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Legal drama
A legal drama is a work of dramatic fiction about crime and civil litigation. Subtypes of legal dramas include courtroom dramas and legal thrillers, and come in all forms, including novels, television shows, and films. Legal drama sometimes overlap with crime drama, most notably in the case of Law ...
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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men is a 1957 American drama film adapted from a teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or innocence of a defendant on the...
Initial release date:
- 1957
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Runtime:
- 96 min (58 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 340,000 (US$)
Screenplay by:
...And Justice for All
...And Justice For All is a 1979 satirical courtroom drama film, directed by Norman Jewison. The movie stars Al Pacino, Jack Warden, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Lahti, Craig T. Nelson and Thomas G. Waites. It was also 75-year-old...
Initial release date:
- Jun 29, 1979
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Runtime:
- 119 min (71.4 hs )
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice is a 1981 film which tells the story of Michael Gallagher (Paul Newman), the son of a dead Mafia boss who discovers that he has become a front-page story in the local Miami newspaper, indicating that he is being investigated for a...
Initial release date:
- Dec 18, 1981
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Runtime:
- 116 min (69.6 hs )
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker is a 1997 American motion picture directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Matt Damon. It is based on the 1995 novel of the same name by John Grisham.
Rudy Baylor is a graduate of. the University of Memphis Law School. Unlike most...
Initial release date:
- Nov 21, 1997
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Runtime:
- 135 min (81 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 40,000,000 (US$)
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury (2003) is an American drama/thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz. It is an adaption of John Grisham's The Runaway Jury.
Roger Ebert's critique of this film stated...
Initial release date:
- Oct 17, 2003
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Runtime:
- 127 min (76.2 hs )
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Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich is a 2000 drama film which dramatizes the story of Erin Brockovich's first fight against the American West Coast energy giant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E;). The film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and starred Julia...
Initial release date:
- Mar 17, 2000
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Runtime:
- 130 min (78 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 51,000,000 (US$)
Screenplay by:
Legal Eagles
Legal Eagles is a 1986 crime comedy-drama written and directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger, and Daryl Hannah.
Tom Logan (Redford) is an Assistant District Attorney in the New York City District Attorney's Office, who...
Initial release date:
- Jun 18, 1986
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Runtime:
- 116 min (69.6 hs )
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The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase is a 1973 film starring Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, and John Houseman and directed by James Bridges. Based on John Jay Osborn, Jr.'s 1970 novel, The Paper Chase, the film tells the story of Hart, a first-year law student at...
Initial release date:
- Oct 16, 1973
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Runtime:
- 111 min (66.6 hs )
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None Shall Escape
None Shall Escape is a 1944 war film. Even though the film was made during World War II, the setting is a post-war Nuremberg-style war crimes trial. Alexander Knox plays a Nazi officer who is on trial, and the story unfolds through the eyes of...
Initial release date:
- Feb 3, 1944
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 85 min (51 hs )
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A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men is a 1992 drama film, directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. It was based on a play of the same name by Aaron Sorkin. A courtroom drama, the film revolves around the trial of two US Marines...
Initial release date:
- Dec 11, 1992
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Runtime:
- 138 min (82.8 hs )
