Drama, Crime, History
A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
For the Defense
New York Stories
The Strategy of the Snail
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
The Sweet Hereafter
Towelhead
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
High Crimes
Quiz Show
I Am Sam
Intolerable Cruelty
Sin by Murder
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Gung Ho
At Close Range
Miracle on 34th Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
SIMILAR MOVIES
For the Defense
IMDB 4.8 | Jul , 1930
William Foster is a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them out of jail, winning acquittals, and having decisions reversed, thus springing criminals out of prison. He is romantically involved with dancer Irene Manners, who is two-timing him, although she wants to marry him. She kills a man driving while out with her other man, Jack Defoe, who takes the blame. Unfortunately, a ring Foster had just given Irene is found at the crime scene. Foster ends up defending Jack, but when the ring is found, he thinks he is protecting Irene, so pleads guilty to jury tampering.New York Stories
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 1989
Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.The Strategy of the Snail
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1993
A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1991
An editor of a fashion magazine writes a column that destroys careers. She is also a brutal employer. An editor of a rival magazine visits, asking she not be the next victim. The first is found dead and the rival is charged with murder.The Sweet Hereafter
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1997
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.Towelhead
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2008
A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her strict father during the Gulf War.Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 1987
Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1987
Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud in the process.Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 1988
Mason defends a man he had sentenced to prison when he was an appellate-court judge. Now, 18 months after the sentencing, a new witness turns up to prove the man's innocence. Mason steps in to defend the man.High Crimes
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 2002
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.Quiz Show
IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 1994
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.I Am Sam
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 2001
Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.Intolerable Cruelty
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2003
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.Sin by Murder
IMDB 2 | Feb , 2004
On the night of their tenth anniversary, corporate lawyer Michael Barnes' wife is brutally murdered. Labelled the prime suspect by Detectives Jack Burns and Amy Cobb, Barnes must try to clear his name before it's too late... Along the way, Barnes' closest friends begin to show their true colors, and with no one left to trust, he finds himself with nothing to lose as he's faced with the toughest decision of his life.Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1992
A painter, believed to be dead, returns to make allegations that a gallery owner is selling counterfeits of his work. Later, the artist is murdered.Gung Ho
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1986
When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.At Close Range
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1986
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.Miracle on 34th Street
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 1947
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1986
An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the practical joke goes wrong when the gun turns out to contain a live round.Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
IMDB 6.8 | May , 1988
A woman suddenly disappears after an early morning walk, and her husband is accused of murder.