Looking for Courtroom dramas - Movies & Serials

[ManishW]

Hi,

Looking for suggestions for courtroom dramas - movies and serials both. Thanks

 

[Nikhil]

Law & Order - US TV serial which has been one of the best for years.

Each episode has two segments - the "Law" segment is the police investigation on the scene of a crime.
This is then developed to the "Order" segment which is the courtroom proceedings based on the police investigations.

Look up the older seasons from the 90s for some of the best episodes. The recent ones are not too bad either.

 

[greenhorn]

Suits, if you already don't know

 

[reignofchaos]

Boston Legal - one of my favorite shows ever.

 

[mowgli80]

Three awesome movies from the fifties

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

more recent ones

My Cousin Vinny (1992) - comedy + coutroom drama
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

 

[asliarun]

The Good Wife

The Practice

Rumpole of the Bailey

 

[canchi]

Used to love reading Perry Mason novels by Erle Stanley Gardner. His books were converted to a TV Series and later on TV movies, see this link.

 

[shafic]

Yes!! Perry Mason, Agatha Christie's "Hercule Poirot ( David suchet) episodes.

My fav court room drama is "Blue Eyed boy" Paul newman's "The verdict".

 

[sivasarjun]

12 Angry men is good.

 

[neel]

Hi,

Looking for suggestions for courtroom dramas - movies and serials both. Thanks

Found "A Time to Kill" a very absorbing court drama on tensions arising out of racial discrimination. The lead characters are splendidly cast.

Some years ago "Murder One" was a good TV show.

For a riveting court room finish Al Pacino, see "Scent of a Woman".

Tom Cruise starer "A Few Goodmen" had some impressive military court scenes.

How about the classic "To Killa Mockingbird"?

"Philadelphia" has had me glued to the chair as well.

Of course my favourite is "12 Angry Men". A great repeat watch.

 

[shibashis]

In terms of court room drama series it is difficult to go wrong with The Practice. Boston Legal is kind of a spin off from The Practice, but I hold the original in higher esteem, it is more serious, definitely more authentic and less of an 'eye-catcher' / gimmicky.

12 Angry Men is one of those movies which everyone should have in their list, a must watch.

 

[hemantwaghe]

How about movies based on John Grisham's work?

The Firm
The Pelican Brief
The Rainmaker
The Runaway Jury
The Client

 

[jsmithe]

Repeats... Deleting my post.

 

[oracle1974]

Murder in the first

Primal Fear

 

[ManishW]

Boston Legal - one of my favorite shows ever.

Mine too and Denny Crane one of my favourite characters on TV

 

[oracle1974]

Hindi
Mera Sayaa - about courtroom and courtship..
Kanoon - Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar

 

[GeorgeO]

Harry's Law was a nice serial but closed after one or two seasons. The Good Wife is outstanding.

 

[ManishW]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, some great recommendations here ... Will keep me busy for a while.

 

[RMCWS]

I don't know if you want a suggestion in Hindi movies, I saw a movie Shahid few days back. It is a about a muslim guy, who during the hindu muslim riot, got arrested under terrorism charges. He spent some time in jail but was finally set free by the court. Then he decides to study law and started practicing criminal laws by defending persons (mostly illiterate poor muslims) arrested under terrorism charges. In his seven years of practice his acquittal rate was 17. He faced criticism and threats during his short career before he was shot dead in his law chamber. This is based on a true story.

 

[haisaikat]

How can everyone forget "Balwant Rai ....", "... Tarikh pe Tarikh . . . " ?