Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Gingerbread Man, The (1998)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Duvall… - Script by the courtroom–obsessed John Grisham is here assigned to auteurist Robert Altman (THE PLAYER, SHORT CUTS), who manages to…
Devil's Advocate, The (1997)- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron - Invincible lawyer Keanu Reeves is tempted to join an elite law firm, but bossman Al Pacino has a firey temper and is looking for lifelong commitment,…
Law and Order (TV Series) (1997)- Feat. Michael Moriaty, George Dzundza, Paul Sorvino…
- The original US police and courtroom drama from which various satellite shows and TV movies have sprouted, which contrasts its polish with fairly…
Night Falls On Manhattan (1997)- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Andy Garcia, Lena Olin - Poking around among the NYPD's rotten apples, this unsettling thriller gouges up about as much police corruption and moral dry–rot as you can…
Practice, The (TV Series) (1997)- Feat. Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, Camryn Manheim…
- Joined ostensibly at the hip with BOSTON LEGAL (James Spader and other characters would migrate in later seasons), this punchier, more serious minded…
Rainmaker, The (1997)- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Damon, Danny De Vito, Jon Voight… - John Grisham's novel is spared from the airport–novel–as–movie–fodder assembly line by a refined Coppola script that attends…
Tichborne Claimant, The (1997)- Dir. David Yates
Feat. Stephen Fry - Based on a real–life 19th century mystery concerning the fabulously wealthy Sir Roger Tichborne, who disappeared in the South Pacific in 1866.…
Trial and Error (1997)- Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Michael Ritchie, Charlize Theron… - Big city lawyer Jeff Daniels and his actor buddy Michael Ritchie (from TV's Seinfeld) wind up having to swap identities to defend a case against a…
Twelve Angry Men (1997)- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. George C. Scott, Ossie Davis, Armin Mueller-Stahl… - An award–winning television version of the classic jury–room drama. Re–written by the scriptwriter of the original film version…
Crime of the Century (1996)- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Stephen Rea, Isabella Rossellini, J.T. Walsh… - Astute re–enactment of the controversial Lindbergh trial that resulted in a supposed wrongful execution for the kidnap and murder of a baby in…
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