Highest-Rated Movies about 'Legal Ethics'

Scott Turow's Innocent (2011), Jolly LLB (2013), The Collini Case (2019), Michael Clayton (2007), Unlocking the Cage (2016), Shepherds and Butchers (2016), Shadow on the Wall (1950), True Colors (1991) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Legal Ethics movies.

#2. Jolly LLB (2013)

Storyline: Rajpal a top lawyer is defending Rahul Dewan son a business tycoon in a hit and run case.Jolly is a small time lawyer who comes to stay with his uncle in Delhi and consider's Rajpal his idol.When he finds hi fellow lawyer has gained fame after filing a PIL in-court against a case.Jolly decides to file against case if Rahul Dewan which will lead to a long a battle between Rajpal and Jolly.

Plot Keywords: courtroom drama, comedy, satire, legal thriller, indian cinema, bollywood, social commentary ...

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#3. The Collini Case (2019)

Storyline: 2001, Fabrizio Collini (Franco Nero), a retired Italian worker, who had been living in Germany for 35 years, kills an elderly wealthy industrialist well known throughout the country. Collini's defense has been assigned to a public defender, the young lawyer Caspar Leinen (Elayas M'Barek), at his first major trial. However, Caspar had been a protegee of the murdered person, who he considered as a kind of father.—Ferruccio

Plot Keywords: legal drama, courtroom drama, crime thriller, murder mystery, german film, historical drama, justice system ...

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#4. Michael Clayton (2007)

Storyline: Michael Clayton, a high-priced law firm's fixer, leaves a late night poker game, gets a call to drive to Westchester, and watches his car blow up as he's taking an impromptu dawn walk through a field. Flash back four days. He owes a loan shark to cover his brother's debts (Michael's own gambling habits have left him virtually broke). His law firm is negotiating a high-stakes merger, and his firm's six year defense of a conglomerate's pesticide use is at risk when one of the firm's top litigators goes off his meds and puts the case in jeopardy. While Michael is trying to fix things someone decides to kill him. Who? Meanwhile his son summarizes the plot of a dark fantasy novel.

Plot Keywords: legal thriller, corporate corruption, moral dilemma, lawyer, conspiracy, suspense, psychological warfare ...

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#5. Unlocking the Cage (2016)

Storyline: Follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans, by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform a chimpanzee from a 'thing' with no rights to a 'person' with legal protections.

Plot Keywords: documentary, animal rights, legal battle, civil rights, courtroom drama, ethics, activism ...

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#6. Shepherds and Butchers (2016)

Storyline: SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS follows a jaded lawyer, John Weber (Steve Coogan), who takes on a seemingly hopeless multiple murder case and uncovers scandalous shortcomings in South Africa's capital punishment system as he mounts a defense for a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part in.

Plot Keywords: crime, courtroom, drama, south africa, death penalty, race, law ...

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#7. Shadow on the Wall (1950)

Storyline: Angered that her sister Celia has stolen her fiance, Dell Faring kills her and allows Celia's husband David, knocked out in an argument with Celia, to take the blame and end up on death row. Later Dell, finding out that David's young daughter Susan was witness to the crime and is undergoing psychiatric treatment, plans to eliminate her before her memory returns.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

Plot Keywords: film noir, psychological thriller, murder mystery, courtroom drama, child's perspective, psychoanalysis, family secret ...

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#8. True Colors (1991)

Storyline: Peter and Tim are both law students looking to get into the battleground of politics in Washington, but they both have different ideals and ethics. Tim wants to pursue a career in justice, but Peter is determined to be a big political power broker any way he can, even if that means bending the rules. As their careers push them towards political opposites, their friendship must constantly adapt to the new situation.—Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

Plot Keywords: political thriller, moral dilemma, power struggle, idealism, corruption, ambition, american politics ...

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#9. A Reasonable Man (1999)

Storyline: A Reasonable Man tells the story of a city lawyer who comes across the case of a herdboy from remote, rural Zululand, who has killed a one year old baby in the mistaken belief that he was killing an evil spirit, known throughout Southern Africa as the "Tikoloshe". Dark Secrets which lie buried deep within the lawyer connect him to the boy. He takes the case and enters a world of African witchcraft and mysticism to discover the truth about the killing - and himself.—Gavin Hood <gavinhood@compuserve.com>

Plot Keywords: legal drama, courtroom drama, south africa, cultural conflict, justice system, moral dilemma, race relations ...

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