Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

[8] Stanley Kramer (Inherit the Wind, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) directs an impressive roster of talent in this dramatization of four Nazi judges on trial for war crimes in occupied Germany. Spencer Tracy leads the cast as the American…
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

[7] Near the end of the silent film era, Carl Theodor Dreyer (Vampyr) would deliver one of the medium's most powerful titles -- The Passion of Joan of Arc. Maria Falconetti stars as the nineteen-year-old French heroine who fought to…
Boomerang! (1947)

Boomerang! (1947)

[6] In this courtroom drama ripped from the headlines, Arthur Kennedy plays a nervous out-of-towner who is identified by witnesses as the killer of a beloved local priest. When the whole town unties in his condemnation, it's up to Dana…
Dirty Pictures (2000)

Dirty Pictures (2000)

[6] James Woods stars as the museum director taken to court when photographs from Robert Mapplethorpe's 1990 exhibit were accused of being obscene in Cincinnati, Ohio. Diana Scarwid and Craig T. Nelson also star in this made-for-cable movie that incorporates…
Jagged Edge (1985)

Jagged Edge (1985)

[6] Jeff Bridges' wife is murdered and Glenn Close goes to court to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Peter Coyote's convinced that Bridges is the killer and Robert Loggia is doing investigation on the side to help Close's case. And dang…
Knock on Any Door (1949)

Knock on Any Door (1949)

[4] Humphrey Bogart defends a juvenile delinquent (John Derek) in this uneven and heavy-handed flick from director Nicholas Ray. Didn't care for Derek in this movie, but Bogey makes a nice courtroom stand at the end. The best thing about…
Fracture (2007)

Fracture (2007)

[6] Ryan Gosling plays a young prosecutor pitted against slicker-than-snot Anthony Hopkins, representing himself in a trial where he's accused of murdering his wife. Hopkins is about to get away with everything, but Gosling is determined to poke a hole…
Advise and Consent (1962)

Advise and Consent (1962)

[7] In this political drama from director Otto Preminger, Henry Fonda plays the president's newly appointed Secretary of State, but before he can take the position he must pass the Senate's nasty accusations of communism and homosexuality. Advise and Consent…
Flight (2012)

Flight (2012)

[6] Denzel Washington stars in this Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future) film about an airplane pilot who makes a 'miracle landing' after a mid-air collision, saving over a hundred lives from almost certain death. But here's the…
The Letter (1940)

The Letter (1940)

[4] Bette Davis stars as a woman charged with murder. She claims it was self defense, but opposing counsel discovers a letter that threatens her verdict -- a letter she wrote to the deceased on the day she shot him...…