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Law Abiding Citizen(2009)

16
| 1h 49min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2,192 votes)

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

Batman Forever(1995)

PG
| 2h 1min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 2,410 votes)

Batman must battle a disfigured district attorney and a disgruntled former employee with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat.

Miracle on 34th Street(1947)

3.7/5 (with 301 votes)

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

L.A. Confidential(1997)

2h 18min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 2,110 votes)

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

Madea Goes to Jail(2009)

1h 43min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 83 votes)

After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.

Reasonable Doubt(2014)

1h 31min | Crime, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 248 votes)

When up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the trial, Mitch's worst fears come true when he realizes that he acquitted a guilty man, and he soon finds himself on the hunt for the killer before more victims pile up.

Rampart(2011)

Κ-15
| 1h 48min | Crime, Drama
2.8/5 (with 152 votes)

Follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.

The Woman in the Window(1944)

1h 39min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
3.8/5 (with 137 votes)

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers(1946)

1h 55min | Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 66 votes)

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.

The Car: Road to Revenge(2019)

3.3/5 (with 45 votes)

In a dilapidated cyberpunk city plagued by crime and corruption, an unscrupulous District Attorney is savagely murdered and tossed out of a building onto his brand new car. Mysteriously, the District Attorney and his car come back to life as a single being with a thirst for vengeance. The eerie driver-less car embarks on a vicious rampage exacting revenge on the criminals who murdered him. The Car: Road to Revenge is the stylized sequel to the unconventional horror cult classic The Car (1977), and features an homage to the original with the return of Ronny Cox as the Mechanic.

Kiss of Death(1947)

1h 38min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 57 votes)

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

Prince of the City(1981)

2h 47min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.6/5 (with 58 votes)

New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.

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Remember the Night(1940)

3.7/5 (with 38 votes)

When Jack, an assistant District Attorney, takes Lee, a shoplifter caught in the act, home with him for Christmas, the unexpected happens and love blossoms.

Night Falls on Manhattan(1996)

1h 53min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 46 votes)

A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.

The Shaggy D.A.(1976)

2.9/5 (with 28 votes)

Wilby Daniels, a successful lawyer running for District Attorney, suddenly finds himself being transformed into an English sheepdog. Somehow he has to keep his change a secret and find just what is causing it, all the while eluding the local dog catcher.

Q & A(1990)

2h 12min | Action, Thriller, Crime
2.9/5 (with 71 votes)

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.

Any Day Now(2012)

1h 37min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 44 votes)

In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight the legal system to adopt the child.

The File on Thelma Jordon(1949)

1h 40min | Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 20 votes)

Cleve Marshall is an assistant district attorney who falls for the shadowy Thelma Jordon. With her sordid past -- and her relationship with thief Tony Laredo kept secret from the married attorney, Jordon seduces the easily swayed Marshall, and uses him to cover up her misdeeds. When Jordon becomes the prime suspect for the murder of her wealthy aunt, she turns to Marshall, who goes to great lengths to clear her name.

Marked Woman(1937)

1h 36min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 28 votes)

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

Tight Spot(1955)

1h 37min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.2/5 (with 13 votes)

A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her.

Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word(2016)

1h 35min | Horror
2.4/5 (with 21 votes)

When a young man is executed for committing murder, he leaves behind a curse letter, promising vengeance for all those connected to his unfair trial.

Directed by Simon Rumley

Star Reporter(1939)

1h 2min | Crime, Drama
2.6/5 (with 1 vote)

An idealistic young newspaper reporter crusades against organized crime.

Johnny Eager(1941)

1h 47min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 16 votes)

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

Alias Nick Beal(1949)

1h 33min | Fantasy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

The Threat(1949)

1h 6min | Crime, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 8 votes)

An escaped con kidnaps the people he thinks put him behind bars.

Escort Girl(1941)

1h 8min | Crime, Drama
1.8/5 (with 3 votes)

A pair of nightclub owners run a string of escort bureaus where men pay for the "companionship" of young women. The district attorney sends an undercover agent to infiltrate the bureaus.

Directed by Edward Kaye

Francis Covers the Big Town(1953)

2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.

Where Are My Children?(1916)

1h 4min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 11 votes)

Walton, the District Attorney, yearns to have children. Soon after defending an author on trial for publishing indecent literature, Walton discovers a secret his wife and her socialite friends have been hiding from him.

Slightly Honorable(1939)

1h 25min | Comedy, Mystery
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.

There's Always a Woman(1938)

1h 21min | Comedy, Mystery
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

An investigator for the District Attorney's office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back to his old job. As his wife is at his office closing up, a wealthy society matron walks in with a case: she wants to know if her husband is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend, who is now married. The wife accepts what looks to be an easy case, figuring than she can then persuade her husband to re-start the agency. However, when the client's husband is found murdered, she decides to investigate the murder herself. Her husband has also been assigned by the D.A. to investigate the murder, and he doesn't know that his wife is also on the case. Complications ensue.

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