Good crim law movies/shows/videos? Forum

[WhiskeyGuy]

"The Wire" (tv show)

[XxSpyKEx]

If you're just looking for movies that are full of crime, you could do no better than The Depahhhhhted. The last scene alone should suffice.

I don't know how I didn't think of this movie. It's great, and it has conspiracy, complicity, and murder written all over it.

[mikeytwoshoes]

RICO, extortion, murder, prostitution... etc.

[Unadilla Kayaker]

"The Wire" (tv show)

+1000, Season 3 and Hamsterdam sould be especially helpful.

[XxSpyKEx]

Here's a list of everything people came up with:

Judge dred

To Kill a Mockingbird (rape)

Twelve Angry Men (murder)

True believer

Burn After Reading

Heat

The departed

A Clockwork Orange

Monster

"The Wire" (tv show)

The sopranos

I think I'm only going to have time for around 3 movies (or 3 movies worth of time in shows). Which ones out of these would be the best for something that has a lot of crimes packed every second (like a true issue spotter)?

Also, I haven't watched most of these, but definitely don't want any my cousin vinnie in court type movies where they are trying to figure out what happened (since that is not what the exam is going to be like at all).

Thanks!

[SamSeaborn2016]

Here's a list of everything people came up with:

Judge dred

To Kill a Mockingbird (rape)

Twelve Angry Men (murder)

True believer

Burn After Reading

Heat

The departed

A Clockwork Orange

Monster

"The Wire" (tv show)

The sopranos

I think I'm only going to have time for around 3 movies (or 3 movies worth of time in shows). Which ones out of these would be the best for something that just has like a lot of crimes packed every second (like a true issue spotter)?

Also, I haven't watched most of these, but definitely don't want any my cousin vinnie in court type movies where they are trying to figure out what happened (since that is not what the exam is going to be like at all).

Thanks!

Careful with the Wire and Sopranos. You can't just watch 6 hours worth.

[jcunni5]

Dexter: he kills alot of people
Goodfellas
Blow
Scarface
No Country for Old Men
Silence of the Lambs
Public Enemies

[Mulliganstew]

Here's a list of everything people came up with:

Judge dred

To Kill a Mockingbird (rape)

Twelve Angry Men (murder)

True believer

Burn After Reading

Heat

The departed

A Clockwork Orange

Monster

"The Wire" (tv show)

The sopranos

I think I'm only going to have time for around 3 movies (or 3 movies worth of time in shows). Which ones out of these would be the best for something that has a lot of crimes packed every second (like a true issue spotter)?

Also, I haven't watched most of these, but definitely don't want any my cousin vinnie in court type movies where they are trying to figure out what happened (since that is not what the exam is going to be like at all).

Thanks!

I think Collateral might actually be a decent accomplice liability hypo.

[hefferlump]

My Crim Pro professor showed us an bit from Homicide: Life on the Streets in class.

[LjakW]

XxSpyKEx, what did your professor end up using?

[XxSpyKEx]

XxSpyKEx, what did your professor end up using?

The bully (2001). It was a complete disaster in terms of the essay portion because the proctor didn't turn off the lights and no one could see roughly 40% of the movie so most of us ended up assuming or making up a significant chunk of the facts. The worst thing was the scene at the end of the clip that was HUGE in terms of issues and the screen was almost completely black at that point and you couldn't see what was going on and who was killing who because lights in the room were on full blast. Oh well, good thing there's a curve.