Must watch Movies for Law Students
The Big screen has always loved lawyers. Their legendary negotiation skills and words makes them aspirational for every law grad. Try these classics in your relaxing time –
1. To kill a mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a suspense drama film directed by Robert Mulligan. In the Great Depression era, Atticus Finch, a legal counsel, moves on to defend a black man, who is accused of raping a white woman. In the meantime, his children, Scout and Jem, spy on their neighbour.
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2. Primal Fear
Primal Fear is a crime-thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit.
The film narrates the story of a Chicago defense lawyer who believes that his client is not guilty of killing an influential Catholic Archbishop. Aaron Stampler’s life changes when he is accused of killing a bishop. Things take a turn when famous lawyer Martin Vail decides to take up his case.
3. 12 angry men
2 Angry Men is a courtroom drama film, directed by Sidney Lumet. This courtroom movie enunciates the tale of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable grounds, pressurising the jurors to question their morals and values.
A juror in a murder trial slowly shines successfully to convince rest that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
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4. Identity
Identity is a 2003 mind thriller film directed by Mr. James Mangold from a screenplay planned by Michael Cooney. Left at a barren hotel amidst a nasty rainstorm, 10 strangers become acquainted with one another when they realised that they were being killed off one by one.
5. Jolly LLB
Jolly LLB is a 2013 black comedy film, written and directed by Mr. Subhash Kapoor. Jolly, a poor and struggling lawyer in quest of success comes upon a hit-and-run case and makes up his mind to fight for the victims. Nevertheless, the defendant hires a famous lawyer, Rajpal, to go against him.
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6. Jolly LLB 2
The State vs Jolly LL.B 2, also known as Jolly LL.B 2, is a 2017 black comedy drama film, directed by Mr. Subhash Kapoor. It is a sequel of the 2013 film Jolly LLB, and the 2nd instalment of the Jolly LLB series. A lawyer cheats a woman to start his own law firm. However, he feels bad after he finds out that she has committed suicide and her husband was a victim of injustice. He then tries to make things right.