The List of Legal Movies

The November 2002 issue of The National Jurist, Vol.12, No.3 came out with a list of their "25 Must-See Legal Movies" which appear marked below along with a much larger selection of suggested titles. Feel free to drop a note on our discussion board with any reviews or suggested additions!

THE ACCUSED *
ADAM'S RIB
ADVISE AND CONSENT
ANATOMY OF A MURDER * †
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL *
AMISTAD*
BLEAK HOUSE
BECKET
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
BREAKER MORANT
BULWORTH
THE CAINE MUTINY *
THE CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL
CAPE FEAR (1991)
CHANGING LANES
CHARACTER CITIZEN COHN
A CIVIL ACTION
CLARENCE DARROW
CLASS ACTION *
THE CLIENT
COMPULSION *
THE CRADLE WILL ROCK
CRIMSON TIDE
THE CRUCIBLE
DEAD MAN WALKING
THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
ERIN BROCKOVICH *
A FEW GOOD MEN * †
THE FIRM*
THE FOUNTAINHEAD
THE FRONT
GANDHI
GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI †
GIDEON'S TRUMPET
GUILTY BY SUSPICION
THE HURRICANE
INCIDENT AT OGLALA
INHERIT THE WIND * †
THE INSIDER
JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY
JUDGMENT IN BERLIN
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG
THE JUROR †
JURY DUTY †
KRAMER V. KRAMER *
LEGALLY BLONDE *
LOSING ISAIAH
MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
MISSISSIPPI BURNING
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
MURDER IN THE FIRST*
MUMIA
MY COUSIN VINNY *
NORMA RAE
PAPER CHASE *
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
PATHS OF GLORY
PEOPLE V. LARRY FLYNT
PHILADELPHIA *
POINT OF ORDER
PRESUMED INNOCENT *
PRIMAL FEAR *
PRINCE OF THE CITY
THE RAINMAKER
REDS
RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE
REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
THE ROARING 20'S
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN SCHLICHTMAN SPEECH
SERPICO
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
SLEEPERS *
ST. JOAN SUNSHINE
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS
STATE OF THE UNION
THE THIN BLUE LINE *
A TIME TO KILL *
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD *
THE TRIAL
TRIAL BY JURY †
TWELVE ANGRY MEN * †
THE VERDICT * †
WAG THE DOG
THE WINSLOW BOY (1949)
THE WINSLOW BOY (1999)
THE WHITE ROSE
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION †

* Listed as the "25 Must-See Legal Movies" by The National Jurist, November 2002 Vol. 12, No. 3.

† Mentioned in New York Times article August 29, 2003, B21 "Have Moviegoers Reached A Verdict?" All available in video.