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1. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.

Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron

Votes: 25,100

2. The Young Savages (1961)

Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A district attorney investigates three white teenagers accused of murdering a blind Puerto Rican kid.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews, Vivian Nathan

Votes: 2,958

3. Conduct Unbecoming (1975)

PG | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach

Votes: 970

4. The Franchise Affair (1951)

88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Michael Denison plays a lawyer investigating kidnapping charges against Dulcie Gray. Based on a novel of Josephine Tey.

Director: Lawrence Huntington | Stars: Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Anthony Nicholls, Marjorie Fielding

Votes: 393

5. South Sea Woman (1953)

Passed | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

AWOL marine Sgt. Jim O'Hearn is court-martialed for a variety of offenses that carry 143 years in the stockade or the death penalty but refuses to aid in his own defense.

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Shields

Votes: 877

6. The Unguarded Hour (1936)

Passed | 87 min | Crime, Drama

An ambitious barrister and his wife are targeted by blackmailers. In trying to save her husband, the wife becomes involved in a murder case her husband is trying. For his part, the husband's actions make him a suspect in a related murder.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Loretta Young, Franchot Tone, Lewis Stone, Roland Young

Votes: 588

7. To Hell with the Virtue (1953)

90 min | Comedy

Mr. Pierre Montabrel has spent all the night with his mistress.On the morning Gisèle Montabrel, his wife, is preoccupied because Pierre is not at home.Then arrives Jacques Lambert, the ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Laviron | Stars: Henri Génès, Liliane Bert, Julien Carette, Maurice Régamey

Votes: 38

8. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Angst (2005)

Crime, Drama

Bernd Rota has spent 3 years in prison for the attempted murder against Clara Westkamp.Now he has been released and his brother Dieter was before the prison to receive him.At the same time ... See full summary »

Director: Gero Erhardt | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 17

9. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Bei Mord hört es auf (2003)

Crime, Drama

Sascha Gregory has been accused for murder and was sent to prison.Sascha has got a permission but he didn't come to the prison.Sascha says that he didn't commit this murder and is very ... See full summary »

Director: Gero Erhardt | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 15

10. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Der Freispruch (1988)

58 min | Crime, Drama

This afternoon there is an important trial in the courthouse of Munich.It seems that Florian Balsam , who has done a holdup, has killed his accomplice Lottke and has hidden the booty of ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 22

11. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Der verlorene Sieg (1991)

58 min | Crime, Drama

In a hotel of Munich the lawyer Martin Bertholt is giving a press conference.At his side Friedhelm Maus who has been accused and sentenced for the violation and murder of the wife of the ... See full summary »

Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 20

12. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Die Entlassung (1992)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Roman Forster ,who has been for 10 years in jail for murder, will soon be released. His former girlfriend Birgit and now spouse of the defense counsel Hallach , made a statement against ... See full summary »

Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 22

13. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Die Farbe des Todes (2005)

Crime, Drama

Dr. Joachim Valdon was the defense counsel of Christian Herford in a trial and the case has been dismissed.Christian Herford who has a relationship with Katja Valdon, the daughter of Dr. ... See full summary »

Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 18

14. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Todfeinde (2003)

Crime, Drama

Gregor Urban has spent 6 years in prison because he has injured his associate Frank Petzold and now he has been released from.Gregor Urban takes a taxi, a private detective working for ... See full summary »

Director: Hartmut Griesmayr | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 17

15. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Captain Hurt (1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

Kuzak has to battle racial prejudice and too much media coverage as he tries to defend Earl Williams, a black college professor against charges that he murdered a white college co-ed who ... See full summary »

Director: Win Phelps | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 35

16. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Whose San Andreas Fault Is It, Anyway? (1994)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

Eli represents Lynn Barnett, an ad executive being sued for sexual harassment and wrongful termination by a copywriter with whom she had an affair. Meanwhile, Halliday's client, who's suing... See full summary »

Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 29

17. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: Concealing Evidence (2003)

TV-PG | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Alan Shore hacks into opposing counsel's computer to win a settlement for a client suing a drug manufacturer for causing her husband's suicide; Shore hides a murder weapon to protect a mentally unbalanced client accused of murder.

Director: Bill D'Elia | Stars: Camryn Manheim, Michael Badalucco, Steve Harris, Jessica Capshaw

Votes: 94

18. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: Sex, Lies and Monkeys (1997)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An unfaithful wife who was convicted and possibly because of Bobby's damning remarks in court he discovered to be innocent. Bobby vigilantly tries to get the judge to win her release at ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Pontell | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris

Votes: 147

19. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: The Pursuit of Dignity (1998)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bobby's senior prom date is arrested for prostitution. Ellenor represents a little girl who was thrown out of school because of a disability.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris

Votes: 121

20. The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode: Part Eighteen (1974)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

Awaiting trial for murder, Finn despairs that everyone has lost faith in him, but the Pallisers and Chilterns work on his behalf while Marie travels to Prague.

Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Donal McCann, Barbara Murray

Votes: 16

21. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Dark Knight Court (2013)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

When Bart is accused of a prank he says he didn't commit, Lisa is forced to defend him in youth court, with former attorney general Janet Reno serving as judge.

Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,227

22. Meurtres à... (2013– )
Episode: Murder in the Auvergne Mountains (2017)

TV-14 | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In a French thermal town, a man is found poisoned. His ex-girlfriend is arrested for the murder but her estranged cop daughter tries to prove her innocence which leads her much further than she could have ever imagined.

Director: Bruno Bontzolakis | Stars: Julie De Bona, Marthe Keller, Joakim Latzko, Jacques Bonnaffé

Votes: 101

23. Questionnaire (1973–1981)
Episode: Episode dated 11 September 1978 (1978)

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Stars: Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, Robert Badinter

24. Guardians of the Galaxy (2015–2019)
Episode: Gotta Get Outta This Place (2018)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Guardians must escape from a Kree prison after being accused of stealing a mysterious artifact from the Kree.

Directors: James Yang, Dan Duncan, Leo Riley | Stars: Will Friedle, Trevor Devall, Kevin Michael Richardson, Vanessa Marshall

Votes: 93

25. The Innocent Man (2018)
Episode: Rotten to the Core (2018)

TV-MA | 52 min | Documentary, Crime

Citing new and previously withheld evidence, lawyers from the Innocence Project appeal the murder convictions of Ron and Dennis.

Director: Clay Tweel | Stars: Maura Antas, J.J. Arends, Serena Burns, Kayleen Casey

Votes: 256