Submitted by GC_Mandrake t3_z3fid4 in movies
Currently chain-watching legal/courtroom drama and thriller movies, John Grisham adaptations and a few other classics (12 Angry Men, To Kill A Mockingbird).
Recent favorites include: A Time to Kill, The Firm, Runaway Jury and The Lincoln Lawyer. I even rewatched the Devil’s Advocate for kicks :)
Any other great flicks in this genre I should check out?
Primal Fear is a favourite of mine.
Thank you - will definitely (re)watch these.
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Good list, cheers!
Fracture
Pelican Brief.
A Civil Action
Is that the one with John Travolta?
Yep, and a bunch of other notable cast. Robert Duvall got an Oscar nomination for his part.
Erin Brockovich
A Dry White Season and Witness for the Prosecution
The Verdict
Absence of Malice - Raises some interesting points.
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Presumed Innocent, The Firm and Primal Fear.
I really really second Primal Fear. Don't look up anything about it. Just watch.
Loved The Firm, will check out the other two, thx.
Presumed Innocent
Night Falls on Manhattan
Find Me Guilty
Saint Omer
Check out A civil action.
A Few Good Men
JFK
The Rainmaker. Haven’t seen it in forever but I remember liking it and I’ve never seen anyone say anything negative.
Also if no one has mentioned The Verdict that is a great one.
The Firm (1993)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Neither take place in a courtroom, but both are excellent legal thrillers.
The Castle.
TeamStark31 t1_ixlicwp wrote
A Few Good Men
My Cousin Vinny (A comedy I suppose)
Dark Waters
Rules of Engagement
JFK
Primal Fear
Sleepers
187 (Doesn’t have any courtroom elements, but it does cover the morality of the law and what that might mean to private citizens in danger)
Criminal Law