Movies and TvShows featuring "jury-verdict" theme.

A few years after World War II, Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a rich widow who recently changed her will in his favor. Sir Wilfred Robarts, a skilled lawyer, despite being warned to avoid excitement due to his health, decides to defend Vole himself. With circumstantial evidence pointing to Vole's guilt and his own wife testifying against him, all seems lost for the defense. However, a late-night phone call reveals new evidence that changes the jury's opinion. In the final court scene, the truth behind the murder is revealed and the defense attorney takes on a new case defending Vole's wife for murder.

Peyton Place is a small New England town where scandal, drama, and mystery unfold as the dark secrets of its residents are revealed. This movie explores themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of keeping secrets in a close-knit community.

Night Falls on Manhattan follows the story of an honest district attorney who discovers corruption within the NYPD while prosecuting a cop killer. As he investigates further, he realizes the depth of the conspiracy and must decide between loyalty and justice.

Perfect Strangers is a melodramatic movie set around a murder trial. The story follows a jury that becomes sequestered during the trial and their personal lives begin to intertwine. With elements of romance, suspense, and social drama, Perfect Strangers explores the relationships and dynamics among the jurors.

A man finds himself on trial for murder but can't remember anything about the crime. He seeks help from his defense attorney to unravel the mystery and prove his innocence.

Cynara is a romantic drama set in London, where a married man embarks on an affair with a single woman. The story unfolds through a series of flashbacks, revealing the complexities of their relationship and the consequences they face. As their affair intensifies, they navigate through issues of trust, betrayal, and the challenges of keeping their secret hidden. With the backdrop of London's vibrant social scene, Cynara explores the emotional turmoil of forbidden love and the sacrifices people are willing to make for it.

The successful prosecution of a man accused of murdering his wife catapults a young attorneys career into the position of assistant D.A. for a major city. Eight years later, alarming new evidence suggests that the jailed man may actually be innocent of the murder, and now hes gunning for the woman who put him away. Eight years ago, State’s Attorney Megan Washington (Erica Durance) made her career with the high profile conviction of restaurateur William McCauley for the murder of his wife. When nearly a decade later, new evidence emerges which raises doubts about the case, the conviction is overturned and William McCauley is once again a free man, awaiting a new trial and suing Megan and the District Attorney’s office for fifty million dollars. Now, as Megan re-opens the case, she quickly unearths a mystery long since buried and uncovers a secret which has her in danger of losing her career, her relationship and possibly…her life.

When a newspaper reporter is framed for murder, he must navigate a web of deception and false alibis to prove his innocence and save himself from the electric chair.

Jack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through his unique gift. But when he inadvertently hypnotizes young Clay Thorne, Thorne kills an enemy of Brookfield's while under a trance. No one believes Brookfield's protestations that Thorne is innocent of any murderous intent, so Brookfield teams up with retired lawyer Martin Prentice in hopes of saving the young man from the gallows.

Talbot works as a dispatcher at a small rural railway station. One rainy night, shortly after a company payroll has arrived at the station, a masked criminal arrives to steal it. Talbot intercepts the villain's plan and a struggle ensues. He manages to fight off the masked man and save the payroll. But during the fight he is away from his station and misses a call to change the tracks for an oncoming train. This causes a terrible train crash resulting in many lost lives.

Even though Big Bill Devens is a powerful politician, he still sticks to his working man's roots. His wife walked out on him 20 years before and his daughter, Moira, believes she is dead. Moira falls in love with Hugh Dillon, a handsome young attorney, and Devens gets him a job in the district attorney's office. One night, Devens' wife, now an old, decrepit woman known as Aileen Clayton, returns to ask forgiveness.