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legally blonde hth
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Lincoln lawyer is pretty awesome
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Devil's Advocate.
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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."
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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The Paper Chase
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
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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 TLSNoLieAbility wrote:They're all fairly ridiculous, but with the understanding that "Lawyer Movies" are to "Lawyering" as "Beverly Hills Cop" is to "Police Work,"
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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.
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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brotherdarkness wrote:My Cousin Vinny
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you watch suits right?
i assume being an attorney is just like that
i assume being an attorney is just like that
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rinkrat19 wrote:Devil's Advocate.
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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.
IIRC, it was even used in courses to convey how life in the courtroom can be like.
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LOVED Lincoln Lawyer.
The Firm is actually pretty realistic.
The Firm is actually pretty realistic.
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I love that movie.rinkrat19 wrote:Devil's Advocate.
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hey you stole my naming schtickjohn2018 wrote:Depressing or uplifting, realistic or unrealistic. Doesn't matter. Please enlighten me
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Oh shit how did I forget Gideon's Army
I cried watching that one (tho I was also very drunk)
I cried watching that one (tho I was also very drunk)
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Second these; the first, entertaining, and the second, inspiring.Dr.Zer0 wrote:The Paper Chase
12 Angry Men
A Civil Action (based on a real story, and a better book)
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No one's gonna mention Rounders? smh
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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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
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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