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The Judge(2014)

Κ-12
| 2h 21min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,806 votes)

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

A Few Good Men(1992)

16
| 2h 18min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 1,509 votes)

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

The Firm(1993)

16
| 2h 35min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 866 votes)

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...

Fracture(2007)

16
| 1h 53min | Thriller
3.6/5 (with 1,818 votes)

A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.

Primal Fear(1996)

16
| 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.

The Pelican Brief(1993)

3.3/5 (with 648 votes)

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

A Time to Kill(1996)

2h 29min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 1,090 votes)

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

Runaway Jury(2003)

13
| 2h 7min | Drama, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 534 votes)

A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.

The Client(1994)

1h 59min | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 473 votes)

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

The Lincoln Lawyer(2011)

16
| 1h 59min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 1,383 votes)

A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.

JFK(1991)

3h 9min | Drama, Thriller, History
3.8/5 (with 949 votes)

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

The Juror(1996)

1h 58min | Thriller, Crime
2.8/5 (with 168 votes)

With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, but, when it becomes clear that the mobsters might want to silence her for good, she sends Oliver abroad and tries to gather evidence of the plot against her, setting up a final showdown.

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The Rainmaker(1997)

13
| 2h 15min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 532 votes)

When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.

Presumed Innocent(1990)

2h 7min | Thriller, Crime, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 284 votes)

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

Dark Waters(2019)

Κ-12
| 2h 7min | Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 869 votes)

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

High Crimes(2002)

1h 55min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
3.2/5 (with 335 votes)

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

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.

Red Corner(1997)

2h 2min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 154 votes)

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

Michael Clayton(2007)

15
| 1h 59min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
3.4/5 (with 718 votes)

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

The Whole Truth(2016)

Κ-15
| 1h 33min | Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 488 votes)

A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

The Insider(1999)

13
| 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.

Changing Lanes(2002)

15
| 1h 39min | Thriller
3.1/5 (with 465 votes)

A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.

Find Me Guilty(2006)

13
| 2h 5min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 207 votes)

Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.

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.

Devil's Knot(2013)

Κ-18
| 1h 54min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 293 votes)

The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.

Absence of Malice(1981)

3.3/5 (with 82 votes)

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

The Third Murder(2017)

2h 4min | Drama, Mystery, Crime
3.3/5 (with 104 votes)

Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending Misumi in a murder trial. Misumi has previous convictions for murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.

The Gingerbread Man(1998)

1h 54min | Thriller, Drama
2.8/5 (with 61 votes)

Savannah lawyer Rick Magruder is at a party celebrating his courtroom victory defending a cop killer when a member of the catering staff, Mallory Doss, discovers her car has been stolen. Having had a few drinks, Magruder offers to give her a lift home, a decision that turns into a one night stand. Rick soon learns that her nut-case father, Dixon, seems to have begun threatening her again. Rick puts the force of his law firm behind Mallory, who he barely knows, has Dixon picked up by the police, and subpoenas the girl's belligerent ex-husband, Pete, to testify against the old man. Dixon is put away in an asylum. However, he soon escapes, putting the lives of everyone who conspired against him in jeopardy.

...And Justice for All(1979)

16
| 1h 59min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 202 votes)

An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.

Music Box(1989)

13
| 2h 4min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 59 votes)

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

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