Judiciary
"judiciary" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Witness for the Prosecution
Synopsis:
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.
Starring:
John Williams,
Elsa Lanchester,
Marlene Dietrich
#2
The Wrong Man
Synopsis:
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Starring:
Charles Cooper,
Henry Fonda,
Anthony Quayle
#3
The Trial
Synopsis:
An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.
Starring:
Akim Tamiroff,
Orson Welles,
Jeanne Moreau
#4
The Pelican Brief
Synopsis:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Stanley Tucci,
John Heard
#5
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Synopsis:
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously b…
Starring:
Michel Simon,
Maria Falconetti,
Eugène Silvain
#6
The Firm
Synopsis:
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choi…
Starring:
David Strathairn,
Holly Hunter,
Tom Cruise
#7
Sleepers
Synopsis:
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Starring:
Billy Crudup,
Robert De Niro,
Minnie Driver
Plot:
child molestation,
sexual abuse,
sexual predator,
sadistic rape,
pedo,
gore,
revenge,
rape,
confession booth,
physical assault
...
#8
Runaway Jury
Synopsis:
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
Starring:
John Cusack,
Cliff Curtis,
Rachel Weisz
#9
Primal Fear
Synopsis:
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Starring:
Alfre Woodard,
Edward Norton,
Steven Bauer
Plot:
altar boy,
murder trial,
courtroom,
stuttering,
amnesia,
manipulation,
deception,
judicial,
lawyer,
priest
...
#10
Philadelphia
Synopsis:
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Tom Hanks,
Antonio Banderas
#11
My Cousin Vinny
Synopsis:
Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Starring:
Bruce McGill,
Austin Pendleton,
Joe Pesci
#12
Liar Liar
Synopsis:
Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday he has just one wish - that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his mouth has suddenly become his biggest liability.
Starring:
Jim Carrey,
Cary Elwes,
Jennifer Tilly
#13
Kramer vs. Kramer
Synopsis:
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman,
Meryl Streep,
Jane Alexander
Plot:
marriage,
divorce,
repetition in title,
injured child,
single father,
female nudity,
divorcee,
custody battle,
voyeurism,
voyeur
...
#14
JFK
Synopsis:
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Starring:
Gary Oldman,
Tommy Lee Jones,
Michael Rooker
#15
In the Name of the Father
Synopsis:
A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.
Starring:
John Lynch,
Emma Thompson,
Pete Postlethwaite
#16
Inherit the Wind
Synopsis:
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
Starring:
Spencer Tracy,
Gene Kelly,
Claude Akins
#17
In Cold Blood
Synopsis:
After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
Starring:
Scott Wilson,
Charles McGraw,
Jeff Corey
#18
Erin Brockovich
Synopsis:
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
Starring:
Marg Helgenberger,
Peter Coyote,
Tracey Walter
#19
Chicago
Synopsis:
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
Starring:
Dominic West,
John C. Reilly,
Colm Feore
#20
A Time to Kill
Synopsis:
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Starring:
Oliver Platt,
Kevin Spacey,
Donald Sutherland