cast: Julia Ormond, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Lisa Arrindell Anderson …
Directed by: Tom McLoughlin
The uncommon bond between paralegal Janet Gregory (Julia Ormond) and convicted rapist Calvin Willis (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali) is at the heart of this redemption drama based on a true story.…
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The Trial (2010)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Bob Gunton, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Gary Wheeler
Following the death of his wife and sons, small-town lawyer "Mac" McClain (Matthew Modine) has lost the will to live, but he sets aside despair to defend young Pete Thomason (Randy Wayne) in…
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Alleged (2010)
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Colm Meaney, Fred Dalton Thompson …
Directed by: Tom Hines
Charles, a young reporter, gets a shot at the big time when famed editor H.L. Mencken takes him under his wing during the Scopes Monkey Trial. But the trial puts Charles squarely between his…
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My Sister's Keeper (2009)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Jason Patric …
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
A former defense attorney (Cameron Diaz) finds herself back in the courtroom when she and her husband (Jason Patric) are sued for medical emancipation by their 11-year-old daughter, Anna…
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn …
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Michael Douglas stars as corrupt district attorney Mark Hunter in this remake of Fritz Lang's noir classic about a reporter, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe), who sets himself up as the…
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The Pack (2009)
Cast: Lucie Arnaz, Elisabeth Moss, Ryan Homchick …
Directed by: Alyssa Rallo Bennett
Lucie Arnaz stars in this modern social drama, based on actual events and court cases, about the responsibility smokers bear for the health risks they may inflict on other people,…
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Leslie, My Name Is Evil (2009)
Cast: Peter MacNeill, Gregory Smith, Ryan Robbins …
Directed by: Reginald Harkema
Sheltered, sexually frustrated chemist Perry is thrust headlong into the wildness of the 1960s when he is selected as a jury member in the infamous trial of Charles Manson and becomes…
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The Sicilian Girl (2009)
Cast: Veronica D'Agostino, Gérard Jugnot, Giulia Andò …
Directed by: Marco Amenta
In this taut drama based on a true story, 17-year-old Rita (Veronica D'Agostino) is leading a privileged life when her father and brother are slain by rival Mafiosi. Bent on revenge, she…
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Storm (2009)
Cast: Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Stephen Dillane …
Directed by: Hans-Christian Schmid
As prosecutor Hannah Maynard (Kerry Fox) builds a war crimes case against former Yugoslavian army commander Goran Duric (Drazen Kühn), the key witness's suicide threatens to let…
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Sus (2009)
Cast: Ralph Brown, Clint Dyer, Anjela Lauren Smith …
Directed by: Robert Heath
In the wake of his wife's wrongful death on election night in 1979, Delroy (Clint Dyer) is forced to defend himself against a mountain of trumped-up evidence and a pair of racist police…
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The Reader (2008)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Kate Winslet …
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
Michael Berg (Ralph Fiennes) reflects on the formative sexual relationship he had with older woman Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet, in a Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning role) as a young teenager…
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Flash of Genius (2008)
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney …
Directed by: Marc Abraham
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for…
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The Girl from Monaco (2008)
Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Louise Bourgoin …
Directed by: Anne Fontaine
Middle-aged lawyer Bertrand (Fabrice Luchini) chafes at the presence of Christophe (Roschdy Zem), a bodyguard assigned to protect him during a dangerous case. Things worsen when Bertrand…
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Masterpiece Contemporary: God on Trial (2008)
Cast: Antony Sher, Rupert Graves, Dominic Cooper …
Directed by: Andy DeEmmony
Rupert Graves, Dominic Cooper, Antony Sher and Stellan Skarsgard star in this Masterpiece Theatre World War II drama about a group of Auschwitz prisoners who decide to put God on trial. The…
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American Violet (2008)
Cast: Nicole Beharie, Michael O'Keefe, Will Patton …
Directed by: Tim Disney
Inspired by true events, this penetrating drama centers on Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a 24-year-old mother of four who's forced to take on a corrupt district attorney (Michael…
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The Coverup (2008)
Cast: Gabriel Mann, Eliza Dushku, Michael Welch …
Directed by: Brian Jun
In a small Iowa town, young Kevin Thacker (Michael Welch) is arrested for drunk driving but ends up dead in an alley behind the police station. His family cries foul, the police department…
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The Fall (2008)
Cast: Benny Ciaramello, Robert Gerdisch, Scott Kinworthy …
Directed by: John Krueger
When his loser brotheris accused of killing a priest, Frank (Scott Kinworthy), a hotshot lawyer with lofty political aspirations, steps in to defend him. But as Frank digs up the truth, he…
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Fracture (2007)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn …
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Anthony Hopkins stars in this legal thriller as Ted Crawford, a man who allegedly attempted to murder his wife and is now locked in a battle of wits with a young assistant district attorney,…
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Michael Clayton (2007)
Cast: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton …
Directed by: Tony Gilroy
Screenwriter Tony Gilroy delivers a finely tuned directorial debut with this dramatic thriller about burned-out corporate lawyer Michael Clayton (George Clooney), a man who's built his…