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Subgenre Sampler

 
Reversal of FortuneReversal of Fortune (1990)
Dir. Barbet Schroeder
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver
In his best performance, Jeremy Irons won an Oscar for portraying Claus Von Bulow, a European émigré who was accused of trying to poison his wife…
A Dry White SeasonA Dry White Season (1989)
Dir. Euzhan Palcy
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando
Enraged by the brutal, senseless murder of his black gardener’s son by a racist ‘special policeman’, a South African schoolteacher (Sutherland)…
Criminal LawCriminal Law (1989)
Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper
Hot shot lawyer Gary Oldman successfully defends psycho–killer Kevin Bacon, only to find he had made a costly misjudgement.
Music BoxMusic Box (1989)
Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest
Jessica Lange plays the attorney daughter of a Hungarian immigrant (Mueller–Stahl), now accused of WW2 war crimes. Her quest for the truth…
True BelieverTrue Believer (1989)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. James Woods, Robert Downey, Kurtwood Smith
A jaded attorney and an idealistic young clerk defend a Korean man who is in jail for a murder he may not have committed. Woods as usual plays a…
Accused, TheAccused, The (1988) Recommended
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis
Jodie Foster won an Academy Award for her portrayal of a rape victim who suffered the additional ordeal of prosecuting her attackers in the face of…
Evil AngelsEvil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Meryl Streep, Sam Neill
Jack–of–all–accents, Meryl Streep, does wonders as Lindy Chamberlain, the woman accused of murdering her child in the Australian…
Judgement in BerlinJudgement in Berlin (1988)
Dir. Leo Penn
Feat. Martin Sheen, Sean Penn, Sam Wanamaker
Stolid courtroom drama about the trial of an man who hijacked an airplane in order to flee East Germany for the West, Martin Sheen plays the American…
Rampage (1988)
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Michael Biehn, Alex McArthur, Nicholas Campbell
This grapples with the psychology of murder and the moral dilemma surrounding the death penalty. A vicious serial killer is prosecuted but how will…
ShameShame (1988)
Dir. Steve Jodrell
Feat. Tony Barry, Deborra-Lee Furness
Stranded in an outback town, a female lawyer defends a young rape victim when her plight is met with nonchalance by the townsfolk.

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