Courtroom Dramas Movies, Ranked

Objection Overruled

10 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-09-18.

Films where the verdict is the whole story. Jury rooms, court martials, retrials and closing arguments, the trial is the spine of the film, not one scene in it. Only films I have watched, ranked by my rating, highest first.

1. 1
   12 Angry Men (1957)

   ★★★★★

   What immediately pulled me in were the long takes.

2. 2
   Juror #2 (2024)

   ★★★★½

   12 Angry Men meets How to Get Away with Murder.

3. 3
   Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

   ★★★★½
4. 4
   The Judge (2014)

   ★★★★½
5. 5
   Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

   ★★★★½
6. 6
   Just Mercy (2019)

   ★★★★

   Reminds me of The Green Mile (1999) with the trope of trying to bring justice to someone wrongly lined up for death row.

7. 7
   The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

   ★★★★
8. 8
   Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

   ★★★½
9. 9
   Paths of Glory (1957)

   ★★★½

   The scale of no man’s land is great, but the sound feels blown out and harsh at times.

10. 10
    To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    ★★★

    What I admire most here is the film’s moral clarity.