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Jai Bhim

Jai Bhim is a 2021 Tamil legal drama starring Suriya, inspired by Justice K. Chandru's work on a custodial abuse case in...

True Crime Film Courtroom Civil Rights

8.9 Great

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Court

Court is a 2014 Indian courtroom drama by Chaitanya Tamhane, noted for its realist view of lower courts and winner of In...

Trial Indian Film Courtroom

8.7 Great

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Mangrove

Mangrove is a 2020 British courtroom drama by Steve McQueen about the Mangrove Nine trial after police targeted a London...

Trial Film British Courtroom

8.6 Great

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Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney is a 2012 Japanese courtroom comedy by Takashi Miike, adapted from Capcom's video game series about lawyer...

Japanese Comedy Film Courtroom

8.6 Great

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The Winslow Boy (1999)

The Winslow Boy is a 1999 British-American film by David Mamet, adapting Terence Rattigan's play about a family's fight...

Family Film British Period

8.3 Great

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I Hear Your Voice

I Hear Your Voice is a 2013 South Korean legal fantasy drama by Park Hye-ryun, notable for pairing a public defender wit...

Korean Fantasy TV Legal

8.3 Great

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The Goldman Case

The Goldman Case is a 2023 French courtroom drama by Cedric Kahn, reconstructing the 1976 murder trial of left-wing acti...

Trial French True Crime Film

8.1 Great

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The Attorney (2013)

The Attorney is a 2013 South Korean courtroom drama inspired by Roh Moo-hyun's early legal work and the 1981 Burim stude...

Trial Korean Film Political

8.1 Great

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Shahid

Shahid is a 2012 Hindi biographical courtroom drama by Hansal Mehta about lawyer Shahid Azmi, who defended terror-accuse...

Indian Film Biopic Courtroom

8.1 Great

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Jana Gana Mana

Jana Gana Mana is a 2022 Malayalam legal thriller starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, built around a murder, a police encount...

Trial Film Political Courtroom

8.1 Great

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I Just Didn't Do It

I Just Didn't Do It is a 2006 Japanese courtroom drama by Masayuki Suo, critiquing Japan's criminal justice system throu...

Trial Japanese Crime Film

8.0 Great

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Section 375

Section 375 is a 2019 Hindi courtroom drama directed by Ajay Bahl, focused on a rape case argued under Section 375 of In...

Trial Indian Film Courtroom

7.7 Good

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Neru

Neru is a 2023 Malayalam courtroom drama directed by Jeethu Joseph, starring Mohanlal as a lawyer in a blind sculptor's...

Trial Crime Film Courtroom

7.7 Good

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Mulk

Mulk is a 2018 Hindi courtroom drama by Anubhav Sinha, about an Indian Muslim family defending itself after a relative j...

Trial Indian Film Political

7.6 Good

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The Collini Case

The Collini Case is a 2019 German legal drama based on Ferdinand von Schirach's novel, linking a murder trial to Nazi-er...

Trial German Film Courtroom

7.4 Good

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The Girl with a Bracelet

The Girl with a Bracelet is a 2019 French courtroom drama about a teenage girl tried for murder while family and social...

Trial French Crime Film

7.4 Good

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New Trial

New Trial is a 2017 South Korean courtroom drama based on the Iksan murder case, following efforts to overturn a wrongfu...

Korean True Crime Film Courtroom

7.2 Good

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Vakeel Saab

Vakeel Saab is a 2021 Telugu courtroom drama starring Pawan Kalyan, remaking Pink with a lawyer defending women accused...

Trial Film Courtroom Telugu

6.5 Fair

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Nuts

Nuts is a 1987 American courtroom drama starring Barbra Streisand, centered on a murder defendant fighting to be judged...

Trial Drama Mental Health Film

6.4 Fair

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Vaashi

Vaashi is a 2022 Malayalam courtroom drama starring Tovino Thomas and Keerthy Suresh as opposing lawyers in a sexual ass...

Trial Film Courtroom Lawyers

6.0 Fair