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1.
To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962
To
Kill a Mockingbird1962 Film8.4/10-IMDb94%-Rotten TomatoesScout
Finch (
Mary Badham), 6,and her older brother, Jem (
Phillip Alford), live in sleepy
Maycomb, Ala., spending much of their time with their friend
Dill (
John Megna) and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor,
Boo Radley (
Robert Duvall). When
Atticus (
Gregory Peck), their widowed father… More and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named
Tom Robinson (
Brock Peters) against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Release date:
December 25, 1962 (
USA)
Director:
Robert MulliganAdapted from: To Kill a MockingbirdStory by:
Harper LeeAwards:
Academy Award for Best Actor, More
2.
A Few Good Men,
1992
A Few
Good Men1992 Film7.6/10-IMDb81%-Rotten TomatoesLt.
Daniel Kaffee (
Tom Cruise) is a military lawyer defending two
U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow
Marine at the
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in
Cuba. Although Kaffee is known for seeking plea bargains, a fellow lawyer,
Lt. Cdr. JoAnne
Galloway (
Demi Moore), convinces him that the accused mar… Moreines were most likely carrying out an order from a commanding officer. Kaffee takes a risk by calling Col.
Nathan R. Jessep (
Jack Nicholson) to the stand in an effort to uncover the conspiracy.Release date:
December 11, 1992 (USA)Director: Rob ReinerScreenplay:
Aaron SorkinMPAA rating: RAwards:
MTV Movie Award for
Best Movie, More
3.
Philadelphia,
1993
Philadelphia1993 Film7.7/10-IMDb77%-Rotten TomatoesFearing it would compromise his career, lawyer
Andrew Beckett (
Tom Hanks) hides his homosexuality and
HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm. But his secret is exposed when a colleague spots the illness's telltale lesions.
Fired shortly afterwards, Beckett resolves to sue for discrimination,… More teaming up with
Joe Miller (
Denzel Washington), the only lawyer willing to help. In court, they face one of his ex-employer's top litigators,
Belinda Conine (
Mary Steenburgen).Release date:
December 23, 1993 (USA)Director:
Jonathan DemmeFeatured song:
Streets of PhiladelphiaMusic composed by:
Howard ShoreAwards: Academy Award for Best Actor, More
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And Justice for All,
1979
...And
Justice for All1979 Film7.4/10-IMDb81%-Rotten TomatoesSatirical drama in which an idealistic lawyer who tries to win cases for clients trapped in a hypocritical and corrupt legal system finds himself defending a venal and self-righteous judge accused of rape. The judge wrongly assumes the lawyer's ideals and disdain for the courts will drive him to get… More an acquittal, despite the evidence and the loathing they have for each other.
Initial release: June 29, 1979Director:
Norman JewisonRunning time:
120 minutesMPAA rating: RScreenplay:
Valerie Curtin,
Barry Levinson
5.
Runaway Jury,
2003
Runaway Jury2003 Film7.1/10-IMDb72%-Rotten TomatoesAfter a workplace shooting in
New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer
Wendell Rohr (
Dustin Hoffman) against shady jury consultant
Rankin Fitch (
Gene Hackman), who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense.
6.
North Country,
2005
North Country2005 Film7.3/10-IMDb68%-Rotten TomatoesSingle mother Josey Aimes (
Charlize Theron) is part of a group of the first women to work at a local iron mine in
Minnesota. Offended that they have to work with women, male workers at
Eveleth Mines lash out at them and subject them to sexual harassment. Appalled by the constant stream of insults
7.
Inherit the Wind,
1999
Inherit the Wind1999 FilmSet in
Dayton,
Tenn., famous trial lawyer
Henry Drummond (
Jack Lemmon) debates evangelical politician and attorney
Matthew Harrison Brady (George C.
Scott) in this dramatic retelling of the
Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925.
Science teacher E.K. Hornbeck (
Beau Bridges) teaches the theory of evolution
8.
The Verdict,
1982
The Verdict1982 Film7.8/10-IMDb96%-Rotten TomatoesA boozing lawyer (
Paul Newman) takes on a law-firm dean (
James Mason), the
Archdiocese of Boston and the system in general.Release date:
December 8, 1982 (USA)Director:
Sidney LumetScreenplay:
David MametStory by:
Barry ReedAwards:
David di Donatello for
Best Foreign Actor
9.
The Firm, 1993
The Firm1993 Film6.8/10-IMDb75%-Rotten TomatoesA young lawyer joins a small but prestigious law firm only to find out that most of their clients are on the wrong side of the law.
The company is helping to launder mob money, get clients off charges and even murder partners who threaten to blow their cover,
10.
The Gingerbread Man,
1998
The
Gingerbread Man1998 Film5.7/10-IMDb60%-Rotten TomatoesRick (
Kenneth Branagh), a divorced lawyer, has what he thinks is going to be a one-night stand with the troubled but beautiful
Mallory (
Embeth Davidtz).
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