Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "pro-bono"

1. The Judge (2014)

R | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth; along the way he reconnects with his estranged family.

Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton

Votes: 202,987 | Gross: $47.12M

2. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Approved | 129 min | Crime, Drama

Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy

Votes: 333,136

3. Primal Fear (1996)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.

Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, John Mahoney

Votes: 247,398 | Gross: $56.12M

4. The Unforgivable (2021)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

Director: Nora Fingscheidt | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 119,084

5. I Am Sam (2001)

PG-13 | 132 min | Drama

An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.

Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest

Votes: 155,404 | Gross: $40.31M

6. 99 Homes (2014)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama

A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.

Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Clancy Brown

Votes: 38,301 | Gross: $1.41M

7. Love, Guaranteed (2020)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

To save her small law firm, earnest lawyer Susan takes a high-paying case from Nick, a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees love. But as the case heats up, so do Susan and Nick's feelings for each other.

Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook, Damon Wayans Jr., Heather Graham, Caitlin Howden

Votes: 19,082

8. It Runs in the Family (2003)

PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.

Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin

Votes: 5,243 | Gross: $7.38M

9. Mumford (1999)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama

In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee, Alfre Woodard

Votes: 9,507 | Gross: $4.55M

10. Gunless (2010)

89 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A hardened American gunslinger is repeatedly thwarted in his attempts to mount a showdown in a friendly town in Canada where no one seems to understand or appreciate the brutal code of the American Wild West.

Director: William Phillips | Stars: Paul Gross, Sienna Guillory, Dustin Milligan, Melody B. Choi

Votes: 3,975

11. The Runner (I) (2015)

R | 90 min | Drama

In the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.

Director: Austin Stark | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Peter Fonda, Connie Nielsen

Votes: 5,886

12. Bread and Roses (2000)

R | 110 min | Drama

Two Latina sisters work as cleaners in a downtown office building, and fight for the right to unionize.

Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Elpidia Carrillo, Jack McGee

Votes: 6,080 | Gross: $0.53M

13. Jake Speed (1986)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a world where, unbeknownst to the public, all famous pulp fiction heroes are real, one of them, Jake Speed, agrees to help desperate Margaret Winston save her sister from sadistic white slaver Sid, who's operating in Africa.

Director: Andrew Lane | Stars: Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins, John Hurt

Votes: 1,117 | Gross: $1.94M

14. Dear God (1996)

PG | 112 min | Comedy

When letters written to God start getting results, and replies, people everywhere are amazed. The post office, however, is annoyed.

Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Maria Pitillo, Tim Conway

Votes: 4,216 | Gross: $7.06M

15. Blind Trust (2007 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A woman is convicted of killing her friend and boyfriend in the heat of passion even though she is defended by a top lawyer. She flees after the trial in order to learn who framed her.

Director: Louis Bolduc | Stars: Jessica Capshaw, Art Hindle, Chad Willett, Robin Wilcock

Votes: 430

16. Beware the Gonzo (2010)

TV-14 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young muckraker decides to start his own underground newspaper at his high school.

Director: Bryan Goluboff | Stars: Ezra Miller, Zoë Kravitz, Griffin Newman, Stefanie Y. Hong

Votes: 1,828

17. The Tails of Boo-Boo & Cuddly Poo (2022)

168 min | Documentary

The Tails of Boo-Boo and Cuddly Poo is a quirky documentary about the plight of stray animals in India with a focus on cruelty, abandonment, rescue and love.

Director: Salil Jason Fernandez | Stars: Aadhya Anand, Mallika Bajaj, Shaheen Bhatt, Sapna Bhavnani

18. Analysis Paralysis (2018)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

Analysis Paralysis is an LGBTQ romantic comedy about the intersection of imagination and anxiety, and the courage to reach for love. The story begins when Tyler O'Conner, a young gay author... See full summary »

Director: Jason T. Gaffney | Stars: Jason T. Gaffney, Kevin Held, Chopper Bernet, Laura Wernette

Votes: 157

19. Chasing Freedom (2004 TV Movie)

R | 88 min | Drama

A lawyer reluctantly takes on the pro bono asylum case of a woman who has fled the brutal Taliban regime in Afghanistan and arrived in the United States seeking freedom.

Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Juliette Lewis, Layla Alizada, Bruce Gray, Michael David Simms

Votes: 415

20. Bloodsworth: An Innocent Man (2015)

TV-14 | 82 min | Documentary, Crime, Thriller

Charged. Convicted. Sentenced to Death. Innocent. Follows the 1st death row inmate exonerated by DNA in the US.

Director: Gregory Bayne | Star: Kirk Noble Bloodsworth

Votes: 89

21. Mama's Heart. Gongadze (2017)

77 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Most intimate, heartbreaking and inspiring confessions by and about Lesya Gongadze's life and her son's disappearance that prompted a revolution.

Director: Vyacheslav Bihun | Stars: Lesya Gongadze, Georgiy Gongadze, Lubomyr Husar, Tamila Alexanian

Votes: 545

22. A Meeting of the Minds (2016)

106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A high-priced corporate lawyer contemplates the high cost of starting over after he becomes entangled in a client's criminal case.

Director: Keith Fraser | Stars: Ryan Caraway, Kelcey Watson, Jessi M'Bengue, John Venable

Votes: 83

23. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Pilot (1986)

TV-PG | 97 min | Drama

Pilot episode for the TV series introduces the lawyers and employees of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak, a Los Angeles law firm, in dealing with their courtroom cases and personal ... See full summary »

Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins

Votes: 348

24. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: El Sid (1986)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

Sid Hershberg, a mentally unstable, overworked and underpaid attorney, begs Kuzak to take over one of his many pro bono cases of Nina Emmons, a woman jailed for over five months on an ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 51

25. Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode: Time Out of Mind (1970)

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mannix tries to find a black former boxing champion, suspected of murdering a briber that corrupts young fighters.

Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Brock Peters, Kim Hamilton

Votes: 103

26. Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode: A Night to Remember (2008)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama

Betty becomes suspicious that Don is having an affair after her conversation with Jimmy Barrett, Joan helps out in the television department, and Peggy helps the church with a dance flyer.

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones

Votes: 2,662

27. Eli Stone (2008–2009)
Episode: Patience (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Eli's practical joke against Dowd results in Taylor taking on a gay chimpanzee case, and Eli enlists Bennett's help when his vision leads him to a prisoner who is the victim of a vindictive warden.

Director: Perry Lang | Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Natasha Henstridge, Loretta Devine, Matt Letscher

Votes: 186

28. Suits (2011–2019)
Episode: Pilot (2011)

TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A "closer" for one of New York City's most successful law firms decides to hire an aloof genius, who has passed the bar but never gone to law school, as his associate.

Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle

Votes: 6,609

29. Cedar Cove (2013–2015)
Episode: Letting Go: Part 2 (2014)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Romance

Feeling like Shelly, Jack and Olivia are conspiring against him to take his yet unborn child away, Eric threatens to call in a lawyer of his own so that he can get custody of his unborn ... See full summary »

Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Dylan Neal, Teryl Rothery, Sarah Smyth

Votes: 53

30. Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode: Cobbler (2016)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama

While Mike attempts to track down Pryce's stolen baseball cards, Jimmy must defend him when the police call him in for further questioning.

Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian

Votes: 13,377

31. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015–2019)
Episode: I Will Help You (2018)

TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Musical

Rebecca takes a trip to visit her mother with intentions to tell Naomi about her new career path.

Director: Kabir Akhtar | Stars: Rachel Bloom, Vincent Rodriguez III, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner

Votes: 223