Friday, January 23, 2015

The Best Law Movies of All Time


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It looks like it might snow tomorrow afternoon.  If you plan on staying inside this weekend, it might be a great time to watch a movie!  Here are a few of the best law movies, according to the American Bar Association.

Top Law Movies:

To Kill A Mockingbird
This popular film adaptation of the book by Harper Lee takes place in Depression-era Alabama.  Atticus Finch, the main character and lawyer, defends a crippled black man who is falsely accused.

Angry Men
Based on the drama Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, this film is about a lone juror who expresses his doubts in what seems like an open-and-shut law case.

My Cousin Vinny
Vinny is a Brooklyn lawyer who only recently passed his bar exam.  He represents his cousin and friend who are arrested for murder after stopping at a convenience store in Alabama.

Philadelphia
An Ivy-educated gay attorney claims a big-time law firm fired him after discovering he contracted AIDS.  This is one of the first mainstream dramas to acknowledge AIDS.

Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich, a single parent of three, becomes a paralegal at a law firm in California.  She ends up investigating a suspicious real estate case and turns up a pattern of illegal toxic dumping.  This story is based on one of the largest class action suits in US history.

Judgement at Nuremberg
Four German judges who served during the Nazi regime are facing a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity.  This movie portrays the Nazi war crimes trials set in 1948.

There are many movies about law that have received recognition via the Academy Awards and Oscar nominations.  Visit the American Bar Association website for a complete list of the top 25 movies with about law.

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