Best Law Movies of the 1980s

Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: David Mamet
Stars: Paul Newman,Charlotte Rampling,James Mason,Jack Warden,Milo O'Shea,Lindsay Crouse,Bruce Willis,Roxanne Hart,James Handy,Wesley Addy
IMDb ID: tt0084855
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Trial drama,Film adaptation,Drama
Subjects: Law
Release date: 1982-12-08
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Richard Marquand
Writers: Joe Eszterhas
Stars: Maria Mayenzet,Peter Coyote,Lance Henriksen,William Allen Young,Ben Hammer,Jeff Bridges,James Karen,Sanford Jensen,Woody Eney,Al Ruscio
IMDb ID: tt0089360
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Crime Fiction,Psychological thriller,Thriller,Mystery,Trial drama,Crime Thriller,Romance Film
Subjects: Law
Release date: 1985-09-05
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Peter Yates
Writers: Eric Roth
Stars: Cher,Dennis Quaid,Liam Neeson,Joe Mantegna,John Mahoney,Fred Melamed,Philip Bosco,Bill Cobbs,Michael Beach,Aaron Schwartz
IMDb ID: tt0094082
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Thriller,Crime Fiction,Mystery,Trial drama,Suspense,Drama
Subjects: Law
Release date: 1987-10-23
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: Ivan Reitman
Stars: Robert Redford,Daryl Hannah,Debra Winger,Terence Stamp,Brian Dennehy,Christine Baranski,Steven Hill,Jennifer Dundas,David Clennon,John McMartin
IMDb ID: tt0091396
Rating: PG (USA)
Genres: Thriller,Legal drama,Crime Fiction,Romantic comedy,Trial drama,Romance Film,Comedy Thriller,Mystery,Courtroom Comedy,Comedy
Subjects: Law
Release date: 1986-06-18
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Peter Hyams
Writers: Roderick Taylor
Stars: Michael Douglas,Hal Holbrook,Yaphet Kotto,James Sikking,DeWayne Jessie,Sharon Gless,Larry Hankin,Joe Regalbuto,Don Calfa,Jack Kehoe
IMDb ID: tt0086356
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Thriller,Action Film,Crime Fiction,Trial drama,Suspense,Action/Adventure,Drama
Subjects: Law
Release date: 1983-08-05
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Herbert Wise
Writers: Ernest Kinoy
Stars: John Rubinstein,Danny Kaye,George Dzundza,Ed Flanders,Lee Strasberg,Kim Hunter,Eli Wallach,Carl Reiner,Brian Dennehy,James Sutorius
IMDb ID: tt0083090
Rating: PG-13 (USA)
Genres: Trial drama,Political drama,Docudrama,Drama
Subjects: Law,The Holocaust
Release date: 1981-11-17
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: David Greene
Stars: Kirk Douglas,Jason Robards,Darren McGavin,Jean Simmons,Megan Follows,Richard Lineback,Michael Ensign,Kyle Secor,John Harkins,Tom McCleister
IMDb ID: tt0095373
Genres: Period piece,Trial drama,Television film,Drama
Subjects: Law
Release date: 1988-03-20
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language