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Post by malleus discentium » Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:45 am

legally blonde hth

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Post by butlerraider1 » Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:49 am

Lincoln lawyer is pretty awesome

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Devil's Advocate.

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Post by NoLieAbility » Sun Jun 15, 2014 1:04 am

They're all fairly ridiculous, but with the understanding that "Lawyer Movies" are to "Lawyering" as "Beverly Hills Cop" is to "Police Work," I'm a fan of:

The Rainmaker
A Time to Kill
Philadelphia
The Verdict

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Oh, and for sheer artistic brilliance, "Trial and Error."

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Post by Dr.Zer0 » Sun Jun 15, 2014 1:09 am

The Paper Chase
12 Angry Men

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NoLieAbility wrote:They're all fairly ridiculous, but with the understanding that "Lawyer Movies" are to "Lawyering" as "Beverly Hills Cop" is to "Police Work,"
Before going to law school, everyone should be required to watch the opening 15 minutes of "The Verdict", which is actually a fairly realistic portrayal of a certain sub-group of lawyers, who are referenced quite frequently on TLS

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Post by PDaddy » Sun Jun 15, 2014 3:30 am

A Few Good Men: Don't forget why you went to law school - to BE a LAWYER!

The Firm: Ray McDeer goes to prison, Mitch McDeer goes to Harvard and they both wind up surrounded by crooks! At the end, Mitch McDeer uses an obscure mail fraud law to lock up firm full of crooked lawyers.

Philadelphia: The law is "reason despite prejudice", NOT "reason free from passion" (as some say).

The Pelican Brief: The law is for sale.


Outside of the box:

Boiler Room & Glengarry Glen Ross: Always Be Closing! Lawyers are really just salesmen, right? Lawyers identify problems/issues, and sell ideas and solutions, which is no different from selling anything else.

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Post by 03152016 » Sun Jun 15, 2014 4:46 am

brotherdarkness wrote:My Cousin Vinny

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Post by Nova » Sun Jun 15, 2014 4:54 am

you watch suits right?

i assume being an attorney is just like that

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rinkrat19 wrote:Devil's Advocate.

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Post by moonman157 » Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:47 am

I really enjoyed Michael Clayton

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My Cousin Vinny.

IIRC, it was even used in courses to convey how life in the courtroom can be like.

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Post by DELG » Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:06 am

LOVED Lincoln Lawyer.

The Firm is actually pretty realistic.

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rinkrat19 wrote:Devil's Advocate.
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john2018 wrote:Depressing or uplifting, realistic or unrealistic. Doesn't matter. Please enlighten me :D
hey you stole my naming schtick

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Post by 03152016 » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:35 am

Oh shit how did I forget Gideon's Army
I cried watching that one (tho I was also very drunk)

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Post by middlemarch » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:51 am

Dr.Zer0 wrote:The Paper Chase
12 Angry Men
Second these; the first, entertaining, and the second, inspiring.

A Civil Action (based on a real story, and a better book)

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Post by xRON MEXiCOx » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:56 am

No one's gonna mention Rounders? smh

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Post by johnnyquest » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:06 am

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Post by raekaya » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:24 am

Anatomy of a murder is a classic and is on Netflix right now. It's pretty great.
The Accused is also on there. In fact, there is a whole courtroom drama category to look in!
Cape fear and Just Cause aren't quite courtroom dramas but fun thrillers about lawyers
Erin Brokovich is based on a true story similar to a Civil Action
Boston Legal of course as far as tv goes

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jury duty

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