Courtroom movies and TV shows – page 3
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| Ed Kemper (2025) | 5.0 | |
| All's Fair (2025) | 3.6 | |
| Sound of Silence (2025) | 6.9 | |
| Sirai (2025) | 8.2 | |
| Painkili (2025) | 5.2 |
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 206 min.
Story:
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, detective, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, native american, courtroom, genocide, fbi, interracial marriage, greed, true crime, serial murder, american indian, oil, oil field ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
oklahoma, oklahoma city, washington d.c.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Austria
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, touching, cute, dramatic ...
Plot:
holocaust, art, lawyer, nazi, courtroom drama, justice, art theft, painting, injustice, legal, legal action, stolen painting ...
Time:
year 2015, 1930s, 1900s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
austria, vienna, los angeles, pasadena california, california ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm’s frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling ...
Style:
inspirational, suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, court, murder, african american, civil rights, black, trial, moral dilemma, idealist, execution, courtroom drama ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Accused is a British television anthology series created by Jimmy McGovern. The drama series first aired on 15 November 2010 on BBC One and has run for two series. Each episode follows a different character as they await their verdict in court, and ...
Style:
emotional, suspenseful, bleak, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
legal, lawyer, trial, guilt, punishment, dishonesty, crime and punishment, life is a bitch, jury, testimony, british police, court case ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
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107K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Style:
touching, inspirational, factual, thought provoking, sociological ...
Plot:
boxing, prison, prison life, racism, courtroom, legal, injustice, death penalty, african american, discrimination, justice, lawyer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s, 1940s ...
Place:
new jersey, africa, canada, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When his wife's murderer is released due to a procedural error, Luc will do everything in his power to stop it from happening... He is going to take justice into his own hands and will then compete with the constitutional state which let him ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, realistic, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
justice, courtroom, trial, courtroom drama, murder, vigilante, lawyer, legal, legal action, injustice, lawyers and clients, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
belgium
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
intense, bleak, factual, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
police investigation, satanism, courtroom drama, murder investigation, courtroom, jury, legal, court, murder, twists and turns, brutality, police interrogation ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, memphis, southern usa, arkansas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
clever, serious, twist ending, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, lawyer, murder, murder mystery, false accusation, legal, conspiracy, army investigation, justice, husband wife relationship, fbi, courtroom ...
Time:
year 2002, 80s, year 1988, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, los angeles, mexico, latin america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam Neeson), a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley (Cher) is assigned to his case, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, intense, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, murder mystery, twists and turns, lawyer, courtroom, justice, murder, legal investigation, court, mute or deaf, false accusation, manipulation ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
usa, persia, washington d.c., vietnam
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for ...
Style:
sexual, controversial, erotic, factual, non fiction ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
courtroom drama, lawyer, free love, courtroom, court, love, biopic, fighting the system, rebellion, drug addiction, sex, porn ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1996, year 1983, year 1979 ...
Place:
kentucky, ohio, georgia, usa, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sizzingly sexy Madonna leads a star-filled cast in this erotic thriller as a woman accused of killing a wealthy, elderly man through her insatiable sexual prowess.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sensual, detective, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, sex scene, seduction, murder, lawyer, infidelity, courtroom drama, fatal attraction, strong sexual content, extramarital affair, videotaped sex, dying during sex ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Elle Woods has it all. She's the president of her sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar, and, above all, a natural blonde. She dates the cutest fraternity boy on campus and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner ...
Style:
feel good, light, sweet, romantic comedy, funny ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot:
sorority, lawyer, girl power, blonde, law school, fashion, college, law, university, law student, campus, believe in yourself ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, boston, harvard university, los angeles, massachusetts ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, legal investigation, who done it, lawyer, legal, gangster, law, society, idealism, rivalry, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 1940s
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, political, thought provoking, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, death penalty, frame up, justice, political corruption, murder mystery, lawyer, male victim, court, conspiracy theory, false accusation ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
china, asia, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
BEEF is a comedic spin on a real person courtroom show. Set in a NY deli, BEEF revolves around Lou, his family, and the cases he settles. People march in with a "beef" for Lou to solve with old-school advice, simple justice, or a fine cut ...
Style:
humorous, parody, not serious, light, captivating ...
Plot:
courtroom, judge, legal, rivalry, workplace, workplace situations, society, community, problem solving, slice of life, humanity, satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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22K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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, ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, legal, obsession, courtroom, trial, murder mystery, hitman, lawyer, murder of a nude woman, danger, unlikely friendships, single parent ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, guatemala
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, captivating, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
journalism, murder mystery, twists and turns, macabre, journalist, courtroom, prison, prisoner, writers, courtroom drama, justice, prison visit ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
new york, oregon, usa, montana, mexico
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly ...
Style:
inspirational, thought provoking, sentimental, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
business, underdog, inventor, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, legal, lawsuit, marketing, courtroom, lawyer, car, justice ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 60s, 70s, 80s
Place:
michigan, usa, detroit, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable ...
Style:
melancholic, entertaining, realistic, humorous, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, conspiracy, investigation, murder, insomnia, lone hero, dedicated lawyer, legal action, court case, cons and scams, couples ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, dark, noir
Plot:
courtroom, male protagonist, courtroom drama, prosecutor, infidelity, trial, murder mystery, suspicion, evidence, family crisis, family drama, secrets ...
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, rough, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
judge, jehovah's witness, hospital, moral dilemma, illness, courtroom, religion, leukemia, marriage crisis, female judge, cancer, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
london, canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain: During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claims she witnessed a dingo taking her baby daughter, Azaria, from the family tent. Azaria's body is never found. After investigations ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, disturbing, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, legal, trial, prejudice, court, australian outback, religious persecution, injustice, false accusation, investigation, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new zealand
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
nazi, war criminal, mossad, shoah, holocaust, courtroom, nazi hunter, nazi war criminal, world war two, attorney, gay affair, death threat ...
Time:
1950s, 60s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
germany, west germany, buenos aires argentina, jerusalem, israel ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.
Style:
surreal, black and white, psychological, disturbing, psychedelic ...
Plot:
surrealism, paranoia, dystopia, courtroom, courtroom drama, distopia, trial, insanity, oppression, legal, existentialism, literary ...
Time:
20th century, year 1962, 60s, 1920s, 18th century
Place:
america, russia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, realistic, poignant, rough ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, rape, injustice, sexual assault, rape victim, violence, gang rape, sexual abuse, violence against women, legal action, fraternity, legal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
massachusetts, boston, usa, washington d.c., washington state ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After his negligence causes an innocent woman to go to jail, a lawyer and his colleagues work to clear her name.
Style:
captivating, satirical, thrilling, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, trial, investigation, attorney, justice, wrongful conviction, defense attorney, problem, falsely accused, accusation, satire ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
Queens Supreme is an American courtroom dramedy television series which aired on CBS in January 2003. The series starred Oliver Platt in his first major television role as New York judge Jack Moran who, with his equally eccentric and colorful as ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, fast paced
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, legal, courtroom drama, judge, court case, workplace situations, legal action, court, satire, female lawyer, attorney ...
Place:
new york, long island
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Judge Mablean Ephriam, who presided over "Divorce Court" from 1999-2006 as the first star of the revived version of the show, returns to the courtroom genre with his half-hour series that deals with life and the law. The former Los ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating, educational
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom, judge, court, lawsuit, legal, legal action, female judge, money, court case, legal investigation, financial problem, relationship problems ...
Place:
miami
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Reunion movie from the popular TV series reunites most of the original cast from the Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie-Brackman. In the eight years since the series ended, the founding senior partner, Leland McKenzie, has retired and left Douglas ...
Style:
serious, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
law firm, lawyer, courtroom, death row, legal, office politics, urban, professional rivalry, death penalty, family conflict, divorce, ambition ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series that ran on CBS from 1961–1965. It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, talky, contemplative ...
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, courtroom drama, father son relationship, lawyers and clients, workplace situations, parents and children, workplace, parent child relationship, society, family relations, court case ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
new york, usa
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