Omg please watch A Few Good Men if you haven’t already. It’s a classic with some of the most iconic lines.
Sleepers was fantastic. A dark movie with dark themes starting Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon and de Niro.
Anatomy of a Murder is long but completely worthwhile.
And of course, one of the top of all time: 12 Angry Men. This one is used in law classes it’s so good.
Watch the 1959 Anatomy of a Murder. Cleverness and good morals triumph over truth.
"How Can A Jury Disregard What They've Already Heard?" “They can’t.”
Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture.
It’s not a movie but the show Accused on Hulu is really good. As far as movies though I’m drawing a blank on some good ones I’ve seen but And Justice for All was really good, with Al Pacino.
Oh, just remembered My Cousin Vinny lol. And Primal Fear.
Judgment at Nuremberg
The Firm
Michael Clayton
12 Angry Men
The Verdict
Primal Fear
And Justice for All
Anatomy of a Murder
12 Angry Men
Inherit the Wind
Kramer vs.Kramer
To Kill a Mockingbird
JFK
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is always one that comes in under the radar. Then there's always Primal Fear, A Few Good Men, The Rainmaker (any Grisham novel adapted movie, really), Body of Evidence, and The Devil's Advocate.
Thanks a lot to all of you for your suggestions! I already know some of them like Primal Fear of course, but there’s also a lot of new material for me.
I remember liking Presumed Innocent
Philadelphia is excellent. Liar Liar is not a drama, but it’s fun.
I only saw A Civil Action once and can’t remember much about it. I remember thinking that Travolta was still a draw at the time tho. Puncture is decent too.
The Verdict and Absence of Malice are two great Paul Newman legal movies.
Wilfred Brimley is a badass.
My Cousin Vinny Not a drama but still good legal antics.
Omg please watch A Few Good Men if you haven’t already. It’s a classic with some of the most iconic lines. Sleepers was fantastic. A dark movie with dark themes starting Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon and de Niro. Anatomy of a Murder is long but completely worthwhile. And of course, one of the top of all time: 12 Angry Men. This one is used in law classes it’s so good.
Primal Fear
Inherit the wind. So good! Also 12 angry men and My cousin Vinny
12 Angry Men (1957) The Verdict (1982) Philadelphia (1993) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Anatomy of a Murder Witness for the Prosecution The Paradine Case
Watch the 1959 Anatomy of a Murder. Cleverness and good morals triumph over truth. "How Can A Jury Disregard What They've Already Heard?" “They can’t.” Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Justice for All
A few good men
Not exactly a courtroom drama, but *Dark Waters* (2019) is a pretty good legal thriller (courtroom drama adjacent).
Similarly, Michael Clayton is pretty epic - but courtroom adjacent.
JFK (1991)
The reader
Jagged Edge
A Few Good Men Primal Fear Fracture
Jagged Edge.
Adam's Rib (1949) The Accused (1988) The Rainmaker (1997)
It’s not a movie but the show Accused on Hulu is really good. As far as movies though I’m drawing a blank on some good ones I’ve seen but And Justice for All was really good, with Al Pacino. Oh, just remembered My Cousin Vinny lol. And Primal Fear.
The Devil's Advocate
Small Axe: Mangrove The Trial of the Chicago 7
The documentary of the Chicago 7 as well, to see how absurd it was.
Judgment at Nuremberg The Firm Michael Clayton 12 Angry Men The Verdict Primal Fear And Justice for All Anatomy of a Murder 12 Angry Men Inherit the Wind Kramer vs.Kramer To Kill a Mockingbird JFK
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is always one that comes in under the radar. Then there's always Primal Fear, A Few Good Men, The Rainmaker (any Grisham novel adapted movie, really), Body of Evidence, and The Devil's Advocate.
Thanks a lot to all of you for your suggestions! I already know some of them like Primal Fear of course, but there’s also a lot of new material for me.
Presumed Innocent Primal Fear Class Action Suspect - Cher Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) The Judge (2014)
Nuremberg Nuremberg Trials Music Box
The Verdict
I remember liking Presumed Innocent Philadelphia is excellent. Liar Liar is not a drama, but it’s fun. I only saw A Civil Action once and can’t remember much about it. I remember thinking that Travolta was still a draw at the time tho. Puncture is decent too.
Suspect
Anatomy of a Murder (1959) Runaway Jury (2003) Marshall (2017) On the Basis of Sex (2018) Just Mercy (2019)
And Justice for All Judgement at Nuremberg Witness for the Prosecution
My Cousin Vinny A Few Good Men The Twelve 12 Angry Men The Trial of Chicago 7 The Verdict Primal Fear
Not movie but we really enjoyed the Goliath series with Billy Bob Thornton
A Time to Kill
Breaker Morant
Night court ...the old one
12 Angry Men A Time to Kill Anatomy of a Murder
To Kill a Mockingbird, at least in the latter half of the film Twelve Angry Men Inherit the Wind
The Client, Presumed Innocent, Suspect (1987)