Highest-Rated Movies about 'Legal'

A Regular Woman (2019), Character (1997), Revelations: Paradise Lost 2 (2000), Lion's Den (2008), Witnesses (2003), Citizen X (1995), A Monster With a Thousand Heads (2015), The Fugitive (1947) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Legal movies.

#2. Character (1997)

Storyline: Young lawyer Katadreuffe (Fedja van Huêt) is the chief suspect in the murder of the cold-hearted bailiff Dreverhaven (Jan Decleir). The two have long been rivals, waging personal battles through the courts, and Katadreuffe was observed leaving the scene of the crime. Giving his testimony to police, Katadreuffe effectively tells his life story, in which his ambition for success in the legal world was driven by a hatred of his biological father -- who was, secretly, Dreverhaven.

Plot Keywords: drama, psychological, crime, thriller, black comedy, independent film, human nature ...

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#8. The Fugitive (1947)

Storyline: In a Latin American country where the government has outlawed public religious displays, the last priest (Henry Fonda) in a village seeks refuge in a church, disguised as a peasant. Discovered by an Indian woman, Maria (Dolores del Río), the priest agrees to baptize her children and other poor people in the village. The priest's efforts to escape the military police are constantly upset by the desperate religious demands of the local people, and a beggar intent on turning him in.

Plot Keywords: action, thriller, crime, mystery, film noir, fugitive, detective ...

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#10. The Witnesses (2007)

Storyline: Adrien (Michel Blanc) is a middle-aged doctor who's still single and enjoys cruising younger men. One night he's sexually rebuffed by a boy named Manu (Johan Libéreau) but pursues a friendship with him anyway. He takes Manu along on a seaside vacation with his best friend, Sarah (Emmanuelle Béart), and her policeman husband, Mehdi (Sami Bouajila). Shortly thereafter, Manu and Mehdi begin an affair, causing significant tension within the two couples that worsen when Manu is diagnosed with AIDS.

Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, suspense, drama, witness, courtroom, legal ...

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#11. Drishyam (2013)

Storyline: Georgekutty (Mohanlal) is a cable TV network owner in a remote and hilly village in Kerala. He lives a happy life with his wife and 2 girls. The first half revolves around the depiction of their happy family. Anju (Ansiba), Georgekutty's daughter goes to a school trip in between the proceedings. After a few days a guy who had been at the school trip with her meets Anju. He blackmails her with a video of her that he had captured during the school trip. In the course of events he is accidentally killed by Rani (Meena) and Anju. Georgekutty on returning home is appraised of the events and thus begins a cat and mouse game as the murdered person is the son of IG Geeta Prabhakar (Asha Sharath) and Prabhakar (Siddique). How the family weathers the storm that ensues during the murder investigation forms the rest of the story leading to a deeply satisfying and unexpected climax.

Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, drama, family, suspense, indian cinema, remake ...

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#12. Raw Deal: A Question of Consent (2001)

Storyline: Filmmaker Billy Corben looks at the circumstances leading up to an alleged rape at a college fraternity house. Actual footage shot the night of the party is shown, the same footage that was used to persuade the police not to press charges in the case.

Plot Keywords: documentary, true story, legal, controversy, sexual assault, florida, justice system ...

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#13. Love Among the Ruins (1974)

Storyline: An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott (Katharine Hepburn) has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé. Esteemed barrister Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones (Laurence Olivier) is assigned to represent Jessica in the lawsuit, and he also happens to be an old suitor of hers from decades earlier. While Jessica claims not to remember him, and Arthur still smarts from her earlier rejection, the two form a close bond during the case.

Plot Keywords: romance, drama, tv movie, classic, british, laurence olivier, nostalgic ...

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#14. The Onion Field (1979)

Storyline: Charismatic psychopath Greg Powell (James Woods) teams up with Jimmy Youngblood (Franklyn Seales), a petty thief. Driving in Los Angeles in 1963, they are pulled over by Detective Hettinger (John Savage) and his partner, Campbell (Ted Danson), for an illegal U-turn. Panicked, Powell kidnaps the officers and kills Campbell. Hettinger escapes, and his description of the men leads to their arrest. As both men evade prosecution with legal tricks, Hettinger is racked with guilt over his survival.

Plot Keywords: crime, drama, true story, police, courtroom, murder, psychological trauma ...

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#15. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Storyline: Britain, 1953. Upon his return to work following a heart attack, barrister takes on a murder case,. The case is defending American war vet Leonard Vole, a poor, out of work, struggling inventor who's accused of murdering his middle-aged lonely and wealthy acquaintance, Emily French. The evidence is circumstantial but points to Leonard as the murderer, butr the csse has constant revelations.

Plot Keywords: courtroom drama, mystery, crime, drama, film noir, classic, murder ...

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