Crimereads' 20+ Best Legal Thrillers of the Last 20 Years
"We thought it important to dispel rumors of the legal genre's demise. Hollywood still loves a good legal story. We scoured the last 20 years of legal films in order to find the 20 best specimens. In these hallowed halls you will find some of the most gifted thespians of the generation. You will find sweaty courtrooms, plush offices, ill-fitting suits, surly judges, guilty clients, innocent clients, important social issues and torrid affairs. Now, some might argue that we've occasionally stretched the definition of a legal "thriller," so let's get this out of the way: if a lawyer, a legal proceeding, or a legal concept is at the center of a movie, and if that movie has more dramatic and/or thrilling moments than comedic and/or romantic moments (sorry, Legally Blonde, you deserved a spot in the top 5), then ipso facto, that movie is a legal thriller. Objection! Overruled. Here they are, in a very specific order: the 20 best legal films of the last 20 years." - crimereads.com
avg. score: 5 of 21 (25%)
required scores: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
