Here we've displayed a list of the best Defendant films : Witness for the Prosecution(1957), Judgment at Nuremberg(1961), To Kill a Mockingbird(1962), Sergeant Rutledge(1960), Fracture(2007), The Last Wave(1978), Goldtown Ghost Riders(1953), Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017), The Unknown Man(1951), Twilight of Honor(1963), Closed Circuit(2013), Eye Witness(1950) ... ...
8.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Tyrone Power Marlene Dietrich Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester John Williams Henry Daniell Ian Wolfe Una O'Connor Torin Thatcher Francis Compton Norma Varden
lawyer wife defendant prosecutor nurse witness gripping crafty courtroom trial love triangle love-hate relationship betrayal murder investigation mystery rivalry love temptation 1950s
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
8.2/10
Drama
USA
1961
186 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Burt Lancaster Richard Widmark Marlene Dietrich Maximilian Schell Judy Garland Montgomery Clift William Shatner Ed Binns Kenneth MacKenna Werner Klemperer
judge defendant lawyer military officer nazi widow dark disturbing courtroom nuremberg, germany world war ii nazism genocide court battles quest wretched excess 1940s
In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes.
8.2/10
Drama
USA
1962
129 Minutes
Gregory Peck Mary Badham Phillip Alford John Megna Brock Peters Robert Duvall Rosemary Murphy Paul Fix Collin Wilcox Paxton Alice Ghostley William Windom
young girl young boy lawyer neighbor defendant drunk emotional heartwarming moving small town alabama courtroom family home racism childhood class distinctions family growing up underdog 1930s
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
7.4/10
Western
USA
1960
118 Minutes
Jeffrey Hunter Woody Strode Constance Towers Billie Burke Juano Hernandez Willis Bouchey Carleton Young Judson Pratt William Henry Walter Reed Chuck Hayward
defender defendant prosecutor judge witness wife intense uneasy army outpost fort arizona territory courtroom trial murder rape racial tension military mystery 1880s
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany
2007
113 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Ryan Gosling David Strathairn Rosamund Pike Embeth Davidtz Billy Burke Bob Gunton Valerie Dillman Monica Garcia Zoe Kazan Xander Berkeley
lawyer engineer judge murderer boss defendant suspenseful intricate tense powerful courtroom office jail home unhappy marriage murder infidelity court battles investigation control
An attorney intending on climbing the career ladder toward success finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he is trying to prosecute.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1978
105 Minutes
Richard Chamberlain Olivia Hamnett David Gulpilil Frederick Parslow Vivean Gray Nanjiwarra Amagula Roy Bara Cedrick Lalara Morris Lalara Peter Carroll Athol Compton
lawyer defendant aborigine medical examiner judge bleak disturbing sydney office outback courtroom underground apocalypse murder dreams weather prophecy self-discovery mystery transformation
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
6.6/10
Western
USA
1953
57 Minutes
Gail Davis Kirk Riley Carleton Young
gene autry sidekick defendant love interest villain henchman rousing engaging endearing wild west mine ranch courtroom jail double jeopardy law and order blackmail troubled past attempted murder revenge
Circuit judge Gene must judge a man who claims he's already done time for the killing he's accused of.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Canada|United Arab Emirates|USA
2017
117 Minutes
Denzel Washington Colin Farrell Carmen Ejogo Lynda Gravátt Amanda Warren Hugo Armstrong Sam Gilroy Tony Plana DeRon Horton Amari Cheatom Vince Cefalu
lawyer defendant defense attorney civil rights leader victim law partner gripping crafty tense hedonistic intricate thrilling new york city jail courtroom law office apartment law firm law activism
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
86 Minutes
defense attorney wife district attorney defendant murderer shop owner engaging intricate tense melodramatic united states courtroom prison murder case double jeopardy deception extortion law ethics discovery
An attorney successfully defends a young hoodlum charged with murder but later has doubts about his client's innocence and starts investigating his background and associations.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1963
115 Minutes
Richard Chamberlain Nick Adams Claude Rains Joey Heatherton Joan Blackman James Gregory Pat Buttram Jeanette Nolan Edgar Stehli James Bell George Mitchell
lawyer defendant prosecutor wife mentor judge gripping fiery new mexico small town courtroom trial murder adultery mob mentality transformation underdog mystery 1960s
A murder case that can't be won is assigned to a young defense attorney. He asks his old ailing friend, a legend among attorneys, for help on the case as his consultant.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
2013
96 Minutes
Eric Bana Rebecca Hall Ciarán Hinds Jim Broadbent Riz Ahmed Anne-Marie Duff Denis Moschitto Kenneth Cranham Julia Stiles Pinar Ögün Hasancan Cifci
lawyer prosecutor defendant defense attorney judge ex-lover gripping suspenseful thrilling melodramatic london courtroom law office prison hideout building terrorism conspiracy trial secret love
A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
UK
1950
104 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Felix Aylmer Leslie Banks Patricia Wayne Andrew Cruickshank Harcourt Williams Jenny Laird Michael Ripper Ann Stephens Wylie Watson James Hayter
lawyer defendant witness friend suspenseful engaging new york city england courtroom crime friendship murder mystery pursuit 1950s
In 1949, when his former British war buddy is charged with murder, American lawyer Adam Hayward goes to England to see if he can help.
5.2/10
Drama
USA
2015
87 Minutes
James Franco Ed Harris Amber Heard Cynthia Nixon Christian Slater Jim Parrack Timothée Chalamet Danny Flaherty Michael Cristofer Wilmer Valderrama
writer murder suspect missing wife friend defendant lawyer dark engaging intense powerful unrestrained courtroom home bookstore prison oakland, calif. murder investigation murder trial traumatic past truth
Elliot, a troubled former successful writer decides to write about a missing wife and the following murder trial of her husband.
4.3/10
Comedy
USA
1988
101 Minutes
Rob Lowe Colleen Camp Kenneth Mars Harry Carey Jr. Kim Myers Marshall Colt Linda MacEwen Rick Jason Jessica James Ira Heiden George Morfogen
college dropout young man old flame defendant police officer mother madcap amusing courtroom family home car florida st. augustine, fla. murder trial investigation jury duty assumed identity reunion mystery adventure
A college dropout called for jury duty tries to prove his childhood crush innocent.
Mystery & Thriller
1990
96 Minutes
Raymond Burr Robert Culp Robert Vaughn Barbara Hale William R. Moses Ken Kercheval Kevin Tighe Jere Burns
perry mason assistant secretary defendant daughter blackmailer engaging suspenseful confident las vegas party courtroom murder false accusations trial father/daughter relationship scam justice mystery revenge
Lawyer Mason (Raymond Burr) tries to defend a girl's father for murder, but she keeps getting in the way.
Crime, Drama
1947
95 Minutes
Robert Young Susan Hayward Jane Greer Rita Johnson Tom Powers George Tyne Don Beddoe Frank Ferguson Harry Harvey Wilton Graff Janet Shaw
defendant wife girlfriend mistress police officer crafty intricate shocking dark courtroom ranch los angeles trial murder mistaken identity infidelity marrying for money temptation fall wretched excess
A stockbroker (Robert Young) tells the court how his rich wife and one of two girlfriends (Susan Hayward, Jane Greer) died.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1982
96 Minutes
lawyer nurse defendant wife prosecutor suspenseful witty court office trial love-hate relationship betrayal love triangle murder case mystery revenge rivalry forbidden love 1980s
An aging London barrister (Ralph Richardson), aided by his nurse (Deborah Kerr), defends an American (Beau Bridges) for murder.
Drama
1959
123 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Anthony Franciosa Gig Young Mildred Dunnock Hugh Griffith Sanford Meisner Robert Burton Alfred Ryder Katherine Squire Raymond Greenleaf Myrna Fahey
prosecutor defendant attorney wife widower intense passionate thrilling suspenseful melodramatic courtroom murder case court battles abusive marriage affair justice death mystery rivalry underdog
A lawyer (Anthony Franciosa) defends a woman (Rita Hayworth) and her lover (Gig Young) accused of shooting her husband.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2014
90 Minutes
Felicitas Woll Matti Schmidt-Schaller Matthias Gall
husband prosecutor defendant dark office murder innocence time pursuit
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