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'.
Runaway Jury (2003)
7.1/10
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce Mc...
This intense adaptation of John Grisham's thriller boasts John Cusack as a juror on a high-profile civil case in New Orleans in which the widow of a m... Read more
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
8.4/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Charles Laughton
Agatha Christie's play about a sensational London murder trial features great performances from Charles Laughton as the ageing lawyer, and from Tyrone... Read more
The Firm (1993)
6.8/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Tom Cruise is the Harvard grad lured to the small Memphis law firm with promises of a cheap mortgage and a flash new car who soon discovers that his b... Read more
Boston Legal: Season 1 (2004)
8.4/10
Director: Lou Antonio, Steve Robin
Starring: James Spader, Monica Potter, Rene Auberjonois, William Shatner, Candice Bergen,...
This award-winning and blacky comedic spin-off from 'The Practice' stars James Spader as the ethically-challenged Alan Shore, civil attorney extraordi... Read more
Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)
8.1/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Eve Arden
A riveting courtroom drama pitting small town lawyer James Stewart against big city prosecutor George C Scott, in a trial of Ben Gazzara, accused of m... Read more
The Client (1994)
6.7/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro
A good adaptation of John Grisham's best-seller about an 11-year-old boy that witnesses a suicide and hears a confession that puts his life in danger.... Read more
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003)
4.7/10
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Bo...
Reese Witherspoon is back in Elle Woods' strappy shoes, and this time she's taking on Washington, D.C.! When Elle (Witherspoon) discovers that her lov... 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
The Good Wife: Season 1 (2009)
8.3/10
Starring: Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Makenzie Veg...
In 'The Good Wife', Golden Globe winner Julianna Margulies plays Alicia Florrick, the resilient wife of a disgraced State's Attorney. After her high-p... Read more
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
7.8/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Lee Marvin
Humphrey Bogart, as Captain Philip Francis Queeg, provokes Van Johnson to seize his ship during a typhoon. Van and fellow officer Robert Francis go on... Read more