Civil action movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant civil action movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking, captivating, political and contemplative films and TV shows about / with civil action, society, justice, conspiracy, fighting the system, legal, idealism, hopes, life is a bitch and chase plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres shot in USA, UK, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as civil action: Dark Waters (2019), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), The Rainmaker (1997), A Civil Action (1998), The Little Nuns (1963), Meg 2: The Trench (2023), Ashes from the Sun (2008), Bloody Sunday (2002), Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014), Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012).
List of civil action movies
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against the DuPont chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Style:
realistic, factual, serious, thought provoking, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lawyer, contamination, lawsuit, environmental, corruption, legal investigation, corporate crime, courtroom drama, investigation, environment, price of justice, uncover truth ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 90s, year 2019, year 1999 ...
Place:
columbus ohio, cincinnati ohio, west virginia, ohio, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
courtroom, supreme court, boxing, injustice, righting the wronged, ambition, legal action, against the odds, political unrest, justice, rebellion, fighting the system ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1971
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy ...
Style:
suspense, thought provoking, clever, intense, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, legal, lawyer, lawsuit, domestic violence, insurance company, self defense, justice, courtroom, legal investigation, investigation, corruption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
caribbean, memphis, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to "get rid of" a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything - including his career and ...
Style:
suspense, thought provoking, suspenseful, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, lawyer, court, trial, lawsuit, legal, law firm, courtroom, investigation, toxic waste, attorney, judge ...
Time:
90s, year 1988, year 1983, year 1982, year 1987 ...
Place:
massachusetts, boston, washington d.c., new york, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two nuns come to Rome to protest to an airline about its jet planes which have been flying over their convent school, disrupting teaching of the little orphans who study there and damaging the ancient fresco of their patron saint through sound ...
Plot:
nun, convent, religion, social commentary, tradition, catholic church, bureaucracy, protest, airline, satire, ritual, culture clash ...
Time:
60s
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Thailand, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
Style:
psychotronic, captivating, suspenseful, tense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
creature feature, shark, disaster, tyrannosaurus rex, megalodon, giant octopus, dinosaur, sea creature, shark attack, marriage proposal, eaten alive, sea ...
Time:
jurassic, 2020s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Environmental drama set in Asturias, Spain. A Scottish travel writer is forced to stay in a valley town in northern Spain when his camper van breaks down. There he gets to know the different inhabitants, some of them struggling to close down the ...
Style:
realistic, independent film, reflective, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
protest, contamination, environmentalism, small town life, environmental, social realism, social commentary, activism, conservation, friendship, introspection, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
spain, kyoto japan
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
Style:
rough, political, bleak, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
ira, irish history, rebellion, politics, civil rights, protest, conflict, terrorism, injustice, civil war, army vs civilians, riot ...
Time:
year 2002, 70s, 90s, 20th century, year 1972 ...
Place:
ireland, europe, united kingdom, northern ireland, england ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Approaching collapse, the nation's economy is quickly eroding. As crime and fear take over the countryside, the government continues to exert its brutal force against the nation's most productive who are mysteriously vanishing - leaving ...
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, captivating, saga ...
Plot:
idealism, dishonesty, life is a bitch, fighting the system, hopes, ambition, rebelliousness, human spirit, rebellion, dystopian future, political corruption, workplace intrigue ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear. Unemployment has risen to 24%. Gas is now $42 per gallon. Dagny Taggart, Vice President in Charge of Operations ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, self fulfillment, libertarian, rebellion, ambition, visionary, radical, workplace, lifestyle, idealism, rebelliousness, human spirit ...
Time:
future, year 2012
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.
Style:
philosophical, stylized, serious, futuristic, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
libertarian, capitalism, politics, distopia, dystopia, totalitarianism, capitalist, greed, corruption, idealism, society, workplace ...
Time:
future, year 2016, year 2017
Place:
usa, new york, colorado, russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for the ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, feel good, sincere ...
Plot:
lawyer, civil rights, district attorney, legal, housekeeper, housewife, single father, african american, nypd, skirt, summer, education ...
Time:
1950s, 60s, 50s
Place:
southern usa, 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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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, uplifting, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
environmental, justice, court, lawyer, contamination, small town, single mother, investigation, corporate crime, business, lawsuit, legal ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, y2k, year 2000, 2000s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new jersey
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221K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent ...
Style:
surreal, cult classic, mind bending, psychological, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dystopia, dream, satire, distopia, cyberpunk, surrealism, surveillance, absurdism, fighting the system, bureaucracy, christmas, hallucination ...
Time:
future, year 1985, year 1984
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, brazil ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley and produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008.
Boston Legal is a spin-off of long-running Kelley ...
Style:
thought provoking, witty, semi serious, humorous, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
law firm, hotshot lawyer, lawyer, courtroom drama, ethics, partner, idealism, workplace, society, trial, civil rights, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, las vegas, massachusetts, usa
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