Courtroom Dramas on Netflix

A sexual assault victim, unjustly tried for the attempted murder of her attacker, is defended by a retired lawyer who challenges India's rape culture.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 8.2
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 02:10:04
Netflix ID: 80144448 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Mumbai shopkeeper Kanji Bhai files a lawsuit against God when an earthquake destroys his store and his insurance policy won't cover the damage.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 8.1
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 02:03:22
Netflix ID: 70258366 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This biopic examines the Irishman Gerry Conlon, who was wrongfully sentenced to life in prison for an IRA terrorist attack that killed four people.

Year: 1993
IMDb: 8.1
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 02:12:52
Netflix ID: 624536 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Ted is a career-driven yuppie whose wife leaves him and their 6-year-old son. As he adjusts to life as a full-time dad, she comes to reclaim the boy.

Year: 1979
IMDb: 7.8
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:44:54
Netflix ID: 60010559 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a cocky military lawyer and his co-counsel are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that may implicate high-ranking officials.

Year: 1992
IMDb: 7.7
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 02:18:02
Netflix ID: 499243 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a blood-spattered altar boy is found running from a murder scene, his conviction seems certain -- but his attorney is determined to win the case.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 7.7
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:10:25
Netflix ID: 873159 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A grown man with the mental capacity of a 7-year-old raises his baby alone until child protective services deems him an unfit guardian.

Year: 2001
IMDb: 7.7
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 02:12:16
Netflix ID: 60021799 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In Beirut, a feud between a Christian mechanic and a Palestinian foreman boils over in a court case that underscores sociopolitical tensions.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7.7
Runtime: 01:53:02
Netflix ID: 80216316 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Four boys from Hell's Kitchen enter a reformatory where a cruel guard abuses them. Years later, two of them avenge their tormenter and stand trial.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 7.6
Runtime: 02:27:07
Netflix ID: 973057 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Keanu Reeves stars as a young attorney recruited to the firm of a charismatic lawyer, whose strange behavior gradually reveals a sinister intent.

Year: 1997
IMDb: 7.5
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 02:23:51
Netflix ID: 1181732 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After falling in love and attempting to expose wrongdoing, a corrupt court official contends with worse offenders and acquires new skills at a brothel.

Year: 1994
IMDb: 7.5
Runtime: 01:46:36
Netflix ID: 70033600 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.5
Runtime: 02:10:10
Netflix ID: 81043755 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A radical terrorist group known as the Red Army Faction uses extreme violence to combat what they perceive as a new fascist threat in 1970s Germany.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 02:29:40
Netflix ID: 70112501 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A former defense attorney finds herself back in court when she and her husband are sued for medical emancipation by their 11-year-old daughter.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 01:49:17
Netflix ID: 70113003 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A big city lawyer returns to his hometown when his father is charged with murder. He takes the case, only to uncover family secrets.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:21:27
Netflix ID: 70305896 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Framed by a politician for committing murder, a lower-class boy hires the only counsel he can afford: a lawyer with no courtroom experience.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 7.4
Runtime: 02:16:31
Netflix ID: 81024713 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Tasked with defending rich lothario Louis Roulet, who's been charged with assault, lawyer Mick Haller finds himself and his family in danger.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 01:54:02
Netflix ID: 70167077 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Notorious pornographer Larry Flynt carries his free-speech campaign from lowly strip clubs to the U.S. Supreme Court in this Oscar-nominated biopic.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 02:09:29
Netflix ID: 849852 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A group of women in the Minnesota iron mines decide to stand up against harassment from their male co-workers in this drama based on a true story.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 7.3
Runtime: 02:06:23
Netflix ID: 70038803 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This biopic traces the life of Dr. József Béres from the development of the "Béres drops" to his struggles under the Communist regime in Hungary.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 7.3
Runtime: 02:06:07
Netflix ID: 81423958 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A young attorney and a scrappy paralegal work to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company.

Year: 1997
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:15:28
Netflix ID: 1181661 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Ted Crawford, who allegedly attempted to murder his wife, is now locked in a battle of wits with a young assistant district attorney.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:53:19
Netflix ID: 70058016 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

As a judge labors through a stagnant career and marriage, his inner struggle with instinct versus reason manifests itself and consumes his life.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.2
Runtime: 01:32:28
Netflix ID: 81232413 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a Tokyo photographer returns home for his mother’s memorial service, old grudges ignite into tragedy. His brother is arrested, but who is to blame?

Year: 2006
IMDb: 7.2
Runtime: 01:59:51
Netflix ID: 70064321 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An Australian woman finds herself under suspicion of murder after her infant daughter is carried off by a dingo during a family camping trip.

Year: 1988
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 02:01:45
Netflix ID: 409892 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a Harvard Law School grad joins a prestigious firm, he ignores the warning of his wife, who fears the lucrative deal sounds too good to be true.

Year: 1993
IMDb: 6.8
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 02:34:31
Netflix ID: 60000210 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a young prison guard commits murder in South Africa, an ardent lawyer aims to prove he was psychologically unbalanced by his role in executions.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 01:46:04
Netflix ID: 80117684 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this fact-based drama, an American historian accused of libel by a notorious Holocaust denier must prove in court that the Holocaust did occur.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:50:20
Netflix ID: 80115017 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An intense courtroom battle ensues between a convinced prosecutor and a defense attorney representing a man accused of murdering his wife.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 02:02:19
Netflix ID: 80178904 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After devastating terror attacks in Norway, a young survivor, grieving families and the country rally for justice and healing. Based on a true story.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 02:24:00
Netflix ID: 80210932 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The bond of a paralegal and a convicted rapist is at the heart of this drama based on the true story of a 22-year battle to overturn his sentence.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 01:29:01
Netflix ID: 70128763 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A widowed lawyer struggles to retain custody of his biracial granddaughter when the girl's paternal grandmother attacks his competence.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 02:01:11
Netflix ID: 80015774 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Single mother Liz falls for Ted Bundy and refuses to believe the truth about his crimes for years. A drama based on a true story.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 6.6
Runtime: 01:49:58
Netflix ID: 81028570 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Forced evictions lead to a protest that leaves a teenage boy and a policeman dead. A novice public defender is put on the case to uncover the truth.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.4
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:06:10
Netflix ID: 80125817 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Laurie and Joseph are doctors who interview sexually abused children. With a lot of energy they track down a pedophile who has abused many toddlers.

Year: 1990
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:34:32
Netflix ID: 70206825 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 02:03:06
Netflix ID: 80116825 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Trying to earn an acquittal for a teen client accused of murdering his wealthy father, a defense attorney uncovers disturbing facts about the victim.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:33:45
Netflix ID: 80058394 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Frothing for vengeance after three 8-year-olds are slain, the community of West Memphis, Ark., directs blame at a trio of teens suspected of Satanism.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:54:13
Netflix ID: 70293644 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Politician and human rights campaigner Milada Horáková battles against all odds to defend her beliefs in a Czechoslovakia under Communist rule.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 02:03:56
Netflix ID: 80108149 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An idealistic young attorney takes on the death row clemency case of his unrepentant Klansman grandfather in this adaptation of a John Grisham novel.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 6
Runtime: 01:52:28
Netflix ID: 360576 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An arbitration panel is formed after a company CEO in Nigeria is sued for wrongful dismissal and rape by an employee with whom he had an affair.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.9
Runtime: 01:40:33
Netflix ID: 80208830 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu must work with a brutal killer seeking redemption in order to solve the murder of a teenage girl.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 5.9
Runtime: 01:54:52
Netflix ID: 80235926 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After reckless teens kill an Amish child, a prosecutor attempts to bring the youths to justice despite the condemnation he faces from the community.

Year: 1988
IMDb: 5.8
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:34:52
Netflix ID: 70206821 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A single mother selected as a juror for a high-profile trial is forced to make an agonizing decision when a mob enforcer threatens to kill her son.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 5.7
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:58:07
Netflix ID: 662127 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After years of fertility issues and her mother-in-law's nagging, a woman hires her assistant as a surrogate. But things don’t go as smoothly as planned.

Year: 2020
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 01:44:52
Netflix ID: 81412197 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A lawyer's husband is having an affair. When his mistress is found dead, he becomes the prime suspect -- and his wife must take charge of his defense.

Year: 1990
IMDb: 5.6
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:33:53
Netflix ID: 70206818 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A devout Christian public school teacher heads to court when a student challenges her over discussing Jesus in the classroom.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 4.3
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 02:00:15
Netflix ID: 80082947 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After the election-night murder of her campaign manager at a polling site, a gubernatorial candidate challenges the corrupt incumbent's victory.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 01:59:52
Netflix ID: 81049899 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After his much younger and very famous fiancé is murdered, a wealthy tycoon's daughter becomes the prime suspect.

Year: 2017
Runtime: 02:05:03
Netflix ID: 80223741 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A disengaged graduate expects his father's friend to recruit him into law, but instead learns about a murder case with a verdict he aims to challenge.

Year: 2006
Runtime: 02:02:51
Netflix ID: 81229395 · Watch on Netflix

To prove the innocence of his client who's on trial for murder, a lawyer must gain the trust of a teenage girl with autism outside of the courtroom.

Year: 2019
Runtime: 02:09:14
Netflix ID: 81313508 · Watch on Netflix