The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Jan 18, 1998 | IMDB 4
95 min Watch NowDrama, TV Movie
The Defenders are a crack team of lawyers dedicated to one principle - the accused is innocent untill proven guilty. This time, they defend a man wrongly convicted of murder.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Age of Innocence
Rules of Engagement
14 Days to Life
Double Jeopardy
Under Suspicion
Fatal Attraction
Secretary
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Defending Your Life
Edge of Darkness
12 Angry Men
Suspect
A Civil Action
Changing Lanes
Lemon Tree
In the Name of the Father
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Inherit the Wind
The Sea Inside
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
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