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Ally McBeal (1997)
Rated:  NR  Stars: **1/2
Format:  DVD (2 disc set) 135 min. 
Plot: Episodes from the hit T.V. series. A single lawyer is both blessed and cursed with eccentric colleagues, a now married-to-someone-else childhood sweetheart, and an incredibly overactive imagination.
Cast: Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu. Directed by Jace Alexander.
Categories:  Television  Comedy  Ethics

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And Justice For All (1979)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  117 min. 
Plot: A lawyer fed up with his country's legal red tape must defend a corrupt judge charged with rape.
Cast: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Craig T. Nelson. Directed by Norman Jewison.
Categories:  Drama  Ethics  Advocacy

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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rated:  R  Stars: *****
Format:  DVD  153 min. 
Plot: In this bold rethinking of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, a US Army operative in 1970s Vietnam undertakes a mission to assassinate an AWOL Colonel who has become a Cambodian warlord.
Cast: Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Harrison Ford, Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Categories:  War  Government  Ethics

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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  109 min. 
Plot: A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on New Year's Eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks.
Cast: Ja Rule, Maria Bello, Peter Bryant, Gabriel Byrne, Laurence Fishburne, Drea de Matteo, Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo. Directed by Jean-François Richet.
Categories:  Law Enforcement  Ethics  Conflict

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  149 min. 
Plot: The Avengers and their superhero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos.
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Tom Hiddleston, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie . Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo.
Categories:  Action  SciFi/Fantasy  Ethics

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Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Rated:  NC-17  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  96 min. 
Plot: A corrupt New York City detective, with out-of-control gambling and drug addictions, seeks forgiveness while investigating the rape of a young nun.
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderone, Leonard Thomas, Robin Burrows, Frankie Thorn, Victoria Bastel, Paul Hipp. Directed by Abel Ferrara.
Categories:  Law Enforcement  Ethics  Drama

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Bad Seed, The (1956)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  129 min. B&W
Plot: A mother begins to suspect her daughter of unspeakable crimes.
Cast: Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, William Hopper. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
Categories:  Drama  Family  Ethics

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Bardaasht (2004)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  160 min. 
Plot: After an argument with his older brother, a young man runs away, only to be killed in an apparent police cover-up. In Hindi with English subtitles.
Cast: Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, Ritesh Deshmujh, Tara Sharma, Rahul Dev. Directed by E. Nivas.
Categories:  International  Ethics  Law Enforcement

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Becket (1964)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  148 min. 
Plot: When King Henry II has trouble with the Church of England, he appoints his old friend and drinking buddy, Thomas Beckett, as Archbishop.
Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown. Directed by Peter Glenville.
Categories:  Conflict  History  Ethics

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  105 min. 
Plot: A rookie journalist attempts to expose a corrupt district attorney.
Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, Michael Douglas. Directed by Peter Hyams.
Categories:  Ethics  Evidence  Drama

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Big Love Season 1 (2006)
Rated:  NC-17  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD (5 disc set) 11 hours, 58 min. 
Plot: An ongoing saga of a polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.
Cast: Bill Paxton, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Amanda Seyfried. Directed by .
Categories:  Television  Marital Relations  Ethics

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Big Love Season 2 (2007)
Rated:  NC-17  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD (4 disc set) 11 hours, 58 min. 
Plot: An ongoing saga of a polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.
Cast: Bill Paxton, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Amanda Seyfried. Directed by .
Categories:  Television  Marital Relations  Ethics

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Big Love Season 3 (2009)
Rated:  NC-17  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD (4 disc set) 9 hours, 58 min. 
Plot: An ongoing saga of a polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.
Cast: Bill Paxton, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Amanda Seyfried. Directed by .
Categories:  Television  Marital Relations  Ethics

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Big Love Season 4 (2010)
Rated:  NC-17  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD (3 disc set) 8 hours, 36 min. 
Plot: An ongoing saga of a polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.
Cast: Bill Paxton, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Amanda Seyfried. Directed by .
Categories:  Television  Marital Relations  Ethics

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Big Love Season 5 (2011)
Rated:  NC-17  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD (4 disc set) 9 hours, 58 min. 
Plot: An ongoing saga of a polygamist and his relationship with his three wives.
Cast: Bill Paxton, Chloë Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin, Amanda Seyfried. Directed by .
Categories:  Television  Marital Relations  Ethics

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Billy Jack (1971)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  114 min. 
Plot: A former Green Beret protects a freedom school for runaways.
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat, Victor Izay, Julie Webb. Directed by Tom Laughlin.
Categories:  Action  Children  Ethics

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Black Gold: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2006)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  78 min. 
Plot: An in-depth look at the world of coffee and global trade.
Cast: Participants portray themselves. Directed by Mark Francis and Nick Francis.
Categories:  Documentary  Ethics  Trade

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Black Panther (2018)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  134 min. 
Plot: The King of Wakanda's claim to the throne is challenged by a childhood victim of the King's father.
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o. Directed by Ryan Coogler.
Categories:  Action  SciFi/Fantasy  Ethics

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Blindspotting (2018)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  Blu-ray/DVD  95 min. 
Plot: While on probation, a man begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend.
Cast: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar. Directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada.
Categories:  Comedy  Drama  Ethics

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Boiler Room (2000)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  120 min. 
Plot: A college dropout is recruited to join a Long Island brokerage firm that specializes in hard-selling questionable stocks and leaving a trail of ruined small investors in their wake.
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck. Directed by Ben Younger.
Categories:  Securities  Drama  Ethics

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Boston Legal: Season 1 (2004)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD (5 disc set) 12 hours, 10 min. 
Plot: Fast paced dark comedy that confronts social and moral issues.
Cast: William Shatner, James Spader, Candice Bergen, Mark Valley. Directed by David Kelley.
Categories:  Television  Drama  Ethics

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Boston Legal: Season 2 (2005)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD (7 disc set) 19 hours, 25 min. 
Plot: On going fast paced dark comedy that confronts social and moral issues.
Cast:  William Shatner, James Spader, Candice Bergen, Mark Valley . Directed by David Kelley.
Categories:  Television  Drama  Ethics

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Boston Legal: Season 3 (2006)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD (7 disc set) 17 hours, 10 min. 
Plot: On going fast paced dark comedy that confronts social and moral issues.
Cast: William Shatner, James Spader, Candice Bergen, Mark Valley. Directed by David Kelley.
Categories:  Television  Drama  Ethics

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Boston Legal: Season 4 (2007)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD (5 disc set) 14 hours, 48 min. 
Plot: On going fast paced dark comedy that confronts social and moral issues.
Cast: William Shatner, James Spader, Candice Bergen, Mark Valley. Directed by David Kelley.
Categories:  Television  Drama  Ethics

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Boston Legal: Season 5 (2008)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD (4 disc set) 15 hours, 37 min. 
Plot: On going fast paced dark comedy that confronts social and moral issues.
Cast: William Shatner, James Spader, Candice Bergen, Mark Valley. Directed by David Kelley.
Categories:  Television  Drama  Ethics

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Bringing Down the House (2003)
Rated:  PG13  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  105 min. 
Plot: When a lonely guy meets a woman on the Internet who happens to be in prison, she breaks out and proceeds to wreak havoc on his middle-class life.
Cast: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Steve Harris, Michael Rosenbaum, Betty White, Joan Plowright. . Directed by Adam Shankman.
Categories:  Comedy  Domestic Relations  Ethics

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Burn After Reading (2008)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  96 min. 
Plot: A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, Brad Pitt. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
Categories:  Comedy  Criminal Law  Ethics

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Cabin In the Woods, The (2011)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  95 min. 
Plot: A group of college friends steal away for a weekend in an isolated country cabin; only for a night of endless terror.
Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson, Amy Acker. Directed by Drew Goddard.
Categories:  Horror  Government  Ethics

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Candidate, The (1972)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  114 min. 
Plot: A California lawyer gets noticed by the Democratic Party machine and he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent.
Cast: Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter, Karen Carlson. Directed by Michael Ritchie.
Categories:  Government  Ethics  Drama

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Changing Lanes (2002)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  99 min. 
Plot: The rage between a young lawyer and a businessman involved in a minor automobile accident escalates into a dangerous feud.
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Affleck. Directed by Roger Michell.
Categories:  Drama  Ethics  Transportation

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Christmas Carol, A (2009)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  96 min. 
Plot: An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Jim Carrey, Robin Wright Penn. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Categories:  Drama  Family  Ethics

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Cider House Rules, The (1999)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  125 min. 
Plot: A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained by the resident doctor, decides to leave to experience the world.
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Michael Caine. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
Categories:  Drama  Ethics  Medical

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Citizen Cohn (1992)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  112 min. 
Plot: A look at the career of Roy Cohn, the lawyer that successfully tried the Rosenberg case, destroyed Senator Joe McCarthy's right-hand man during the Red Scare, and tried to undermine the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cast: James Woods, Joe Don Barker, Joseph Bologna, Ed Flanders, Frederic Forrest, Lee Grant, Pat Hingle, John McMartin. Directed by Frank Pierson.
Categories:  Television  Ethics  Government

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Citizen Ruth (1996)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  106 min. 
Plot: An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate.
Cast: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Burt Reynolds, Tippi Hedren. Directed by Alexander Payne.
Categories:  Drama  Ethics  Civil Rights

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Class Action (1991)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  110 min. 
Plot: An attorney suing an automobile manufacturer over a safety problem discovers his estranged daughter is representing the defense.
Cast: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Directed by Michael Apted.
Categories:  Advocacy  Conflict  Ethics

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Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
Rated:  R  Stars: **** 1/2
Format:  DVD  90 min. 
Plot: In a futuristic Britain, a violent juvenile joins his gang in nightly joyrides, rapes and murders.
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri. Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Categories:  Government  Sentencing  Ethics

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Closer (2004)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  104 min. 
Plot: Four strangers and their chance meetings, instant attractions and casual betrayals.
Cast: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen. Directed by Mike Nichols.
Categories:  Drama  Ethics

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Confession, The (1999)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  114 min. 
Plot: A high powered litigator hired to defend a murderer struggles with his own desires for success versus the moral wishes of his client.
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Ryan Marsini. Directed by David Hugh Jones.
Categories:  Drama  Criminal Law  Ethics

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Cop Land (1997)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  105 min. 
Plot: Freddy Heflin is a small town sheriff who is investigating corruption amongst the NYPD officers who live there.
Cast: Sylvester Stalone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro. Directed by James Mangold.
Categories:  Law Enforcement  Ethics

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Counsellor at Law (1933)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  81 min. B&W
Plot: A successful attorney takes on cases involving scandal, crime, and crisis until a political opponent digs up a past indiscretion and attempts to have him disbarred.
Cast: John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels, Doris Kenyon, Melvyn Douglas, Isabel Jewell, Thelma Todd. Directed by William Wyler.
Categories:  Ethics  Drama

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Crime and Punishment (1935)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  88 min. B&W
Plot: Believing he can commit the perfect crime, a man robs and murders an elderly pawnbroker, but soon finds himself engaged in a battle of wits with a policeman determined to wring out a confession.
Cast: Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen. Directed by Josef von Sternberg.
Categories:  Drama  Ethics  Jurisprudence

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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: **** 1/2
Format:  DVD  104 min. 
Plot: An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to ruin his life, while a documentary filmmaker is forced to use his despicable brother-in-law as a subject.
Cast: Caroline Aaron, Alan Alda, Woody Allen, Claire Bloom, Mia Farrow, Joanna Gleason, Anjelica Huston, Martin Landau, Jenny Nichols, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston. Directed by Woody Allen.
Categories:  Ethics  Comedy

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Criminal Law (1988)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  117 min. 
Plot: A lawyer successfully defends a man on trial for murder, only to determine that his client is guilty.
Cast: Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen young, Joe Don Baker. Directed by Martin Campbell.
Categories:  Ethics  Mystery/Suspense  Justice

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Cruel Intentions (1999)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  97 min. 
Plot: An unscrupulous student gets more than he anticipated when he attempts to deflower the Headmaster's daughter.
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipp, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair. Directed by Roger Kumble.
Categories:  Ethics  Romance

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Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  120 min. 
Plot: Rich and bored aristocrats in 18th-century France play high-stakes games of passion and betrayal.
Cast: Glenn Close, John Malkovitch,, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Lildred Natwick, Uma Thurman. Directed by Stephen Frears.
Categories:  Romance  History  Ethics

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Devil and Daniel Webster, The (1941)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  85 min. 
Plot: A 19th-century New England farmer sells his soul to the devil in exchange for seven years of prosperity. When the devil tries to collect, the farmer insists on a trial, with Daniel Webster defending him.
Cast: Edward Arnold, Walter Hutson, James Craig, Anne Shirley, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon, Gene Lockhart. Directed by William Dieterle.
Categories:  Advocacy  Ethics  SciFi/Fantasy

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Devil Wears Prada, The (2006)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  109 min. 
Plot: A naive young women lands a job as assistant to a demanding fashion magazine editor.
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, Emily Blunt, Adrian Grenier. Directed by David Frankel.
Categories:  Comedy  Women  Ethics

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Devil's Advocate (1997)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  144 min. 
Plot: A defense attorney who has never lost a case is invited to work for a N.Y. law firm ruled by a founder the attorney suspects is more than he seems.
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron. Directed by Taylor Hackford.
Categories:  Advocacy  Ethics  SciFi/Fantasy

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Devil's Double,The (2011)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  109 min. 
Plot: A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Cast: Ludivine Sagnier, Dominic Cooper. Directed by Lee Tamahori.
Categories:  Drama  Biography  Ethics

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Dirty Harry (1971)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD  102 min. 
Plot: When he is outsmarted by a killer, a detective decides to administer his own style of justice.
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, John Mitchum, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson, John Vernon. Directed by Don Siegel.
Categories:  Law Enforcement  Action  Ethics

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  110 min. 
Plot: Two con men working the same con, in the same town, discover it isn't big enough for both of them.
Cast: Steve Martin, Michael Cane, Glenne Headley, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris. Directed by Frank Oz.
Categories:  Comedy  Women  Ethics

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Dogville (2003)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  177 min. 
Plot: The town of Dogville agrees to harbor a woman on the run from the mob. When a search begins there she learns that their support has a price, but they do not how dangerous her secret really is.
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Anderson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany. Directed by Lars Von Trier.
Categories:  Organized Crime  Ethics  Action

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Donnie Brasco (1997)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  127 min. 
Plot: An undercover FBI agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life than his regular one.
Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano. Directed by Mike Newell.
Categories:  Law Enforcement  Ethics  Organized Crime

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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  92 min. B&W
Plot: After breaking a story about city corruption, a reporter is jailed for manslaughter and broken down by the penitentiary system.
Cast: James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft, Maxie Rosenbloom. Directed by William Keighley.
Categories:  Ethics  Politics

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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  110 min. 
Plot: Presents the corrupt business practices that led to the fall of Enron Corporation.
Cast: Participants portray themselves. Directed by Alex Gibney.
Categories:  Documentary  Corporations  Ethics

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Eye in the Sky (2015)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  Blu-ray/DVD  102 min. 
Plot: A military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman. Directed by Gavin Hood.
Categories:  Drama  War  Ethics

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Firm, The (1993)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  154 min. 
Plot: After being recruited by an exclusive Memphis law firm, a lawyer learns the firm is a front for the mob.
Cast: Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Wilford Brimley, Hal Holbrook, David Strathairn. Directed by Sydney Pollack.
Categories:  Corporations  Ethics  Drama

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Flim Flam Man, the (1967)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  104 min. 
Plot: A lighthearted comedy about the adventures of a con man and a lonely G.I. in the rural South.
Cast: George C. Scott, Sue Lyon, Michael Sarrazin, Harry Morgan, Alice Ghostley . Directed by Van Kershner.
Categories:  Comedy  Ethics

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Footnote (2011)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  106 min. 
Plot: The relationship between rival father and son Talmudic scholars is strained when the elder is finally recognized for his life's work. In Hebrew, with English subtitles.
Cast: Lior Ashkenaz, Yuval Scharf, Shlomo Bar-Aba, Nevo Kimchi, Alma Zack, Edna Blilious, Aliza Rosen. Directed by Joseph Cedar.
Categories:  Foreign  Religion  Ethics

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Force of Evil (1948)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  78 min. B&W
Plot: A man wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one powerful operation.
Cast: John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Beatrice Pearson, Roy Roberts, Marie Windsor. Directed by Abraham Polonsky.
Categories:  Ethics  History  Drama

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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD (2 disc set) 100 min. 
Plot: Employees of a New York real estate office are given a strong incentive to succeed in a sales contest; they must either sell or get out.
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin. Directed by James Foley.
Categories:  Employment  Ethics  Drama

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Godsend (2004)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: **1/2
Format:  DVD  102 min. 
Plot: Devastated by the death of their eight-year-old, two parents accept an offer from a fertility expert to resurrect their boy through a secret and illegal cloning procedure.
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romjin-Stamos, Robert De Niro, Cameron Bright. Directed by Mark Bomback.
Categories:  Medical  Ethics  Horror

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Grey Zone, The (2001)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  108 min. 
Plot: A Nazi doctor, along with Jews who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz, find themselves in a moral grey zone.
Cast: David Arquette, Daniel, Benzali, Steve Buscemi, David Chandler, Allen Corduner, Harvey Keitel, Natashe Lyonne, Mira Sorvino. Directed by Tim Blake Nelson.
Categories:  International  Human Rights  Ethics

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Groundhog Day (1993)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  101 min. 
Plot: A weatherman in Pennsylvania finds himself trapped in a personal time warp.
Cast: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott. Directed by Harold Ramis.
Categories:  Comedy  Romance  Ethics

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Guilty By Suspicion (1991)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  105 min. 
Plot: Based on the McCarthy accusations of the 1950's, a director must either reveal the names of the colleagues who are "Reds" or keep silent and risk his career.
Cast: Robert De Niro, Annette Bening, George Wendt, Patricia Wettig, Sam Wanamaker. Directed by Irwin Winkler.
Categories:  Entertainment  Ethics  Drama

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Guilty, The (2000)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  112 min. 
Plot: A wayward teen is hired by a high-placed lawyer in a murder-for-hire scheme.
Cast: Bill Pullman, Devon Sawa, Gabrielle Anwar, Angela Featherstone, Joanne Whalley. Directed by Anthony Waller.
Categories:  Criminal Law  Mystery/Suspense  Ethics

Law movies
Heartbeat Detector (2007)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  141 min. 
Plot: A psychologist discovers troubling links between Nazism and modern-day big business. In French with English subtitles.
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Michael Lonsdale, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Lou Castel. Directed by Nicolas Klotz.
Categories:  Drama  Business  Ethics

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Hoax, The (2006)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  115 min. 
Plot: Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Cast: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
Categories:  Ethics  Drama  Entertainment

Law movies
Holy Rollers (2011)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  92 min. 
Plot: Follows the rise of arguably the largest and most well-funded blackjack team in America made up entirely of churchgoing Christians.
Cast: . Directed by Bryan Storkel.
Categories:  Documentary  Religion  Ethics

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I Confess (1953)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  94 min. B&W
Plot: A priest is unable to reveal a killer's confession, even when he is fingered as the prime suspect.
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Categories:  Religion  Ethics  Drama

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I, Robot (2004)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  114 min. 
Plot: In the year 2035 a techno-phobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruse Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk. Directed by Alex Proyas.
Categories:  SciFi/Fantasy  Human Rights  Ethics

Law movies
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  94 min. 
Plot: A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him; but she begins to have doubts.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid, Art Smith. Directed by Nicholas Ray.
Categories:  Drama  Domestic Relations  Ethics

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Insider, The (1999)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD  157 min. 
Plot: A scientist with a major tobacco company reveals potentionally damaging, top-secret industry information to a "60 Minutes" producer, only to have his career and life threatened.
Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Rip Torn. Directed by Michael Mann.
Categories:  Ethics  Drama

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Invention of Lying, The (2009)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  99 min. 
Plot: In a world where everyone tells the truth, a screenwriter discovers that you don't always have to and changes the world.
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hall, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson.
Categories:  Comedy  Ethics  Romance

Law movies
Jack Goes Boating (2010)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  89 min. 
Plot: A blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.
Cast: Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daphne Rubin-Vega. Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Categories:  Romance  Domestic Relations  Ethics

Law movies
Jagged Edge (1985)
Rated:  R  Stars: **1/2
Format:  DVD  108 min. 
Plot: A publisher is accused of brutally murdering his wife. He soon finds himself in love with his defense lawyer, who hasn't handled a criminal case for many years.
Cast: Glen Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia, Leigh Taylor-Young. Directed by Richard Marquand.
Categories:  Mystery/Suspense  Ethics  Criminal Law

Law movies
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  127 min. 
Plot: Scientists clone dinosaurs to populate a theme park which suffers a major security breakdown which frees the dinosaurs from their enclosures.
Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Categories:  SciFi/Fantasy  Ethics  Action

Law movies
Juror, The (1996)
Rated:  R  Stars: **1/2
Format:  DVD  118 min. 
Plot: When a woman is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced to persuade the other jurors to vote "not guilty".
Cast: Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Heche, James Gandolfini. Directed by Brian Gibson.
Categories:  Jury  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Last Ride (2009)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  90 min. 
Plot: A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law for committing a violent crime.
Cast: Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell, Anita Hegh, John Brumpton. Directed by Glendyn Ivin.
Categories:  Drama  Children  Ethics

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Last Seduction, The (1994)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  110 min. 
Plot: A woman convinces her husband to sell illegal drugs and then runs off with the money.
Cast: Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, J.T. Walsh, Bull Nunn. Directed by John Dahl.
Categories:  Ethics  Medical  Drama

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Leon: The Professional (1994)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD (2 disc set) 133 min. 
Plot: A professional assassin reluctantly takes in a 12-year-old girl after her family is killed and begins to teach her his trade.
Cast: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello. Directed by Luc Besson.
Categories:  Organized Crime  Family  Ethics

Law movies
Letter, The (1940)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  96 min. B&W
Plot: A woman kills a close family friend, claiming that he attacked her.
Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, Gale Sondergaard. Directed by William Wyler.
Categories:  Evidence  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Lincoln Lawyer, The (2011)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  118 min. 
Plot: A criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car has spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime.
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo. Directed by Brad Forman.
Categories:  Drama  Trial  Ethics

Law movies
Long Good Friday, The (1982)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  114 min. 
Plot: British comedy thriller about a racketeer who attempts to transform the London dockyards into a potential Olympics site.
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson, Eddie Constantine, Pierce Brosnan. Directed by John Mackenzie.
Categories:  Drama  Organized Crime  Ethics

Law movies
Looker (1981)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  93 min. 
Plot: A plastic surgeon gets suspicious when models he has operated on begin to die in mysterious ways.
Cast: Albert Finney, James Corburn, Susan Dey, Leigh Taylor-Young. Directed by Michael Crichton.
Categories:  Mystery/Suspense  Medical  Ethics

Law movies
Lord of War (2005)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  121 min. 
Plot: Pursued by an Interpol agent, an international arms dealer must confront the morality of his business.
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Shake Tukhmanyan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Ian Holm, Ethan Hawke. Directed by Andrew Niccol.
Categories:  International  Ethics  War

Law movies
Man Bites Dog (1992)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  96 min. B&W
Plot: A camera crew follows a serial killer/thief around as he exercises his craft. In French with English subtitles.
Cast: Benoit Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux, Jenny Drye, Jacqueline Poelvoorde Pappaert, Malou Madou, André Bonzel. Directed by Rémy Belvaux and André Bonzel.
Categories:  Criminal Law  Entertainment  Ethics

Law movies
Margin Call (2011)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  107 min. 
Plot: A thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank during the early stages of the financial crisis.
Cast: Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons. Directed by J. C. Chandor.
Categories:  Drama  Ethics  Banking

Law movies
Merchants of Doubt (2014)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  Blu-ray/DVD  96 min. 
Plot: Looks at pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities as they speak about topics like toxic chemicals, pharmaceuticals and climate change.
Cast: Stanton Glantz, Helmut Wakeham, Sam Roe, Patricia Callahan. Directed by Robert Kenner.
Categories:  Documentary  Ethics  Natural Resources

Law movies
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD (2 disc set) 123 min. 
Plot: In 1942 a British soldier comes to a Japanese prison camp run by a firm believer of discipline, honor and glory. English and Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.
Cast: Tom Conti, David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi, Jack Thompson. Directed by Nagisa Oshima.
Categories:  Drama  War  Ethics

Law movies
Messenger, The (2009)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  113 min. 
Plot: A soldier struggles with ethical dilemma due to his involvement with widow of fallen officer.
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker. Directed by Oren Moverman.
Categories:  Drama  Military  Ethics

Law movies
Music Man, The (1962)
Rated:  G  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  151 min. 
Plot: A con man comes to a Midwestern town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan
Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford. Directed by Morton DaCosta.
Categories:  Musical  Ethics  Comedy

Law movies
My Fellow Americans (1996)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  101 min. 
Plot: Two former presidents become reluctant allies when they are framed in a scandal by the current President.
Cast: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Ackroyd, John Heard, Wilford Brimley, Lauren Bacall. Directed by Peter Segal.
Categories:  Government  Ethics

Law movies
Network (1976)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  121 min. 
Plot: A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.
Cast: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall. Directed by Sideny Lumet.
Categories:  Entertainment  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Nine Queens (2000)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  115 min. 
Plot: Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps.
Cast: Ricardo Darin, Gaston Pauls, Leticia Bredice, Tomas Fonzi. Directed by Fabian Bielinsky.
Categories:  Drama  Criminal Law  Ethics

Law movies
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  92 min. 
Plot: A veteran schoolteacher befriends a younger colleague, who is having an affair with one of her students.
Cast: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy. Directed by Richard Eyre.
Categories:  Education  Children  Ethics

Law movies
One Hour Photo (2002)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  96 min. 
Plot: An employee of a one-hour photo lab becomes obsessed with a young suburban family.
Cast: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole. Directed by Mark Romanek.
Categories:  Drama  Ethics  Mystery/Suspense

Law movies
Paper Moon (1973)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  102 min. B&W
Plot: A bible-selling con man hooks up with a newly orphaned girl and together the run their scam through depression-era Kansas.
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman, Tatum O'Neal. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
Categories:  Ethics  Children  Comedy

Law movies
Patch Adams (1998)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  115 min. 
Plot: A medical student's unorthodox methods, including warmth and laughter, cast him against many of the doctors and deans of the university.
Cast: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Peter Coyote. Directed by Tom Shadyac.
Categories:  Medical  Ethics  Comedy

Law movies
Pinocchio (1940)
Rated:  G  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD (2 disc set) 88 min. 
Plot: A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
Cast: Voices: Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones.. Directed by Norman Ferguson.
Categories:  Animation  Ethics  Family

Law movies
Pride and Glory (2008)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  130 min. 
Plot: A multi-generational family of NYPD officers moral codes is tested when one of them reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law.
Cast: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle. Directed by Gavin O'Connor.
Categories:  Ethics  Family  Law Enforcement

Law movies
Prince of the City (1981)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD (2 disc set) 167 min. 
Plot: A cop in an N.Y.C. special investigations unit blows the whistle on department corruption but finds himself more a victim than a hero.
Cast: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, Kenny Marino. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Categories:  Ethics  Law Enforcement  Drama

Law movies
Producers, The (1968)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD (2 disc set) 90 min. 
Plot: A washed up Broadway producer and his CPA cook up the ultimate scam by raising more money than they need for a sure-fire flop of a Broadway show.
Cast: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn. Directed by Mel Brooks.
Categories:  Entertainment  Accounting  Ethics

Law movies
Prometheus (2012)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  Blu-ray/DVD  124 min. 
Plot: Explorers discover a clue that takes them to the darkest corners of the universe.
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba. Directed by Ridley Scott.
Categories:  SciFi/Fantasy  Corporations  Ethics

Law movies
Quiz Show (1994)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  133 min. 
Plot: An idealistic young lawyer working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late 1950s discovers that TV quiz shows are being fixed.
Cast: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Johann Carlo, Elizabeth Wilson, Martin Scorsese, Barry Levinson. Directed by Robert Redford.
Categories:  Entertainment  Ethics

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Regarding Henry (1991)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  107 min. 
Plot: A sleazy lawyer is shot in the head and falls into a coma. After he awakens, he must learn his life all over again.
Cast: Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Bill Nunn, Donald Moffat, Nancy Marchland, Elizabeth Wilson. Directed by Mike Nichols.
Categories:  Ethics  Drama  Medical

Law movies
Remember (2015)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  94 min. 
Plot: With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Kim Roberts, Amanda Smith. Directed by Atom Egoyan.
Categories:  Drama  War  Ethics

Law movies
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  105 min. 
Plot: A scientist attempting to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease accidentally creates a super-intelligent ape.
Cast: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Tyler Labine. Directed by Rupert Wyatt.
Categories:  Medical  Ethics  SciFi/Fantasy

Law movies
Risky Business (1983)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  98 min. 
Plot: A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay. Directed by Paul Brickman.
Categories:  Comedy  Business  Ethics

Law movies
Road, The (2009)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  111 min. 
Plot: A post-apocalyptic tale of survival.
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron. Directed by John Hillcoat.
Categories:  SciFi/Fantasy  Ethics  Family

Law movies
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  99 min. 
Plot: Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to the legendary filmmaker's sudden flight from the United States.
Cast: Cast portrays themselves. Directed by Marina Zenovich.
Categories:  Documentary  Trial  Ethics

Law movies
Running On Empty (1988)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  116 min. 
Plot: The son of antiwar activists on the run from the law wants to stop running from a past he had nothing to do with.
Cast: Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, Martha Plimpton, River Phoenix. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Categories:  Drama  Family  Ethics

Law movies
Seat Filler, The (2004)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: **1/2
Format:  DVD  90 min. 
Plot: A pop superstar falls for a seat filler posing as an attorney at a music awards show.
Cast: Duane Martin, Kelly Rowland, Melanie Brown, Deray Davis. Directed by Nick Castle.
Categories:  Entertainment  Ethics  Romance

Law movies
Shattered Glass (2003)
Rated:  PG-13  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  94 min. 
Plot: The true story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles.
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny. Directed by Billy Ray.
Categories:  Fraud  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Simple Plan, A (1998)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  121 min. 
Plot: When three men find $4.4 million inside a crashed plane in a nature preserve, they quickly come up with a plan to keep the money safe until the plane has been found by others and the dust has settled.
Cast: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton. Directed by Sam Raimi.
Categories:  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Sister Wives (2011)
Rated:  NC-17  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  189 min. 
Plot: Sister Wives reveals a side of polygamy that has never been seen before.
Cast: Kody Brown, Meri Brown, Jannelle Brown, Christine Brown, Robyn Brown. Directed by .
Categories:  Marital Relations  Family  Ethics

Law movies
Sister Wives 2 (2011)
Rated:  NC-17  Stars: **
Format:  DVD  195 min. 
Plot: Sister Wives reveals a side of polygamy that has never been seen before.
Cast: Kody Brown, Meri Brown, Jannelle Brown, Christine Brown, Robyn Brown. Directed by .
Categories:  Family  Marital Relations  Ethics

Law movies
Skin I Live In, The (2011)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  Blu-ray/DVD  117 min. 
Plot: A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig is a woman who holds the key to his obsession. In Spanish with English subtitles.
Cast: Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet, Marisa Paredes, Antonio Banderas, Roberto Alamo. Directed by Pedro Almodovar.
Categories:  Foreign  Medical  Ethics

Law movies
Snake Eyes (1998)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  99 min. 
Plot: A shady police detective finds himself investigating the conspiracy and murder of the Secretary of Defense at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino, Stan Shaw. Directed by Brian De Palma.
Categories:  Law Enforcement  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  111 min. 
Plot: In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, a telemarketer discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.
Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler. Directed by Boots Riley.
Categories:  Comedy  SciFi/Fantasy  Ethics

Law movies
Splice (2009)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  104 min. 
Plot: Two rebellious scientists secretly continue groundbreaking DNA work.
Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphone Chaneac, Brandon McGibbon. Directed by Vincenzo Natali.
Categories:  SciFi/Fantasy  Employment  Ethics

Law movies
Square, The (2017)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  151 min. 
Plot: A museum's chief art curator attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit. In Swedish and English, with English subtitles.
Cast: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic Wes, Terry Notary . Directed by Ruben Östlund.
Categories:  Art  Ethics  Foreign

Law movies
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  113 min. 
Plot: The Enterprise crew must stop an old nemesis from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan. Directed by Nicholas Meyer.
Categories:  Action  Drama  Ethics

Law movies
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  105 min. 
Plot: Thee crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body.
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, James Doohan. Directed by Leonard Nimoy.
Categories:  Action  SciFi/Fantasy  Ethics

Law movies
Stray Dog (1949)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  122 min. 
Plot: A young detective desperately tracks the pickpocket who stole his gun. In Japanese, with English subtitles.
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Fumiko Honma. Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Categories:  Foreign  Law Enforcement  Ethics

Law movies
Suspicion (1941)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  99 min. B&W
Plot: A shy young woman suspects her charming husband is trying to kill her.
Cast: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cederic Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Categories:  Drama  Marital Relations  Ethics

Law movies
Sword in the Stone, The (1963)
Rated:  G  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  79 min. 
Plot: Destined for the throne of England, young Arthur receives guidance from the wizard Merlin.
Cast: Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorensen, Junius Matthews, Ginny Tyler, Martha Wentworth, Norman Alden, Alan Napier, Richard Reitherman, Robert Reitherman. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.
Categories:  Children  Animation  Ethics

Law movies
They Live By Night/Side Street (1948)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  177 min. B&W
Plot: An escaped convict is injured and is helped by a woman with whom he has an ill-fated relationship/A struggling young father-to-be steals money from the office of a shady lawyer with catastrophic consequences.
Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard De Silva, James Craig, Paul Kelly. Directed by Nicholas Ray and Anthony Mann.
Categories:  Criminal Law  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Thief of Bagdad (1924)
Rated:  G  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  155 min. B&W
Plot: A thief vies with a Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston. Directed by Raoul Walsh.
Categories:  Drama  Family  Ethics

Law movies
Trading Places (1983)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  116 min. 
Plot: A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Jamie Lee Curtis. Directed by John Landis.
Categories:  Comedy  Banking  Ethics

Law movies
Training Day (2001)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  120 min. 
Plot: On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Dr. Dre. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Categories:  Law Enforcement  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Truth In Numbers? (2010)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  85 min. 
Plot: Engagingly explores the history and cultural implications of Wikipedia.
Cast: Participants portray themselves.. Directed by Scott Glosserman and Nic Hill.
Categories:  Documentary  Media  Ethics

Law movies
Unborn in the USA (2007)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ***
Format:  DVD  101 min. 
Plot: Provides a look into the secrets and deep pockets of the pro-life movement.
Cast: Participants portray themselves.. Directed by Stephen Fell and Will Thompson.
Categories:  Documentary  Women  Ethics

Law movies
Verdict (1982)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****1/2
Format:  DVD  128 min. 
Plot: An alcoholic lawyer stumbles upon one last chance to redeem himself by taking on a controversial case that no one is supposed to win.
Cast: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason, Milo O'Shea. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Categories:  Medical  Ethics  Drama

Law movies
Waking Ned Devine (1998)
Rated:  PG  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  91 min. 
Plot: When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.
Cast: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt, Paul Vaughan. Directed by Kirk Jones.
Categories:  Elder  Ethics  Foreign

Law movies
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  98 min. 
Plot: A look at the impact of the retail giant on local communities.
Cast: Participants portray themselves.. Directed by Robert Greenwald.
Categories:  Documentary  Business  Ethics

Law movies
Wall Street (1987)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  126 min. 
Plot: An ambitious young Wall Street broker is lured into the illegal but lucrative world of corporate espionage and insider trading.
Cast: Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, Hal Holbrook. Directed by Oliver Stone.
Categories:  Corporations  Drama  Ethics

Law movies
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Rated:  R  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  128 min. 
Plot: A pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when one of them falls in love.
Cast: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour. Directed by David Dobkin.
Categories:  Mediation  Ethics  Comedy

Law movies
Yes Men, The (2003)
Rated:  R  Stars: ***1/2
Format:  DVD  82 min. 
Plot: Anti-corporate activists travel from conference to conference, impersonating members of the World Trade Organization.
Cast: Phil Bayly, Andreas Bichlbauer, Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Michael Moore. Directed by Chris Smith, Dan Ollman, and Sarah Price.
Categories:  Documentary  Corporations  Ethics

Law movies
Young Philadelphians (1959)
Rated:  NR  Stars: ****
Format:  DVD  131 min. B&W
Plot: An up-and-coming lawyer's personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance, the expectations of his colleagues, and his own obligation to defend his friend on a murder count.
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Vaughn, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Brian Keith, Diane Brewster, Billie Burke, John Williams. Directed by Vincent Sherman.
Categories:  Ethics  Drama  Domestic Relations

The Wolf Law Library welcomes your suggestions for additions to the Feature Film Collection! If there is a law-related movie you feel we might be missing, please submit your suggestion to the Circulation & Reserve Desk at lawcir@wm.edu.

You can view a list of all law library movies in the online catalog.