DEFENSE ATTORNEY THEMED MOVIES

The Verdict
1982
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds...
Jack Reacher
2012
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single...
My Cousin Vinny
1992
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, an...
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most o...
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American D...
From the Hip
1987
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples aft...
Daddy and Them
2001
Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each othe...
A Case of Rape
1974
When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the...
The People Against O'Hara
1951
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
Throwdown
2014
A young criminal defense attorney struggles with a homicide case that is not as cut and dry as it appears while battling...
True Confession
1937
A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her ...
The Mouthpiece
1932
A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was...
Twilight of Honor
1963
A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of a murder that he has already confessed to. He asks his mentor, a retired, le...
Trial
1955
A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 an...
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
2000
Revisiting the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up...
Underage
2013
The story of Helena, a recently graduated attorney who works as a public defender of children and adolescents in the cou...
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
2009
William Kunstler was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century. His clients included Martin Luther King Jr., Ma...