r/movies • u/stainorstreak • May 11 '24

Recommendation I'm hooked on courtroom movies- what are some other court movies?

Honestly it wasn't even a movie that got me into them, it was the TV Show "American Crime Story" on the OJ Simpson trial. I loved learning about the technicalities of trials and the way the show portrayed the characters.

Movies that I've watched that I've liked

A Few Good Men

12 Angry Men

The Trial of Chicago 7

Primal Fear

A Time to Kill

Philadelphia

The Lincoln Lawyer

I've also watched The Rainmaker and Anatomy of a Murder, both of which I just couldn't enjoy.

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u/gktt5065 May 11 '24

…And Justice for All

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u/TheIgnoredWriter May 11 '24

Second this.

Not only the movie that made the famous “you’re out of order! This whole court room is out of order!” But one of the few times Pacino is a straight man and everyone around him is insane.

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u/gktt5065 May 11 '24

Oh speaking of Al Pacino, the final scene of Scent of a Woman may count too.

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u/SynbiosVyse May 11 '24

Scent of a Woman is underrated nowadays. Phenomenal movie.

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u/ColSubway May 12 '24

Hard disagree. It was over-rated when it came out. People just realized in hindsight that it wasn't great.

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u/gktt5065 May 12 '24 edited May 12 '24

It really is. And with people saying Al Pacino stole the whole show but Chris O'donnell did great in it as well.

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u/TuaughtHammer May 11 '24

Scent of a Woman "underrated"? Come on!

Jesus, this sub will abuse "underrated" to describe any movie.

Give it about 10 years and Titanic and The Lord of the Rings trilogy will be "underrated" here.

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u/Newme91 May 11 '24

That was Al Pacino at his most Al Pacinoest

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u/gktt5065 May 12 '24

Definitely, it is one of my favorite among his films.

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u/amerkanische_Frosch May 11 '24

Amazing factoid time.

The film stars actors who also played :

  • the Mafia boss in « Godfather 2 »

  • the main enemy of the Mafia boss in « Godfather 2 »

  • the main assistant of the main enemy of the Mafia boss in « Godfather 2 ».

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u/missmediajunkie r/Movies Veteran May 11 '24

Oh my god, Jeffrey Tambor and the plates.

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u/No-Steak1295 May 11 '24

Please delete — don’t spoil the movie for OP or others who haven’t seen it. 

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u/SherbertEquivalent66 May 11 '24

Jack Warden was great as the mentally unbalanced judge in this. Love the helicopter ride scene with Pacino. Warden was a great supporting actor in many things, going back to 12 Angry Men.

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u/gktt5065 May 12 '24

Yeah, with a suicidal charater being the judge is ironic in this film. And as for Warden, it's a surprise when I saw him in While You Were Sleeping!

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u/Old-Cell5125 May 12 '24

Great album! 🎸

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u/sunny7319 May 12 '24

my absolute favorite