Movies and TvShows featuring "courtroom-drama" theme.
Suits follows college dropout Mike Ross, who starts working as a law associate for Harvey Specter despite never having attended law school. The show focuses on their unconventional partnership, as Mike's photographic memory and intelligence help them solve cases.
Medium is a TV show that follows Allison Dubois, a wife, and mother who possesses psychic abilities. She uses her gift to help solve crimes and bring justice to the victims.
Perry Mason is a defense attorney in 1950s Los Angeles who solves crime mysteries while representing his clients in the courtroom.
Bull follows the brilliant trial consultant Dr. Jason Bull, who combines psychology, human intuition, and high-tech data to create winning strategies for his clients. Bull is known for his ability to read potential jurors and devise trial strategies that often result in favorable outcomes. Set in New York City, the show explores the complexities of the modern judicial system and the challenges faced by lawyers and their clients.
In this series based on Michael Connelly's bestselling novels, Mickey Haller, an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car. He tackles cases big and small across Los Angeles while recovering from a drug habit. When he inherits the practice of a murdered Hollywood lawyer, he must defend a tech billionaire accused of murder. As he prepares for the case, he discovers that the killer may be targeting him next.
Goliath is a TV show about a lawyer named Billy McBride who was once a powerful attorney in a big corporate law firm, but now he's a washed-up alcoholic taking on wrongful death cases. He gets a chance at redemption when he takes on a high-profile case against his former firm, which could expose their corrupt practices and bring them down.
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.
The story of a cannibalistic serial killer named Jeffrey Dahmer, a.k.a. the Milwaukee Monster. It explores the police incompetence and apathy that allowed Dahmer to go on a killing spree. The series dramatizes multiple instances where Dahmer was almost apprehended but ultimately let go. Despite being a cleancut guy, Dahmer repeatedly received a free pass from both cops and lenient judges when charged with crimes.
All Rise follows the chaotic, hopeful, and sometimes absurd lives of judges, prosecutors, and public defenders as they navigate the Los Angeles courthouse. The show explores the personal and professional relationships that form within the justice system and tackles important social and legal issues.
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
Your Honor is a gripping TV show that follows the story of a respected judge whose life takes a dark turn when his son is involved in a hit-and-run accident that leads to a murder investigation. As he tries to protect his son, he finds himself tangled in a web of corruption, organized crime, and deceit. With the legal system against him, he must navigate through dangerous alliances and make unimaginable sacrifices to keep his family safe.
In a New York City murder trial, a jury must carefully consider the evidence and confront their own biases before reaching a verdict. One juror's skepticism forces the others to reexamine the case, leading to a dramatic deliberation that reveals the flaws in the prosecution's case and the importance of reasonable doubt.
American Crime Story is an anthology series that follows real-life crimes, trials and the aftermath. The first season, The People v. O.J. Simpson, explores the trial of the century and its impact on race relations and the criminal justice system in Los Angeles.
A woman, Sandra, is suspected of murdering her husband, Samuel. Their 11-year-old blind son, Daniel, becomes the main witness in the trial. As the investigation unfolds, it is unclear whether Samuel's death was a suicide or a homicide. Sandra's trial puts a strain on their relationship, and Daniel finds himself torn between the truth and his loyalty to his mother.
Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders. A tough and clever cross-examiner, Kaffee proves that the marines were following a widely practiced disciplinary act known as "Code Red." With the help of Lieutenant-Colonel Markinson, Kaffee uncovers a cover-up that leads to the exposure of the truth. Justice is served as the defendants are acquitted.
Two churchgoing couples enjoy small town family life in Texas - until somebody picks up an axe.
For The People follows a group of talented young lawyers working for both the prosecution and the defense at the Southern District of New York Federal Court. They handle the most high-profile and high-stakes cases in the country, balancing their personal and professional lives.