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Chicago (2002): This
Rob Marshall-directed musical is on the
periphery of being considered a law-related
movie, but the character of Billy Flynn as a
sleazy lawyer, played admirably by Richard
Gere, puts it on the edge of falling within my
definition (plus I liked it – not too many
law-related movies can claim good dancing and
music). Read Roger Ebert's review
here.
Dead
Man Walking (1995). Starring
Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn. A well told story
of a nun (played by Susan Sarandon) who visits
and cares for a prisoner on death row (played
by Sean Penn). The movie raises important
questions about the ethics of the death
penalty versus the impact of crime on victims
and their families and spirituality and
forgiveness. Read Roger
Ebert's review (4 out of 4 stars).
The
Hurricane (1999). Starring
Denzel Washington. Directed by Norman Jewison.
Tells the true story of Rubin "Hurricane"
Carter's wrongful imprisonment on murder
charges and the efforts made by his lawyers to
free him from prison. Read Roger
Ebert's review (3.5 out of 4 stars).
Carter was an Executive Director of the Association in
Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, an
organization based, in part, out of Toronto.
Incident
at Oglala (1992). A
documentary narrated by Robert Redford and
directed by Roger Apted. Tells the story of
Leonard Pelletier who was, some say,
wrongfully convicted of the murder of two FBI
agents on the Pine Ridge reservation in South
Dakota. Read Roger
Ebert's review (3 out of 4 stars).
Murder
in the First (1995).
Starring Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon and
Gary Oldman. Christian Slater plays a young
lawyer who takes on the case of a prisoner of
Alcatraz who is wrongfully put into solitary
confinement for years and becomes insane as a
result. Strong courtroom (and prison) scenes
Read Roger
Ebert's review (2 of out 4 stars).
Red Corner (1997).
Richard Gere stars as an American
television executive in China who ends up
being charged with the murder of a Chinese
girl he meets in the bar the night before, Bai
Ling plays his defence lawyer with the movie
focusing on the "challenges" within the
Chinese criminal legal system. Roger Ebert,
who was not a fan of this movie, describes it
in part as "a xenophobic travelogue crossed
with Perry Mason." Read his 2 star review
here.
The
Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman. A prison
drama telling the story of Andy Dufresne
(played by Robbins) who is sentenced to jail
in the 1940's for the murder of his wife and
her lover. He develops a unique friendship
with a prisoner named "Red" (played by Morgan
Freeman) as the two men pass their lives,
seeking for meaning, in a drab, dreary prison
environment. Read Roger
Ebert's review (3.5 out of 4 stars).
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