Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.



Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 61

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.



Becket(1964)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 50

King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas à Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the king's.



To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 29

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.



Absence of Malice(1981)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 49

When a prosecutor leaks a false story that a liquor warehouse owner is involved in the murder of a union head, the man's life begins to unravel.



Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.



Midnight Express(1978)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 17

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



The Verdict(1982)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 21

A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.





Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.



Valley of the Dolls(1967)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 22

Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.



Agnes of God(1985)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 19

When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.



The Accused(1988)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 0

After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.



El Cid(1961)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 9

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.



Nuts(1987)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.



Q & A(1990)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him in this gritty ...



The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean(1972)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 6

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 ...



Town Without Pity(1961)

Combined Rating:
7
Combined Critics Rating: 4

Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Garrett.



First Monday in October(1981)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.



Twilight of Honor(1963)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A murder case that can't be won is assigned to a young defense attorney. He asks his old ailing friend, a legend among attorneys, for help on the case as his consultant.




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