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1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Votes: 866,785 | Gross: $4.36M
2. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 138,103 | Gross: $8.18M
3. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Not Rated | 161 min | Drama, Mystery
An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 71,482 | Gross: $11.90M
4. 12 Angry Men (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 117 min | Crime, Drama
Twelve men must decide the fate of one when one juror objects to the jury's decision.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Ossie Davis
Votes: 17,156
5. Breaker Morant (1980)
PG | 107 min | Drama, History, War
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown
Votes: 14,449 | Gross: $7.14M
6. 8 (2012 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama, History
Live chronicle of the landmark federal trial of California's Prop. 8 using the actual court transcripts and first-hand interviews.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Dustin Lance Black, David Boies, Matt Bomer
Votes: 610
7. Witness for the Prosecution (1982 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
Leonard Vole is accused of murdering an elderly rich woman, and the only alibi to him depends on his wife Christine.
Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr, Beau Bridges, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 1,123
8. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, War
A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "The Caine Mutiny".
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Jeff Daniels, Brad Davis, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 735
9. The Andersonville Trial (1970 TV Movie)
150 min | Drama
A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.
Director: George C. Scott | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, William Shatner, Jack Cassidy, Wright King
Votes: 494
10. Chicago (1927)
Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A wild jazz-loving and boozing wife Roxie Hart, kills her boyfriend in cold blood after he leaves her.
Director: Frank Urson | Stars: Phyllis Haver, Victor Varconi, Virginia Bradford, Robert Edeson
Votes: 546 | Gross: $1.05M
11. Hostile Witness (1969)
GP | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ray Milland directed himself as a barrister whose daughter is killed in a "hit-and-run" accident. When his neighbor is also killed, evidence points to the barrister as a murderer.
Director: Ray Milland | Stars: Ray Milland, Sylvia Syms, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley
Votes: 547
12. 12 Angry Men: The Television Version (2011 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Star: Ron Simon
Votes: 18
13. The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)
PG | 85 min | Drama, History
The trial of the Catonsville Nine, the nine Catholic activists who in 1968 went to the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, took 378 draft files and burned them to protest the Vietnam War.
Director: Gordon Davidson | Stars: Gwen Arner, Ed Flanders, Barton Heyman, Mary Jackson
Votes: 49 | Gross: $0.11M
14. The Night of January 16th (1941)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The story revolves around three people; Tycoon Bjorn Faulkner, who is being called upon by his board of directors to explain a missing $20,000,000; Kit Lane, his secretary who also has a ... See full summary »
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Robert Preston, Ellen Drew, Nils Asther, Clarence Kolb
Votes: 150
15. Inherit the Wind (1965 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
In 1925, a Tennessee science teacher is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and a mighty courtroom battle ensues.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Ed Begley, Norman Wright, Diane Baker
Votes: 81
16. On Trial (1928)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A court-room drama in which Robert Strickland (Bert Lytell) finds himself on trial for the murder of his friend.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Pauline Frederick, Bert Lytell, Lois Wilson, Holmes Herbert
Votes: 24
17. The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1959 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Director: Tony Doogood | Stars: Kevin Colebrook, George Fairfax, Robert Gardiner, Jeffrey Hodgson
18. On Trial (1939)
Passed | 61 min | Drama
A husband is put on trial for murder and he is ready to take the rap, for he is trying to shield his wife from scandal, along with their six-year-old daughter. But the smart young attorney ... See full summary »
Director: Terry O. Morse | Stars: Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Edward Norris, Janet Chapman
Votes: 79
19. A Few Good Men: Code of Conduct (2001 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Michael Gillis | Stars: Aaron Sorkin, Rob Reiner, Tom Cruise, Noah Wyle
Votes: 135
20. A Few Good Men: From Stage to Screen (2001 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Michael Gillis | Stars: Aaron Sorkin, Rob Reiner, Kevin Bacon, Harry Caesar
Votes: 58
21. Trial by Jury (2005 TV Movie)
Musical
Director: Andrew Lord | Stars: Anthony Warlow, Ali McGregor, David Hobson, John Bolton-Wood
Votes: 45
22. 12 Angry Men: From TV to the Big Screen (2011 Video)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Star: Vance Kepley
Votes: 11
23. Trial by Jury (1984 TV Short)
50 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Director: Derek Bailey | Stars: Frankie Howerd, Ryland Davies, Anne Dawson, Kate Flowers
Votes: 19
24. The Dock Brief (1957 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Mr. Fowle (David Kossoff) has unquestionably killed his wife. Can Mr. Morgenhall (Sir Michael Hordern), the faded, unhappy barrister appointed by the court to defend him, get him off nonetheless?
Stars: Michael Hordern, David Kossoff, Richard George
25. Trial by Jury at the Proms (1982 TV Movie)
Comedy, Musical
Stars: Gordon Sandison, Marilyn Hill Smith, John Brecknock, Alan Watt
26. 12 Angry Men: Teams That Don't Quit (1999)
Documentary, Short
Director: Steven Katten | Star: Margaret Wheatley
27. Trial by Jury (2000 TV Movie)
Comedy, Musical
Stars: Thomas Round, Anne Sessions, Patricia Leonard, Michael Rayner
28. Trial by Jury (1974 TV Movie)
32 min
Angelina takes Edwin to court for Breach of Promise of marriage.
Director: Peter Potter | Stars: Norma Burrowes, Eric Shilling, John Brecknock, Dennis Dowling
29. Sudjenje (1975 TV Movie)
69 min | Drama, History
The trial of the Catonsville Nine, the nine Catholic activists who in 1968 went to the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, took 378 draft files and burned them to protest the Vietnam War.
Director: Sava Mrmak | Stars: Jovan Milicevic, Miodrag Radovanovic, Svetolik Nikacevic, Dragan Sakovic
30. Andersonvil - Logor smrti (1975 TV Movie)
99 min | Drama, History, War
The trial of Henry Wirz, the commander of the notorious Confederate prison camp near Andersonville, GA where thousands of Union soldiers died due to inhumane conditions in the camp during the American Civil War.
Director: Sava Mrmak | Stars: Miodrag Radovanovic, Vojislav Miric, Stevo Zigon, Vasa Pantelic
32. Trial by Jury (1972 TV Movie)
Comedy, Musical
Director: Peter Seabourne | Stars: Lawrence Richard, Gillian Humphreys, Thomas Round, Michael Wakeham
33. Het proces van Andersonville (1962 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Director: Tone Brulin | Stars: René Bertal, Marcel Cauwenberg, Jef Ceulemans, Hugo Créve
34. Dock Brief (1960 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
Live television adaptation of the stage play, which aired in Sydney (presumably kinescoped for interstate broadcast).
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Reg Lye, Moray Powell
35. Libel! (1938 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Stars: Leon M. Lion, Wyndham Goldie, Leonora Corbett, Michael Shepley
36. Das Pflichtmandat (1958 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Director: Marcel Ophüls | Stars: Ludwig Linkmann, Hermann Schomberg
37. On Trial (1917)
70 min | Drama
Robert Strickland, the self-confessed murderer of Gerald Trask, refuses to defend himself on the witness stand. His attorney, however, cross-examines Strickland's wife and by questioning ... See full summary »
Director: James Young | Stars: Barbara Castleton, Sidney Ainsworth, Mary McAllister, James Young
38. Trial by Jury (1984 Video)
39 min | Short, Music
Director: Christopher Renshaw | Stars: Anthony Warlow, Robert Eddie, John Fulford, John Germain
39. Der Andersonville-Prozess (1972 TV Movie)
100 min
Director: Michael Kehlmann | Stars: Günter Mack, Hans Korte, Rüdiger Bahr, Walter Kohut
40. Trial by Jury (1976 TV Movie)
44 min | Music
Director: David C. Ryan | Stars: William L. Farlow, Beth McCullough, David Lynn, Robert Minor
41.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Twelve Angry Men
(1954)
60 min | Drama
The jurors in a murder trial take their seats in a small, drab room to decide the defendant's fate. At first, all the men vote guilty bar one, who still has many questions not answered in ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Robert Cummings, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, Paul Hartman
Votes: 368
42.
Broadway Television Theatre (1952–1954)
Episode:
The Night of January Sixteenth
(1952)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The story revolves around three people; Tycoon Bjorn Faulkner, who is being called upon by his board of directors to explain a missing $20,000,000; Kit Lane, his secretary who also has a ... See full summary »
Stars: Stella Andrew, Virginia Gilmore, Neil Hamilton
43.
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
Episode:
Witness for the Prosecution
(1949)
Drama
Leonard Vole is arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly acquaintance. He employs an experienced but aging barrister as his defense attorney.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: Walter Abel, Anne Ives, Felicia Montealegre, Nicholas Saunders
44.
Danger (1950–1955)
Episode:
Witness for the Prosecution
(1950)
30 min | Drama
Leonard Vole is arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly acquaintance. He employs an experienced but aging barrister as his defense attorney.
Stars: Sarah Churchill, Richard Stark
45.
Ford Star Jubilee (1955–1956)
Episode:
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1955)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Herbert Anderson, Raymond Bailey, Robert Gist, Les Hellman
Votes: 9
46.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Night of January Sixteenth
(1956)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
The story revolves around three people; Tycoon Bjorn Faulkner, who is being called upon by his board of directors to explain a missing $20,000,000; Kit Lane, his secretary who also has a ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Carney | Stars: Gertrude Astor, Betty Bronson, Ken Carpenter, Mary Carr
Votes: 12
47.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
Back to Back: The Dock Brief and What Shall We Tell Caroline?
(1959)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Double bill: A failure of a barrister plots his court tactics with his client, a wife killer. A headmaster and wife infantilise their 17 year old daughter.
Director: Stuart Burge | Stars: Michael Hordern, George Rose, Leueen MacGrath, Jean Marsh
Votes: 11
48.
Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode:
Judgment at Nuremberg
(1959)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the later stages of the Nuremberg Trials, four German judges are accused of perverting the course of justice.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Claude Rains, Paul Lukas, Maximilian Schell, Martin Milner
Votes: 77
49.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
Night of January 16th
(1960)
Comedy, Drama
The story revolves around three people; Tycoon Bjorn Faulkner, who is being called upon by his board of directors to explain a missing $20,000,000; Kit Lane, his secretary who also has a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Currer-Briggs | Stars: Stuart Nichol, Jack Lester, Cec Linder, Ken Wayne
50.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1958)
105 min | Drama
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Paul Douglas, William Sylvester, Nigel Stock, Richard Leech