Movies like A Civil Action
A Civil Action (1998) is a drama movie directed by Steven Zaillian. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. I'm Not There (2007)
★ 6.5 · 806 votes · Drama, Music
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
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2. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
★ 7.7 · 3,477 votes · Drama, History
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
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3. Erin Brockovich (2000)
★ 7.4 · 3,794 votes · Drama
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
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4. 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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5. Primal Fear (1996)
★ 7.7 · 4,213 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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6. Reversal of Fortune (1990)
★ 6.7 · 367 votes · Drama
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.
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7. 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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8. The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
★ 6.4 · 318 votes · Drama
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
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9. The Burial (2023)
★ 7.1 · 658 votes · Drama, History
When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice.
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10. ...And Justice for All (1979)
★ 7.1 · 624 votes · Drama
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.
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11. Hands of Stone (2016)
★ 6.6 · 468 votes · Drama
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
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