Legal Eagles
A natural breeding ground for tension, suspense and witty repartee, the courtroom has long been an obvious choice for filmmakers. Here you will find murder ('In Cold Blood', 'Murder in the First'), injustice ('The Trials of Darryl Hunt', 'In The Name of the Father'), corruption ('Runaway Jury', 'Damages'), bigotry ('To Kill A Mockingbird', 'The Accused') and a few laughs as well ('Legally Blonde'). All be seated! Court is now in session!
Pictured: Brock Peters and the inimitable Gregory Peck who won the Oscar for his protrayal of Atticus Finch in 'To Kill A Mockingbird'.
Erin Brockovich (2000)
7.3/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Peter Coyote
Julia Roberts shines in this powerful true story, playing a feisty, divorced mother of three who takes a job as her lawyer's secretary and finds herse... Read more
Find Me Guilty (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Richard Portnow, Linus Roache, Alex Rocco, Annabella...
Sidney Lumet co-wrote and directs this bizarrely comic true story of mobster 'Fat Jack' DiNorscio who declined a deal for a shortened prison sentence,... Read more
Harvey Birdman - Attorney at Law: Volume 1 (2000)
8/10
Starring: Voices Of, Gary Cole, Thomas Allen, Stephen Colbert, Michael McKean, Phil LaMarr...
For cartoon characters wronged everywhere, he's the bird to see. Attorney to the (animated) stars. Harvey Birdman (voiced by Gary Cole) wasn't quite... Read more
Harvey Birdman - Attorney at Law: Volume 2 (2004)
8/10
Starring: Voices Of, Gary Cole, Thomas Allen, Stephen Colbert, John Michael Higgins, Paget...
Harvey and his dedicated legal crew are back, defending the rights of cartoon characters everywhere. Sort of. Familiar faces featured in this volume... Read more
Harvey Birdman - Attorney at Law: Volume 3 (2008)
8/10
Here It Is! Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, The Third DVD! You read right: The Third DVD! How many shows can say they've got three DVDs - I'm sorry?... Read more
High Crimes (2002)
6.3/10
Director: Carl Franklin
Starring: Amanda Peet, Adam Scott, Bruce Davidson, Jim Caviezel, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Ju...
This tense courtroom drama boasts Ashley Judd as an attorney who has to defend craftsman husband Jim Caviezel for his part in a secret 1988 Marine Cor... Read more
In Cold Blood (1967)
8/10
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Robert Blake, John Forsythe, Scott Wilson, Jeff Corey
An engrossing true story, masterfully adapted from the Truman Capote novel, tracing two young killers, their motives and eventual arrest after the mur... Read more
In the Name of the Father (1993)
8.1/10
Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite
"In the Name of the Father" tells the true saga of Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis), a petty thief in strife-torn '70s Belfast. After angering the IRA... Read more
In the Name of the Father ( Blu-ray ) (1993)
8.1/10
Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite
"In the Name of the Father" tells the true saga of Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis), a petty thief in strife-torn '70s Belfast. After angering the IRA... Read more
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
7.7/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl, Henry Thomas
The McMartin child abuse trial - 6 years and 16 million dollars - the longest and most expensive trial in history is recreated in this hard-hitting, r... Read more