KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM

Courtroom Dramas Set in Cities

Kinora's catalogue lists 9 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
  • 2011

    A Separation

    Tehran — 2010s
    Urbandir. Asghar Farhadi
  • 2018

    Capernaum

    Beirut — 2010s
    Urbandir. Nadine Labaki
  • 1990

    Close-Up

    Tehran — 1980s
    Urbandir. Abbas Kiarostami
  • 2000

    Erin Brockovich

    Los Angeles · Hinkley — 1990s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Soderbergh
  • 1961

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Nuremberg — 1940s
    Urbandir. Stanley Kramer
  • 2019

    Marriage Story

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

    Oppenheimer

    Los Alamos · Princeton — 1930s · 1940s · 1950s
    Desert · Urbandir. Christopher Nolan
  • 1928

    The Passion of Joan of Arc

    Rouen — Medieval
    Urbandir. Carl Theodor Dreyer

Frequently asked

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

Kinora's catalogue lists 9 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 Separation (2011), Capernaum (2018), Close-Up (1990), and Erin Brockovich (2000).

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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