Subgenre Sampler
Courtroom: 206 Films to Buy & Rent
Staircase, The (TV Mini-series) (Soupcons) (2004)
- Dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
- Fascinating and ambiguous documentary mini–series tracks in detail the trial of a North Carolina man accused of murdering his wife, who was…
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
- Dir. Vadim Perelman
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher…
- Essentially a showdown over the ownership of a house between an abandoned wife and a stoic Iranian immigrant, this throws up a compelling, if foggy,…
Runaway Jury (2003)
- Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman…
- It's back to court with John Grisham, in a well–cast, entertaining tale of gun–control issues, jury–manipulation, big business and…
Torso (Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story) (2003)
- Dir. Alex Chapple
Feat. Kathleen Robertson, Victor Garber, Brenda Fricker…
- Would–be socialite Evelyn Dick is arrested by Canadian police for the murder of her husband in this above–average account of the trial…
Black and White (2002)
- Dir. Craig Lahiff
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kerry Fox, Charles Dance…
- Stirring courtroom drama based on the dubious conviction for murder of an Aboriginal man in 1950s Adelaide, which dragged the government and press…
Life of David Gale, The (2002)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney
- Ingenious though slightly muddled thriller, enacts the leadup to death–rower Kevin Spacey's arrest, trial for murder and imminent…
Judge John Deed (TV Series) (2001-2007)
- Feat. Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove
- Well crafted BBC TV series detailing the might of a High Court Judge commited to upholding justice whatever it takes. Portrayed with insight and wit…
American Tragedy (2000)
- Dir. Lawrence Schiller
Feat. Ving Rhames, Ron Silver, Christopher Plummer
- Heavyweight TV movie of the OJ Simpson trial, with Ving Rhames and Ron Silver and Christopher Plummer suiting up to defend the former football star…
Dirty Pictures (2000)
- Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. James Woods, Craig T. Nelson
- Based on the true–story of how the Chicago Arts Centre was prosecuted in 1990 for obscenity over an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's…
Erin Brockovich (2000)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart
- An interesting and successful marriage of a Hollywood star vehicle (Julia Roberts) and independent credentials (dir. Soderbergh), that takes an…