Brute Force

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 16 Jul 1947 · English

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

Knock on Any Door

Movie · 6.2 / 10 · 22 Feb 1949 · English

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

The Rainmaker

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 18 Nov 1997 · English

Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

The Sunchaser

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 29 May 1996 · English

A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.

House of Strangers

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 1 Jul 1949 · English

Ruthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of them take over the business but kick their father out. Max, a lawyer, is the only son that remains loyal.

Killer's Kiss

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 1 Oct 1955 · English

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

Dragonfly

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 22 Feb 2002 · English

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

The Seven-Ups

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 14 Dec 1973 · English

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

Winged Creatures

Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 8 Jul 2009 · English

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 17 Nov 2017 · English

Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.

The Parts You Lose

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 14 Mar 2019 · English

An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

Witness for the Prosecution

Movie · 8.2 / 10 · 17 Dec 1957 · English

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.