Films like The Star Chamber
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free...
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The Pelican Brief
Film · 1993 · also drama and thrillerA 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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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Film · 2017 · also drama and thrillerHard-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 atta...
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Nick of Time
Film · 1995 · also thrillerAn ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
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Juror #2
Film · 2024 · also drama and thrillerWhile serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury ve...
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16 Blocks
Film · 2006 · also thrillerAn aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other...
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The Seven-Ups
Film · 1973 · also thrillerA tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
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Fracture
Film · 2007 · also thrillerA husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, th...
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Just Mercy
Film · 2019 · also dramaThe 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 Judge
Film · 2014 · also dramaA 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.
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Woman on the Run
Film · 1950 · also thrillerFrank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible...
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