1 . 12 Angry Men (1957)
 Plot:
A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages
to convince the others that the case is not as obviously
clear as it seemed in court.
Directed by Sidney Lumet; staring Henry
Fonda & Lee J. Cobb |
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2 . The Young Philadelphians (1959)
 Plot:
Young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical
and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia
social ladder.
Directed by Vincent Sherman; staring
Paul Newman. |
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3 . To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
 Plot:
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South,
defends a black man against a rape charge and his kids
against prejudice.
Directed by Robert Mulligan; starring
Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall.
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4 . The Verdict (1982)
 Plot:
A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect
by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather
than settling.
Directed by Sidney Lumet; starring Paul
Newman and Charlotte Rampling. |
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5. Inherit the Wind (1960)
 Plot:
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers
argue the case for and against a science teacher accused
of teaching evolution.
Directed by Stanley Kramer; starring
Spencer Tracey and Fredric March. |
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6. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
 Plot:
Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a
trial featuring surprise after surprise.
Directed by Billy Wilder; starring Tyrone
Power and Marlene Dietrich |
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7. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
 Plot:
Bill and Stan are mistaken for murderers while on vacation,
and Bill's family sends his cousin to defend them for
his first case as a lawyer.
Directed by Jonathan Lynn; starring Joe
Pesci and Marisa Tomei. |
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8. The Firm (1993)
 Plot:
A young lawyer joins a prestigous law firm only to discover
that it has a sinister dark side.
Directed by Sydney Pollack; starring
Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman |
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9. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
 Plot:
In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries
four Nazi judges for war crimes.
Directed by Stanley Kramer; starring
Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster |
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10. The Paper Chase (1973)
 Plot:
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his
coursework and a stern professor's daughter.
Directed by James Bridges; starring Timothy
Bottoms, John Houseman, and Lindsay Wagner |
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11. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
Plot:
Based on the best-selling book by Fortune reporters
Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, a multidimensional study of one of the
biggest business scandals in American history.
Directed by Alex
Gibney; narrated by Peter Coyote |
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12. Michael Clayton (2007)
 Plot:
An attorney known as the "fixer" in his law firm, comes across the
biggest case of his career that could produce disastrous results for
those involved.
Directed by James Bridges; starring George Clooney, Tom
Wilkinson, and Sydney Pollack |
