Film and Law

Lt. Daniel Kaffee, played by Tom Cruise, is the military defense attorney who takes on the case of two Marines accused of murder in the film "A Few Good Men".

To Kill a Mockingbird, released in 1962, tells the story of a young lawyer who defends a black man accused of raping a white woman in the deep south.

Mark Zuckerberg, played by Jesse Eisenberg, is the Harvard student who creates Facebook in the film "The Social Network".

A Civil Action, released in 1998, tells the story of a group of lawyers who take on a tobacco company in a class-action lawsuit.

Martin Luther King, Jr., played by David Oyelowo, is the civil rights leader who leads a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in the film "Selma".

Inherit the Wind, released in 1960, tells the story of a young lawyer who defends a schoolteacher accused of being a communist.

Elle Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon, is the sorority girl who enrolls in Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend in the film "Legally Blonde".

Presumed Innocent, released in 1990, tells the story of a group of lawyers who defend a man accused of murdering his wife.

The Chicago 7, played by a talented ensemble cast, are the group of anti-war activists who are put on trial for their involvement in the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests in the film "The Trial of the Chicago 7".

The Verdict, released in 1982, tells the story of a lawyer who takes on a case against a tobacco company after his wife dies of lung cancer.

Bryan Stevenson, played by Michael B. Jordan, is the young lawyer who takes on the case of a black man who has been wrongly convicted of murder in the film "Just Mercy".

Kramer vs. Kramer, released in 1979, tells the story of a group of lawyers who defend a man accused of murdering his wife and her lover.

Michael Clayton, played by George Clooney, is the corporate lawyer who is hired to cover up a chemical company's wrongdoing in the film "Michael Clayton".

The Rainmaker, released in 1997, tells the story of a lawyer who takes on a case against a pharmaceutical company after his wife dies of a heart attack.

The Spotlight Team, played by a talented ensemble cast, is the team of journalists who uncover a cover-up of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Boston in the film "Spotlight".