Witness for the Prosecution (1957), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Inherit the Wind (1960), The Verdict (1982), A Man for All Seasons (1966), L'insulte (2017), Philadelphia (1993) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Courtroom Drama movies.
Storyline: Rudy Baylor is a young attorney out to make a difference in the justice system. He is also the only hope of an elderly couple after their corrupt insurance company refuses to payout a claim that could save their child's life. In this judicial drama, Baylor rails against corporate lawyers, corrupt judges, and abusive husbands, all with the help of a fellow lawyer who hasn't even passed his bar exam. He is facing long odds in the courtroom - and this is only his first case.
Plot Keywords: lawyer, marital abuse, domestic violence, lawsuit, underdog, courtroom, insurance company ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster movies. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the case which would forever shake the United Kingdom's belief in capital punishment.—Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Plot Keywords: death penalty, false teeth, family relationships, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, fire, friend ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth. We find out a bit more about the dead soldier in flashbacks - and that he was unpopular. Will the attorney find the killer ?—Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
Plot Keywords: based on play, assignment, barracks, army sergeant, platoon, jeep, reference to franklin d. roosevelt ...
Movie Details Click Here!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: year 1944, year 2001, pizza parlor, mercedes benz, car trouble, revenge killing, sailboat ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a past ..... and their own agenda.
Plot Keywords: computer, entrapment, robbery, motel, church, toilet, chase ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The career of a Nazi officer shown as flashbacks from his trial as a war criminal.
Plot Keywords: forced prostitution, suicide by drowning, broken engagement, teacher student relationship, anti semitism, jewish, jew ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Plot Keywords: child abuse, latina, immigrant, class differences, extramarital affair, face slap, thanksgiving ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: US Air Force veteran Ben Brown has been charged with the murder of aging Cole Clinton, a leading citizen of Durango County, New Mexico. Several months after the discovery of Clint's dead body, Ben was turned in to the authorities for a reward by his wife, Laura Mae Brown, who claims she witnessed the murder. Ben has signed two confessions to killing Clint, who picked up the Browns hitchhiking on the road on his way back home from an out-of-town cattle auction. In addition to the charge against Ben, Laura Mae is charged as a co-defendant, her trial to be separate from Ben's. Although the alleged murder did not happen in Durango County, the trial is held there where most of Clint's friends and family will definitely be in attendance, their goal to see Ben convicted and executed. Instead of District Attorney Paul Farish, Norris Bixby has been appointed special prosecutor to try the case. James Tucker, the presiding judge, appoints a surprised young widowed attorney named David Mitchell, to represent Ben. David's surprise is because he is not currently a trial lawyer, his recent work, especially since the death of his wife Lillian three years ago, being solely research, specifically writing briefs. David learns that his appointment was partly orchestrated by his mentor, respected invalid lawyer Art Harper, who wants to see Ben get a fair trial and get David out of his funk and back into trying cases. Even before working on the case, David sees it as an overall losing situation, he will not be able to get Ben off, and will get no business following this case for representing the popular Clint's killer. David doesn't even yet realize how much the cards are stacked against him and Ben as Bixby, an ambitious man, has managed to manipulate the evidence for the trial to be a slam dunk in his favor to advance his political aspirations. As such, David believes the trial will be a lynching. In meeting Laura Mae for the first time, David finds that she is a young woman who uses sex to her advantage and who cares nothing for Ben. Ben, on the other hand, seems only to care about Laura Mae and her welfare. As David comes closer to discovering the whole story which looks to be justifiable homicide under New Mexico law, he has to decide how To negotiate the problematic case. Standing by David's side throughout the proceedings is Art's daughter, Susan Harper, who has interests other than the case.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: murder, courtroom drama, based on novel, law, jukebox, prostitution, adultery ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: During WWII, beautiful Noelle meets dashing American pilot Larry in France and falls in love. She expects him to marry her, but instead he abandons her and meets successful Catherine in the United States and they marry. But Noelle hasn't forgotten him even as she's become a successful actress. She maneuvers to have Larry hired as the private pilot of her wealthy and powerful lover Constantin so she can seek revenge on him, but instead they rekindle their passion. Desperate to be together, they make deadly plans. But soon the lovers face a terrible fate determined by the jealous Constantin using Catherine as his pawn.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: surprise ending, trial, greece, firing squad, cave, adultery, lost love ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Circuit-riding Texas lawyer Timothy Higgins defends a former girlfriend against a murder charge stemming from an extortionist's threat to reveal her shady past. Through adroit courtroom work, Higgins is able to acquit her and reveal who actually shot the fatal bullet.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: street shootout, old flame, general store, fistfight, stagecoach, courtroom drama, showgirl ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Based on the actual events of the West Memphis Three, where three young boys were savagely murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. Spurred on by the demand from a grieving town, the local police act quickly to bring three "devil-worshipping" teenagers to trial. With their lives hanging in the balance, investigator Ron Lax is trying to find the truth between the town's need for justice and the guilt of the accused.
Plot Keywords: mullet, child murder, mutilation, satanism, dead children, knife, police investigation ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: High profile lawyer Mark Hunter has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoe-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist, C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney's perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act. Romantically involved with C.J. but unaware of his assignment, assistant D.A. Ella Crystal becomes caught between her boss's political ambitions and C.J.'s dangerous expose. As mounting evidence stacks up against both men, Ella's own life becomes threatened when she discovers incriminating proof that puts the fate of both C.J's innocence and Hunter's reputation in her hands.
Plot Keywords: death of friend, sex on first date, violence, arrest, courtroom, courtroom drama, trial ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her response lands her in deep trouble.
Plot Keywords: christian film, manipulation, christianity, christian, religion, religious persecution, religious fanatic ...
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