KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM

Courtroom Dramas Set in Cities

Kinora's catalogue lists 22 films built around a courtroom case and set in cities, spanning 1928–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 1957

    12 Angry Men

    New York City — 1950s
    Urbandir. Sidney Lumet
  • 1998

    A Civil Action

    Massachusetts
    Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Zaillian
  • 1992

    A Few Good Men

    Cuba · Washington, D.C. — 1990s
    Urbandir. Rob Reiner
  • 2011

    A Separation

    Tehran — 2010s
    Urbandir. Asghar Farhadi
  • 1997

    Amistad

    Connecticut · Cuba · Sierra Leone — 1800s
    Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
  • 2022

    Argentina 1985

    Argentina — 1980s
    Urbandir. Santiago Mitre
  • 2015

    Bridge of Spies

    New York City · Berlin — 1950s · 1960s
    Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
  • 2018

    Capernaum

    Beirut — 2010s
    Urbandir. Nadine Labaki
  • 1990

    Close-Up

    Tehran — 1980s
    Urbandir. Abbas Kiarostami
  • 2019

    Dark Waters

    Cincinnati · West Virginia — 1990s · 2000s · 2010s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Todd Haynes
  • 2000

    Erin Brockovich

    Los Angeles · Hinkley — 1990s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Soderbergh
  • 1991

    JFK

    New Orleans · Dallas · Washington, D.C. — 1960s
    Urbandir. Oliver Stone
  • 1961

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Nuremberg — 1940s
    Urbandir. Stanley Kramer
  • 1979

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    New York City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Robert Benton
  • 2019

    Marriage Story

    New York City · Los Angeles — 2010s
    Urbandir. Noah Baumbach
  • 2023

    Oppenheimer

    Los Alamos · Princeton — 1930s · 1940s · 1950s
    Desert · Urbandir. Christopher Nolan
  • 1993

    Philadelphia

    Philadelphia — 1990s
    Urbandir. Jonathan Demme
  • 1996

    Primal Fear

    Chicago — 1990s
    Urbandir. Gregory Hoblit
  • 2021

    The Last Duel

    Paris — Medieval
    Rural · Urbandir. Ridley Scott
  • 1928

    The Passion of Joan of Arc

    Rouen — Medieval
    Urbandir. Carl Theodor Dreyer
  • 2020

    The Trial of the Chicago 7

    Chicago — 1960s
    Urbandir. Aaron Sorkin
  • 1982

    The Verdict

    Boston — 1980s
    Urbandir. Sidney Lumet

Frequently asked

How many movies are built around a courtroom case and set in cities?

Kinora's catalogue lists 22 films built around a courtroom case and set in cities, spanning 1928–2023.

What are some movies built around a courtroom case and set in cities?

Films built around a courtroom case and set in cities in our catalogue include 12 Angry Men (1957), A Civil Action (1998), A Few Good Men (1992), A Separation (2011), and Amistad (1997).

What is the oldest movie built around a courtroom case and set in cities?

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) is the earliest film built around a courtroom case and set in cities in our catalogue; the most recent is Oppenheimer (2023).

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