15 of the best legal movies (in no particular order)' | the reeves law group

Post on 05-Aug-2015

208 Views

Category:

Entertainment & Humor

0 Downloads

Preview:

Click to see full reader

TRANSCRIPT

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD -- 1962

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era

South, defends a black man against an

undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.

A CIVIL ACTION – 1998

The families of children who died sue

two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyer.

LEGALLY BLONDE -- 2001

When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she

decides to follow him to law school to get him back and, once there, learns she has

more legal savvy than she ever

imagined.

LIAR LIAR -- 1997

A fast track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after the lawyer

turns his son down for the last time.

MY COUSIN VINNY -- 1992

Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in

rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--

an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not

accustomed to Southern rules and manners--

comes in to defend them.

ERIN BROCKOVICH -- 2000

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal

assistant and almost single-handedly brings

down a California power company accused of

polluting a city's water supply.

PHILADELPHIA -- 1993

When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his

condition, he hires a homophobic small time

lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful

dismissal suit.

THE RAINMAKER -- 1997

An idealistic young lawyer and his cynical

partner take on a powerful law firm

representing a corrupt insurance company.

I AM SAM -- 2001

A mentally retarded man fights for custody

of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his

cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.

A FEW GOOD MEN -- 1992

Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they

contend they were acting under orders.

THE LINCOLN LAWYER -- 2011

A Detroit defense attorney has a crisis of conscience when he

represents a wealthy client who has a foolproof plan to beat the system.

THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE -- 1997

A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new

boss is Lucifer himself.

DEAD MAN WALKING – 1995

A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and

his victim's families.

ANATOMY OF A MURDER -- 1952

In a murder trial, the defendant

says he suffered temporary

insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he

win his case?

top related