List of the latest legal movies in 2025 and the best legal movies of 2024 & the 2010's. Top legal movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.
New legal movies in 2025 in Cinema & on VOD
Top movies up for release in 2025 in cinema and on VODBest legal movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2025
2024, 2023, 2021, 2020 and the 2010's best rated legal movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).-
Anatomy of a Fall
DIRECTOR: Justine Triet
CAST: Sandra Hüller, Milo Machado-Graner & Swann Arlaud
Director Justine Triet (In Bed with Victoria, Age of Panic) brings the thrills in this award-winning thriller. The film follows Sandra, a German writer trying to prove her innocence. She’s been accused of the murder of her husband and finding it difficult to convince others she is not the killer. The only key witness is her blind son, who faces a moral problem of trying to figure out if his mother committed murder. This fascinating mystery stars the talents of Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Antoine Reinartz, and Samuel Theis. All Release dates -
The Crime is Mine
DIRECTOR: François Ozon
CAST: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder & Isabelle Huppert
The poor actress Madeleine Verdier is accused of murdering a famous producer. She seeks her best friend's help to help prove her innocence in the courts. While she manages to be acquitted, the life that follows turns out to be one of glory but with an ugly truth that bubbles under the surface. Written and directed by François Ozon (Peter von Kant, Everything Went Fine, Summer of 85), this dramatic mystery stars Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Madeleine Verdier, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Dany Boon, Fabrice Luchini, Felix Lefebvre, Rebecca Marder, Michael Fau, and Edouard Sulpice. All Release dates -
The Mauritanian
DIRECTOR: Kevin Macdonald
CAST: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster & Shailene Woodley
Mohamedou Ould Salahi (Tahar Rahim) finds himself without charges or trial when he is taken in by the US government and imprisoned within the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Coming to his defense is defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) who try to restore some hope for the prisoner in despair. But they’re in for one rocky cast of conspiracies and injustice in this biting legal thriller, based on the memoir Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Salahi himself. Watch the trailer of The Mauritanian
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
DIRECTOR: Aaron Sorkin
CAST: Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne & Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Based on true events, 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' tells the story of seven people from entirely different backgrounds standing trial after the notorious 1968 uprising during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Watch the trailer of The Trial of the Chicago 7
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Worth
DIRECTOR: Sara Colangelo
CAST: Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci & Amy Ryan
After the September 11th attacks of 2001, many victims now seek help that the government doesn’t seem to be providing. Washington D.C. attorney Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) continues to fight for the rights of those seeking legal assistance amid a political system that is plagued with cynicism and bureaucracy within the law that refuses to offer . Based on the true story of Feinberg, this legal drama boasts an all-star cast that includes Amy Ryan, Stanley Tucci and Tate Donovan. Watch the trailer of Worth
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Just Mercy
DIRECTOR: Destin Daniel Cretton
CAST: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx & Brie Larson
Based on a true story, the young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) seeks to legally fight the many death row cases in Alabama. While taking on numerous cases at once, Bryan is particularly intrigued by the case of Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a man wrongfully accused of a murder he did not commit. The evidence seems against him but the more that Bryan digs into this case, the more the guilty verdict seems baffling. But Bryan will also have to contend with a corrupt and racist community to finally have the charges dropped for Walter in this stirring courtroom drama. Watch the trailer of Just Mercy
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On the Basis of Sex
DIRECTOR: Mimi Leder
CAST: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer & Justin Theroux
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the judge who, after a long struggle for equal rights, became the first female member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Watch the trailer of On the Basis of Sex
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The Judge
DIRECTOR: David DobkinDavid Dobkin
CAST: Robert Downey Jr. Robert Duvall Vera Farmiga
A successful lawyer has to return to his home town when his father who is the town judge is charged of murder; he investigates the case to get to the truth and in the... Watch the trailer of The Judge
RATING: 74/100
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Loving
DIRECTOR: Jeff Nichols
CAST: Ruth Negga Joel Edgerton Will Dalton
An inter-racial couple faces a court trial for miscegenation as their marriage is discarded by the Virginia state law hence forcing them into a legal battle for their... Watch the trailer of Loving
RATING: 71/100
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Denial
DIRECTOR: Mick Jackson
CAST: Rachel Weisz Tom Wilkinson Timothy Spall
A highly popular and acclaimed writer and historian is sued for libel by a denier when she claims in her writings that holocaust had actually taken place; now she has to... Watch the trailer of Denial
RATING: 66/100
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Lucia de B
DIRECTOR: Paula van der Oest
CAST: Marwan Kenzari Barry Atsma Fockeline Ouwerkerk
A young attorney puts a nurse who is accused of serial killings, behind the bars but then she finds evidence that states her innocence and puts the attorney in dilemma. Watch the trailer of Lucia de B
RATING: 7.1/100
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Hannah Arendt
DIRECTOR: Margarethe von Trotta
CAST: Barbara Sukowa Axel Milberg Janet McTeer
The film provides an outlook to the life and profession of Hannah Arendt; a philosopher and a Political theorist who reported the war crime trials of Nazi Adolf Eichman... Watch the trailer of Hannah Arendt
RATING: 7.2/100
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Bernie
DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater
CAST: Jack Black Shirley MacLaine Matthew McConaughey
An amiable undertaker develops a fond friendship with a wealthy widow but soon realizes her controlling manners and so he goes great distances to get rid of this... Watch the trailer of Bernie
RATING: 6.8/100
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The Lincoln Lawyer
DIRECTOR: Brad Furman
CAST: Matthew McConaughey Marisa Tomei Ryan Phillippe
A lawyer is appointed to defend a wealthy realtor in a case of assault against him; the accused claims that the victim was fabricating the charges to get money from him... Watch the trailer of The Lincoln Lawyer
RATING: 7.3/100
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Marshall
DIRECTOR: Reginald Hudlin
CAST: Dan Stevens Sterling K. Brown Kate Hudson
biopic about the first Afro-American Supreme Court Judge, Thurgood Marshall. Watch the trailer of Marshall
RATING: 75/100
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Dark Waters
DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes
CAST: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway & Tim Robbins
Mark Ruffalo at the top of his game in this gripping true story about a corporate lawyer who, against all odds, takes on a case against a chemical company that's... Watch the trailer of Dark Waters
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RBG
DIRECTOR: Julie Cohen, Betsy West
CAST: Bill Clinton, Sharron Frontiero, James Steven Ginsburg, Jane C. Ginsburg
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her ionate duty, steadily fighting for equal... Watch the trailer of RBG
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The Insult
DIRECTOR: Ziad Doueiri
CAST: Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh, Diamand Bou Abboud
After a fight that got out of hand, a Christian and a Muslim Lebanese end up in court. Watch the trailer of The Insult
RATING: 83/100
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