Best "prosecutor" Movies of All Time

23 movies found (page 1/1):

The Exorcism of Emily Rose(2005)

2h 2min | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

3.3/5 (with 1,212 votes)

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

Directed by Scott Derrickson - With Laura Linney, Jennifer Carpenter, Tom Wilkinson, Colm Feore, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, ...

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Yaksha: Ruthless Operations(2022)

2h 5min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 72 votes)

Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.

Directed by Na Hyun - With Sol Kyung-gu, Park Hae-soo, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yang Dong-geun, Lee El, Song Jae-lim, ...

Collateral(2004)

| 2h | Drama, Crime, Thriller

3.6/5 (with 2,486 votes)

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Directed by Michael Mann - With Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, ...

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Absence of Malice(1981)

1h 56min | Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller

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.

Directed by Sydney Pollack - With Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, ...

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Labyrinth of Lies(2014)

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| 2h 2min | Drama, History

3.6/5 (with 263 votes)

A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.

Directed by Giulio Ricciarelli - With Alexander Fehling, Gert Voss, Friederike Becht, Hansi Jochmann, Johann von Bülow, Robert Hunger-Bühler, ...

Yara(2021)

1h 36min | Crime, Drama

3.2/5 (with 164 votes)

The murder of 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio shocks the little town of Brembate di Sopra, Italy. To bring the culprit to justice, prosecutor Letizia Ruggeri has only a bit of DNA without a database to compare it to. Based on a true story.

Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana - With Isabella Ragonese, Alessio Boni

Asura: The City of Madness(2016)

2h 16min | Action, Crime, Thriller

3.3/5 (with 39 votes)

A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.

Directed by Kim Sung-su

The King(2017)

2h 14min | Crime, Action

3.8/5 (with 32 votes)

Born in a poor family, Tae-su learns that the power is the most important thing in life and decides to become a prosecutor, the biggest symbol of power in the 90’s. After entering the most prestigious law school, experiencing democratic resistance in Korea, Tae-su finally reaches his goal of becoming a prosecutor but his life is no better than a salary man. By chance, he joins a clique of the powerful prosecutors with wealth and authority. He finally gets a taste of a life of the top hierarchy, but as he enjoys the sweetness of supremacy, he also sees the cruel side of it.

Directed by Han Jae-rim - With Zo In-sung

Adam's Rib(1949)

1h 41min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

3.6/5 (with 121 votes)

When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.

Directed by George Cukor - With Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen, ...

Burning Days(2022)

2h 9min | Drama, Thriller, Crime

3.6/5 (with 28 votes)

With the mayoral election approaching, the newly-appointed state prosecutor of a small Turkish town suffering from a water supply crisis gradually descends into trouble after a young local woman is raped.

Directed by Emin Alper

A Violent Prosecutor(2016)

2h 6min | Crime, Comedy

3.5/5 (with 45 votes)

After a prosecution lawyer is framed and convicted for murder, he tries to catch the real murderer from jail with the help of a con artist.

Directed by Lee Il-hyung - With Hwang Jeong-min

Remember the Night(1940)

1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love

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.

Directed by Mitchell Leisen - With Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Charles Arnt, Charles Waldron, Elizabeth Patterson, ...

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Killing for the Prosecution(2018)

2h 4min | Mystery, Drama, Crime, Thriller

3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

Young public prosecutor Keiichiro Okino is assigned to the department of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office that deals with violent cases, where he will work with Takeshi Mogami, whom he admires. When a money lender is killed and it is suspected that someone from Mogami’s past is the perpetrator, the team prepares to do his best in order to prove the alleged criminal’s guilt.

Directed by Masato Harada - With Takuya Kimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka

Black Money(2019)

1h 53min | Crime, Drama

3.7/5 (with 11 votes)

A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her death to clear his name, he realizes that the truth lies in a huge financial scandal.

Directed by Chung Ji-young - With Cho Jin-woong, Lee Ha-nee, Kang Sin-il, Choi Deok-mun

The Advocate: A Missing Body(2015)

1h 57min | Thriller, Action

3.7/5 (with 16 votes)

When his client suddenly confesses to murder in open court, a hotshot attorney embarks on a search for truth to redeem his ruined reputation.

Directed by Jong-ho Huh - With Lee Sun-kyun

Gentleman(2022)

2h 3min | Action, Crime

3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

A stylish crime, action film about a CEO of a private detective agency and a prosecutor to catch the axis of evil.

Directed by Kim Kyung-won - With Ju Ji-hoon, Park Seong-ung, Choi Sung-eun, Kang Hong-seok, Lee Dal, Park Hae-eun, ...

The Public Prosecutor(1946)

1h 40min | Crime, Drama

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A tough-on-crime public prosecutor's world is turned upside down when his son is accused of murdering a dancer.

Hero(2007)

2h 10min | Mystery

3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

Kohei Kuryu returns to Tokyo, reunites with his former colleagues, and goes up against one of the most famous lawyers in Tokyo to solve a new case and team up with his best partner, Maiko Amemiya.

Directed by Masayuki Suzuki - With Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, Hiroshi Abe, Fumiyo Kohinata, Norito Yashima, Kiyoshi Kodama, ...

The Mouthpiece(1932)

1h 26min | Drama

3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.

Directed by James Flood, Elliott Nugent - With Warren William, Sidney Fox, Aline MacMahon

Missing Witnesses(1937)

1h 1min | Romance / Love, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.

Directed by William Clemens - With John Litel

Some Far-Away Light(1969)

1h 37min | Drama

2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

An ex-prosecutor comes to provincial hotel to commit suicide there. Prior to this act, he first calls persons who made him bring up such decision. Conversations over telephone reveal the causes and circumstances that led to tragedy.

Directed by Josip Lešić - With Rade Marković, Ljuba Tadić, Ana Karić, Mira Stupica, Dušica Žegarac

Vice(2005)

1h 27min | Comedy, Drama

Details the trial of a young Texas "erotic dancer" on charges of lurid behavior and indecent exposure and the various witnesses who testify both for and against her.

Tu stoję...(1994)

1h 10min | Drama, TV Movie

A journalist from "Gazeta Wyborcza" recalls his investigative reports and the consequences he suffered while trying to reveal the truth.

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