Gruesome dramatization of a horrific car accident, and depiction of a DUI trial. — Allison L. Venezio <YankeeSNL01@aol.com> Teryl Rothery and Kimberley Warnat appeared in Warriors of Virtue (1997) the same year.
Combined with a subplot about a sex offender, Little Children is a complex look at suburban life with flawed everyday characters. Starring movie icons Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, An Affair to Remember concerns two people who have a whirlwind romance together aboard a cruise ship, despite being in relationships with other people.
Theodore Joadson, a freed slave played by Morgan Freeman, learns of the plight of these individuals and recruits the help of property lawyer Roger Baldwin (played by Matthew McCaughnehey) to defend and exonerate them. Their pursuit later wins the support of John Quincy Adams, who is played by Anthony Hopkins.
Gone Girl is proof that the infidelity thriller subgenre is still alive, well, and capable of surprises. Perhaps the most romantic movie ever made about having an affair features two characters who ultimately don't have one. In the Mood for Love takes place in 1960s Shanghai, where two lonely neighbors realize their partners are cheating on them.
1 Run a Google search. 2 Use a film search engine. 3 Scour IMDb to find the title.
It was released on July 16, 2020, by Netflix....Fatal AffairProduced byBarry Barnholtz Nia Long Jeffrey Schenck Peter Sullivan Brian NolanStarringNia Long Omar Epps Stephen Bishop KJ Smith12 more rows
A woman tries to mend her marriage after a brief encounter with an old friend. She soon realizes that her ex-lover is more dangerous and unstable than she had thought.Fatal Affair / Film synopsis
Well, it turns out it's not. That onscreen drama comes from the imagination of screenwriter James Dearden, whose story popularized the term “bunny boiler.” Alex, who's pregnant from the illicit affair, exacts revenge on Dan by slaughtering his family's fluffball. And that's just the start of her dangerous antics.
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Carolyn WarmusCarolyn Warmus is the real life version of the Glenn Close character depicted in "Fatal Attraction" as she stalked and murdered the wife of a man whom she obsessed over. She was 25 years old at the time of the murder in 1989, and 28 when she was convicted in 1992 after two trials.
Glenn Close'Fatal Attraction' at 30: Glenn Close has empathy for her bunny boiler Alex Forrest.
Deemed one of the greatest courtroom dramas of all time and based on the novel with the same title, Anatomy of a Murder follows Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler (played by James Stewart), who has his work cut out for him after agreeing to defend Lt. Manion (played by Ben Gazzarra), who murdered a local bar owner after learning he’s been accused of rape.
Set in 1839, Amistad tells the story of a slave ship sailing from Cuba to the United States. In the film, directed by Steven Spielberg, Cinque (played by Djimon Hounsou) leads the slaves in an uprising, which results in them being held as prisoners in Connecticut.
Trivia: Julia Roberts’ salary for her role as Erin Brockovich made her the first actress in Hollywood to earn more than $20 million. 9.
Philadelphia (1993) Directed by Jonathan Demme, Philadelphia tells the story of lawyer Andrew Beckett, who struggles to hide his homosexuality, as well as his HIV status, for fear that they will have a negative impact on his career at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm.
Trivia: Witness for the Prosecution was the last film that Power completed before he died of a heart attack in November of 1958. 6. Legally Blonde (2001) Based on the novel by Amanda Brown, Legally Blonde is a courtroom comedy that stars Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a sorority girl from California.
2. 12 Angry Men (1957) This classic courtroom drama was directed by Sidney Lumet and details the deliberations of 12 men, all of whom are part of the jury deciding the fate of a poor young man who’s been accused of murder. If found guilty, he will face the death penalty.
Gambini, played by Joe Pesci, does his best to defend his cousin and his cousin’s friend but makes a number of missteps along the way. Gambini’s fiancee, Mona Lisa, who is played by Marisa Tomei, ...
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
Inherit the Wind - Based on the real-life Scope Trial, two esteemed lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.#N#Length: 128 minutes#N#Director : Stanley Kramer#N#Stars: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly#N#Watch Movie: Inherit the Wind
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
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
1 In The Mood For Love (2000) - 8.1. Perhaps the most romantic movie ever made about having an affair features two characters who ultimately don't have one. In The Mood For Love takes place in 1960s Shanghai, where two lonely neighbors realize their partners are cheating on them.
A rare example of an erotic thriller nominated for the Best Picture Oscar is Fatal Attraction. The movie is directed by Adrian Lyne and stars Michael Douglas as Dan who, despite having a happy marriage, ends up involved in a passionate affair with Alex (Glenn Close in an Oscar-nominated performance).
However, Brokeback Mountain depicts an affair where the two people involved become free to be who they really are. Directed by Ang Lee, the movie tells the story of Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal), two sheepherders who, while working at a ranch together one summer, develop feelings for each other and maintain a romantic relationship over the course of 20 years, despite marrying women.
Notes On A Scandal is a tragic tale of not only trusting the wrong people, but the potentially terrible repercussions an affair can have on a family and the people involved. For their roles, both Blanchett and Dench received Oscar nominations.
After noticing some strange occurrences in their house, Norman's wife, Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer), discovers he had an affair with a woman who died and now is quite possibly haunting their house, which leads to more dark secrets coming to the surface.
However, Indecent Proposa l was a massive hit and, to this day, is a cautionary tale about desperation and the consequences of one's actions.
Despite initial mixed reviews, An Affair To Remember has become known as one of the most romantic movies of all time. Referenced in such films as Sleepless in Seattle , An Affair To Remember shows audiences the enduring power of love, and that despite all obstacles, true love can sometimes find its way back to you somehow.
Lizzie and Janie are best friends, bonded like sisters, who share many things in common: crushes, gossip, and a taste for liquor. Although they manage to sneak alcohol at home and in waterbottles at school, they never get caught.
Teryl Rothery and Kimberley Warnat appeared in Warriors of Virtue (1997) the same year.
The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the time before he established his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.
A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.
A lawyer defending a wealthy man begins to believe his client is guilty of more than just one crime.
An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.
A disgraced lawyer, now an ambulance chaser, gets a case that could bring him redemption or at least revenge on the firm which expelled him.
Disheartened since her ex-husband's affair, Grace Waters feels restored by a new romance. But when secrets erode her short-lived joy, Grace's vulnerable side turns violent.
Adrian Lyne’s psychological thriller adapted from an earlier 1980 short film by James Dearden for British television, “Diversion”, centres on a married Manhattan man Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) who has a weekend affair with an unstable woman Alexandra “Alex” Forrest (Glenn Close), while his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and daughter, Ellen (Ellen Hamilton Latzen), are out of town.
Husbands And Wives (1992u001f) Woody Allen’s comedy-drama deals with two couples: Jack (director Sydney Pollack) and Sally (Judy Davis), and then Gabe (Woody Allen) and Judy (Mia Farrow), who have been best friends for years.
Their spouses work late hours and leave them alone most of the time. Both lead empty lives. They bump into each other at the street noodle stall while getting their dinner for one. They soon suspect that their spouses are cheating on them with each other.
Lester becomes infatuated with his daughter’s (Thora Birch) 16-year-old aspiring model friend Angela (Mena Suvari ). Her presence awakens him from his dull and inferior life, while his wife’s passion is revived by Buddy Kane “The King” (Peter Gallagher) of real estate, who happens to be her business rival.
Brokeback Mountain (2005) Ang Lee’s romantic drama adapted from the 1997 Annie Proulx’s short story of the same name follows two cowboys, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), who herd sheep throughout the summer in the Wyoming Mountains as they develop a complex, secret relationship with each other.
John Candy plays a dual role as the cop and the judge's daughter. They end up spending the night and the house is just crazy. I remember them taking a ride on a little roller coaster that is in the house, and they end up in a pile of bones.
He's not sure but he thinks that the bird may have attacked her. #8 This movie had Demi Moore, Chevy Chase, John Candy, and Dan Ackroid. It took place in New Jersey. The travelers get pulled over and get taken off to traffic court. Traffic court is held in this HUGE old house.
Cusack was trying to sell an antique document and had to arrange the theft to look like a murder had taken place. He was a college graduate who had returned to his home town and was working in a recycling plant and met up with an old friend who was now a college professor. Please tell me the name of the film if you can.