"Courtroom / Legal Drama" Movies
Dramas about courtroom battles. Many focus on the battle between lawyers within the courtroom, while others spend significant time with the lawyers trying to prepare for the case, or even in the jury room.
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| Release Date | Title | Production Budget | Opening Weekend | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2024 | Mea Culpa | ||||
| Oct 13, 2023 | Anatomie d'une chute | $117,848 | $5,076,369 | $21,353,246 | |
| Oct 6, 2023 | The Burial | ||||
| Oct 6, 2023 | Miranda’s Victim | $53,727 | |||
| Jan 13, 2023 | Saint Omer | $69,232 | $213,953 | $513,945 | |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Jing yi wui long | $56,766 | $210,187 | $342,398 | |
| May 28, 2021 | American Traitor: The Trial… | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | |
| May 7, 2021 | Monster | ||||
| Apr 2, 2021 | Roe v. Wade | $23,640 | |||
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hampstead | $17,141 | $148,636 | $6,223,958 | |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Saint Judy | $39,275 | $39,275 | $195,965 | |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Prosecuting Evil: The Extra… | ||||
| Feb 8, 2019 | Lian Zheng Feng Yun | $17,314,737 | |||
| Jan 18, 2019 | Canal Street | $108,259 | $251,917 | $251,917 | |
| Dec 25, 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | $20,000,000 | $686,355 | $24,704,837 | $38,780,888 |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Cafarnaúm | $4,000,000 | $24,988 | $1,660,708 | $65,233,793 |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Gosnell: The Trial of Ameri… | $1,162,988 | $3,679,893 | $3,679,893 | |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Batti Gul Meter Chalu | $153,847 | $153,847 | $277,452 | |
| Sep 11, 2018 | The Children Act | $18,293 | $457,803 | $14,035,592 | |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Singwa Hamgge: Ingwa Yeon | $422,671 | $1,200,246 | $93,453,434 | |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Sandome no satsujin | $10,670 | $89,315 | $13,411,818 | |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Little Pink House | $68,507 | $199,069 | $199,069 | |
| Mar 16, 2018 | 12 jours | $923 | $2,633 | $712,720 | |
| Jan 12, 2018 | L’insulte | $24,600 | $1,000,038 | $3,349,351 | |
| Dec 25, 2017 | Molly’s Game | $30,000,000 | $2,349,967 | $28,780,744 | $53,296,424 |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Roman J. Israel, Esq. | $22,000,000 | $61,999 | $11,962,712 | $12,967,012 |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Chimmuk | $3,593,741 | |||
| Aug 22, 2017 | La Poison | $1,900 | |||
| Jul 28, 2017 | 30 Years of Garbage: The Ga… | $27,739 | $27,739 | ||
| Apr 7, 2017 | Gifted | $7,000,000 | $446,380 | $24,801,212 | $36,964,656 |
| Mar 7, 2017 | Frank vs. God | ||||
| Feb 10, 2017 | I am Jane Doe | ||||
| Feb 10, 2017 | Jolly LLB 2 | $774,355 | $1,654,254 | $25,461,514 | |
| Oct 21, 2016 | The Whole Truth | $1,772,492 | |||
| Sep 30, 2016 | Denial | $10,000,000 | $93,728 | $4,073,448 | $9,263,940 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Pink | $586,211 | |||
| Sep 12, 2016 | Actor in Law | $46,430 | |||
| Aug 23, 2016 | Una farfalla con le ali ins… | ||||
| May 25, 2016 | Unlocking the Cage | $3,708 | $27,284 | $27,284 | |
| May 13, 2016 | Un monstruo de mil cabezas | $3,182 | $24,852 | $25,899 | |
| Apr 1, 2016 | God’s Not Dead 2 | $5,000,000 | $7,623,662 | $20,773,069 | $23,551,286 |
| Jul 15, 2015 | Court | $4,806 | $22,898 | $57,416 | |
| Jun 19, 2015 | 3 and 1/2 Minutes | $2,238 | $29,725 | $38,581 | |
| Jun 9, 2015 | Inherit the Wind | ||||
| Apr 1, 2015 | Woman in Gold | $11,000,000 | $2,091,551 | $33,307,793 | $58,586,407 |
| Oct 24, 2014 | The Trial | $2,669 | |||
| Oct 10, 2014 | The Judge | $50,000,000 | $13,116,226 | $47,119,388 | $76,073,556 |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Whitey: United States of Am… | $14,287 | $75,881 | $75,881 | |
| Jun 11, 2014 | Horici ker | $26,105 | $26,105 | ||
| Jun 6, 2014 | The Case Against 8 | $5,365 | |||
| May 6, 2014 | Separate But Equal | ||||
| Feb 7, 2014 | Byeon-ho-in | $76,988,372 | |||
| Jan 17, 2014 | Reasonable Doubt | $41,743 | |||
| Aug 28, 2013 | Closed Circuit | $2,464,931 | $5,750,995 | $6,547,526 | |
| May 29, 2013 | Hannah Arendt | $31,270 | $717,205 | $7,219,785 | |
| Mar 22, 2013 | The Pardon | $16,100 | $17,518 | $17,518 | |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Jolly LLB | $5,801,422 | |||
| Mar 1, 2013 | Ernest et Celestine | $12,500,000 | $292,562 | $9,376,444 | |
| Unknown | The Chicago 8 | ||||
| Dec 10, 2012 | The Loving Story | $4,218 | $4,218 | ||
| Nov 2, 2012 | Flight | $31,000,000 | $24,900,566 | $93,772,375 | $160,558,438 |
| Sep 28, 2012 | OMG: Oh My God | $18,602,281 | |||
| Jan 27, 2012 | Présumé coupable | $19,750 | $19,750 | ||
| Unknown | Sugar Kings | ||||
| Sep 16, 2011 | Prince of Swine | ||||
| Aug 26, 2011 | Suing the Devil | ||||
| Jun 17, 2011 | Hot Coffee | ||||
| Apr 1, 2011 | An Affirmative Act | ||||
| Mar 18, 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | $40,000,000 | $13,206,453 | $58,009,200 | $87,145,086 |
| Nov 19, 2010 | Guzaarish | $488,121 | $1,026,589 | $9,573,725 | |
| Oct 15, 2010 | Conviction | $12,500,000 | $102,351 | $6,797,696 | $11,826,980 |
| Sep 24, 2010 | Howl | $51,185 | $617,334 | $617,334 | |
| Sep 10, 2010 | The Trial | $8,957 | $19,753 | $19,753 | |
| Aug 13, 2010 | Neshoba: The Price of Freedom | $4,645 | $19,245 | $19,245 | |
| Apr 30, 2010 | Luftslottet som sprängdes | $251,778 | $5,427,684 | $41,179,660 | |
| Oct 5, 2007 | Michael Clayton | $21,500,000 | $719,910 | $49,033,882 | $92,987,651 |
| Mar 17, 2006 | Find Me Guilty | $13,000,000 | $608,804 | $1,173,673 | $2,898,225 |
| Oct 21, 2005 | North Country | $30,000,000 | $6,422,455 | $18,324,242 | $23,676,771 |
| Apr 7, 2000 | Rules of Engagement | $60,000,000 | $15,011,181 | $61,322,858 | $71,719,931 |
| Dec 25, 1998 | A Civil Action | $60,000,000 | $70,079 | $56,709,981 | $56,709,981 |
| Dec 12, 1997 | Amistad | $40,000,000 | $4,573,523 | $44,212,592 | $58,250,151 |
| Nov 21, 1997 | The Rainmaker | $40,000,000 | $10,626,507 | $45,916,769 | $45,916,769 |
| Dec 25, 1996 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $523,295 | $20,224,840 | $20,224,840 | |
| Jul 24, 1996 | A Time to Kill | $40,000,000 | $14,823,159 | $108,766,007 | $152,266,007 |
| Jan 20, 1995 | Murder in the First | $4,719,188 | $17,300,238 | $17,300,238 | |
| Dec 22, 1993 | Philadelphia | $26,000,000 | $77,324,422 | $201,324,422 | |
| Dec 11, 1992 | A Few Good Men | $33,000,000 | $15,517,468 | $141,340,178 | $236,500,000 |
| Mar 13, 1992 | My Cousin Vinny | $11,000,000 | $7,416,751 | $52,929,168 | $52,929,168 |
| Dec 20, 1991 | JFK | $40,000,000 | $5,223,658 | $70,405,498 | $205,400,000 |
| Mar 15, 1991 | Class Action | $4,207,923 | $23,968,042 | $23,968,042 | |
| Feb 17, 1989 | True Believer | $3,009,692 | $8,742,000 | $8,742,000 | |
| Oct 14, 1988 | The Accused | $4,316,369 | $32,078,318 | $32,078,318 | |
| Nov 20, 1987 | Nuts | $4,606,083 | $28,866,028 | $28,866,028 | |
| Feb 6, 1987 | From the Hip | $2,645,437 | $9,518,342 | $9,518,342 | |
| Sep 13, 1985 | Agnes of God | $220,642 | $25,627,836 | $25,627,836 | |
| Dec 8, 1982 | The Verdict | $16,000,000 | $100,982 | $53,977,250 | $53,977,250 |
| Oct 19, 1979 | ...And Justice For All | $33,300,000 | $33,300,000 | ||
| Dec 25, 1962 | To Kill A Mockingbird | $2,000,000 | $13,129,846 | $13,129,846 | |
| Dec 19, 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | $3,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| Apr 13, 1957 | 12 Angry Men | $340,000 | $379 | ||
| Jun 24, 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | $21,800,000 | $21,800,000 |
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