20 movies like Inherit the Wind, ordered by similarity : Count the Hours(1953), Shepherds and Butchers(2016), Family Law(2006), On the Basis of Sex(2018), Custody(2016), Aligarh(2015), The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell(1955), 12 Angry Men(1957), Sweet Country(2017), A Cry in the Dark(1988), Captain Phillips(2013), Michael Clayton(2007) ...
Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Fredric March Gene Kelly Florence Eldridge Dick York Harry Morgan Donna Anderson Elliott Reid Claude Akins Noah Beery Jr. Norman Fell
lawyer teacher reporter intense somber suspenseful witty courtroom tennessee court battles creationism vs. evolution lawsuit rescue rivalry 1920s
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Teresa Wright Macdonald Carey Dolores Moran Adele Mara Edgar Barrier Jack Elam
murder victim immigrant wrongly accused couple worker lawyer intense suspenseful dark gritty courtroom ranch home room struggle justice crime prevention law motivation helping others
Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.
Drama
South Africa|USA|Germany
2016
106 Minutes
Andrea Riseborough Steve Coogan Deon Lotz Robert Hobbs Garion Dowds Marcel van Heerden Nicola Hanekom Eduan van Jaarsveldt Carel Nel
lawyer prison guard judge wife murderer prisoner prisoners death row inmate brutal chilling emotional gripping intense moving powerful raw sad shocking south africa cape town
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
Drama
Argentina|Italy|Spain|France
2006
102 Minutes
Daniel Hendler Julieta Díaz Arturo Goetz Adriana Aizemberg Eloy Burman Damián Dreizik Darío Lagos Luis Albornoz Gustavo Pastorini
lawyer teacher judge father son amusing offbeat argentina courtroom family home father/son relationship family dysfunction law rivalry transformation 2000s
As he adjusts to being a husband and father, Ariel Perelman meditates on the ways in which he is similar -- and so very different -- from his own dad.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|China|Canada
2018
120 Minutes
Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Jack Reynor Cailee Spaeny Stephen Root Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Chris Mulkey Francis X. McCarthy Wendy Crewson
attorney mother husband judge child incredible inspiring emotional confident tense new york city house court party office washington, d.c. gender equality ruth bader ginsberg court battles historical events
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Biography, Drama
India
2015
114 Minutes
Sukhesh Arora Manoj Bajpayee Balaji Gauri Sumit Gulati Dilnaz Irani Sachin Parikh K.R. Parmeshwar Rajkummar Rao Ishwak Singh Nutan Surya Suman Vaidya
professor gay man journalist lawyer intense emotional brooding profound india university flat court gay rights homophobia homosexuality fight for justice friendship morality underdog love
A gay, linguistic professor living in a small orthodox city must deal with the aftermath of a sting operation that puts his sexual orientation in front of the entire nation.
Drama, History
USA
1955
100 Minutes
Gary Cooper Charles Bickford Ralph Bellamy Rod Steiger Elizabeth Montgomery Fred Clark James Daly Jack Lord Peter Graves Darren McGavin Robert F. Simon
colonel general congressman major lawyer tense inspiring gripping rousing courtroom law office washington, d.c. military base billy mitchell court-martial trial aviation rebellion military incompetence rivalry
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
Drama
USA
1957
95 Minutes
Henry Fonda Lee J. Cobb Ed Begley E.G. Marshall Jack Klugman Martin Balsam John Fiedler Joseph Sweeney George Voskovec Robert Webber Jack Warden
architect coach businessperson juror judge lawyer tense emotional suspenseful courtroom murder court battles class distinctions justice underdog quest 1950s
A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.
Western, Drama, History
Australia
2017
113 Minutes
Bryan Brown Matt Day Tremayne Doolan Anni Finsterer Natassia Gorey Furber Gibson John Ewen Leslie Hamilton Morris Sam Neill Thomas M. Wright
aboriginal murderer farmer murder victim runaway office worker emotional gripping intense sad somber uneasy australian outback cattle ranch outdoors manhunt on the run murder law justice
Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Biography, Drama
Australia
1988
121 Minutes
Meryl Streep Sam Neill Bruce Myles Dale Reeves David Hoflin Jason Reason Michael Wetter Kane Barton
mother pastor lawyer suspenseful emotional melodramatic australia outback courtroom loss media court battles fall mystery rescue 1980s
A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2013
133 Minutes
Tom Hanks Catherine Keener Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdirahman Faysal Ahmed Mahat M. Ali Michael Chernus Corey Johnson Max Martini Chris Mulkey Yul Vazquez
navy seal captain wife seaman hostage gunman dark emotional tense intense somalia coast cargo ship boat airport lifeboat hijacking kidnapping rescue terrorism
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Drama
USA
2007
120 Minutes
George Clooney Tom Wilkinson Tilda Swinton Sydney Pollack Ken Howard Michael O'Keefe Denis O'Hare Julie White Jennifer Van Dyck Frank Wood Bill Raymond
fixer lawyer police officer gambler brother wife intense suspenseful westchester, n.y. new york city lawsuit lawyers deception betrayal injustice mental illness quest pursuit 2000s
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.
Drama
USA
2019
83 Minutes
Terry Serpico Mark Ashworth Kevin Sizemore Clint James Drew Starkey Erin Elizabeth Burns Alpha Trivette Francine Locke
miner rescue worker family bleak disheartening gritty gutsy inspiring incredible powerful solemn somber tense mine appalachia rescue survival rescue 2010s
Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.
Drama
USA
1979
104 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Meryl Streep Justin Henry Jane Alexander Howard Duff George Coe JoBeth Williams Howland Chamberlin
father mother son friend lawyer judge emotional heartwarming intense apartment park courtroom new york city office divorce court battles parenthood transformation rivalry quest
Ted Kramer's wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1979
122 Minutes
Jane Fonda Jack Lemmon Michael Douglas Scott Brady James Hampton Peter Donat Wilford Brimley James Karen
news reporter camera operator nuclear physicist supervisor cameraman gripping gutsy intense thrilling suspenseful tense california nuclear power plant newsroom car television studio home nuclear meltdown nuclear safety cover-up
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Musical, Drama
USA|Germany|Canada|UK
2002
113 Minutes
Catherine Zeta-Jones Renée Zellweger Richard Gere Queen Latifah John C. Reilly Christine Baranski Lucy Liu Taye Diggs Colm Feore Dominic West Denise Faye
murderer lawyer singer celebrity reporter sexy woman striking hedonistic chicago prison nightclub courtroom show business song and dance murder scandal trial infidelity mystery fall
Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
Drama
Nigeria
2017
90 Minutes
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Wale Ojo Kunle Rhemmy
attorney lawyer sex addict victim melodramatic tense sultry passionate nigeria law crime lawyers sex temptation temptation rise 21st century
Alter Ego tells the story of Ada Igwe "played by Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde" who is bent on bringing child molesters and sexual offenders to justice. But she has her own demons, an insatiable desire for sexual escapades.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
125 Minutes
Tom Hanks Denzel Washington Jason Robards Antonio Banderas Joanne Woodward Mary Steenburgen Ron Vawter Robert Ridgely Charles Napier Roger Corman John Bedford Lloyd
lawyer gay man wife husband homophobe boyfriend tender emotional profound office library courtroom apartment philadelphia homophobia worker's rights law friendship court battles aids
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Drama
USA
1996
103 Minutes
Sharon Stone Rob Morrow Randy Quaid Peter Gallagher Jack Thompson Jayne Brook Pamala Tyson Skeet Ulrich Don Harvey Diane Sellers Ken Jenkins
lawyer criminal politician boss suspenseful melodramatic tense prison courtroom office murder case court battles capital punishment race against time investigation unlikely friendship rescue quest transformation 1990s
A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|France
2017
105 Minutes
Diane Kruger Denis Moschitto Johannes Krisch Samia Chancrin Numan Acar Ulrich Tukur Rafael Santana Ulrich Brandhoff Laurens Walter
mother grieving mother terrorist murderer murder victim son husband german sad shocking intense tense germany court workplace family home city terrorism extremism revenge
Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.