Cases, Courts & Investigations

From a jury room to a newsroom, these films put evidence, decisions and the people behind them at the center.

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12 Angry Men poster★ 8.6MOVIE

12 Angry Men (1957)

English original

97 min
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The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

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A Few Good Men poster★ 7.6MOVIE

A Few Good Men (1992)

English original

138 min
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When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

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The Verdict poster★ 7.5MOVIE

The Verdict (1982)

English original

129 min
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Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.

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Michael Clayton poster★ 6.8MOVIE

Michael Clayton (2007)

English original

120 min
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A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

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Spotlight poster★ 7.8MOVIE

Spotlight (2015)

English original

129 min
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The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

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Erin Brockovich poster★ 7.4MOVIE

Erin Brockovich (2000)

English original

131 min
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A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

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Inside Man poster★ 7.4MOVIE

Inside Man (2006)

English original

129 min
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When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

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The Fugitive poster★ 7.5MOVIE

The Fugitive (1993)

English original

131 min
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Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.

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