Courtroom Movies
- 1980
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case6.8331980HD
Based on the well-publicized Oregon criminal case of the late 1970s, this film dramatizes the unique dispute in which Greta Rideout instigated the...
- 1978
The Incident
The Incident6.31978HD
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old...
- 1959
Court Martial
Court Martial5.21959HD
In this war drama, three Nazi survivors are rescued after their battleship sank. Initially they are given heroes' accolades for their courage, but...
- 1919
Heart o' the Hills
Heart o' the Hills61919HD
Family tensions in the Kentucky hills are inflamed by an outsider's dishonest scheme to exploit the area for its coal.
- 1959
The Story on Page One
The Story on Page One5.11959HD
An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells the story.
- 1936
Nut Guilty
Nut Guilty01936HD
In this short film, Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen preside over the courtroom for a day, dispensing their own comic brand of justice.
- 1979
Mrs. R's Daughter
Mrs. R's Daughter61979HD
When a young woman is brutally raped and beaten, her mother sets out to find justice for her.
- 1997
Tell Me No Secrets
Tell Me No Secrets41997HD
Jess Koster is a young attorney in LA who is being stalked by the serial killer she is prosecuting.
- 1972
To Encourage the Others
To Encourage the Others51972HD
The true story of Derek Bentley, whose conviction and execution for a murder committed by someone else provoked a public revulsion.
- 1937
Back to the Woods
Back to the Woods5.51937HD
Set in colonial times, the stooges are convicted criminals who are banished from England to the American colonies. When they arrive, they find that...
- 1968
Aabroo
Aabroo01968HD
After being betrayed by the woman he loves, a doctor is accused of killing her husband.
- 2024
The Eichmann Trial
The Eichmann Trial02024HD
In 1961, history was on trial... in a trial that made history. Just 15 years after the end of WWII, the Holocaust had been largely forgotten. That...
- 1969
Law and Order
Law and Order6.51969HD
LAW & ORDER surveys the wide range of work the police are asked to perform: enforcing the law, maintaining order, and providing general social...
- 1998
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?
Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?61998HD
Documentary covering the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black nationalist and journalist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, convicted of killing a...
- 1987
Who Killed Vincent Chin?
Who Killed Vincent Chin?51987HD
This film recounts the murder of Vincent Chin, an automotive engineer mistaken as Japanese who was slain by an assembly line worker who blamed him...
- 1975
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread, Earl and Me7.61975HD
The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed...
- 2022
The Power of Women
The Power of Women6.72022HD
Seeking the truth in a human grey area. Lawyer Annabelle Martinelli has specialized in sexual offences and represents victims of domestic violence....
- 1938
Joy of Living
Joy of Living5.71938HD
Falling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret, cocksure young tycoon Daniel Brewster decides to rescue the star from her...
- 1963
Free, White and 21
Free, White and 214.21963HD
A motel owner in Texas is accused of raping a civil-rights worker from Sweden.
- 2005
Looking for Angelina
Looking for Angelina02005HD
Looking for Angelina is based on one of the most important murder trials in Canada. Angelina Napolitano murdered her husband with an axe and was...