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'.
Boston Legal: Season 4 (2007)
8.4/10
Starring: James Spader, William Shatner, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen
A wry courtroom television show that walks the line between drama and comedy, 'Boston Legal' is the creation of perennial hit-maker David E. Kelley. T... Read more
Boston Legal: Season 3 (2006)
8.4/10
Starring: James Spader, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, Mark Valley, Rene Auberjonois, Ju...
David E. Kelley's quirky comedy-drama continues with a few new additions to the legal team; Denny Crane tries on-line dating; Alan and a new associate... Read more
Rumpole of the Bailey: Series 3 (1983)
8.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Leo McKern
Leo McKern returns for a third series as the curmudgeonly defence lawyer Horace Rumpole. While crime doesn't exactly pay, at least it's a living. This... Read more
Laws of Attraction (2004)
5.9/10
Director: Peter Howitt
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey, Michael Sheen, Nora Dunn, Frances...
Audrey Woods (Julianne Moore) and Daniel Rafferty (Pierce Brosnan) are the best divorce lawyers in New York - neither has ever lost a case. She is ser... Read more
Ally McBeal: Season 1 - Part 1 (1997)
6.8/10
Starring: Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne Smith, Craig Bierko, Gil Bellows, Jane Krakow...
Calista Flockhart stars in the award-winning series as the slightly neurotic Ally McBeal, a single lawyer both blessed and cursed with eccentric colle... 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
Reversible Errors (2004)
6.3/10
Director: Mike Robe
Starring: William H Macy, Tom Selleck, Monica Potter, Felicity Huffman, James Rebhorn, She...
A tense courtroom drama, made as a TV mini-series, and starring William H Macy as a corporate lawyer who reluctantly takes on a pro bono murder case.... Read more
The Trials of Darryl Hunt (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
In 1984, copy editor Deborah Sykes was raped and murdered. Three suspects leapt out, but one was settled on very quickly, 19-year-old, black youth, D... Read more
Damages: Season 1 (2007)
8.1/10
Starring: Rose Byrne, Glenn Close, Ted Danson, Peter Facinelli, Philip Bosco, Tate Donovan
Steering clear of courtroom cliches this series follows one case and the people involved, with a film noir-like menace and story. Young lawyer Rose By... Read more
Rumpole of the Bailey: Series 2 (1979)
8.5/10
Starring: Leo McKern
Opinionated and set in his ways, the portly and curmudgeonly Horace Rumpole (Leo McKern) powers forth in his daily quest for justice. In this second s... Read more