Marshall
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
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1979★ 7.1
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2016★ 6.9
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020★ 7.7
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
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2013★ 6.4
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
True Colors
1991★ 6.2
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
The Chamber
1996★ 6.0
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.
Anatomy of a Murder
1959★ 7.8
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
Puncture
2011★ 6.7
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Rampage
1987★ 6.0
Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.
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Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
2003★ 6.7
After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
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1996★ 7.7
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
L.A. Confidential
1997★ 7.8
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Being the Ricardos
2021★ 6.5
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
The Safety of Objects
2002★ 6.5
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
Beast
2026★ 6.3
MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007★ 6.4
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
Swiped
2025★ 6.6
Whitney Wolfe uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry.
Angel Face
1953★ 7.1
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
Reversal of Fortune
1990★ 6.6
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.