American legal drama films

Dead Man Walking

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1995 IMDB Rating: 7.5

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

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A Time to Kill

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1996 IMDB Rating: 7.5

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.

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The Mauritanian

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2021 IMDB Rating: 7.4

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for...

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Erin Brockovich

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 7.4

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 des...

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The Judge

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.4

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

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Murder in the First

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1995 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Inspired by a true story. A petty criminal sent to Alcatraz in the 1930s is caught attempting to make an escape. As punishment he is put in solitary confinement. The maximum stay is supposed to be 19...

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North Country

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 7.3

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed...

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Marshall

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.

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My Sister's Keeper

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to s...

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