A thrilling courtroom scene and an emotionally tortured lawyer have been popular cinema tropes for decades. But some of the films we picked for our top 25 legal movies were not Oscar winners when they came out. 12 Angry Men and Inherit the Wind never got those gold statuettes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. So what law-related movies did make the cut? Scroll through and see some of our favorite honorees.
And if this whets your appetite, check out our other best-of lists:
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The 25 Greatest Legal Movies: Expanding the Boundaries
The 6 Types of Lawyers You See in the Movies
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