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August 19, 2017
Molly's Game (2017) Trailer
Molly's Game
Molly's Game is 2017 American drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin in his directorial debut, based upon the memoir Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker by Molly Bloom.
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MOLLY’S GAME is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned that there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe.
February 03, 2017
Jolly LLB 2 (2017) Trailer
Jolly LLB 2
Jolly LLB 2 is 2017 Indian satirical black comedy-drama film, written and directed by Subhash Kapoor.
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Jolly is a clumsy lawyer who is faced with representing the most critical court case of his career.
September 12, 2016
Certain Women (2016) Trailer
Certain Women
Certain Women is an American drama film written and directed by Kelly Reichardt.
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The lives of three women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.
October 02, 2015
Difret (2014) Trailer
Difret
Difret is a 2014 Ethiopian drama film written and directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari.
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Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her would-be husband. In her village, the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia's oldest traditions. Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self-defense. Meaza boldly embarks on a collision course between enforcing civil authority and abiding by customary law, risking the continuing work of her women's legal-aid practice to save Hirut's life.
Written by Sundance Film Festival
September 08, 2015
Lady by Choice (1934) Clip
Lady by Choice
Men who loved her grew sadder - but WISER !
Lady by Choice is a 1934 romantic drama film starring Carole Lombard as a fan dancer and May Robson as a homeless drunk who is asked to pose as the dancer's mother for a publicity stunt, with unexpected consequences.
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September 07, 2015
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X is a 1938 British colour romantic comedy film made by London Films; it stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Binnie Barnes.
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A spoiled British debutante, in the guise of "Lady X," makes a woman-hating divorce lawyer eat his words through romance and marriage. They meet in a hotel suite they are forced to share, she disappears, and he is intrigued. Based on the play by Gilbert Wakefield.
July 07, 2015
Ace Attorney (2012) Trailer
Gyakuten saiban
Ace Attorney (逆転裁判 Gyakuten Saiban, lit. "Turnabout Trial") is a 2012 Japanese courtroom drama and comedy film, directed by Takashi Miike and based on the Capcom video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
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As junior partner of Mia Fey, rookie defense lawyer Phoenix Wright kicks off his career by successfully defending longtime friend Larry Butz. From there, strange occurrences lead to a mysterious murder which implicates Wright at the scene of the crime. This dominoes into a string of connected cases of increasing intrigue. With only one court victory under his belt, Phoenix Wright must trust his talents (and others' paranormal abilities) in order to prove his friend's innocence.
February 17, 2015
Cape Fear (1962) Trailer
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The Original Masterpiece Of Revenge, Confrontation And Murder!
Cape Fear is a 1962 American psychological thriller film starring Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam and Polly Bergen.
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Small-town lawyer Sam Bowden's life becomes torturous when Max Cady re-enters his life. Cady went to jail for 8 years after Bowden testified that Cady attacked a young woman. Now that Cady has been released, he begins to terrorize Bowden and his family, particularly targeting Bowden's daughter, Nancy. Initially, Cady uses his newfound knowledge of the law (learned in prison) to annoy the Bowdens, then poisons the family dog... Who's next ?
February 10, 2015
At the Circus (1939) Trailer
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NOT SUITABLE FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION
At the Circus (a.k.a. The Marx Brothers at the Circus) is a 1939 Marx Brothers comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in which they save a circus from bankruptcy.
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January 27, 2015
The Rainmaker (1997) Trailer
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They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
The Rainmaker is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Matt Damon, based on the 1995 novel of the same name by John Grisham.
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Rudy Baylor is a jobless young attorney. However, he is also the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. In this judicial drama, Rudy learns to hate corporate America as he falls in love with a battered young married woman. Will he be up to the task?Written by Steve Richer <sricher@sympatico.ca>
January 14, 2015
Inherit the Wind (1960) Trailer
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It's all about the monkey trial that rocked America.
Inherit the Wind is a 1960 Hollywood film adaptation of the play of the same name, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, directed by Stanley Kramer.
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Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. This is a very thinly disguised rendition of the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" with debates between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan taken largely from the transcripts.
Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
January 13, 2015
A Short Film About Killing (1988) Trailer
Krótki film o zabijaniu
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A Short Film About Killing (Polish: Krótki film o zabijaniu) is a 1988 film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, and Jan Tesarz.
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The plot couldn't be simpler or its attack on capital punishment (and the act of killing in general) more direct - a senseless, violent, almost botched murder is followed by a cold, calculated, flawlessly performed execution (both killings shown in the most graphic detail imaginable), while the murderer's idealistic young defence lawyer ends up as an unwilling accessory to the judicial murder of his client.Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
January 10, 2015
I, Monster (1971) Trailer
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I, Monster is a 1971 British horror film directed by Stephen Weeks (his feature debut) for Amicus Productions.
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Psychologist Charles Marlowe (Lee) invents a drug which will release his patients' inhibitions. When he tests it on himself, he becomes the evil Edward Blake, who descends into crime and eventually murder. Utterson (Cushing), Marlowe's lawyer, believes that Blake is blackmailing his friend until he discovers the truth.
December 23, 2014
The Conspirator (2010) Trailer
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One bullet killed the President. But not one man.
The Conspirator is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Robert Redford based on an original screenplay by James D. Solomon.
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In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt (Wright) owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth (Toby Kebbell) and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. Against the ominous back-drop of post-Civil War Washington, newly-minted lawyer, Frederick Aiken (McAvoy), a 28-year-old Union war-hero, reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt, her own son, John (Johnny Simmons). As the nation turns against her, Surratt is forced to rely on Aiken to uncover the truth and save her life.
December 18, 2014
The Borrowers (1997) Trailer
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The screen's smallest heroes in the year's biggest adventure.
The Borrowers is a 1997 British/American live-action comedy film based on the children's novel of the same name by author Mary Norton.
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The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.
December 14, 2014
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) Trailer
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What happened to Emily?
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (marketed as The Exorcism of Emily Rose-Bognot in some Asian countries) is a 2005 American courtroom drama horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson.
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When a younger girl called Emily Rose (Carpenter) dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore (Wilkinson) prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner (Linney) representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.
November 26, 2014
Flight (2012) Trailer
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An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling.
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