Movies and TvShows featuring "trial-judge" theme.
Cate McCall, a former successful lawyer who lost everything due to alcohol and personal issues, takes on the case of a woman who has been wrongfully convicted of murder. As she investigates the case, she must confront her own demons and fight for justice.
Daisy Kenyon is a commercial artist in love with a married man. She has an affair with a World War II veteran and struggles with her feelings as she navigates through a dysfunctional marriage and a divorce settlement. The love triangle becomes even more complicated when the married man proposes to Daisy.
A female police officer investigates a decades-old murder case in a small village, uncovering dark secrets and facing resistance from the tight-knit community.
How the Italian Fascist Party managed to turn the physical elimination of a political enemy into a test of strength fundamental for the ascent into the totalitarian regime.
In this fictionalized retelling of Jesse James' life, Bob Ford forms a close friendship with the infamous outlaw before ultimately betraying him and shooting him in the back. The film explores themes of treachery, vengeance, and the mythologizing of historical figures.
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.
Midnight Mary is a pre-Code melodrama about a young woman named Mary Martin who is falsely accused of a crime she did not commit. After a series of unfortunate events, Mary finds herself on trial for murder. As the story unfolds, we learn about Mary's troubled past and her journey towards redemption. Along the way, she faces numerous hardships and struggles to overcome the obstacles in her path.
Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death sentence by blaming the slums environment as the cause of Dutch's crimes, enlists the aid of Dutch's sister, Marcia Adams, to get the slum dwellers at appeal for public monies to provide recreational places for the slum kids.
A Death Row inmate uses his prison law studies to fight for his life. Based on a true story.
Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the couple's traditional family roles switch. As Dennis takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning to master the art of balancing her home and work life, Dennis serves her with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother. Claire discovers that in a modern courtroom there are still traditional biases unsympathetic to the idea of a woman working three jobs, as a wife, an entrepreneur and a mother.
Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.
In this drama, a trucker's business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.
After being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory administered by a sadistic and corrupt female warder. However, one of the board of trustees takes an interest in the new arrival and begins to investigate the management of the institution.
In The Unholy Wife, a cheating wife gets involved in a murder and deception. She must navigate through a web of lies and betrayal to escape the consequences of her actions.
In Taxi!, a taxi driver finds himself wrongly accused of a murder and must navigate the dangerous underworld of 1930s New York City to find the real killer and clear his name. Along the way, he discovers a web of deceit, betrayal, and secrets that put his life in danger.
A wholesome girl believes her new racehorse, October, is the reincarnation of her favorite uncle, Willie.
Philandering actor Richard Hardell is murdered at a movie studio. His jealous wife Blanche, his director Rupert Borka, and a girl he mistreated, Helen MacDonald, all have substantial reasons for having wanted him dead.
In the small town of Pineview, Dr. John Evans is accused of malpractice after an incident with an elephant from a traveling medicine show. The trial becomes a spectacle, with sight gags and slapstick comedy. As the defense attorney defends Dr. Evans, tensions rise and the town gossip spreads. Will justice prevail in this hilarious court case?
A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.
In 'Her Cardboard Lover,' a woman named Terry McKay devises a plan to make her ex-fiancé jealous. She pretends to be in love with a cardboard figure and hires a man named Tony Barling to play the role. As the charade continues, Terry and Tony find themselves developing real feelings for each other. However, complications arise when Terry's ex-fiancé discovers the truth. With elements of comedy, romance, and deception, this movie takes viewers on a humorous and love-filled journey through palm beach Florida and a glamorous hotel.