Court Room Drama

I don't really see this as a genre as itself, but after thinking about all the movies this probably isn't a bad genre after all. Off the top of my head I really can't think of any movies that really call out court room drama. So I figured this would be the hardest of them all, seeing as it is not the normal genre title that most movies get. I of course looked up on Internet Movie Database, the top 10 movies for court room drama. The ones that I thought for sure would be on there and ones I hadn't even thought about got the top three spots on the list.

The first one I obviously understand. In high school it was a required book my sophmore year. Many people have to read it for school. It is a book about racism and the verdict of guilty on an innocent man. Anybody remember?? "To Kill A Mockingbird"! Atticus Finch is an up and coming Lawyer in a small southern town in the 1960's. When a young black man is accused of raping a white woman, Atticus agrees to defend him. As many know back in the slave day s and even after that black men were guilty until proven innocent. Atticus feels he should protect this innocent black man. I like how it almost follows the same relationship as the "Green Mile". The only person who knows the criminals innocence is the guy defending him. The story takes you through a towns unwillingness to not change, and the low standing of a black man in that time period. The things people take Atticus and his family through is absolutely ridiculous.

The second one was a repeat "12 Angry Men". So I'm moving to the third one on hte list..."The Verdict". This movie is about a lawyer who is very far from the judgemnet of the jury. he likes the bar better than the courtroom and rarely takes cases. He gets this one about a medical malpractice and decides it's better to go to court and refuse the $210,000 settlement. This of course makes them go to trial. As soon as he gets to trial he realizes not everybody he is working with is on his side. As his witnesses fall through and he is soon left with no one he realizes he has to think outside the box to win the case and the money. Can he do this the keep his reputation from falling under?

The 4th on the list is one that I thought of when I first saw this title. "A Few Good Men". This movie is very good and follows the guidelines to a good drama. This movie is about lawyer who doesn't really take his job seriously. He gets partnered up with a lawyer who is the complete opposite from him. Both having military backgrounds, are very hardheaded in their views. They get teamed up to defend these two marines who are accused of murdering one of their own. As the team talks to many guys on the same base as the victim, they find out he wasn't well liked by many of them. This is caused by his physical ability to keep up often getting the platoon punished. As more and more secrets unfold the real reasonm for this murder are getting burried. It takes this smoth talking team and one lousy General to show the true colors of this case.

Now for my favorite court room drame. I absolutely love the movie "I Am Sam". This movie is about a man who is mentally retarded by many tests. He gets this woman pregnant or so she says and he is to be a father to the baby. The day after having the baby home, the mother disappears and left the baby behind. He gets the help of his elderly neighbor to help him raise his daughter. Noone questions his parenting until his daughter starts to outsmart him in the second grade. His intelligence is now slightly lower and he must fight for custody of his daughter. This is inspiring to many people and he has the hearts of all. It is just up to the judge to make the right call.