Do you feel the adrenaline when you see lawyers asking for justice on a legal show? Or does the tension of the courtroom keep you on the edge of your seat? If the answer to one or both of these questions is yes, then you`ve come to the right place. Whether you`re a law enthusiast, a fan of legal theater, or simply a passion for good storytelling, legal theater shows can be one of the most satisfying entertainment experiences. Remus is a resource editor at Collider. He is a writer, journalist and author who dreams of one day creating the greatest X-Men comic book of all time. To this day, he enjoys writing about movies and TV shows, with a particular interest in science fiction and pop culture. In his spare time, he cooks, reads books, explores obscure trifles, and makes plans to dominate the world. The latter is a secret, shhh! No, look, honestly. I`m not saying it`s a great movie. If you love Jim Carrey, it`s probably in or around your top five Jim Carrey movies. No, what I`m saying – if you were just listening – is that the most brilliant of Carrey`s films of his stupid era culminates in a really, really well-crafted legal show.
He won`t get Atticus Finch out of an epoch-defining civil rights case, but the man knows the technical details of divorce law. His child has made a birthday wish that prevents him from lying, which means he is a bit paralyzed as a lawyer and as a gadabout general. But does not explain all the screaming and cooing. Maybe the child has another wish. If you want to explore the Scandinavian legal drama, then Case might do the trick for your bill. It`s intense, dark, exciting and could be a good experience if you`re interested in Icelandic thrillers. Starring Chadwick Boseman and Kate Hudson, Marshall is based on an early trial in Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall`s long career. The film follows Thurgood as he travels to Connecticut to defend a black driver accused of sexually assaulting and attempting to murder his white employer. The case led to Marshall`s creation of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. From the men behind so many legal dramas on television, David E. Kelley (Boston Legal, Ally McBeal) and Ted Humphrey (The Good Wife), comes The Lincoln Lawyer – a cleverly written legal drama full of action, mystery and even comedy.
Based on the novels of the same name by Michael Connelly, the premise of The Lincoln Lawyer is simple: he is a lawyer practicing law from his Lincoln Town Car. But the story gets more and more complicated over time. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Murder on the Orient Express) plays the lead role in the film adaptation, previously starring Matthew McConaughey, alongside the incredible Neve Campbell (Scream) and the underrated Becki Newton (Ugly Betty). – Yael Tygiel Erin Brockovich – Erin Brockovich, an unemployed single mother, gets a job as a legal assistant and brings down a California energy company accused of polluting a city`s water almost single-handedly. Duration: 131 minutes Director: Steven Soderbergh. Stars: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin Watch the movie: Erin Brockovich Are you a fan of John Grisham? Have you seen all (or most) of the films based on his novels? Next, you might want to add The Innocent Man to your list. The documentary series focuses on two gruesome murders committed in Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s. Ronald Keith Williamson, a minor league basketball player, was charged with the rape and murder of Debra Sue “Debbie” Carter. Ronald`s friend, Dennis Fritz, was also found guilty of aiding and abetting. While Dennis was sentenced to life in prison, Ronald was sentenced to death. 11 years later, a closer look at the DNA evidence proved both were innocent.
Before 2012`s Magic Mike, his Oscar-winning performance at the Dallas Buyers Club, and 2014`s True Detective brought through what became known as “McConaissance,” the giddy and confused star was already finding fun ways to transform his laid-back personality in a playful way. The Lincoln Lawyer, an adaptation of a long series of novels by Bosch author Michael Connelly, is a fairly predictable, sometimes awkward legal thriller bolstered by McConaughey`s charisma. Whether he`s chatting with his chauffeur (Laurence Mason), flirting with his ex-wife (Marisa Tomei), or arguing with his manipulative client (a pleasantly vile Ryan Phillippe), McConaughey`s Mick Haller is the kind of slightly slimy hero you can`t help but put down roots. Also, like the `90s thrillers that clearly inspired it, The Lincoln Lawyer has a stacked supporting cast (Bryan Cranston! William H. Macy! Michael Peña! Josh Lucas! John Leguizamo! Shea Whigham!) This helps sell all the ridiculous plot twists. The Court of Justice is currently sitting. Although they`ve largely disappeared from the multiplex in recent years, it`s still the perfect time to escape into the twisted, monologue-filled world of a legal thriller. While ethically compromised lawyers have mostly retreated to the small screen, where shows like Billions and The Good Fight continue the tradition of the legal thriller, there`s no shortage of great legal thrillers to watch. At least it`s cheaper than law school. The Perry Mason series by attorney Warren William, chief counsel. Nothing from the first 50 years of cinema? As you can see in the rest of this list, the `90s were a golden age of sleek, starry right-wing thrillers, and they`re not much better than director Sydney Pollack`s The Firm.
John Grisham`s first adaptation has a little bit of everything — tax paperwork, sneering gangsters and Gary Busey to begin with — but there`s a reason to see this movie: the strangeness of Tom Cruise. He does a backflip in this movie. What else do you need to know? Unfortunately, there are very few good resources for those interested in avocado movies. That`s why we decided to compile a list of the best lawyer films in chronological order, dating back to the 1930s. Not only will you come across courtroom classics, but you`ll also discover a large number of legal films you`ve never heard of before! Jeff Nichols` 2016 film is based on the lives of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose arrest for interracial marriage in Virginia in 1958 led to a legal battle that found its way all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The film, which has received rave reviews, will provide a satisfying background if you inevitably read Loving v. Virginia in your constitutional class. #3 Just Mercy: After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson travels to Alabama to defend those who have been wrongfully convicted or not properly represented.
One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, who was sentenced to death in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. In the years that followed, Stevenson faced racism and legal and political maneuvering as he fought tirelessly for McMillian`s life. In 1994, John Grisham became king. After the box office success of the film adaptations of his novels The Firm and The Pelican Brief in 1993 and his passage on the bestseller list, the author of legal thriller seemed untouchable. His string of successes continued with The Client, which tells the rather simple story of a brave young child (Brad Renfro) witnessing a suicide and the resourceful lawyer (Susan Sarandon) who helps him take control of the system. (Tommy Lee Jones, who is a bit off the mark here, has less to do as an ego-driven district attorney.) As in The Firm, The Client`s mafia elements are ridiculous, filled with cartoonish villains and eye-rolling legal maneuvers, and the suspense sequences toward the end flirt with complete boredom, but director Joel Schumacher, who also directed the 1996 adaptation of Grisham`s A Time to Kill, plunges the film into an exaggerated swampy atmosphere.