The Best Courtroom Movies Available Online

Use this JustWatch streaming guide to find the best courtroom movies available to watch now. Find the must-see hidden gems of the genre and discover where you can watch them all using this streaming guide. Regardless of the streaming services you use—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch has you covered with all the options. 

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The most dramatic courtroom movies

Movies set predominantly in the courtroom offer a fascinating insight into the judicial process and feature inspiring protagonists fighting for the recognition of their rights. Some of the most impactful courtroom movies include A Few Good Men, Anatomy of a Fall, 12 Angry Men, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Lincoln Lawyer, Primal Fear, JFK, The Devil’s Advocate, and Juror #2. Other movies in the genre that never fail to inspire are The Hurricane, Anatomy of a Murder, Erin Brokovich, and Michael Clayton. 

Courtroom movies you might have missed

Some courtroom movies that have flown under the radar are You Don’t Know Jack starring Al Pacino, The Trial of the Chicago 7 directed by Aaron Sorkin, and Roman J. Israel, Esq. featuring Denzel Washington. Filmmaker Jonathan Demme’s Philadelphia and Joel Schumacher’s A Time To Kill are under-appreciated courtroom classics from the 90s. 

Other genres

Try discovering other genres such as civil rights movies, psychological dramas, or detective crime films. You can also discover courtroom series such as Better Call Saul, Matlock, and Law & Order.