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Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Susan Wright is a Texas beauty who seems to have a fairytale life, complete with an adoring husband. But six years into the marriage, the fairytale crumbles when Jeff is found dead and buried in the couple's backyard. Susan is accused of murder, and she defends the charge by asserting that she had been the victim of physical and mental abuse for years. But the prosecutor is skeptical and seeks to prove that Susan is a sociopath who uses her looks...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
A murder trial brings a small Mississippi town's racial tension to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamor and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice.
4) Aspen
Publisher
Timeless Media Group
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Aspen takes place at a Colorado ski resort in the 1960s. Lee Bishop (Perry King) is on trial for the rape/murder of a 15-year-old girl. His friend and attorney, Tom Keating (Sam Elliott), is desperately trying to prove his innocence.
5) The trial
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
'Mac' McClain is an emotionally crippled attorney who's lost his faith in God and himself. That's when Mac reluctantly decides to take on one last case, a young man facing the death penalty for first-degree murder. But nothing can prepare Mac for the startling twists and turns of the ensuing trial, as the determined lawyer fights for justice and seeks a path to his own redemption.
7) Primal Fear
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A Chicago altar boy is accused of murdering the archbishop and a publicity hungry local attorney decides to defend him.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Told from the perspective of the lawyers, it explores the chaotic dealings behind closed doors and how prosecution overconfidence, defense shrewdness and shocking courtroom twists led to one of the most earth-shattering verdicts of all time. It is based on the best-selling book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2000, c1999.
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
A murder trial has upset the quiet community of San Piedro, and now this tranquil village has become the center of controversy. For a local reporter the trial strikes home when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case.
10) 12 angry men
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Courtroom drama revolving around the trial of a boy accused of killing his father, where one man stands between him and capital punishment.
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For nearly 20 years, the Green River Killer haunted Washington State with a series of shocking murders. The two-part movie is told through the eyes of a young runaway, Helen Remus, whose fate, bad luck, and unwise choices led to her encounter with the notorious serial killer. Leading the hunt for the murderer is Sheriff David Reichert, who risks it all to find justice for the slain girls.
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Michael 'Mick' Haller is a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money payoff swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis of conscience for Haller....
13) 3:10 to Yuma
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
[Widescreen ed.].
Language
English
Description
Arizona in the late 1800s. Infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail,...
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Journalist Simone Ford and filmmaker Thomas Lang lose themselves in a notorious murder case they are covering. Caught up in the city's seedy underbelly and the media frenzy surrounding the horrific murder, Thomas begins to question the motives of the people around him as the mystery proves greater than he imagined.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A famous but troubled author whose fascination with a high-profile murder case brings his own dark past into focus. Based on the best-selling memoir by Stephen Elliott, the film follows one man's desperate journey through sex, drugs and lies as he tries to separate fact from fiction and ignite a life-changing romance.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Martin Hunter is a high profile laywer who has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney's perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
When a 15-year-old black male is arrested for the murder of Mary Ann Stephens, everyone involved in the case--from investigators to journalists--is ready to condemn him, except for his public defence lawyer, Patrick McGuiness. A true tale of murder and injustice.
19) Fracture
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Ted Crawford is a wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous structural engineer who lives in Los Angeles. He shoots his wife and entraps her lover. After the police arrive, he signs a confession. At his arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot D.A. who is getting ready to leave for a civil-law firm. He is told by everyone the case is open and shut....
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, The Staircase follows writer and war veteran Michael Peterson after the suspicious death of his wife Kathleen. On December 9, 2001, Michael makes a frantic 911 call reporting Kathleen has fallen down the stairs of their Durham, NC home. But when the district attorney brings murder charges, members of Michael's blended family must choose whose side they're on and which version of events to believe. As the case becomes engulfed...
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