Courtroom movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert ...
Style:
psychological, political, suspenseful, twisted, emotional ...
Plot:
journalism, cia, courtroom drama, reporter, lawyer, media, courtroom, corruption, espionage, murder, conspiracy, assassination attempt ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., persia
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
Style:
detective, suspense, thrilling, historical drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
true crime, parents, courtroom, death of wife, staircase, husband wife relationship, criminal, gay, criminal trial, defense attorney, murder mystery, courtroom drama ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 2020s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices. The film is adapted by Reginald Rose from his own 1957 ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, captivating, talky, clever ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, jury, legal action, argument, trial, murder, court, courtroom, lawyer, uncover truth, legal, dialogue ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, emotional, factual, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, feminism, sexual harassment, small town, lawsuit, rape, feminist, court, lawyer, labor union, courtroom, sexism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
minnesota, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Style:
political, suspense, suspenseful, tense, political thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, politics, investigation, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, lawyer, spy, political corruption, corruption, secret service, fbi, surveillance ...
Time:
90s, future, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., new orleans, southern usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sad, clever, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
courtroom, divorce, lawyer, marriage, custody battle, father son relationship, single father, family drama, courtroom drama, legal, family relations, court ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979, 80s
Place:
new york, california, usa, persia, new york state ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Yamazaki Risako lives with her husband Yoichiro and 3-year-old daughter Fumika. One day, she receives a notification from the court that she has been selected as an alternate member of the jury for a shocking criminal case. The defendant in the case ...
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, emotional, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
motherhood, courtroom, female protagonist, parenting, tragedy, moral ambiguity, domestic drama, ethical dilemma, courtroom drama, court, legal action, tragic past ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Successful New York attorney Sam Leibowitz travels to the South in 1933 to defend nine young black men accused of raping two women on an Alabama freight train.
Style:
serious, sincere, disturbing, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
courtroom, false accusation, racism, interracial relations, discrimination, injustice, human spirit, politics, hopes, society, against the odds, fighting the system ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
usa, alabama, new york
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26K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons.
Style:
thought provoking, independent film, inspirational, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, life & death, lawyer, courtroom, lawsuit, aids, courtroom drama, drug use, law firm, money, righting the wronged ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998, year 1995, year 1999
Place:
washington d.c., usa, houston texas
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
Style:
captivating, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
courtroom, false accusation, police, who done it, frame up, legal investigation, dishonesty, suspect, courtroom drama, law enforcement, hotshot lawyer, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
europe, france, paris france, boston, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons on ABC from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, thrilling, intense ...
Plot:
law firm, lawyer, courtroom drama, legal, hotshot lawyer, courtroom, social problems, moral dilemma, dishonesty, workplace, dedicated lawyer, injustice ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, las vegas, massachusetts, usa
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1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Hannah Maynard, a prosecutor of Hague's Tribunal for war crimes in former Yugoslavia, charges a Serbian commander for killing Bosniaks. However, her main witness might be lying, so the court sends a team to Bosnia to investigate
Style:
political thriller, serious, captivating, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
balkan war, courtroom, courtroom drama, testimony, power relations, rivalry, dedicated lawyer, against humanity, witnessing a crime, haunted by the past, lawyers and clients, war crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bosnia herzegovina, balkan, sarajevo, former yugoslavia, bosnia ...
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Genre: Musical, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Sequel to the Joker (2019).
Style:
suspense, thrilling, bleak, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
love, singing, courtroom, villain, superhero, justice league, male female relationship, couples, violence, society, couple relations, relationships ...
Time:
2020s, 80s, year 1983
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19K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establisment as too obscene for the public.
Style:
black and white, psychological, atmospheric, clever, realistic ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, drug abuse, judaism, showbiz, addiction, biopic, rise and fall, adult humor, courtroom, drug addiction, civil rights, drug ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1974, 50s, 70s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
Style:
road movie, surreal, witty, enigmatic, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
road trip, self discovery, life philosophy, dream girl, choice, alternate reality, twists and turns, mentor, on the road, self fulfillment, wish come true, surrealism ...
Time:
year 2002, future, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, st. louis missouri
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In an afterlife resembling the present-day US, people must prove their worth by showing in court how they have demonstrated courage.
Style:
romantic, humorous, touching, philosophical, sweet ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
afterlife, death, heaven, destiny, life & death, fall in love, reincarnation, courage, courtroom, honest, life, courtroom drama ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
Style:
tense, black and white, suspense, period drama
Plot:
courtroom, mountain climbing, courtroom drama, love triangle, lawyer, murder, confession, trial, adultery, female protagonist, guilt, infidelity ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
legal, courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, jury, legal investigation, law enforcement, legal action, murder, flashback, moral ambiguity, character study ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II and is executed by them in 1943. Opening at Jägerstätter’s home in Austria’s countryside, the film follows Franz and his wife, Fani, ...
Style:
period piece, sexy, thought provoking, costume drama, political ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
world war two, conscientious objector, clergy, prisoner, prison life, farmer, catholic, trial, travel, anti war, courtroom, military ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, year 2019, 2010s, year 1939 ...
Place:
austria, germany, alps, berlin germany
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10K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands, Hungary
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
Style:
emotional, political, talky, heartbreaking, realistic ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, twists and turns, justice, court, court case, anti semitism, politics, courtroom, lawyer, legal, betrayal, communism ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
usa, hungary, chicago, budapest, poland ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, thought provoking, twist ending, disturbing ...
Plot:
death penalty, suicide, death, death row, death sentence, fighting the system, murder, professor, reporter, activist, investigation, journalism ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 1994 ...
Place:
texas, austin texas, houston texas, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
psychological, clever, harsh, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, lawyer, vengeance, feud, court, drug addict, brutality, destiny, justice, courtroom, coincidence, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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161K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sad, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
lawyer, mentally challenged, father daughter relationship, single father, child custody, social services, custody, custody battle, disability, parents and children, foster child, love ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, courtroom, lawyer, investigation, psychopath, police investigation, chase, courtroom drama, blood, rape, law, gang ...
Time:
80s
Place:
boston, usa, new jersey, texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the towm of Tynen, Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. A military lawyer, also a black man, is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and ...
Style:
suspense, sincere, crime drama, cult classic, depressing ...
Plot:
racism, world war two, army investigation, courtroom, lawyer, courtroom drama, revenge, court, black, african american, legal, murder mystery ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, 80s
Place:
louisiana, america, mississippi, arkansas, africa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old shipyard worker, is arrested and charged with the murder. At Ueda's trial, a complex story ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, intense, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, jealousy, homicide, guilt, justice, passion, trial, female victim, character study, innocence, obsession ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are ...
Style:
clever, tense, detective, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
law and order, police detective, sexual abuse, nypd, police, investigation, police procedural, law enforcement, criminal, courtroom, sex crime, partners against crime ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 2010s, 20th century, 2020s ...
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas, new york state
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On the set of a popular daytime soap opera 'Mile High', actress Kris Buckner is being forced off by co-star Mark Stratton. When she says that she'll 'kill him before she leaves the show', she makes herself the prime suspect ...
Style:
detective, dramatic, tense, suspense, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom, murder, trial, defense attorney, lawyer, amateur detective, false accusation, suspect, motive, evidence, cross examination, whodunit ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
legal, courtroom, law enforcement, workplace, fighting crime, rivalry, police detective, courtroom drama, partner, dedicated lawyer, hotshot lawyer, police station ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A tough judge balances her aversion to minor offenders with firm beliefs on justice and punishment as she tackles complex cases inside a juvenile court.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
judge, courtroom, court, police, legal system, law enforcement, criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, lawsuit, female judge, legal action, law enforcer ...
Place:
south korea
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