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- Trial by Jury received negative reviews from critics, with a rating of 8% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Oct 20, 2021 · Still as endlessly rewatchable and relevant as it ever was, Sidney Lumet’s dissection of how the flaws, biases and uncertainty inherent in a trial by jury are both its weakness and its strength...
- tom.nicholson@hearst.co.uk
- 3 min
"Trial by Jury" is not a bad movie, but it could have been a great film-noir. The first three-quarters of the story are indeed excellent. But there are two weaknesses in this film: the first one is the performance of Joanne Whalley-Kilmer.
- My Cousin Vinny. Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio. 477 votes. This comedic courtroom drama follows the story of two college students from New York who are accused of murder in rural Alabama, leading their loud-mouthed, inexperienced attorney cousin to come to their rescue.
- A Few Good Men. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore. 828 votes. A gripping military courtroom drama with an all-star cast, it centers around the trial of two Marines accused of murdering a fellow soldier, with a rookie Navy lawyer assigned to their defense.
- 12 Angry Men. Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley. 824 votes. In a sweltering New York City jury room, 12 jurors deliberate the guilt of a young man accused of killing his father, initially convinced of his guilt except for one holdout.
- To Kill a Mockingbird. Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford. 637 votes. Adapted from Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this Southern Gothic tale follows the courageous attorney Atticus Finch as he defends a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman in Depression-era Alabama.
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) A fascinating historical legal drama film, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7‘ is directed by Aaron Sorkin. It chronicles the trial of several anti-Vietnam War protestors who crossed state lines intending to incite a riot at Chicago’s 1968 Democratic National Convention.
- The Mauritanian (2021) Adapted from the New York Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, ‘The Mauritanian’ tells the story of Slahi himself, who was imprisoned for being a suspect in the 9/11 attacks without proper charges at Guantanamo Bay military prison camp, the costliest prison on Earth, located in Cuba.
- Marshall (2017) A king takes on the role of the supreme judge in Reginald Hudlin’s ‘Marshall.’ In other words, Chadwick Boseman is Thurgood Marshall, who would go on to become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
- Worth (2021) Another biographical drama, ‘Worth’ takes place in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks that shook the entire world. However, the movie gives us a different view of the cost of life, and one can even say that it is a rather literal one.
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
Mar 4, 2024 · Finally, the best legal films accurately portray the law, using its actual twists and turns to impact the story itself. The Classic Courtroom Drama. “ 12 Angry Men ” (1957): Almost the entire action of “12 Angry Men” takes place within a jury room, as a jury argues about the case of a young man accused of murder.
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