Movies Like The Pelican Brief

The Firm is a gripping 1993 American legal thriller film based on the novel by John Grisham, starring Tom Cruise and directed by Sydney Pollack.

Michael Clayton is a 2007 American legal thriller film about lawyer Michael Clayton, who is tasked with fixing a crisis at his firm involving a...

All the President's Men is a 1976 American biographical political drama thriller film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporting of...

Zodiac is a 2007 American neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher. It tells the story of the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial...

The Interpreter is a 2005 political thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, and Jesper...

Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh. It portrays the true story of Erin Brockovich, played...

Fracture is a 2007 psychological legal crime thriller film starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, and directed by Gregory Hoblit. The movie tells...

The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2011 American legal thriller film directed by Brad Furman, adapted from Michael Connelly's novel of the same title. Starring...

Enemy of the State is a 1998 American political action thriller film involving a labor lawyer framed for murder after a congressman's killing is...

The Insider is a 1999 American drama film directed by Michael Mann, based on the true story of Jeffrey Wigand, a chemist who becomes a whistleblower...

The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It features an ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Claire Danes,...

Traffic is a 2000 American crime drama film that explores the illegal drug trade from multiple perspectives, including users, enforcers, politicians,...

North Country is a 2005 American drama film based on the true story of the 1984 landmark sexual harassment case Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines. It stars...

Presumed Innocent is a gripping American legal thriller film involving deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich who becomes entangled in a murder mystery after...

The Constant Gardener is a 2005 drama thriller film directed by Fernando Meirelles. The story follows Justin Quayle, a British diplomat in Kenya, as...

Runaway Jury is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder, starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz....

State of Play is a 2009 political thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald, based on the 2003 British television serial of the same name. The movie...

The Verdict is a 1982 American legal drama film featuring a down-on-his-luck lawyer who takes on a medical malpractice case, leading to a moral and...