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Lawyer Movies

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Legal dramas and thrillers featuring lawyers fighting cases in and out of the courtroom.

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Title↕	Year↕	Director↕	IMDB Rating↕	Genre↕	Country↕	Runtime (min)↕	Overview↕
Witness for the Prosecution	1957	Billy Wilder	8.2	Drama, Mystery, Crime	United States of America	116	An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Just Mercy	2019	Destin Daniel Cretton	7.9	Drama, Crime, History	United States of America	137	The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked aga...
Anatomy of a Murder	1959	Otto Preminger	7.8	Crime, Drama, Mystery	United States of America	161	Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client fr...
Philadelphia	1993	Jonathan Demme	7.7	Drama	United States of America	126	Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Primal Fear	1996	Gregory Hoblit	7.7	Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller	United States of America	130	Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the ...
I Am Sam	2001	Jessie Nelson	7.6	Drama	United States of America	132	Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer R...
JFK	1991	Oliver Stone	7.6	Drama, Thriller, History	United States of America	189	Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
The Devil's Advocate	1997	Taylor Hackford	7.5	Horror, Drama, Mystery	Germany	144	Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
Dark Waters	2019	Todd Haynes	7.5	Drama, Thriller	United States of America	127	A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
My Cousin Vinny	1992	Jonathan Lynn	7.5	Comedy, Drama	United States of America	120	Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When h...
Law Abiding Citizen	2009	F. Gary Gray	7.4	Drama, Crime, Thriller	United Kingdom	109	A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
A Time to Kill	1996	Joel Schumacher	7.4	Crime, Drama, Thriller	United States of America	149	A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
The Mauritanian	2021	Kevin Macdonald	7.4	Drama, Thriller	United Kingdom	129	The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.
The Judge	2014	David Dobkin	7.3	Drama	United States of America	141	A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Cape Fear	1991	Martin Scorsese	7.3	Drama, Crime, Thriller	United States of America	128	Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client ...
On the Basis of Sex	2018	Mimi Leder	7.3	Drama, History	United States of America	120	Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
Bridge of Spies	2015	Steven Spielberg	7.2	Thriller, Drama	United States of America	141	During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping...
The Lincoln Lawyer	2011	Brad Furman	7.2	Crime, Drama, Thriller	United States of America	119	Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accuse...
The Rainmaker	1997	Francis Ford Coppola	7	Drama, Crime, Thriller	United States of America	135	Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, ...
Runaway Jury	2003	Gary Fleder	6.9	Drama, Thriller	United States of America	127	After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal the...
Michael Clayton	2007	Tony Gilroy	6.8	Drama, Thriller, Crime	United States of America	120	A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Liar Liar	1997	Tom Shadyac	6.7	Comedy	United States of America	86	Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
The Client	1994	Joel Schumacher	6.7	Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery	United States of America	119	A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the ...
Emilia Pérez	2024	Jacques Audiard	6.5	Drama, Thriller	Belgium	132	Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
The Whole Truth	2016	Courtney Hunt	6.5	Drama, Thriller	United States of America	93	A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
Two Weeks Notice	2002	Marc Lawrence	6.4	Romance, Comedy	United States of America	101	Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, Lucy gives notice and picks Harvard...
Roman J. Israel, Esq.	2017	Dan Gilroy	6.3	Drama, Crime, Thriller	United Arab Emirates	122	Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his...
Intolerable Cruelty	2003	Joel Coen	6	Comedy, Romance, Crime	United States of America	100	A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	2003	Charles Herman-Wurmfeld	5.7	Comedy, Romance	United States of America	95	Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test subjects, she heads to Washington D.C. to fight for animal rights.
The Counselor	2013	Ridley Scott	5.3	Thriller, Crime, Drama	United States of America	117	A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

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