Philadelphia - When a gay man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his illness, he hires an unknown, homophobic lawyer as the only willing advocate for his wrongful dismissal suit. Top Lawyer Movie From 1992 If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
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
A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he disappoints his son for the last time. Yes, this is a legal movie. It is....seriously. Okay so there's some laughs along the way. Just deal with it. The trial scene DOES get pretty deep and emotional so take that! 13. Presumed Innocent (1990) Error: please try again.
Law Abiding Citizen, in a way, is a movie that became too big for it's own good. The Gerard Butler character was a mastermind. He was so intelligent that no one could figure out how he was doing the things he was doing. So crafty, that no matter what safety precautions were taken, people were still dying.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, ...
In this film, written and directed by Steven Zaillian and based on a true story, John Travolta stars as personal injury attorney Jan Schlichtmann. Schlichtmann finds himself involved in a case that, while seemingly straightforward at first, ends up being incredibly difficult and appears to have the potential to be his undoing.
The film, which came and went in theaters in 2017 with little fanfare, stars Denzel Washington as the cranky, old-school lawyer of the title.
Primal Fear (1996) Based on the 1993 William Diehl novel of the same name, this classic thriller has it all: murder, a possibly innocent man on trial, multiple personalities, and a driven defense attorney (Richard Gere) who's fighting for justice for his client.
The Firm (1993) As you can tell from the rest of this list, the '90s were a golden era of sleek, movie-star-packed legal thrillers, and they don't get much better than director Sydney Pollack's The Firm.
A Few Good Men (1992) Considering this list was inspired by the release of The Trial of the Chicago 7, we had to include Aaron Sorkin's debut film as a writer, the adaptation of the play that made him a star, A Few Good Men.
After the box-office success of movie adaptations of his novels The Firm and The Pelican Brief in 1993, plus his run on the best-seller list, the legal thriller writer looked untouchable.
A lesser-known early work from screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, the mastermind behind Basic Instinct and Showgirls, Jagged Edge offers an alluring mix of violent mayhem, ill-advised romance, and legal intrigue. Glenn Close plays Teddy Barnes, a defense attorney recruited to defend a wealthy newspaper publisher (Jeff Bridges) accused of killing his wife. Soon enough, they're riding horses, preparing for trial, and carrying on their own secret affair. Set primarily in the wealthy homes and spacious offices of San Francisco's Reagan-era elite, the movie has a lushness that sets it apart from many of the legal thrillers of the '90s, which often played out in the sweltering Southern cities of Grisham's novels.
George Clooney made a career out of playing gray knights, and his work as the title character in this icy New York thriller might be the pinnacle of his work. Clayton is a super-cynical, debt-ravaged "fixer" stuck doing damage control amid a massive class-action lawsuit.