Subgenre Sampler
Courtroom: 207 Films to Buy & Rent
Witness for the Prosecution, The (2016)
- Feat. Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough, David Haig…
- 2–part miniseries based on Agatha Christie's popular story. A wealthy heiress is found murdered and her principle heir is naturally the major…
Arthur & George (TV Mini-series) (2015)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Martin Clunes, Arsher Ali, Art Malik
- Three–part drama set in 1906 that follows the intersecting lives of Arthur Conan Doyle, world–famous author of 'Sherlock Holmes', and…
Better Call Saul (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Michael McKean
- Spinning–off from smash hit BREAKING BAD, this prequel follows the trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, from his beginnings…
Courted (2015)
- Dir. Christian Vincent
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Sidse Babett Knudsen
- Denmark's Sidse Babett Knudsen (BORGEN) stars in this quietly accomplished French romantic drama as a juror who's shared past with a judge is…
Grinder, The (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Mary Elizabeth Ellis…
- Smart showbiz comedy with Rob Lowe in fine fettle as an actor who believes his time playing a lawyer on TV qualifies him to run the family law firm.
Hunting Ground, The (2015)
- Dir. Kirby Dick
- A scorching exposé of the startling prevalence of sexual assaults and institutional cover–ups at college campuses across America. Through raw…
Woman in Gold (2015)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl…
- Helen Mirren elevates this polished if prosaic dramatisation of an elderly Jewish woman who teams with a rookie lawyer (Reynolds) to seek restorative…
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart (2014)
- Dir. Jeremiah Zagar
- One of the highest profile murder trials of the 20th Century is revisited in this fascinating documentary about the murder of Gregg Smart in New…
Case Against 8, The (2014)
- This HBO documentary goes behind the scenes inside the groundbreaking case to overturn the ban on same–sex marriage in the state of California.…
Court (2014)
- Dir. Chaitanya Tamhane
Feat. Vira Sathidar, Vivek Gomber
- A strikingly confident directorial debut that exposes the antiquity of the Indian legal system through the court trial of an ageing protest singer…