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   Judgment at Nuremberg

   Film · 1961 · also drama and history

   In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood he...

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   JOY

   Film · 2024 · also drama

   A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s fi...

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   Shirley

   Film · 2024 · also drama and history

   Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.

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   Just Mercy

   Film · 2019 · also drama and history

   The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian,...

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   The Pelican Brief

   Film · 1993 · also drama

   A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

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   The Rainmaker

   Film · 1997 · also drama

   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 wit...

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   Radium Girls

   Film · 2020 · also drama and history

   Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.

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   Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

   Film · 2013 · also drama

   A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

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   The Paper Chase

   Film · 1973 · also drama

   A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.

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    Origin

    Film · 2023 · also drama and history

    While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resil...

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