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'.
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling Of A Serial Killer (1992)
7/10
Director: Nick Broomfield
Starring: Aileen Wuornos
A twisted tale of murder, alleged police corruption and conniving opportunists that tracks the sensational trial and conviction of America's First Fem... Read more
The Exonerated (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Bob Balaban
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Delroy Lindo, Aidan Quinn
Adapted from the highly acclaimed off-Broadway play, this film tells six true stories of death row inmates proven innocent and released after serving... Read more
The Good Wife: Season 2 (2010)
8.3/10
Starring: Alan Cumming, Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth,...
Season Two holds nothing back as Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) struggles to follow her instincts. And her heart. In the courtroom, Alicia's rel... Read more
Rumpole of the Bailey: Series 6 (1991)
8.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Leo McKern, Marion Mack
Q.C. John Mortimer's satirical look at criminal law and the Old Bailey continues in this sixth series. Horace Rumpole makes his way through six compel... Read more
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
8.3/10
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Brock Peters, Phillip Alford, Robert Duvall
Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus Finch, the defence lawyer of a black man accused of rape in the American South. Scripted by Hor... Read more
Storm (2009)
6.9/10
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
Starring: Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Stephen Dillane, Rolf Lassgard
A harrowing and provocative drama, with Kerry Fox as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, leading a trial against a forme... Read more
Damages: Season 2 (2009)
8.1/10
Starring: Glenn Close, Marcia Gay Harden, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Nouri, Tate Donovan,...
After her unprecedented victory over billionaire Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson), Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) has the legal world at her feet. Just as she... Read more
Rumpole of the Bailey: Series 5 (1988)
8.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Leo McKern, Marion Mack
Q.C. John Mortimer's satirical look at criminal law and the Old Bailey continues in this fifth series. Horace Rumpole makes his way through six compel... Read more
The Trial (1962)
7.8/10
Director: Orson Welles
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Orson Welles
An unnamed country. Joseph K. (Anthony Perkins) is awakened one morning by a man who tells him he is under arrest. Accused by everyone of a crime that... Read more
Suspect (1987)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Cher , Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna
Cher stars as an attorney who becomes involved in a case that takes her outside of the law when juror Dennis Quaid provides information about drug tra... Read more