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Courtroom Dramas

Judgement at Nurenberg

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Witness for the Prosecution

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Twelve Angry Men

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Primal Fear

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A Few Good Men

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To Kill a Mockingbird

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MFS62 Nov 02 2005 03:33 PM

Which one do you think was the best you've seen? Please tell us why, or add ones you think should be considered. Later

Vic Sage Nov 04 2005 02:28 PM

Top dozen courtroom dramas: 12 angry men - i've seen it a thousand times and its never less than totally compelling To kill a Mockingbird - an iconic performance in an iconic movie Witness for the prosecution - Laughton in the perfect courtroom drama Inherit the Wind - how could you not list this movie? Anatomy of a Murder - Jimmy Stewart in Preminger's classic Paths of Glory - Kubrick + Kirk + Kourt-martial = Kwite a movie! Breaker Morant - this Aussie "Boer War" courtmartial movie is terrific Judgment at Nuremberg - bloated, dated, but still powerful The Verdict - Paul Newman + Mamet script A few Good Men - overrated but entertaining Young Mr. Lincoln - Ford + Fonda = Funomenal! Compulsion - Leopold & Loeb defended by Orson Welles!

MFS62 Nov 04 2005 05:03 PM

Top dozen courtroom dramas: Inherit the Wind - how could you not list this movie? Because I absolutely forgot about it. Thank you for adding it. I thought The Verdict was a tad overrated. Paul Newman got one of those "long and meritorious service" kinds of Oscars that his performance really didn't warrant. For example, I thought that Edward Norton really got screwed out of an Oscar for his performance in Primal Fear. Later

Vic Sage Nov 07 2005 03:50 PM

Norton was great in FEAR, but he's usually great. The film was mediocre. Newman's oscar in VERDICT was well deserved, and Mamet's script and Lumet's direction make this a terrific film, in my view.

Elster88 Nov 22 2005 08:13 AM

Rented and watched the Verdict. Three thumbs up. I like Newman. Does he belong in the still alive thread? He has to be getting up there.