Movies like ...And Justice for All
...And Justice for All (1979) is a drama movie directed by Norman Jewison. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Judge (2014)
★ 7.3 · 4,589 votes · Drama
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
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2. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
★ 7.2 · 3,807 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.
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3. Primal Fear (1996)
★ 7.7 · 4,214 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
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4. A Time to Kill (1996)
★ 7.4 · 3,128 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
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5. Fracture (2007)
★ 7.3 · 4,488 votes · Thriller
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
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6. Molly's Game (2017)
★ 7.2 · 4,151 votes · Drama, Crime
Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
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7. The Whole Truth (2016)
★ 6.6 · 1,299 votes · Drama, Thriller
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
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8. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
★ 7.5 · 7,112 votes · Horror, Drama, Mystery
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
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9. JFK (1991)
★ 7.6 · 2,522 votes · Drama, Thriller, History
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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10. Runaway Jury (2003)
★ 7.0 · 1,623 votes · Drama, Thriller
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, who uses illegal means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense. But when juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee reveal their ability to sway the jury into delivering any verdict they want, a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game begins.
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11. 12 Angry Men (1957)
★ 8.6 · 10,477 votes · Drama
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.
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12. The Rainmaker (1997)
★ 7.0 · 1,564 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
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13. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
★ 7.5 · 3,522 votes · Thriller, Mystery, Crime
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
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14. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
★ 7.5 · 2,002 votes · Comedy, Drama
Two carefree pals traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who has just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
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15. Philadelphia (1993)
★ 7.7 · 4,787 votes · Drama
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
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16. Bridge of Spies (2015)
★ 7.2 · 7,468 votes · Thriller, Drama
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
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17. Liar Liar (1997)
★ 6.7 · 6,461 votes · Comedy, Fantasy
Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
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18. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
★ 6.7 · 5,664 votes · Comedy, Romance, Drama
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Bridget cannot help finding quietly attractive.
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19. Cape Fear (1991)
★ 7.3 · 4,054 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
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20. Marshall (2017)
★ 7.3 · 714 votes · Drama
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
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