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Rank#1,218Michael Clayton is a 2007 American legal thriller film about lawyer Michael Clayton, who is tasked with fixing a crisis at his firm involving a...

The Firm
Rank#1,326The Firm is a gripping 1993 American legal thriller film based on the novel by John Grisham, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Sydney Pollack.

All the President's Men
Rank#2,080All the President's Men is a 1976 American biographical political drama thriller film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporting of...

The Client
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Zodiac
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A Few Good Men
Rank#284
Clear and Present Danger
Rank#679
Erin Brockovich
Rank#799Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh. It portrays the true story of Erin Brockovich, played...

The Lincoln Lawyer
Rank#1,160The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2011 American legal thriller film directed by Brad Furman, adapted from Michael Connelly's novel of the same title. Starring...

A Time to Kill
Rank#1,241
The Rainmaker
Rank#1,394The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It features an ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Claire Danes,...

The Interpreter
Rank#1,453The Interpreter is a 2005 political thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, and Jesper...

Fracture
Rank#1,489Fracture is a 2007 psychological legal crime thriller film starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, and directed by Gregory Hoblit. The movie tells...

JFK
Rank#1,773
Enemy of the State
Rank#1,960Enemy of the State is a 1998 American political action thriller film involving a labor lawyer framed for murder after a congressman's killing is...

The Insider
Rank#1,989The Insider is a 1999 American drama film directed by Michael Mann, based on the true story of Jeffrey Wigand, a chemist who becomes a whistleblower...

Traffic
Rank#2,854Traffic is a 2000 American crime drama film that explores the illegal drug trade from multiple perspectives, including users, enforcers, politicians,...

Presumed Innocent
Rank#2,962Presumed Innocent is a gripping American legal thriller film involving deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich who becomes entangled in a murder mystery after...

North Country
Rank#2,989North Country is a 2005 American drama film based on the true story of the 1984 landmark sexual harassment case Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines. It stars...

The Constant Gardener
Rank#3,405The Constant Gardener is a 2005 drama thriller film directed by Fernando Meirelles. The story follows Justin Quayle, a British diplomat in Kenya, as...

The Verdict
Rank#3,586The Verdict is a 1982 American legal drama film featuring a down-on-his-luck lawyer who takes on a medical malpractice case, leading to a moral and...

State of Play
Rank#4,152State of Play is a 2009 political thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald, based on the 2003 British television serial of the same name. The movie...

Runaway Jury
Rank#4,251Runaway Jury is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder, starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz....

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