1. Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)| 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance ; 2. Catch Me If You Can (2002)| 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama ; 3. The Firm (1993)|
Conviction (II) (2010). R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama. 7.2.
A Few Good Men, 1992
Case: Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) is defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow private.
Jack Nicholson is a terrifying colonel.
Verdict:The two are found not guilty of the murder charge.
Our verdict:As exemplary as Cruise's cross-examination is, I'm not brave enough to question Nicholson's integrity.
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A Time to Kill, 1996
Case:Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey) is representing Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L.
Jackson) for killing his daughter's rapists and injuring a police officer.
Verdict:Carl Lee Hailey is found not guilty.
Our verdict: Before he was a True Detective, before he was The Lincoln Lawyer, before he was a coked-out Wolf of Wall Streettype, McConaughey was .
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Arrested Development, 2006
Case: George Sr. is on trial for a number of things including light treason, and his case is included in the new show Mock Trial with J.
Reinhold.
Verdict:Mistrial.
But on the plus side, also a Hung jury.
Our verdict:Should have studied something other than maritime law.
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Boondock Saints, 1999
Case:A local mob boss named Papa Joe is about to be acquitted of numerous charges that would land him in prison.
The Boondock Saints storm in and rationally outline their case against Joe by pointing guns at everyone in the courtroom.
Verdict:Well, before the jury can make a decision, they kill Papa Joe.
Our verdict:I don't think there's anything l.
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Inherit The Wind, 1960
Case:Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is on trial for teaching his students about evolution.
Verdict:Cates is found guilty, but only given a $100 fine.
Our verdict:Not gonna name names, but some people still need to hear this speech in 2016.
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Kramer vs. Kramer, 1979
Case:Ted Kramer and Joanna Kramer are locked in a messy custody battle.
Verdict:Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep) wins custody.
Our verdict:These people need to work things out like adults.
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My Cousin Vinny, 1992
Case:Two bros are put on trial for a murder they didn't commit.
Luckily cousin Vinny (get it!?) is a lawyer.kinda.
Verdict:The charges are dismissed, but only because Vinny's fiancée Marisa Tomei gives a surprise expert automotive testimony.
Our verdict: Tomei won an Oscar for her performance, which may or may not have been a mistake.
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Philadelphia, 1993
Case:Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) believes he was fired from his law firm because of his AIDS diagnosis.
Verdict:The jury rules in favor of Beckett.
Our verdict:Hanks rightly wins his first of two Academy Awards for Best Actor.
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to Kill A Mockingbird, 1960
Case: Atticus Finch is representing Tom Robinson, a black man who has been accused of raping a young white woman.
Verdict:Despite Finch's harrowing speech and the overwhelming evidence proving his innocence, Robinson is found guilty.
Our verdict:Robinson is innocent, damn it! And, forgetting any sequels written half a century later, Finch is a stil.
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What is a good movie about a homophobic lawyer?
The Rainmaker (1997) An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company. 8.
Philadelphia (1993) When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
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What is the 'how to get away with murder' final exam?
Welcome back to class — it’s time for your final exam.
This week’s episode of How to Get Away With Murder is structured around the Keating Four’s final criminal law exam, which is, wait for it, a process whereby each of the students must argue a defense for Snow White in a conspiracy to murder trial against the Evil Queen/the Seven Dwarfs.
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What is the law line in the movie 'Living'?
The law line of the movie occurs when von Bulow is attempting to explain to Dershowitz (Ron Silver) what actually happened:
“No” shrugs Dershowitz. “Never let defendants explain; puts most of them in an awkward position.” “How do you mean?” asks von Bulow. “Lying,” says Dershowitz.