Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "legal-battle"

1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama

Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy

Votes: 332,610

2. Conspiracy (2001 TV Movie)

R | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History

At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.

Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Clare Bullus, Stanley Tucci, Simon Markey, David Glover

Votes: 24,738

3. Woman in Gold (2015)

PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, History

Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.

Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes

Votes: 63,154 | Gross: $33.31M

4. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

PG | 105 min | Drama

After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.

Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry

Votes: 154,550 | Gross: $106.26M

5. The Pelican Brief (1993)

PG-13 | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.

Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard

Votes: 95,885 | Gross: $100.77M

6. Fathers & Daughters (2015)

R | 116 min | Drama

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown; 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge her own connections.

Director: Gabriele Muccino | Stars: Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Diane Kruger

Votes: 28,706

7. Leviathan (2014)

R | 140 min | Crime, Drama

In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.

Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Stars: Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Roman Madyanov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov

Votes: 56,874 | Gross: $1.09M

8. The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023– )

TV-MA | 42 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Forbidden from practicing law, a woman prepares an appeal to overturn the court's decision in this true story of Lidia Poët, Italy's first female lawyer.

Stars: Matilda De Angelis, Eduardo Scarpetta, Pier Luigi Pasino, Sinéad Thornhill

Votes: 7,725

9. Victoria (2016)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Thirtysomething lawyer Victoria is struggling with her past and looking for stability and true love in her life. Finally she realizes that love should not always be sought.

Director: Justine Triet | Stars: Virginie Efira, Vincent Lacoste, Melvil Poupaud, Laurent Poitrenaux

Votes: 4,697

10. 55 Steps (2017)

PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama

When patients' rights lawyer Colette Hughes goes to meet her new client, Eleanor Riese, a patient in the psychiatric unit of a San Francisco hospital, she has no idea that besides taking on... See full summary »

Director: Bille August | Stars: Hilary Swank, Helena Bonham Carter, Johan Heldenbergh, Cynthia Hoppenfeld

Votes: 3,641

11. The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

R | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.

Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Natasha Lyonne

Votes: 14,657

12. Class Act (2023)

TV-14 | 375 min | Biography, Drama, History

A relentlessly ambitious working-class man becomes one of France's most controversial public figures in this fictionalized biopic about Bernard Tapie.

Stars: Laurent Lafitte, Joséphine Japy, Patrick d'Assumçao, Antoine Reinartz

Votes: 2,004

13. Monster (II) (2018)

Unrated | 98 min | Crime, Drama

A smart, likeable, 17-year-old film student from Harlem sees his world turned upside down when he's charged with a murder. We follow his dramatic journey through a complex legal battle.

Director: Anthony Mandler | Stars: A$AP Rocky, John David Washington, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Roberto Lopez

Votes: 6,648

14. La Fortuna (2021)

60 min | Adventure, Thriller

Alex Ventura, a young and inexperienced diplomat, has inadvertently become the leader of a mission that will test all of his convictions: to recover the undersea treasure stolen by adventurer Frank Wild.

Stars: Álvaro Mel, Ana Polvorosa, Clarke Peters, Stanley Tucci

Votes: 1,672

15. Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)

R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Three women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.

Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate

Votes: 4,542 | Gross: $12.41M

16. Die Wannseekonferenz (1984 TV Movie)

87 min | Drama, History

At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.

Director: Heinz Schirk | Stars: Dietrich Mattausch, Gerd Böckmann, Friedrich G. Beckhaus, Robert Atzorn

Votes: 1,265

17. One More Time (2015)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A New York City crooner plots his comeback.

Director: Robert Edwards | Stars: Christopher Walken, Amber Heard, Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater

Votes: 3,544

18. Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime (2022)

86 min | Documentary

A loving mother is granted the legal right for medical use of magic mushrooms. She then embarks on a courageous journey of personal transformation and healing, exploring possible cures for cancer, like cannabis oil.

Directors: Tyler Chandler, Nicholas Meyers | Stars: Laurie Brooks, Gabor Maté, Dennis J. McKenna, Paul Stamets

Votes: 478

19. Any Day Now (I) (2012)

R | 98 min | Drama

In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.

Director: Travis Fine | Stars: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher

Votes: 6,573 | Gross: $0.20M

20. Galar

Short, Drama | Post-production

In rural Ireland, a determined father watches helplessly as his home crumbles due to defective blocks. Committed to safeguarding his family's wellbeing, he confronts neglect head-on whilst grappling with an unseen illness.

Director: Niall Duffy | Stars: Mark Loughran, Claire Rafferty, Ashana Cummings, Nigel O'Neill

21. Side Effects (I) (2005)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman fumbles with love and ethics as she navigates a career with one of corporate America's darlings...the pharmaceutical industry.

Director: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau | Stars: Sandy Adell, David M. Ames, John Apple, Ron Baumgartner

Votes: 1,152

22. Underdog (2018)

59 min | Documentary

Hilmar was going to move from Norway to Iceland, in 2012. But little did he know that moving back with the family dog, english bull terrier Rjómi, would prove to be the challenge of his life.

Director: Freyja Kristinsdottir | Stars: Hilmar Egill Jónsson, Rjómi Hilmarsson, Hanna María Arnórsdóttir, Rakel Linda Kristjánsdóttir

Votes: 13

23. Colonel Chabert (1994)

110 min | Drama, History, Romance

Colonel Chabert has been severely wounded in the French-Russian Napoleonic war to the point that the medical examiner has signed his death certificate. When he regains his health and memory... See full summary »

Director: Yves Angelo | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier

Votes: 2,073 | Gross: $0.73M

24. Made in Auschwitz: The Untold Story of Block 10 (2019)

72 min | Documentary, History, War

This chilling documentary uses intimate survivor testimonies, archival footage and legal records to tell the story of the over 400 young women who underwent medical experimentation in ... See full summary »

Directors: Sylvia Nagel, Sonya Winterberg | Stars: Leny Adelaar, Carl Clauberg, Renée Duering, Eva Golgevit

Votes: 90

25. Shut Up Little Man (2011)

Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

When two friends tape-recorded the fights of their violently noisy neighbors, they accidentally created one of the world's first 'viral' pop-culture sensations.

Director: Matthew Bate | Stars: Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitch Deprey, Daniel Clowes, Ivan Brunetti

Votes: 1,329 | Gross: $0.02M

26. The Garden (I) (2008)

Unrated | 80 min | Documentary

From the ashes of the L.A. riots arose a lush, 14-acre community garden, the largest of its kind in the United States. Now bulldozers threaten its future.

Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy | Stars: Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah, Antonio Villaraigosa

Votes: 751 | Gross: $0.03M

27. Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004 TV Movie)

92 min | Comedy, Drama

In the small, predominantly working class town of Inniston, Ontario, Marc Hall is a high school senior with a promising future in his chosen career as lawyer. He is bright, well liked by ... See full summary »

Director: John L'Ecuyer | Stars: Aaron Ashmore, Jean Pierre Bergeron, Marie Tifo, Mac Fyfe

Votes: 926

28. Terror's Advocate (2007)

Unrated | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.

Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jacques Vergès, Klaus Barbie, Barbet Schroeder, Bassam Abu Sharif

Votes: 1,697 | Gross: $0.04M

29. Smash His Camera (2010)

PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary

A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.

Director: Leon Gast | Stars: Floyd Abrams, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Joseph Basile, Harry Benson

Votes: 964 | Gross: $0.00M

30. Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye (2014)

Comedy, Crime, Drama

The movie is a comical social satire portrays a 'Guru' and a 'Shishya' trying to change other's viewpoints and make them walk on the right path.

Director: Abhishek Bindal | Stars: Rashee Bindal, Puru Chibber, Reecha Sinha, Raghubir Yadav

Votes: 17

31. Augusto Pinochet: The Coup, the Torture & the West (2023 TV Special)

45 min | Documentary, History

September 11th, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup that brought General Pinochet to power in Chile. With the support of world democracies, including the US and UK, the dictator ruled through terror and torture.

Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: Cal Seville, Roberto Navarrete, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Grace Livingston

Votes: 13

32. Cássia Eller (2014)

120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Biography of Brazilian singer Cássia Eller.

Director: Paulo Henrique Fontenelle | Stars: Anna Butler, Cássia Eller, Arthur Dapieve, Rúbia Eller

Votes: 359

33. The Real Untouchables (2001 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.

Director: John Fothergill | Stars: James Woods, Bob Kaliebe, Dominic Capone III, Tom Clarke Hill

Votes: 23

34. Sweet Jam (2001)

Adventure, Comedy, Family

The doors of the jam produced by a company do not open. In order for them to be able to sell their jam, they reward the one who can open the jam. All the people try to open the door of the jam.

Director: Marzieh Boroomand | Stars: Leila Hatami, Mani Nouri, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Gohar Kheirandish

Votes: 161

35. We Are Wizards (2008)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary

This documentary looks at Harry Potter fans and the musical acts inspired by the novels.

Director: Josh Koury | Stars: Melissa Anelli, Paul DeGeorge, Joe DeGeorge, Henry Jenkins

Votes: 182

36. Rainbow in the Sky

75 min | Documentary | Pre-production

Filmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan continues documenting his personal journey along with his companions, at the front-lines of the battle for equality and dignity of the Indian LGBTQIA+ community.

Directors: Saagar Gupta, Sridhar Rangayan

37. Rainbow: The Film (2018)

31 min | Documentary, Short, Music

Singer-songwriter Kesha discusses the process of making her album, 'Rainbow'.

Directors: Kevin Hayden, Kesha, Lagan Sebert, Brandon Bloch | Star: Kesha

Votes: 42

38. From Honor to Medal: The Story of Garlin M. Conner (2020)

58 min | Documentary

Garlin M. Conner was an American hero whose exploits in World War II made him among the most decorated soldiers in American history. It was up to a rural Kentucky community to keep his sacrifice from being forgotten.

Director: Jeff Hoagland | Stars: Joe Gatton, Al Cross, Chris Larmour, Jeff Hoagland

39. Arman pohjantähden alla (2016– )
Episode: Potkut - Villin lännen taksit (2022)

60 min | Documentary

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Director: Arman Alizad | Stars: Arman Alizad, Hjallis Harkimo

40. Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (2022)
Episode: The Bad News Bears (2022)

TV-MA | 36 min | Documentary, History

The Pentagon has to issue a statement. Scammers start to circle. To win this case, John needs to go to trial in the court of public opinion.

Director: Andrew Renzi | Stars: John Leonard, Todd Hoffman, Larry Schantz, Michael Avenatti

Votes: 388

41. Dispatches (1987– )
Episode: Property Nightmare: The Truth About Leaseholds (2012)

Documentary, News

Investigates allegations of private landlords, councils, and housing associations overcharging leasehold homeowners for housing works and maintenance.

Director: Joe Ward | Star: Morland Sanders

42. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Lion's Share (2023)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime

The team races to stop a violent rampage with ties to a painful chapter from Hicks' past.

Director: Douglas Aarniokoski | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim

Votes: 305

43. Humans (2015–2018)
Episode: Episode #3.1 (2018)

TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

1 year after the dawning of synth consciousness, Leo is still in a coma leaving Max, Mia and Flash to broker an uneasy peace with the fearful human world. Laura's fight for synth rights receives an unexpected boost.

Director: Jill Robertson | Stars: Susannah Doyle, Simon Bubb, Pixie Davies, Tom Goodman-Hill

Votes: 552

44. Panorama (1953– )
Episode: Britain's Equal Pay Scandal (2018)

29 min | Documentary, News

For the first time major employers in the UK are having to reveal the average wages they pay men and women. At the same time organisations like the BBC are in battles over equal pay. Jane Corbin meets workers fighting for equality.

Director: Steve Anderson | Star: Jane Corbin

45. Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords (2018– )
Episode: Revisit 2 (2018)

45 min | Documentary

John and Irene had the fight of their lives to evict a family from their home. Jill invested in a property with her late husband but it turned into a nightmare. Wayne regrets offering his home to an employee.

Directors: Tom Green, Nathaniel Jessel | Star: Caius Julyan