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1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Votes: 869,047 | Gross: $4.36M
2. The Reader (2008)
R | 124 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain
Votes: 260,586 | Gross: $34.19M
3. The Terminal (2004)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chi McBride, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 496,880 | Gross: $77.87M
4. The Insider (1999)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora
Votes: 180,811 | Gross: $28.97M
5. 12 Angry Men (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 117 min | Crime, Drama
Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Ossie Davis
Votes: 17,300
6. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
PG | 105 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry
Votes: 155,124 | Gross: $106.26M
7. And Justice for All (1979)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A lawyer is forced to defend a judge, while defending other clients, and trying to find punishment for the guilty and provide justice for the innocent.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg
Votes: 39,863
8. Frost/Nixon (2008)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell
Votes: 112,587 | Gross: $18.59M
9. Irresistible (I) (2020)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
Director: Jon Stewart | Stars: Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Brent Sexton
Votes: 23,556
10. The Conspirator (2010)
PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Drama, History
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Director: Robert Redford | Stars: Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Kline
Votes: 30,044 | Gross: $11.54M
11. Out in the Dark (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sides of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli lawyer.
Director: Michael Mayer | Stars: Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khoury, Alon Pdut
Votes: 9,266
12. Harry's Law (2011–2012)
43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A group of misfit lawyers form an unconventional firm.
Stars: Kathy Bates, Nate Corddry, Christopher McDonald, Karen Olivo
Votes: 6,760
13. The Field (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 6,796 | Gross: $1.41M
14. Flash of Genius (2008)
PG-13 | 119 min | Biography, Drama
Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
Director: Marc Abraham | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Alan Alda, Tim Eddis
Votes: 17,841 | Gross: $4.23M
15. Sweet Country (2017)
R | 113 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Director: Warwick Thornton | Stars: Hamilton Morris, Shanika Cole, Ewen Leslie, Sam Neill
Votes: 9,293 | Gross: $0.10M
16. Stage Beauty (2004)
R | 106 min | Drama
A female theatre dresser creates a stir and sparks a revolution in seventeenth century London theatre by playing Desdemona in Othello. But what will become of the male actor she once worked for and eventually replaced?
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Derek Hutchinson
Votes: 10,749 | Gross: $0.78M
18. Howl (2010)
R | 84 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit
Votes: 13,421 | Gross: $0.62M
19. The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Approved | 136 min | Drama
A promising lawyer tries to handle his social and professional problems while climbing the ranks in Philadelphia.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith
Votes: 4,280
20. The Mole Agent (2020)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A private investigator in Chile hires someone to work as a mole at a retirement home where a client of his suspects the caretakers of elder abuse.
Director: Maite Alberdi | Stars: Sergio Chamy, Romulo Aitken, Marta Olivares, Berta Ureta
Votes: 9,529
21. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
R | 100 min | Drama
A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett
Votes: 2,646
22. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring
Votes: 16,829 | Gross: $0.27M
23. Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Biography, Drama
A look at the early career of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.
Director: Robert Connolly | Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Anthony LaPaglia, Alex Williams, Laura Wheelwright
Votes: 2,101
24. In the Family (2011)
Not Rated | 169 min | Drama, Romance
When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.
Director: Patrick Wang | Stars: Sebastian Banes, Patrick Wang, Trevor St. John, Lisa Altomare
Votes: 979 | Gross: $0.02M
25. You've Been Trumped (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland's last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
Director: Anthony Baxter | Stars: Michael Forbes, Donald Trump, Anthony Baxter, Kevin Brown
Votes: 2,309 | Gross: $0.03M
26. Bisbee '17 (2018)
PG | 112 min | Documentary, History, Western
An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. Locals collaborate to stage recreations of their controversial past.
Director: Robert Greene | Stars: Mike Anderson, Charles Bethea, Chris Dietz, Mary Ellen Dunlap
Votes: 715 | Gross: $0.12M
27. Just Cause (2001–2003)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Alexandra DeMonaco's life changed when she was wrongly convicted. Now out on parole, she fights to clear her name and find her missing daughter while working at a law firm.
Stars: Elizabeth Lackey, Shaun Benson, Richard Thomas, Khaira Ledeyo
Votes: 126
28. A Silent Agreement (2017)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Romance
A stammering writer reaches out to an industry mentor, with the encouragement of his profoundly deaf partner, only to be betrayed by the mentor and forced to find his own resilience. This was the first feature film to showcase Auslan.
Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: Davo Hardy, Joshua Sealy, Paul Mercurio, Sage Godrei
Votes: 317
29. Nevada (1935)
Approved | 58 min | Western
Jim Lacey (Buster Crabbe),better known as "Nevada,", and his pal Cash Burridge (Syd Saylor), a pair of Nevada wanderers on the run from a sheriff who thinks they have committed some lawless... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Kathleen Burke, Syd Saylor, Monte Blue
Votes: 27
30. Er di (2003)
120 min | Drama
The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed away on a boat to the United States, ... See full summary »
Director: Xiaoshuai Wang | Stars: Yihong Duan, Yan Shu, Zhi-Liang Wang, Yiwei Zhao
Votes: 309
31. Resting Places (2007)
48 min | Documentary
Documentary about the global phenomenon of roadside memorials, their explosive worldwide growth, and the legal controversy that now surrounds the tradition.
Directors: J. Michael Kipikash, Melissa Villanueva | Stars: Liam Neeson, Christina Carson
Votes: 12
32. The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Passed | 76 min | Drama
Assistant District Attorney Stephen Forbes, an impressive orator with a long list of convictions, resigns when an innocent boy is convicted and the real murderer confesses too late. He ... See full summary »
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess
Votes: 294
33. Majo saiban (2009– )
Crime
Toru is a young part-timer who has no interest in social issues. He gets called in as a juror in the trial of a woman labeled as a "witch", charged with a murder over an enormous ... See full summary »
Stars: Shioli Kutsuna, Ryohei Suzuki, Yuriko Ishida, Tôma Ikuta
Votes: 70
34. The Profesional (2015)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a world where being a contract killer is a legal profession, a camera crew film the reclusive and enigmatic hit-man, Eli Shepard, as he undertakes one hit.
Director: Taras Demian Groves | Stars: Adam Dada, Adam Honey, Nadia Serantes, James Dobbs
Votes: 48
35. Two Laws (1982)
Not Rated | 130 min | Documentary, History
Docu-drama outlining the culture clash in law between indigenous Australians and white European settled Australia.
Directors: Alessandro Cavadini, Carolyn Strachan
Votes: 42
36. Hollywood Heat (2004– )
30 min | Crime, News
Stars: Joanne Colan, Ashleigh Banfield, Brennan Swain, Garth Fisher
37. Time's Raging (1985 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A 38-year-old woman feels her biological clock is ticking and is torn between her ex and a younger lover.
Director: Sophia Turkiewicz | Stars: Judy Morris, Michael Aitkens, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Penne Hackforth-Jones
38. Recount: The True Inside Story of the 2000 Presidential Election (2008 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt
39. Hollywood on Trial (1999– )
A look at Hollywood, celebrities, and the court room.
Star: Jeff Probst
40. Made in Chicago: The Making of Barack Obama (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Directors: Perrine Dutreil, Roxanne Frias | Stars: Barack Obama, Douglas Baird, John Bouman, John Bouman
41. Un mu scurdavu (2013)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
UN MU SCURDAVU(I shall not forget) is a short movie realized with juvenile detainees from the Juvenile Penal Institution, section of semi-detention and semi-liberty, center for men and ... See full summary »
Director: Luca Vullo | Star: Rosario Petix
42. Powers of the President: Bureaucracy, Court and Media (1995 Video)
49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Maidment, Richard Nixon
43. Powers of the President: Foreign Policy - Nixon and Ford (1995 Video)
49 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Maidment, Richard Nixon
44. Living a Positive Life (2015 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
The Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) produced this with support from SA Health Office for the Ageing to encourage older Aboriginal people to engage with their communities and remain in control of their lives.
Director: Ashley Starkey | Star: Keith Conlon
45. Black and White: Interview with the Real Max Stuart (2004 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Star: Max Stuart
48. The Walk to Save Kumarangk (1997 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, History
Stars: Bob Briton, Fernando M. Goncalves, Kim Goncalves
49.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Bush's War: Part I
(2008)
TV-MA | 150 min | Documentary, News
Frontline examines the war in Iraq and offers an inside look at a number controversies surrounding the war including September 11, al-Qaida, Guantanamo, Abu Ghraid, WMDs, and Fallujah.
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Richard Armitage, Rick Baccus, Dan Balz, James Bamford
Votes: 119
50.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
Trump Does CNN (Wow), Biden Crime Family Fallout, AI Rollout Coincidences
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams