Movies about the law, lawyers, legal stuff
Movies which portray the law, lawyers, courts or litigation process.
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- DirectorMichael MannStarsRussell CroweAl PacinoChristopher PlummerA research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsMichael DouglasDemi MooreDonald SutherlandA computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.Stay away from women guys. They are all two-faced, backstabbing liars. All of them.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid BrisbinA flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.
- DirectorPeter HyamsStarsJesse MetcalfeAmber TamblynMichael DouglasRemake of the 1956 film noir film "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" in which a writer's plan to expose a corrupt district attorney takes an unexpected turn.
- DirectorMarc AbrahamStarsGreg KinnearLauren GrahamAlan AldaRobert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsBen AffleckSamuel L. JacksonKim StauntonA young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident, and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsTom CruiseJeanne TripplehornGene HackmanA young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.
- DirectorRobert LuketicStarsReese WitherspoonLuke WilsonSelma BlairFashionable sorority queen Elle Woods follows her ex-boyfriend to law school, where she discovers that there is more to her than just looks.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsVin DieselPeter DinklageRon SilverIn the late 1980s, a low level gangster named Jackie DiNorscio defends himself in court in what became the longest criminal trial in American judicial history.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsAshley JuddTommy Lee JonesBruce GreenwoodLibby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.
- DirectorGary FlederStarsJohn CusackRachel WeiszGene HackmanA juror, a lawyer and a mysterious woman stand in the way of a man trying to manipulate an explosive trial.
- DirectorSam KadiStarsKhaled NabawyAgnes BrucknerRizwan ManjiAn Arab immigrant wins the American green card lottery, arriving in New York City on September 10, 2001.Immigration law (3/4 way through).
- DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsJulia RobertsDenzel WashingtonSam ShepardA law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
- DirectorCourtney HuntStarsKeanu ReevesRenée ZellwegerGugu Mbatha-RawA defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
- CreatorsDavid E. KelleyJonathan ShapiroStarsBilly Bob ThorntonNina AriandaTania RaymondeA disgraced lawyer, now an ambulance chaser, gets a case that could bring him redemption or at least revenge on the firm which expelled him.Amazon tv-series where the ratio of women to men is very disproportionate. Aside from this vile discrimination against men, the story holds water and makes for a good watch. I didn't feel bored watching it just miffed by the disproportionate abundance of women in each effin scene. I for one do not stand for this kind of feminist bullcrap (if this is actually one of them). Please screencap my description and forward it to Amazon & producers.
Story: An ageing lawyer takes on a case about a guy who died during an explosion at sea. His investigation will take him head to head against his old law firm (whose disfigured boss is an evil MAN, not woman, surprise surprise) and a weapon's manufacturing company which conducted an illegal explosion at sea. The main character (what's his name) was a good cast for this series and so is the evil boss. - DirectorTodd HaynesStarsMark RuffaloAnne HathawayTim RobbinsA corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.I hope people will rise up one day and give these big polluters (and corrupt friends in government) a taste of their own medicine.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsTom CruiseJack NicholsonDemi MooreA military lawyer intends to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were only following their base commander's orders.
- DirectorHeywood GouldStarsJoanne WhalleyArmand AssanteGabriel ByrneValerie is a juror in the trial of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
- CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsJake GyllenhaalRuth NeggaBill CampA horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's' office when one of its own is suspected of the crime.Jake Gyllenhal
