Random Actual Lawyers Explain Which Legal Movies They Like Best (27 items)

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  (#1) My Cousin Vinny

  • Marisa Tomei, Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Fred Gwynne, James Rebhorn, Bruce McGill, Maury Chaykin, Lane Smith, Austin Pendleton, Chris Ellis, Mitchell Whitfield, Raynor Scheine, Paulene Myers, Michael Simpson

  From Redditor /u/wagwa2001l:

  My Cousin Vinny is the best legal movie ever made...

  From Redditor /u/Cpt_duo:

  If I had a week to live I would totally use Vinny's opening argument: "Everything that guy just said is bullsh*t. Thank you."

  From Redditor /u/Reallypablo:

  Most accurate movie I've seen from the legal perspective.
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  (#2) To Kill a Mockingbird

  • Robert Duvall, Gregory Peck, William Windom, Alice Ghostley, Brock Peters, Paul Fix, Jester Hairston, Ruth White, Colin Kenny, Kim Stanley, Rosemary Murphy, Gil Perkins, Guy Wilkerson, Frank Overton, Arthur Tovey, Richard Hale, Chuck Hamilton, Max Wagner, Collin Wilcox, James Anderson, Dan White, Crahan Denton, William H. O'Brien, Hugh Sanders, Bobby Barber, Danny Borzage, John Megna, Mary Badham, Estelle Evans, Kim Hamilton, Michael Jeffers, Jess Cavin, Kelly Thordsen, Paulene Myers, Barry Seltzer, William "Bill" Walker, Phillip Alford, R.L. Armstrong, Charles Fredericks, Jamie Forster, Kim Hector, Steve Condit, Dick Johnstone, Jay Sullivan, Nancy Marshall, David Crawford

  From Redditor /u/OriginalStomper:

  I get chills whenever I see that scene at the end of the trial, with all the people in the balcony standing up for Atticus Finch.
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  (#3) 12 Angry Men

  • Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden, E. G. Marshall, Ed Begley, John Fiedler, Robert Webber, George Voscovec, Edward Binns, Rudy Bond, Billy Nelson, Joseph Sweeney, James Kelly, John Savoca

  From Redditor /u/lansun:

  I just watched it yesterday after googling it and learning [US Supreme Court Justice Sonia] Sotomayor attributed the movie as the reason why she pursued law.

  Fantastic classic!
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  (#4) A Few Good Men

  • Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Cuba Gooding Jr., Christopher Guest, Noah Wyle, Kevin Pollak, Aaron Sorkin, J. T. Walsh, Xander Berkeley, Matt Craven, Michael DeLorenzo, David Bowe, James Marshall, Joshua Malina, John M. Jackson, Wolfgang Bodison, Frank Cavestani, Cameron Thor, Harry Caesar, Arthur Senzy, Geoffrey Nauffts, Jan Munroe, Matthew Saks, J. A. Preston, Ron Ostrow, Maud Winchester, Alex Wexo, Lawrence Lowe, Oscar Jordan, Bernard Madrid, John M. Mathews, Gene Whittington

  From Redditor /u/maluminse:

  Some of the trial scenes are accurate. Some are not accurate at all. Some of the story line is illogical. But it's still a good movie.

  From Redditor /u/frankcaruso:

  [Jack Nicholson as Col. Nathan R. Jessep in] A Few Good Men:

  ...You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way.
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  (#5) Liar Liar

  • Jim Carrey, Jennifer Tilly, Krista Allen, Sara Paxton, Maura Tierney, Cheri Oteri, Cary Elwes, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Vitamin C, Marianne Muellerleile, Jason Bernard, Mitchell Ryan, Christopher Mayer, Anne Haney, Benjamin Brown, Amanda Carlin, Eric Pierpoint, Hope Allen, Randy Oglesby, Charlie Dell, Christopher Darden, Matthew Arkin, Charles Walker, Jarrad Paul, David Fresco, Jim Jansen, Skip O'Brien, Don Keefer, Ashley Monique Clark, Ben Lemon, Terry Rhoads, Justin Cooper, Ernest Perry Jr., Steven M. Gagnon, Oliver Kindred, Rick Hill, Michael Adler, Craig Barnett, Michael Kostroff, Anthony Lee, Eric Sharp, Patrick McTavish, Tony Carreiro, Carrie Armstrong, Jill Gable, Matthew Michael Goodall, Edward Amuwa, Brandi Burkett, Tony Boldi, Ed Trotta, Michael Leopard, John Gipson, Paul Roache, Mark Chaet, Samantha Heyman, Howard S. Miller, David Kikuta, Ashley Rumph, Mercedes Kastner, Mike Grief, Moon Jones, Kelly Aluise, Christine Avila, Jared Seide, Joe Barnaba, Charles Emmett, Sue Goodman, Jacob Stein, Steven Wayne-Fisher, Stephen James Carver, Derrick Friedman, Dennis Napolitano, Richard Jones

  From Redditor /u/T-Luv:

  I like Liar Liar. Where a sleazy, truth-bending lawyer discovers that he can use the law, of all things, to represent his client.
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  (#6) A Time to Kill

  • Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Samuel L. Jackson, Ashley Judd, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Octavia Spencer, Chris Cooper, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton, Patrick McGoohan, M. Emmet Walsh, Brenda Fricker, Kurtwood Smith, Beth Grant, Nicky Katt, Doug Hutchison, John Diehl, Anthony Heald, Andrew Stahl, Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly, Mike Pniewski, Elisabeth Omilami, Joe Seneca, Leonard L. Thomas, Tonea Stewart, Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc, Tim Parati, Jonathan Hadary, Rebecca Koon, Alexandra Kyle, Greg Lauren, Danny Nelson, Thomas Merdis, Terry Loughlin, Mark W. Johnson, Benjamin Mouton, Wayne Dehart, Graham Timbes, David U. Hodges, Lorin Moore, Eva Ford, Todd Demers, Devin Lloyd, LaConte McGrew, Tim Monich, Mike McLaren, Jackie Stewart, Byron Jennings, Steve Coulter, Jerry Hunt, Joe Bullen, Bettina Rose, Jim Ritchie, David Brian Williams, Sherri Hilton, Perry Ritchie, Kim Hendrix, Russell Hambline, Lorraine Middleton, Linda Calvin Johnson, Will Crapps, William Truly Jr., James M. Crumley Jr., Ryk St. Vincent, Rosebud Dixon-Green, Lukas Cain, Maggie Wade Dixon, Patrick Sutton, Brance H. Beamon, Darrin Mitchell, Walter L. Hutchins, Terrance Freeman, Stacy Rae Toyon, Tommy McCullough, Stephanie Strickland, Rob Jay, Mildred J. Gilbreath, Alice Julius-Scott, Robert Chapman, Robert R. Bell Jr., Howard Ballou, Helen E. Floyd

  From Redditor /u/Ickulus:

  [I]t is certainly not the best movie ever. Still though, it gets me fired up to fight for someone no matter what other people think of them.
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  (#7) Erin Brockovich

  • Julia Roberts, Marg Helgenberger, Aaron Eckhart, Albert Finney, Conchata Ferrell, Peter Coyote, Cherry Jones, Scarlett Pomers, Erin Brockovich, Mimi Kennedy, Wade Williams, Michael Harney, Tracey Walter, T. J. Thyne, Valente Rodriguez, William Lucking, Joe Chrest, Veanne Cox, Pat Skipper, Gina Gallego, Michael Shamberg, Scotty Leavenworth, Matthew Kimbrough, Scott Sowers, Jamie Harrold, David Brisbin, Irene Olga López, Julie Wagner, Norma Maldonado, Tom Tangen, Jack Gill, Dawn Didawick, Randy Lowell, Sheila Shaw, Cordelia Richards, Gemmenne de la Peña, Kristina Malota, Don Snell, Scott Allen, Mike Malone, Meredith Zinner, Ron Altomare, Larry Martinez, Emily Marks, Jason Cervantes, Brittany Pimental, Ashley Pimental, George Rocky Sullivan, Irina V. Passmoore, Adilah Barnes, Charles John Bukey, Ronald E. Hairston, Julie Marks, Sarah Ashley

  From Redditor /u/lipdu:

  Erin Brockovich! Just a legal assistant, but still bad a**.
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  (#8) Anatomy of a Murder

  • James Stewart, George C. Scott, Lee Remick, Duke Ellington, Eve Arden, Ben Gazzara, Orson Bean, Arthur O'Connell, Murray Hamilton, John Qualen, Howard McNear, Kathryn Crosby, Joseph N. Welch, Russ Brown, Alexander Campbell

  From Redditor /u/Lucas-Davenport:

  This one is fantastic, based on a novel by a sitting judge, and contains some of the best courtroom scenes ever.

  From Redditor /u/Cpt_duo:

  This movie probably has the best representation of a trial I've ever seen, and the opening interview Jimmy Stewart does with Ben Gazzara is often discussed and analyzed in legal ethics classes. F*cking brilliant film.

  From Redditor /u/two:

  I love the subtlety of the ethical transgressions explored in the film, [which] has something no other legal film (that I know of) has: a layer of understanding available only to lawyers (or learned laypersons).

  Most films like to beat you over the head with PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT when the plot calls for it. Even worse is the all too common theme of "this is technically professional misconduct but it's okay because we're the good guys." Anatomy... is on another level, because even lawyers can debate the ethical ramifications of the attorneys' conduct (although I'm not sure laypersons could do the same), and there's no "good guy/bad guy" excuse that either side can hang their hats upon.

  Not to mention the acting...
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  (#9) The Verdict

  • Bruce Willis, Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, Tobin Bell, Milo O'Shea, Lindsay Crouse, Colin Stinton, Wesley Addy, Edward Binns, Roxanne Hart, Joe Seneca, James Handy, Julie Bovasso, Lewis J. Stadlen, Kent Broadhurst, Kevin Fennessy, Burtt Harris, John Blood, Willow Hale, Herbert Rubens, Leib Lensky, H. Clay Dear, J.P. Foley, Edward Mason, Gregory Doucette, Joseph Bergmann, Jack Collard, Maggie Task, Evelyn Moore, Cullen O. Johnson, Herb Peterson, Jon Hopwood, Gregor Roy, Tony La Fortezza, J.J. Clark, Scott Rhyne, Patty O'Brien, Dick McGoldrick, Juanita Fleming, Marvin Beck, Ralph Douglas, Susan Benenson

  From Redditor /u/GreatReverendBuddha:

  The scene where [Paul] Newman is at the hospital and realizes he is the only one speaking for the girl who was effectively brain dead, up against a team of attorneys against him.

  From Redditor /u/Provetie:

  This movie was our class's example for the best evidence rule. Also, whiskey and pinball in the morning? That's why I went to law school.
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  (#10) Legally Blonde

  • Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, Jennifer Coolidge

  From Redditor /u/Lucas-Davenport:

  On the more fun/less educational side:

  Legally Blonde - great guilty pleasure movie.
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  (#11) Idiocracy

  • Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Scarface, Luke Wilson, Justin Long, Dax Shepard, Sara Rue, Thomas Haden Church, Stephen Root, David Herman, Andrew Wilson, Greg Pitts, Patrick Fischler, Randal Reeder, Ava Santana, Samantha Inoue-Harte, Beth Gosnell, Turk Pipkin, Erik Anderson, Heather Kafka, Jason Konopisos, Jimmy Willden, Chris Warner, Brendan Hill, Peter Cornwell, Heath Allyn, Darlene Hunt, Jennifer Vasquez, Michael McCafferty, Jack Cruz, Kristoffer Kjornes, Manuel Cantu, Robert Musgrave, Derek Southers, Gene Cervenka, Mark Turner, Rajiv Patel, Dan Murphy, TJ McFarland, Kevin McAfee, Ricky Cavazos, Jason Bohn, Lidia Porto, Adam Langley, Mitch Baker, Ray L. Perez, Anthony Campos, William McMinn, Joanna Gallagher, Angela Ware, Daniel Smith, Sonny Castillo, Max Kruemcke, Herman Whitney III, Dan'l Terry, Christopher James Thompson, Santiago Villalobos, Andrew Rice, Christopher Ryan, Leila Plummer, Curtis Wayne, Regan Licciardello, Gregory Kelly, Steve Powers, Ryan Ransdell, Justin Smith, J. Anthony Hernandez, Joseph Cheatham, Kevin Cacy, Josh Christman, Heath Jones, Kati Sharp, Christopher M. Campos, Glori Renee Euwer, Richard Reeder, Evan Miller, Jason Schaefer, Doug LaRue, Ruben Gonzales, Valerie Posas, Craig Saper, Forrest Walls, Melissa Espinales, Marcos Martinez Rios, Wes Davis, John Dodson, Danny Cochran, Brenna Rivas, Ryan Christopher, Michael Sorrells, Kevin Klee, Lonnie Nelson, Lawrence Castillo, Javier Merida, Melissa Sweet, Eli Muñoz, Laetitia Bertrand, Melissa Dawn, James Moreno, Jaime Medeles, Earl Mann, Roman Ramos, Caitlin Wehrle

  From Redditor /u/intermonadicmut:

  All of the attorneys in Idiocracy.
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  (#12) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

  • Johnny Depp, Cameron Diaz, Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, Gary Busey, Debbie Reynolds, Mark Harmon, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Meloni, Benicio del Toro, Hunter S. Thompson, Penn Jillette, Flea, Laraine Newman, Verne Troyer, Katherine Helmond, Lyle Lovett, Harry Dean Stanton, Michael Jeter, Craig Bierko, Richard Riehle, Tim Thomerson, Steve Schirripa, Gregory Itzin, Jenette Goldstein, Larry Cedar, Richard Portnow, Troy Evans, Jennifer Elise Cox, Ray Cooper, James O'Sullivan, Kacee DeMasi, Larry Brandenburg, Tané McClure, Mary Gillis, David Brisbin, Stephen Bridgewater, Brian D. Kline, Kim Flowers, Tyde Kierney, Walter Ludwig, Matthew Hurley, Michael Warwick, Michael Lee Gogin, Eva Ford, Buck Holland, Milt Tarver, Alex Craig Mann, Chris Hendrie, Joseph S. Griffo, Will Blount, Frank Romano, Brian Le Baron, Robert Allen, Lisa Hoyle, Benjamin A. van der Veen, Ransom Gates, Warren Ross, Kristin Draudt, Nan Friedman, Bryce Ingman, Gil Boccaccio, Trudi Forristal, Ben Yeagar, Donald Morrow, Mia Babalis, Geoffrey B. Nimmer, Karen E. Castoldi, Gale Baker, Christopher Callen, Judith Lieff, Gary Bruno, Marlene Bologna, Kathryn Alexander, Diana Mehoudar, Chobi Gyorgy, Tony Mouleart, Chris Kaniffe

  From Redditor /u/hipsterlawyer:

  Dr. Gonzo, [played by] Benicio del Toro in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas:

  Sounds like big trouble. You're going to need plenty of legal advice before this thing is over. As your attorney, I advise you to rent a very fast car with no top. And you'll need the cocaine. Tape recorder for special music. Acapulco shirts. Get the hell out of LA for at least 48 hours...
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  (#13) The People vs. Larry Flynt

  • Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson, James Cromwell, Crispin Glover, Norm Macdonald, James Carville, Larry Flynt, Vincent Schiavelli, Jan Tříska, Kiki Daire, Andrew Stahl, Burt Neuborne, Donna Hanover, Richard Paul, Mike Pniewski, D'Army Bailey, Tim Parati, Miles Chapin, David Dwyer, Emmy Collins, Neill Calabro, Scott William Winters, Brett Harrelson, Chris Schadrack, Jim Grimshaw, Mark W. Johnson, Dan Lenzini, Ken Axmaker Jr., Nate Bynum, Jim Palmer, John Fergus Ryan, Rand Hopkins, Jeff Johnston, Janie Paris, Saida Pagan, Cody Block, Thomas Reid, David Kallaway, Rainbeau Mars, Gerry Robert Byrne, Michelle Robinson, Dennis Turner, John Ryan, Evans Donnell, Aurélia Thiérrée, Michael Detroit, Michael Klastorin, Michael Davis, Jim Hild, Ruby Wilson, Mike McLaren, Roland Gomez, James Buchanan, Nancy Lea Owen, Susan Howe, Robert Davis, Gary Lowery, Stephen Dupree, Blaine Pickett, Ann Marie Hall, Joey Hadley, Linn Sitler, Gary Kraen, Doug Bauer, Carol Russell-Woloshin, Benjamin Greene Jr., Richard Birdsong, Bennett Wood, Gene Lyons, Oliver Reed, Ken Kidd, Janice Holder, Ryan Post, Jaime Jackson, Greg Roberson, Pierre Secher, Charles M. Crump, Tam Drummond, Roberto Roman Ramirez, James A. White, Eddie Davis, David Compton, Mary Neal Naylor, Lisa Lax, Mary M. Norman, Kathleen Kane, Patti Hatchett, Joey Sulipeck, Paula Haddock, James Smith, Meresa T. Ferguson, Jack Shea, Kerry White, Jim Peck, Rick Rogers, A.V. McDowell, Kacky Walton, Tina M. Bates, Andrena Fisher, Blaine Nashold, Mac Pirkle, Jay Adams

  From Redditor /u/eljew:

  The People vs. Larry Flynt is... a sort of biopic of Larry Flynt (played by Rampart's own Woody Harrelson), but it also covers a lot of his First Amendment challenges and his relationship with his lawyer (played by Edward Norton).
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  (#14) The Paper Chase

  • Lindsay Wagner, Edward Herrmann, John Houseman, Blair Brown, Timothy Bottoms, James Naughton, David Clennon, Lenny Baker, Craig Richard Nelson, Regina Baff, Graham Beckel, Bob Lydiard

  From Redditor /u/cassiope:

  I remember watching The Paper Chase - both the movie and the TV show - as a kid. [Granted], I was a kid, but I really liked it. My father (an [attorney]) said that it fit well with his experience (he went to law school in the '60s).

  From Redditor /u/Lucas-Davenport:

  The Paper Chase: to relive getting cold-called, and for the most neurotic law students you can imagine.
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  (#15) True Grit

  • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Hailee Steinfeld, Domhnall Gleeson

  From Redditor /u/raouldukeesq:

  The remake of True Grit had the most authentic courtroom scene I ever saw.
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  (#16) ...And Justice for All

  • Al Pacino, Craig T. Nelson, Jeffrey Tambor, Jack Warden, Joe Morton, Christine Lahti, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg, Dominic Chianese, Alan North, Sam Levene, Charles Siebert, Darrell Zwerling, Keith Andes, Thomas G. Waites, Beverly Sanders, Johnny Haymer, Larry Bryggman, Robert Symonds, Sidney Clute, Jack Hollander, Baxter Harris, Connie Sawyer, Vasili Bogazianos, J. G. Hertzler, Terrence Currier, Kenneth Patterson, Victor Arnold, Vincent Beck, Tom Quinn, John Aquino, Robert Christian, Angus Duncan, Michael Gorrin, Carl Pistilli, Donald Saiontz, Rita Fredricks, Cathleen Schurr, Bill Polk, Allisha Council, McLindsey Hawkins, Stephen Blackmore, Newton Scott, Bonita Cartwright, Julius Dunbar, Molly Kohler, Jonathan Williams, Walter Davy, Frank Sliwka, Angelyn Forbes, Teri Wootten

  From a former Redditor:

  ... And Justice for All is probably the most accurate movie portrayal of being a criminal defense lawyer.

  Except for the end where, apparently, he won't defend guilty people. But that's just because he hates [his] client.
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  (#17) Amistad

  • Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Anna Paquin, Anthony Hopkins, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Djimon Hounsou, Stellan Skarsgård, Pete Postlethwaite, Nigel Hawthorne, Jeremy Northam, David Paymer, Tomas Milian, Kevin J. O'Connor, Harry Blackmun, Razaaq Adoti, Darren E. Burrows, Abu Bakaar Fofanah

  From Redditor /u/reidzen:

  Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams in Amistad.
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  (#18) Michael Clayton

  • George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Siff, Denis O'Hare, Sydney Pollack, Ken Howard, David Zayas, Merritt Wever, Thomas McCarthy, Julie White, Tony Gilroy, Michael O'Keefe, Douglas McGrath, Katherine Waterston, Kevin Cannon, Sharon Washington, Frank Wood, Terry Serpico, Bill Raymond, Neal Huff, Sean Cullen, Alberto Vazquez, Brian Koppelman, Amy Hargreaves, Steven Weisz, Michael Countryman, Jordan Lage, Remy Auberjonois, Christopher Mann, David Lansbury, Clem Cheung, Jennifer Van Dyck, Austin Williams, Robert Prescott, John Douglas Thompson, Kimmy Suzuki, Pamela Gray, Andrew Sherman, Kevin Hagan, Jonathan Walker, Heidi Armbruster, Rachel Black, Sam Gilroy, Richard Hecht, Jason Strong, Sarah Nichols, Pun Bandhu, Susan Pellegrino, Cynthia Mace, Emelie Jeffries, Brian Poteat, Gregory Dann, Patrick Askin, Matthew Detmer, Julia Gibson, Danielle Skraastad, Owen Lund, Edward Furs, John Gerard Franklin, Susan McBrien, Wai Chan, Paul Juhn, Susan Egbert, Cathy Diane Tomlin, Paul Oquist

  From Redditor /u/AdmiralAtLaw:

  If you're just looking for lawyer-inspired movies that are good, but ignore the realism aspect, I quite liked Michael Clayton.

  From Redditor /u/MasTacosPorFavor:

  I enjoyed Michael Clayton as well. It made me check Craigslist, looking for a job posting as a lawyer/fixer, but I couldn't find any.
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  (#19) A Man for All Seasons

  • John Hurt, Orson Welles, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Shaw, Susannah York, Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Corin Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Yootha Joyce, Nigel Davenport, Nick Tate, Cyril Luckham, John Nettleton, Arnold Ridley, Jack Gwillim, Arnold Peters, Thomas Heathcote, Anthony Nicholls, Trevor Baxter, Martin Boddey, Iain Sinclair, Matt Zimmerman, Drewe Henley, Gay Hamilton, Paul Hardwick, Robert Morris, Eric Mason, Molly Urquhart, Raymond Adamson, Michael Latimer, Michael Wade, Walter Horsbrugh, Christine Pollon, Philip Brack, Laura Graham, Edwin Finn, Jack Bligh, Eira Heath, Gina Warwick, Gladys Dawson, Fiona Hartford, Julie Martin, Graham Leaman, Patrick Marley, Donald Layne-Smith, Bridget Brice, Jan Carey, Raymond Graham, Robert Mill, Ross Hutchinson, Sylvia Bidmead

  From Redditor /u/sclereids:

  If you're looking for a courtroom thriller, this isn't it. However, it explores some of the very fundamental ideals of liberty and due process that we still hold today. Moreover, it stars Robert Shaw, Paul Scofield, and Orson Welles, and it pretty much swept the Academy Awards the year it came out. So, even if you don't want to watch it as a legal film, you should do yourself a favor and watch it as a simple movie consumer.
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  (#20) Full Metal Jacket

  • Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Adam Baldwin, Matthew Modine, Dorian Harewood, Philip Bailey, Arliss Howard, Papillon Soo Soo, John Terry, Bruce Boa, Ed O'Ross, Sal Lopez, Tim Colceri, David Palffy, Robert Nichols, Vivian Kubrick, Daniel Landin, Kevyn Major Howard, Steve Hudson, Herbert Norville, Marcus D'Amico, Kieron Jecchinis, Chris Maybach, Michael Anthony Williams, Jon Stafford, Ian Tyler, Kirk Taylor, Keith Hodiak, Gary Landon Mills, David George, Peter Edmund, John Davis, Tony Hayes, Dan Weldon, John Morrison, John Ward, Nguyen Hue Phong, Duc Hu Ta, David Perry, Costas Dino Chimona, Nigel Goulding, Bob Eric Hart, Tony Howard, Leanne Hong, Gil Kopel, Ngoc Le, Tan Hung Francione, Steve Boucher, John Curtis, David Milner, Duncan Henry, Kenneth Head, Barry Hayes, Tony Smith, Derek Hart, Al Simpson, Dennis Wells, Louis Barlotti, Robin Hedgeland, Trevor Hogan, John Ness, Luke Hogdal, Nigel Lough, Laurie Gomes, Mike Turjansky, Adrian Bush, Gary Meyer, Del Anderson, Chris Cornibert, Hadrian Follett, Martin Adams, John Beddows, Anthony Styliano, Roger Smith, Brett Middleton, Steve Hands, Frank McCardle, Bill Thompson, Brian Goodwin, Sean Frank, Terry Lowe, Phil Elmer, Gary Cheeseman, Danny Cornibert, Sean Lamming, Liam Hogan, John Wilson, Patrick Benn, Peter Rommely, Tony Carey, Russell Slater, Wayne Clark, Tony Hague, Pat Sands, Peter Merrill, Kevin Day, Harry Davies, Chris Harris, John Wonderling, Tony Leete, Jim Sarup, Tony Minmagh, Sean Minmagh, Kevin Albridge, Gordon Duncan, Colin Elvis, Russell Mott, Gary Smith

  From Redditor /u/nyc_lawyer:

  The first half of Full Metal Jacket as a metaphor for the first year of law school.
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  (#21) Witch Hunt (Documentary): 'The Justice System Run Amok'

  From Redditor /u/ZugTheMegasauraus:

  If you're into criminal law, watch the documentary "Witch Hunt." Actually, if you're not into criminal law, watch it anyway. Incredibly shocking story of the justice system run amok.
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  (#22) Guzaarish

  • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Makarand Deshpande, Rajit Kapur, Nafisa Ali, Moni Kangana Dutta, Aditya Roy Kapur, Achint Kaur, Shernaz Patel, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, Vijay Crishna, Prahlad Kakkar, Swara Bhaskar, Ash Chandler, Suhel Seth, Jineet Rath, Priyanka Bose, Sanjay Lafont, Parveen Rabbani, Farida Mistry

  From Redditor /u/LaLaLeapYear:

  On Netflix, totally off the beaten path: Guzaarish, [an] Indian film covering [the] debate and trial of a quadriplegic man who requests euthanasia. Interesting scene in an Indian court (yep, they still wear wigs like the British!), and the topic of debate is, itself, interesting...
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  (#23) Murder on a Sunday Morning

  From Redditor /u/hvmyselfabear:

  An excellent documentary about a... trial, with a ton of great in-court footage of masterful cross-examination. And, last I checked, it was available for free on YouTube.

  From Redditor /u/anaberg:

  Enjoyed it very much... Film got the Oscar [for best documentary feature] in 2002. Ann Finnell and Patrick McGuinness, amazing [defense lawyers].
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  (#24) The Name of the Rose

  • Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, Abraham Murphy, William Hickey, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale, Leopoldo Trieste, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., Helmut Qualtinger, Valentina Vargas, Volker Prechtel, Michael Habeck, Urs Althaus, Franco Valobra

  From Redditor /u/joe_canadian:

  Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose... was actually used in one of my undergrad legal studies classes, as the main character is roughly analogous to [the] role a judge takes in an inquisitorial system. It's quite enjoyable as well.
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  (#25) Prince of the City

  • Jerry Orbach, Bob Balaban, Lance Henriksen, Treat Williams, Lindsay Crouse, Carmine Caridi, Richard Foronjy, Paul Roebling, Norman Parker, Kenny Marino, Don Billett

  From Redditor /u/snakeob69:

  A 1981 movie called Prince of the City. Not really a lawyer movie, but...he reason I love it so is the special attention it gives to the world of confidential informants.

  I checked it out after a judge I know said that it is the most realistic portrayal of [confidential informants]. Plus, it has Jerry Orbach, I mean, COME ON.
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  (#26) The Sweet Hereafter

  • Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Bruce Greenwood, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury Chaykin, Alberta Watson, Stephanie Morgenstern, Gabrielle Rose, Tom McCamus, Earl Pastko, Caerthan Banks

  From Redditor /u/bcon73:

  One that is often overlooked on these lists is The Sweet Hereafter. Great tension between people dealing with the aftermath of a tragedy and a lawyer pushing them to focus on the payoff of a lawsuit.
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  (#27) Gideon's Army: 'A Doc About Public Defenders'

  From Redditor /u/pickme27:

  I guess this would be... educational, but if you can find Gideon’s Army, it’s a doc about public defenders I really enjoyed.

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