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'.
A Few Good Men (1993)
7.7/10
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon
Navy lawyer (Tom Cruise) is driven to investigate the case of two marines who killed a compatriot. Jack Nicholson plays the commanding officer who doe... Read more
A Time to Kill (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Samuel L Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Matthew McConaughey
Samuel L. Jackson plays a black man on trial in Mississippi for killing the two rednecks who raped his young Daughter. John Grisham's best-selling nov... Read more
Rumpole of the Bailey: Rumpole's Return (1980)
8.5/10
Director: John Glenister
Starring: Leo McKern, Peter Bowles, Patricia Hodge, Patsy Smart
In a stand alone feature-length episode that follows on from the end of series 2, Rumpole (Leo McKern) has retired and moved to Florida to be closer t... Read more
On the Basis of Sex (2018)
6.7/10
Director: Mimi Leder
Starring: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates, Sam Waterston, Cailee...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a struggling attorney and new mother who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes... Read more
Until Proven Innocent (2009)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Burger
Starring: Cohen Holloway, Jodie Rimmer, Peter Elliott, Tim Spite, Miranda Harcourt, Martyn...
The true story of David Dougherty and the three strangers who fought to get him a pardon for a crime he didn't commit. In 1992 David Dougherty was fou... Read more
Witness for the Prosecution ( Blu-ray ) (1957)
8.4/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power
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
Joh's Jury (2005)
6.8/10
Director: Ken Cameron
Starring: Gerry Connolly, Simon Bossell, Malcolm Kennard, John Howard, Noah Taylor, Penny...
A stunning dramatic interpretation of the 1991 perjury trial of beleaguered Queensland premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Focussing on the jury who wer... Read more
Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution (2005)
5.6/10
Director: Peter Werner
Starring: Terry Kinney, Janel Moloney, Nathan Anderson
This made-for-TV movie is based on Amber Frey's book following the sensational trial that involved her and her ex-lover Scott Peterson and captivated... 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
The Gingerbread Man (1997)
5.7/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Daryl Hannah, Embeth Davidtz, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Downey Jr, Robert Duvall,...
A southern lawyer's (Kenneth Branagh, with a terrific accent) entanglement with a young waitress leads to disaster in this thriller based on an origin... Read more