Drama, Crime, History
A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Night and the City
Evil Angels
Crime, Inc.
Compulsion
Shinjuku Triad Society
Woman Against the World
A History of Violence
The Godfather Part II
The War of the Roses
The Godfather Part III
Anatomy of a Murder
No End
The View from Pompey's Head
Good Will Hunting
12 Angry Men
Towelhead
Legal Eagles
The Sweet Hereafter
The Strategy of the Snail
14 Days to Life
SIMILAR MOVIES
Night and the City
IMDB 5.7 | Oct , 1992
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter.Evil Angels
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1988
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.Crime, Inc.
IMDB 4.4 | Apr , 1945
A crime reporter writes book to expose names and methods of the criminal leaders. He is held on a charge after refusing to explain how he got his information, but is released and helps to expose the syndicate.Compulsion
IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 1959
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.Shinjuku Triad Society
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1995
Tatsuhito, a cop, pursues Chinese warlord Wang through the underworld of Shinjuku and over to Taiwan.Woman Against the World
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1937
A young woman marries against her father's will, but the happy life she expected turns into a series of tragedies.A History of Violence
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2005
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.The Godfather Part II
IMDB 8.6 | Dec , 1974
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.The War of the Roses
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1989
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.The Godfather Part III
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1990
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.Anatomy of a Murder
IMDB 7.8 | Jul , 1959
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.No End
IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 1985
1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time of martial law when Solidarity was banned.The View from Pompey's Head
IMDB 2.8 | Nov , 1955
Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?Good Will Hunting
IMDB 8.2 | Dec , 1997
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.12 Angry Men
IMDB 8.6 | Apr , 1957
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.Towelhead
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2008
A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her strict father during the Gulf War.Legal Eagles
IMDB 6 | Jun , 1986
District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.The Sweet Hereafter
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1997
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.The Strategy of the Snail
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1993
A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.14 Days to Life
IMDB 4.9 | Apr , 1997
Konrad von Seidlitz is a young yuppie lawyer currently celebrating his engagement with Cornelia, daughter of minister of justice Volkerts. As a public relations gag, he hasn't paid his parking fines for two years and now insists on being sentenced to jail for two weeks as punishment. Using his knowledge as a lawyer he makes the best out of his visit in jail still working, still in a splendid mood and not adapting to any rule. Probably a good way to get the desired public attention, but also a good way to make enemies inside the jail-house. One day before Konrad is to be released his booth is searched and two hundred grams of cocaine are found. That's a serious problem even for a brilliant lawyer like Konrad and even if you're innocent