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Gifted(2017)

1h 41min | Drama, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 2,399 votes)

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

Liar Liar(1997)

13
| 1h 26min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 2,463 votes)

Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday he has just one wish - that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his mouth has suddenly become his biggest liability.

Primal Fear(1996)

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| 2h 9min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 1,432 votes)

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

Erin Brockovich(2000)

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| 2h 11min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,394 votes)

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

Just Mercy(2019)

Κ-12
| 2h 17min | Drama, Crime, History
4.0/5 (with 934 votes)

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

The Secret in Their Eyes(2009)

4.0/5 (with 1,094 votes)

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.

Bridge of Spies(2015)

K
| 2h 21min | Thriller, Drama
3.6/5 (with 3,118 votes)

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

God's Not Dead 2(2016)

2h 1min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 176 votes)

When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her reasoned response lands her in deep trouble and could expel God from the public square once and for all.

The Collini Case(2019)

Κ-15
| 1h 58min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
3.7/5 (with 142 votes)

A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.

The Hurricane(1999)

2h 26min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 604 votes)

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

The Insider(1999)

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| 2h 38min | Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 782 votes)

Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.

A Civil Action(1998)

13
| 1h 55min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 184 votes)

Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.

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Reversal of Fortune(1990)

1h 51min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 119 votes)

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Belle(2013)

1h 45min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 315 votes)

BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar's son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield's role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England.

You Don't Know Jack(2010)

2h 14min | Drama, TV Movie
3.6/5 (with 166 votes)

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

Directed by Barry Levinson - With Susan Sarandon

Courted(2015)

Κ
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 85 votes)

When a feared judge of the French court, Xavier Racine, encounters a French-Danish juror, Ditte Lorensen-Coteret, at a murder trial, their shared past is slowly uncovered.

The Chamber(1996)

1h 53min | Crime, Drama
3.0/5 (with 108 votes)

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.

Power(1986)

1h 51min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 23 votes)

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the man destined to succeed him, unknown and mysterious businessman Jerome Cade...

Juror 8(2019)

1h 54min | Mystery
3.7/5 (with 10 votes)

Seoul, South Korea, September 21st, 2008. Eight citizens, the first to intervene as jurors in the country's legal history, are randomly selected to examine a matricide case that appears to have been resolved due to the existence of apparently conclusive evidence.

Counsel(2019)

1h | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

An alpha female barrister complicates her professional and personal life when she falls for a client.

In the Name of the Italian People(1971)

1h 43min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 40 votes)

An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?

Damini(1992)

2h 55min | Drama, Crime
3.9/5 (with 8 votes)

The theme revolves around the character Damini who represents truth and innocence. After her marriage in renowned wealthy family, Damini happens to see a cruel act done by her brother-in-law. She wants the victim to get justice, but the family including her husband oppose her, which leads her to leave the house. Soon she is helped by a drunkard, an ex-advocate, who helps her in all respect to reach to her aim and therefore justice.

Vakeel Saab(2021)

2h 35min | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

Three girls find themselves accused of attempt to murder after escaping molestation. Their only hope is an alcoholic lawyer who agrees to take up the case.

Directed by Venu Sree Raam - With Pawan Kalyan, Anjali, Nivetha Tharseth, Prakash Raj

A Decent Man(2016)

1h 47min | Drama
2.8/5 (with 18 votes)

Eddie is no longer living with his wife and their son Noam. One night, he gets mugged and badly injured, and consequently becomes a hero to his son and the victim of a vicious crime to his wife. But when Ahmed, the perfect scapegoat for the attack, is charged, the gravitas of his accusation sucks Eddie into an infernal spiral of self-doubt and lies, marking the start of a dangerous freefall.

The Seventh Juror(1962)

1h 45min | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 22 votes)

In a moment of madness a middle-aged, married and respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened. Eventually her boyfriend is charged with the crime and, in a strange twist of fate, the killer finds himself serving on the jury.

Prayer Never Fails(2016)

2h 23min | Kids & Family
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

When a high school basketball coach is fired for praying with one of his players, he follows God's calling and hires an agnostic, gambling lawyer to file a lawsuit.

Directed by Wes Miller - With Nick Lashaway

Prosecuting Casey Anthony(2013)

1h 25min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 8 votes)

"Prosecuting Casey Anthony" reveals Florida prosecutor, Jeff Ashton’s inside story of the true crime drama that captivated and then shocked the nation when Caylee Anthony’s mother, Casey, was acquitted of killing her daughter, despite what many thought to be overwhelming evidence of guilt. The movie is seen from Ashton’s (Lowe) perspective and it takes viewers behind-the-scenes of both the investigation into Caylee’s tragic death and the ensuing trial, shedding new light on the many questions of what happened to the two year-old girl, how Ashton and his fellow prosecutors built their case and why a woman so shrouded in suspicion was proclaimed innocent. With in-depth information about the case and the accused, "Prosecuting Casey Anthony" examines what the prosecution got right, what they got wrong and why Ashton remains convinced of Casey Anthony’s guilt...

One Thing at a Time(2016)

1h 33min | Crime
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

A lawyer defends his childhood friend accused of killing his wife.

Directed by Jacques Malaterre

Adrenalin(1996)

1h 30min | Action, Thriller, Crime
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

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Insecure: All the Best for the Future(2020)

1h 29min | TV Movie, Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The lawyer Franziska Schlüter works for the Aescuria insurance and is responsible for processing applications for disbursement of occupational disability policies. The company policy provides as a guideline to prevent the approval as far as possible. When the widow of a victim, who committed suicide after being rejected, storms the office to loudly accuse these machinations, Franziska begins to doubt the correctness of her work and to rethink. She quits and works as a freelance lawyer to help injured parties legally to get their rights. First she deals with the case of a family in the neighborhood. The father has been in a wheelchair since an accident. However, the Strelaus have not yet seen any money from the insurance company. Initially not taken seriously by colleagues, the shy woman takes on the fight against the health insurance system and has to fight against resistance and above all with her own self-doubt.

Directed by Jörg Lühdorff
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