Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.
Casts Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Robert Prosky, Lela Rochon, Bo Jackson, Millie Perkins, David Marshall Grant, Raymond J. Barry, Nicholas Pryor
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Sommersby
The Best of Enemies
The Fugitive
Dead Man Walking
Malcolm X
Jury of One
The Birth of a Nation
Erin Brockovich
The Aryans
Primal Fear
Mississippi Burning
A Time to Kill
Black Legion
Adrenalin
The Burning Cross
Reversal of Fortune
Storm Warning
Vakeel Saab
You Don't Know Jack
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SIMILAR MOVIES
Sommersby
IMDB 6.3 | Feb , 1993
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.The Best of Enemies
IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 2019
Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.The Fugitive
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1993
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.Dead Man Walking
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1995
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.Malcolm X
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 1992
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.Jury of One
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1974
A desperate woman, whose son is on trial for murder, blackmails the judge and kidnaps his wife.The Birth of a Nation
IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 1915
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.Erin Brockovich
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 2000
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.The Aryans
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2014
THE ARYANS is Mo Asumang's personal journey into the madness of racism during which she meets German neo-Nazis, the US leading racist, the notorious Tom Metzger and Ku Klux Klan members in the alarming twilight of the Midwest. In The ARYANS Mo questions the completely wrong interpretation of "Aryanism" - a phenomenon of the tall, blond and blue-eyed master race.Primal Fear
IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 1996
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.Mississippi Burning
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1988
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.A Time to Kill
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 1996
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.Black Legion
IMDB 6.6 | Jan , 1937
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.Adrenalin
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 1996
Stephan Renner from the SEK shoots the terrorist Harloff during an operation. He had previously killed his wife Barbara with his partner Tatjana. For this, Renner is sentenced to several years in prison and also loses custody of his daughter. When he is released, he is threatened by anonymous calls.The Burning Cross
IMDB 5 | Sep , 1947
Recently returned from WWII combat, unable to find a job, finding his sweetheart engaged to another man, and generally aware of the changes which have occurred in his hometown while he was away, a young man becomes easily talked into joining the Ku Klux Klan. Banned by the Virginia Board of Censors, and financed independently because no bank would loan money for it.Reversal of Fortune
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1990
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.Storm Warning
IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 1951
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.Vakeel Saab
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 2021
Three girls find themselves accused of attempt to murder after escaping molestation. Their only hope is an alcoholic lawyer who agrees to take up the case.You Don't Know Jack
IMDB 7 | Jun , 2010
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Maysa: Quando Fala o Coração - O Filme
IMDB 9.5 | Jan , 2015