The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987), Paragraph 175 (2000), The Delivered (2019), Southern Comfort (2001), Lake of Fire (2006), Deadline (2004), Bad Company (1972), Ride in the Whirlwind (1965) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Law movies.
Storyline: Jobless and desperate, World War I veteran Robert Eliot Burns (Val Kilmer) is arrested for theft and sentenced to work on a prison chain gang. Eager to get away from brutal Warden Hardy (Charles Durning), Burns busts out of jail. Suddenly free, he woos foxy stranger Emily Del Pino Pacheco (Sonia Braga). Soon, though, the romance sours, and, without cover from Emily, Burns is left with nowhere to hide. To his dismay, he might just find himself making a return journey to Hardy's chain gang.
Plot Keywords: biography, drama, crime, history, prison, true story, social injustice ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman chronicle the persecution of homosexuals under the Third Reich. Narrated by Rupert Everett.
Plot Keywords: history, documentary, nazi, holocaust, homosexuality, persecution, world war ii ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1657 England, Fanny Lye transcends her oppressive marriage to discover a new world of possibilities -- but at a great personal cost. Living a life of Puritan stricture with her husband and young son, Fanny's world is shaken to its core by the unexpected arrival of a young couple closely pursued by a ruthless sheriff and his deputy.
Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, drama, mystery, action, violence, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Kate Davis's award-winning documentary chronicles the final four seasons in the life of Robert Eads, a female-to-male transsexual dying of ovarian cancer in rural Georgia. Striking a balance between Robert's biological family -- mother, father, sons and grandson -- and his "chosen" family of transgender friends including Maxwell, Cas and Lola Cola, his male-to-female transsexual partner, Davis documents Eads's final days at the Southern Comfort Conference, a national transgender gathering.
Plot Keywords: action, thriller, crime, drama, mystery, american, gangster ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An unflinching documentary shot in black and white, this film focuses on the heated topic of abortion. Directed by British-born filmmaker Tony Kaye, the production depicts the heated ongoing abortion debate in America, and features graphic footage of actual medical procedures. Presenting people on both pro-choice and pro-life sides of the issue, the documentary includes interviews with philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky, anti-abortion activist Randall Terry and numerous others.
Plot Keywords: controversy, documentary, morality, religion, politics, social issue, ethics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan's time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.
Plot Keywords: thriller, action, crime, mystery, investigation, journalist, murder ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A young man evading the Civil War encounters a conniving drifter and his lawless gang after venturing into the West.
Plot Keywords: action, crime, western, adventure, drama, violence, gunfight ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Two out of three cowboys (Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson) run for their lives after meeting up with outlaws and a lynch-law posse.
Plot Keywords: western, american film, 1960s, black and white, independent film, crime, suspense ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Following the stories of seven exonerated prisoners, "After Innocence" documents how DNA evidence led to the release of these wrongfully imprisoned, innocent men. Free after years -- and in some cases decades -- behind bars and on death row, these men struggle to transition back into society with inadequate support from the judicial system that wronged them. "After Innocence" brings to light flaws in the criminal justice system and the need for reform.
Plot Keywords: documentary, justice, wrongful conviction, law, social justice, human rights, true story ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In this documentary, homosexual filmmaker Arthur Dong interviews men who were imprisoned for slaying gays. Dong, who was physically attacked because of his own sexuality in the 1970s, tries to ascertain the convicts' motives -- why they would commit such heinous crimes. Some prisoners express remorse for their acts of violence, while others believe the murders they committed were justified. The interviewees include a U.S. military officer, a devout Christian and a petty thief.
Plot Keywords: documentary, crime, murder, true story, homosexuality, hate crime, usa ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A young lawyer (Krzysztof Globisz) in Warsaw represents a drifter (Mirosław Baka) who killed a malicious cabdriver (Jan Tesarz).
Plot Keywords: crime, moral dilemma, violence, social critique, polish cinema, law, murder ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: New York police officer Daniel Ciello (Treat Williams) is not a perfect cop. When Rick Cappalino (Norman Parker) from the U.S. Justice Department approaches him with a personal request to investigate police corruption, Ciello agrees -- provided he is not forced to turn in his fellow crooked cops. But as he delves deeper into the underbelly of drug crime, he realizes that it may be impossible to keep his promises. He will have to bring his friends down, or he'll end up going down himself.
Plot Keywords: crime, drama, police, corruption, new york, true story, undercover ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Acclaimed director Louis Malle's documentary examines the small Minnesota farming town of Glencoe at two separate times. In 1979, Malle profiles the town's sleepy, sometimes charming way of life and the citizens' less-than-refined values. When Malle and his crew return six years later, they encounter a town seized by economic woe. Farms are shutting down, citizens are angry with President Ronald Reagan, and an American way of life may be gone for good.
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, western, drama, crime, mystery, thriller ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A soldier's (Daniel Auteuil) wife (Juliette Binoche) takes in a man (Emir Kusturica) found guilty of murder and turns him into a respected citizen, while awaiting the arrival of a guillotine.
Plot Keywords: historical, drama, romance, french, 19th century, death penalty, moral dilemma ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 2011, longtime Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse, rocking the small town of State College, Pa.
Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, documentary, true story, scandal, investigation, usa ...
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