Legislation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant legislation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, serious, thought provoking, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with legislation, society, legal, politics, lawyer, justice, murder, law and order, courtroom and court plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as legislation: Miss Sloane (2016), The Quispe Girls (2013), A Life Interrupted (2007), Dead Man Talking (2012), An Affirmative Act (2010), Any Day Now (2012), Accidental Love (2015), Amnesty (2011), Nayak: The Real Hero (2001), Fatal Justice (2023).
Best films
List of legislation movies
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Style:
political, suspense, clever, tense, intellectual ...
Plot:
lobbyist, twists and turns, politics, career woman, determination, strong female lead, courtroom, female protagonist, lawyer, strong female character, world politics, business ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., oregon, colorado, new hampshire, michigan ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, France, Argentina
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Based on a true story occurred in 1974, this is the tale of sisters Justa, Lucia, and Luciana Quispe, sheperds in the Chilean altiplano who lead a solitary life. A visitor brings news about a law that might change their way of living. This event ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
legislation, family relations, life turned upside down, isolation, family in crisis, wilderness, sister sister relationship, women, suicide, mountain, solitary, siblings relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1974
Place:
chile, latin america, germany, venezuela, south america ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After Debbie Smith was raped, she didn't take the law into her own hands. She wrote the law... Based on a true story. In 1989, Debbie Smith was living a quiet life as a housewife with her police officer husband, Rob and their two kids, but one ...
Style:
realistic, rough, emotional, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Plot:
rape victim, rape, legal action, legislation, courtroom drama, injustice, legal, society, life is a bitch, rivalry, husband wife relationship, fear ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
8pm in a rundown prison. A prisoner on death row will be executed. He has the right to make a final declaration. But the law doesn't stipulate how long he can talk. So, as long as he talks the execution is postponed…
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspense, humorous, biting ...
Plot:
last wish, confined, legislation, death row, prison, ambition, dark humor, legal, lethal injection, politics, rising to stardom, state affairs ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
"An Affirmative Act" is pro-gay marriage film, starring Charles Durning, Eric Etebari, Costas Mandylor, Rachael Robbins, and Blanche Baker, about a lesbian couple where one pretends to be a man in order for the two to get married and equal ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
gender, courtroom, legal action, fighting the system, courtroom drama, discrimination, legislation, society, family relations, righting the wronged, injustice, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It is the third film in the Trailer Park Boys franchise, and a sequel to Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009). In the film, Ricky (Robb Wells), Julian (John Paul Tremblay) and Bubbles (Mike Smith) ...
Style:
humorous, mockumentary, captivating, tense, light ...
Plot:
drug dealing, buddies, society, legislation, friends, trailer park boys, disorder, marijuana, road trip, stripper, weed, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, nova scotia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
sincere, sad, uplifting, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay adoption, gay parent, gay, gay couple, closeted homosexual, lgbtq, homosexuality, couples, lgbt, gay slur, male male relationship ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, year 2012, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
The Revolution Will Be Televised is a British television satire show, which was first screened on BBC Three in August 2012. Writing for The Guardian, Sam Wollaston said it's "Sacha Baron Cohen with a bit more substance then, or Mark Steel ...
Style:
semi serious, talky, humorous, witty, clever ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, prank, hypocrisy, silly humor, troublemaker, society, politics, legislation, state affairs, rules and policies, disorder, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes ...
Style:
thought provoking, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
politics, marriage proposal, idealism, love and romance, sarcasm, one night stand, society, legislation, state affairs, fall in love, rebellion, love affair ...
Time:
year 2015, year 1987, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., america, indiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Louisiana woman discovers that a trusted neighbor has installed video surveillance equipment in her home to spy on her family. As a result, the real-life Wilson lobbied for a 1999 state law passed in nine other states since making video voyeurism ...
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hidden camera, mysterious character, obsession, surveillance, family problems, society, dishonesty, espionage, trust, neighbor, legislation, legal action ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: Albania, Greece, France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Amnesty is a 2011 Albanian movie directed by Buyar Alimani. It’s a story about two people who meet up in jail when they come for monthly visits of their spouses. They fall in love after becoming witnesses to a wedding in jail but relationship has ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, atmospheric, erotic ...
Plot:
prison, forbidden love, love affair, fall in love, dishonesty, love and romance, couple relations, life is a bitch, couples, pardon, legislation, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
albania, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 187 min.
Story:
TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attempts to get back to his normal life, but it is not ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, political ...
Plot:
political activism, politics, election, attempted murder, love and romance, ambition, rise to the top, fall in love, righting the wronged, dishonesty, society, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
When the law fails, family justice is the only way
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, psychological, exciting ...
Plot:
justice, revenge, retribution, protective parent, family tragedy, vigilante, social justice, avenge, fight for justice, legislation, injustice, law and order ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
TV show
Story:
Chaos collides with the letter of the law at District Court Patparganj, where quirky employees work to uphold justice — but not without a few objections.
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
courtroom, justice, lawyer, criminal lawyer, law, civil rights, advocate, legislation, legal system, law and order, fight for justice, social justice ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
legal system, police, crime investigation, police investigation, police detective, police procedural, investigation, criminal justice, legislation, law enforcement, law, breaking the law ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
TV show
Story:
What do you do when justice itself is out of order? A racy legal drama, set in the lesser-known world of a high-end law firm where justice is measured against billable hours and the lawyers are seldom on the right side of the law. Enter the infamous ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense
Plot:
attorney, law firm, lawyer, hotshot lawyer, law and order, competitor, workplace, court, legal, workplace situations, relationship problems, co worker co worker relationship ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
TV show
Story:
The serial in thirteen parts about the life and time of judge A.K. tells an up-to-date, realistic and internally dramatic story of a young man struggling his way through the maze of civil law disputes typical of the present-day society. He has to ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
judge, justice, courtroom, courtroom drama, legal action, law and order, civil rights, lawyer, lawsuit, workplace situations, uncover truth, price of justice ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A money-hungry lawyer and a righteous rookie become an unlikely courtroom duo in this remake of the Japanese series of the same name.
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, disturbing, satirical, captivating
Plot:
lawyer, satire, court, legal, female lawyer, law student, workplace situations, weirdo, attorney, ambition, law and order, legislation ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, tense, intense ...
Plot:
jury, courtroom, legal investigation, court, justice, legal action, law and order, court case, trial, society, legislation, judge ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
In an attempt to spur citizens into taking more productive roles in society, the Japanese government issues death messages, or "ikigami", informing them that they have only 24 hours left to live. The film follows a young man tasked with ...
Style:
tense, philosophical, thought provoking, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
social experiment, social commentary, dystopia, death sentence, life & death, society, legal, social problems, law and order, murder, social relations, legislation ...
Time:
near future
Place:
japan, east asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Brand new lawyers work for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the most high profile and high stakes cases in the country – all as their personal lives intersect.
Style:
captivating, talky, exciting, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, lawyer, legal, lesbian, attorney, coworker relationship, rivalry, law school, workplace, law and order, judge, court ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Nova Scotia’s favorite miscreants have always been super sketchy. Now, carrying on from the Season 12 finale, the boys have become complete cartoons.
Style:
adult animation, anime, light, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
true love, criminal heroes, buddies, partner, friends, nothing goes right, society, disorder, misfit, social misfits, motor home, legislation ...
Place:
nova scotia
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ray, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence who finds himself standing trial for murder. Moving into his mother Veronica's home to be with his elder brother Nathan, 23, Ray witnesses an argument which escalates into a violent axe attack ...
Style:
compassionate, brutal, realistic, bleak, rough ...
Plot:
killer child, legal action, mother son relationship, murder, murderer, family problems, estranged family member, stepfather, punishment, estranged mother, brutality, estranged father ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Belgium, France, Germany
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Samy, a young parliamentary assistant, arrives in Brussels after the Brexit referendum. He is not fit for the job. Samy doesn't know much about European institutions and he hopes to get away with it thanks to his cleverness…
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, thought provoking, satirical ...
Plot:
european union, political satire, workplace, politics, bureaucracy, office politics, environmental activism, social issues, shark, society, social problems, satire ...
Place:
europe, brussels, brussels belgium
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A college professor takes her students hostage to force the passage of a bill that bans semi-automatic weapons.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, captivating, controversial, intense ...
Plot:
hostage, school, hostage situation, blackmail, school teacher, teacher, fighting the system, gun control, child hostage, blackmailer, teachers and students, weapons ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 ...
Style:
dramatic, captivating, exciting, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
protest, activism, love story, disability, political activism, social activism, couples, social justice, biopic, love, couple relations, relationships ...
Place:
united kingdom, britain, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former prostitute discovers that her philanthropic fiance is involved in perversion.
Style:
neo noir, controversial, grindhouse, art house, disturbing ...
Plot:
prostitute, hospital, small town, social commentary, marriage proposal, sex, hooker, nurse, abortion, pedophilia, bald woman, prostitution ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 20th century, year 1964, year 1961
Place:
america, switzerland, usa, venice
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
Style:
serious, sexy, saga, action packed, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, manly, kids, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhero, mutant, heroes, supernatural, psychic power, good versus evil, avenger, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, x men, mission, heroic mission ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, 20th century, y2k, near future ...
Place:
usa, poland, mississippi, manhattan new york city, north america ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The story of California's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, who became an outspoken agent for change, seeking equal rights and opportunities for all. His great love for the city and its people brought him backing from young and ...
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, sad, inspirational, political ...
Plot:
gay, politics, homosexuality, murder, homosexual, protest, gays and lesbians, male homosexuality, glbt, discrimination, gender, lgbtqi ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2008, 20th century, year 1973 ...
Place:
california, san francisco, new york, north america, idaho ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of ...
Style:
clever, serious, political, cynical, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
politics, political intrigue, political corruption, state affairs, manipulation, intrigue, strategy, usa politics, lobbyist, u.s. president, journalism, media ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, syria
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