Plaintiff movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant plaintiff movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, tense, thought provoking, suspense and dramatic films and TV shows about / with plaintiff, lawyer, court, trial, courtroom, judge, legal action, legal, attorney and courtroom drama plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, South Korea, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as plaintiff: A Civil Action (1998), Just Ask My Children (2001), Foster Boy (2019), Kakshi: Amminippilla (2019), Runaway Jury (2003), Starbuck (2011), The Rainmaker (1997), Erin Brockovich (2000), Damages (2007), Beyond the Bar (2025).
List of plaintiff movies
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: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a modern-day witch hunt, in which a couple is falsely accused and imprisoned for molesting their own children.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, serious, emotional, sad ...
Plot:
child abuse, abuse, false accusation, fighting the system, courtroom drama, family problems, injustice, legal action, legal, life is a bitch, dishonesty, parents and children ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A lawyer finds himself at the center of a trial in which a for-profit foster care agency puts a known sex offender into the same foster home as his young client Jamal, which leads to catastrophic results.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
child abuse, social justice, investigation, foster home, foster child, civil rights, trial, lawsuit, courtroom, court, secret, prison ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
O.P.160/18 Kakshi: Amminippilla is an unusual court drama happening in Thalassery. This realistic court drama unveils interesting case from different layers with humor and emotions.
Style:
realistic, captivating, thrilling, semi serious, comedy drama ...
Plot:
trial, judiciary, satire, court, legal action, lawsuit, courtroom, judge, lawyer, defense attorney, realism, social commentary ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
Style:
clever, suspense, captivating, political, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom drama, court, corruption, courtroom, trial, jury, legal, justice, twists and turns, manipulation, court case ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, cincinnati ohio, indiana, ohio, new orleans ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Starbuck is a 2011 Canadian comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Martin Petit and Ken Scott. The main character David Wozniak is a perpetual adolescent who discovers that, as a sperm donor, he has fathered 533 children. David, a ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, touching, funny, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
self discovery, children, man child, slacker, pregnancy, sperm donor, creativity, honest, love, parenthood, debt, haunted by the past ...
Time:
2010s, year 1988, 21st century
Place:
canada, quebec, montreal
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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: 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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, ...
Style:
rough, captivating, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
trial, legal investigation, powerful corporation, female lawyer, hotshot lawyer, legal action, dishonesty, workplace, power relations, corporate crime, manipulation, intrigue ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A young, rookie lawyer with a strong sense of justice joins a top law firm — navigating the complex legal world under a cold, demanding mentor.
Style:
serious, tense, intense, suspense, informative ...
Plot:
law firm, justice, ambition, moral ambiguity, office politics, realism, courtroom, lawyer, conspiracy, attorney, suspect, ethics ...
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
During World War I a British soldier, charged with desertion, is defended by an officer who at first despises his actions and then grows to feel sympathy for him.
Style:
tense, thought provoking, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
world war one, courtroom, military, great war, anti war, british army, courtroom drama, world war, lawyer, trial, court martial, desertion ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1917
Place:
england, belgium
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the ...
Style:
tense, thought provoking, factual, witty, intense ...
Plot:
politics, lawyer, courtroom, war, military, murder, court, military life, tragedy, world politics, soldier, colonialism ...
Time:
1900s, 19th century, year 1980, edwardian era, 20th century ...
Place:
south africa, australia, africa, south australia, new zealand ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Extraordinary images from Werner Herzog. Shot in the Australian Outback the Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are disturbed, it will bring down disaster on us ...
Style:
bleak, contemplative, political, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
aborigine, australian aboriginal, desert, survival, environment, nature, blaxploitation, religious, international relations, labor, ecology, expedition ...
Time:
80s, year 1984
Place:
germany, africa, australia, south australia
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
"8"—a new play by Academy-award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk, J. Edgar)—demystifies the debate around marriage equality by chronicling the landmark trial of Perry v. Schwarzenegger. A one time show was done live on ...
Style:
powerful, cult classic, factual, queer cinema
Plot:
gay marriage, gay, gay slur, gay interest, homosexual, gay rights, courtroom drama, stage play, court case, homosexual history, lesbian relationship, gay couple ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 317 min.
Story:
Jun, Akari, Sakurako and Fumi truly believe that they can confide in each other. But one day, at a party, Jun confesses that she is seeking a divorce from her husband and this information seems to upset the other three. They follow her trial as she ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, romantic drama, exciting, melancholic ...
Plot:
sluttiness, wench, harlot, abusive wife, slutty attitude, narcissistic woman, slutty wife, narcissism, promiscuous woman, infidelity, divorce, premarital sex ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Katja's life collapses after a senseless act impacts her life. After a time of mourning and injustice, she seeks revenge.
Style:
suspense, tense, art house, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
revenge, terrorist, lawyer, racism, terrorist attack, conspiracy, trial, policewoman, drug use, suicide attempt, suspect, courtroom ...
Time:
year 2017, year 2013, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
germany, greece, hamburg germany, turkey
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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: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Judge JULIE STRAIN really has her hands full when a troubled wife presents her case while COURT is on hiatus. Without a courtroom, an impromptu weekend of full disclosure erupts at Judge Julie's house. No worries, Judge Julie knows how to make ...
Style:
erotic, parody, stylized, sex comedy, spoof ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
erotica, lesbian threesome, court, eroticism, judge, sexploitation, legal action, sex scene, sex, lesbian cunnilingus, stripper, orgy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, serious, clever, thrilling ...
Plot:
legal, lawyer, lawsuit, law firm, courtroom drama, hypocrisy, workplace situations, office, partner, womanizer, dedicated lawyer, workplace ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, las vegas, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A law firm brings in its 'fixer' to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Style:
suspenseful, clever, suspense, political thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal, business, twists and turns, conspiracy, guilt, character study, divorce, nervous breakdown, law firm, courtroom, trial ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, wisconsin, usa, milwaukee wisconsin, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return she introduces to Jongsu an enigmatic ...
Style:
suspense, art house, exciting, ambiguous ending, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
class differences, metaphor, suspicion, arson, asian, anger, aspiring writer, childhood friend, rural setting, stalking, tragic love, bare breasts ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul, korea, india
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