The 25 Best Courtroom/Legal/Lawyer Movies of All Time. 1 1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama. 2 2. 12 Angry Men (1957) 3 3. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 4 4. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 5 5. Witness for the Prosecution (1957) More items
Lincoln Lawyer is a thrilling drama about a cocky and smooth defense attorney Mick Haller, played by McConaughey, who represents a high-profile client on charges of attempted murder. But as new evidence continues to pile on, Mick starts to grow suspicious that perhaps his client isn't telling him everything.
Steven Spielberg directed this 1997 film about a lawyer, played by Matthew McConaughey, who represents slaves involved in a slavery ship uprising. Although it was nominated for four Oscars, critics said that the film took too many liberties with the facts.
The seven Oscar-nominated film starred the A-List cast of James Stewart as the defense attorney and George C. Scott as the prosecutor. Al Pacino plays an angry attorney in And Justice For All. Photo courtesy of Blue Ray.
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Actor Jason Bateman is known for his roles on the television shows 'Arrested Development' and 'Ozark,' and movies such as 'Horrible Bosses.
Little House on the PrairieJason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American actor, director, and producer. He began acting on television in the early 1980s on the NBC drama series Little House on the Prairie, the NBC/Syndication sitcom Silver Spoons, and the NBC/CBS sitcom The Hogan Family.
Jason Stevens (Drew Fuller) lives a life of wealth and privilege. When his grandfather (James Garner) dies, Jason expects to receive a hefty inheritance. Instead, however, Jason must set out on a journey of self-discovery to earn the true gift his grandfather meant for him to have. Along the way, Jason befriends a dying girl (Abigail Breslin) and her mother (Ali Hillis) and learns what is really important in life.The Ultimate Gift / Film synopsis
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Jason learned this gift when he needed a friend and Emily said she would be his friend. Having friends is important and Jason learned to be a good friend. Before Jason did not care about others.
After the groundbreaking for Emily's Home, Jason is recalled to the law firm for one more meeting and told he has exceeded the expectations of his dead grandfather, and he is given the final gift of $2-billion dollars, rewarding Jason not only for his completing the tasks, but for using the $100-million to help others.
Sent Off to Work for Relatives: One of Jason's first "gifts" is the gift of hard work. He is sent to a ranch in the middle of nowhere, to work for a close friend of his grandfather's, until he understands the value of hard work.
In 1931, in Franklin County, Virginia, Forrest Bondurant is a legend as immortal after surviving the war. Together with his brothers Howard and the coward Jack, the Bondurant family has a distillery and bootlegging business.
The movie is based on actual events, as explained in the 2008 book "The Wettest County in the World" written by Matt Bondurant, grandson of Jack Bondurant ( Shia LaBeouf 's character in the film).
The Client - A small boy who saw the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to help protect him when the DA tries to use him to take down the mob family.#N#Length: 119 minutes# N#Director: Joel Schumacher#N#Stars: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro#N#Watch Movie: The Client
...And Justice for All - An attorney is forced to defend a guilty judge, while still helping other innocent clients, and trying to find punishment for the guilty and provide justice for the innocent.#N#Length: 119 minutes#N#Director: Norman Jewison#N#Stars: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe#N#Watch Movie: ...And Justice for All
Murder in the First - A young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner who has been accused of killing another inmate, despite his client having just spent over three years in solitary confinement.#N#Length: 122 minutes#N# Director: Marc Rocco#N#Stars: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman#N#Watch Movie: Murder in the First
Absence of Malice - When a prosecutor leaks an untrue story that a warehouse owner is involved in the murder of a local union head, the man's life begins to come apart.#N#Length: 116 minutes#N#Director : Sydney Pollack#N#Stars : Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban#N#Watch Movie: Absence of Malice
Jake Brigance. Matthew McConaughey stars in the role of attorney Jake Brigance in the 1996 film “A Time to Kill.”. The drama is an adaptation of the 1989 John Grisham novel directed by Joel Schumacher.
Tom Cruise plays the part of attorney Mitch McDeere in the 1993 film “The Firm.” The 1993 legal thriller co-stars Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman, Hal Holbrook,David Strathairn and Holly Hunter. It was an adaptation of the John Grisham novel “The Firm,” written in 1991. Mitch is a young lawyer who grew up in poverty, but he made it to Harvard Law School and was a top ranking student in his class. He accepts a job offer from a small firm in Memphis. It was there that his mentors take him under their wing, but he doesn’t realize that they are in neck deep in illegal activities. He is baited into cheating on his wife and evidence is collected that will alter be used to blackmail him. Soon, the FBI enters the scene and Mitch is caught between the two.
The $4 Million budget yielded a whopping $33,000,000 at the box office. Arthur Kirkland is put in jail for contempt of court for the offense of punching Judge Flemin, played by John Forsythe in an argument over the Jeff McCullaugh case played by Thomas G. Waites.
Lieutenant Daniel Caffee. The 1992 film “A Few Good Men is a legal drama that involves the court martial of and murder charges against two United States Marines. They are accused of the murder of a fellow marine. This dramatic film is filled with red tape, directives and roadblocks for the defense.
Both the film and book are inspired by the real events that happened when environmental pollution in the city of Woburn, Massachusetts contaminated a local acquifer.
Stampler is accused of brutally murdering a beloved archbishop. He believes that Stampler is innocent and goes up against prosecutor Janet Venable, who is also his former lover. The sparks fly as the two battle it out both in and out of the courtroom.
Al Pacino delivers an unforgettable performance as attorney Arthur Kirkland in the 1979 courtroom drama film “And Justice For All.” The film includes costars Craig T. Nelson, Lee Strasberg, John Forsythe, Jack Warden, Jeffrey Tambor, Thomas Waites and Christine Lahti. The screenplay writers were Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin. The $4 Million budget yielded a whopping $33,000,000 at the box office. Arthur Kirkland is put in jail for contempt of court for the offense of punching Judge Flemin, played by John Forsythe in an argument over the Jeff McCullaugh case played by Thomas G. Waites. Kirkland takes on a few cases in which his clients are arrested for small infractions and then become victims at the hands of an unjust legal system.
The seven Oscar-nominated film starred the A-List cast of James Stewart as the defense attorney and George C. Scott as the prosecutor. Al Pacino plays an angry attorney in And Justice For All. Photo courtesy of Blue Ray.
Steven Spielberg directed this 1997 film about a lawyer, played by Matthew McConaughey, who represents slaves involved in a slavery ship uprising. Although it was nominated for four Oscars, critics said that the film took too many liberties with the facts. Despite the controversy, Amistad examined our country’s history with slavery and how the law was used for and against it.
In particular, the film focuses on four judges who allegedly became Nazi accomplices by using their courts to turn a blind eye to Nazi atrocities.
The 1980 film deals with military themes of which orders to follow and what people are actually the enemy , and the superb writing was awarded with an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Anatomy of a Murder tells the story of an Army lieutenant who was accused of killing a bartender who allegedly raped his wife. The script was an adaption of a novel that was based on true events and written by a Michigan judge.
His honesty is so extreme that it wrecks havoc on his career, as he previously used his gift of manipulation to get ahead. Once forced to tell the truth and nothing but the truth, Fletcher realizes he can actually succeed as a lawyer being honest and can use truth-telling to get closer to his son.
This thriller explores a case where a small Boston law firm takes on two conglomerates who they claim caused leukemia-related deaths in eight children. The Oscar-nominated film stars John Travolta as a lawyer obsessed with fighting a better-funded enemy.
Tom Cruise has taken a bit of a press beating since Scientology took hold. Like or hate him, though, his high octane performance as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee in A Few Good Men is one of his greatest performances of all time.
Rudy Baylor : “Every lawyer in every case feels himself crossing a line he doesn’t really mean to cross. It just happens. And if you cross it enough times, it disappears forever. And then you’re nothing but another lawyer joke. Just another shark in the dirty water.”
3. Atticus Finch – To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
First was; “From this day forward, when your mother tells you she loves you – get a second opinion.”
They sit on all sides of the moral compass but we love them because they give us drama, action, humour, suspense and ethics all in one – they remind us of what it is to be human, to fight against the odds, to stick up for what’s right and, sometimes, what it feels like to cross that line.
Finch is the lawyer we aspire to be, defending his client without fear or favour. Quotes: Atticus Finch: “If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view….
Kaffee is the young, plea bargaining Navy JAG litigator who reluctantly agrees to defend two low-ranking Marines, charged with murdering a fellow Marine at the naval base, allegedly part of an unofficial punÂishment known as a “code red.”.