Best Lawyer movies of 1970s

Actors : Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander,
Directors : Robert Benton,

Ted Kramer's wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.

Actors : Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland,
Directors : Arthur Hiller,

A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.

Actors : Louise Lasser, Woody Allen, Gene Wilder, John Carradine,
Directors : Woody Allen,

Seven segments related to one another only in that they all purport to be based on sections of the book by David Reuben. The segments range from "Do Aphrodisiacs Work?" in which a court ...

Actors : Robert Guillaume, Charles Grodin, Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase,
Directors : Jay Sandrich,

Wrongfully accused of a bank robbery, a writer seeks the help of his ex-wife, who is now married to the soon-to-be D.A. of California.

Actors : Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli,
Directors : Alan Parker,

Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

Actors : Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Jack Warden, Lee Strasberg,
Directors : Norman Jewison,

A lawyer is forced to defend a guilty judge, while defending other innocent clients, and trying to find punishment for the guilty and provide justice for the innocent.

Actors : Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Rene Auberjonois, Bruno Kirby,
Directors : Art Linson,

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Actors : Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, Edward Woodward, John Waters,
Directors : Bruce Beresford,

Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.

Actors : Ava Gardner, Paul Newman, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs,
Directors : John Huston,

A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. With the aid of an old law text and ...

Actors : Alice Sapritch, Louis de Funès, Karin Schubert, Yves Montand,
Directors : Gérard Oury,

Don Salluste, a petty tyrant in his own home and minister of the King of Spain, falls from grace. Wanting revenge, he tries to compromize the Queen with his valet Blaze, introduced as his ...

Actors : Bo Hopkins, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Burt Reynolds,
Directors : Joseph Sargent,

An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

Actors : Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Brian Keith, Tatum O'Neal,
Directors : Peter Bogdanovich,

This homage to the childhood days of the motion pictures starts in 1910, when the young attorney Leo Harrigan by chance meets a motion picture producer. Immediately he's invited to become a...

Actors : Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Keenan Wynn, Tim Conway,
Directors : Robert Stevenson,

A lawyer makes an interesting discovery that could affect his chances of getting elected to office.

Actors : Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman, Trish Van Devere, George Segal,
Directors : Carl Reiner,

When New York attorney Gordon Hocheiser meets Louise Callan, the girl of his dreams, he schemes to eliminate his aging, senile mother, even though he promised his late father that he'd ...

Actors : Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Barbara Harris, Alan Alda,
Directors : Jerry Schatzberg,

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well...

Actors : Jean-Pierre Bagot, Roland Amstutz, Michel Albertini, Yves Montand,
Directors : Henri Verneuil,

Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.

Actors : Gloria Hendry, Fred Williamson, Margaret Avery, Julius Harris,
Directors : Larry Cohen,

A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

Actors : Gemma Craven, Richard Chamberlain, Annette Crosbie, Edith Evans,
Directors : Bryan Forbes,

In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King and his court are most anxious to get Prince Edward wed. But Edward wants to marry for love. Meanwhile, young Cinderella finds life drastically ...

Actors : George Lazenby, Roger Ward, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Yu Wang,

Hong Kong Inspector Fang Sing Leng travels to Australia to extradite a drug dealer. When the hood is assassinated on his way to court, everyone suspects Jack Wilton, a crime lord who the local police haven't been able to pick up.

Actors : Marcel Bozzuffi, Lino Ventura, Paolo Bonacelli, Tino Carraro,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

A detective (inspector Rogas) is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges. During the investigation he discovers a complot that involves the Italian ...