A classic legal thriller movie is airing on TV tonight
Also currently streaming on Netflix, the film is from the writer of The Firm and The Pelican Brief. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 23 July) is A Time to Kill, the 1996 adaptation of the legal thriller novel from John Grisham (The Firm, The Pelican Brief). Directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The […]
1 month ago
One of the best legal thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight
The film has an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 27 May) is Dark Waters, a 2019 legal thriller based on true events. The film revolves around a corporate defence attorney (Mark Ruffalo, Crime 101) who takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company on behalf of a […]
3 months ago
A brilliantly dark and twisty thriller movie is on TV tonight
From the writer of Basic Instinct, the film stars two A-listers. Jagged Edge, the excellent 1985 neo-noir legal thriller, is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 6 May). The movie centres around lawyer Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close, Wake Up Dead Man), who reluctantly represents the publisher Jack Forrester (Jeff Bridges, Tron), after he is accused of […]
4 months ago
A hit 2025 legal thriller movie is now available to stream at home
Released in cinemas last November, the film stars two Oscar-winners. Nuremberg, the hit 2025 historical legal thriller starring Oscar-winners Rami Malek (The Amateur) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator), has just been made available to watch at home. Currently streaming through the service NOW, the movie is inspired by the true story of the eponymous trials held […]
8 months ago
A TV series remake of classic legal thriller movie begins airing tonight
Though set in America, the show was filmed in Ireland. The Rainmaker, a new TV show version of John Grisham’s legal thriller (which was previously made into a star-studded movie in 1997), is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 7 January). The book takes its title from the term for a lawyer, who wins spectacular cases […]
8 months ago
A star-studded war movie is airing on TV tonight
The film comes from the director of The Exorcist and The French Connection. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 19 August) is Rules of Engagement, the 2000 war legal thriller. Directed by legendary filmmaker William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection, To Live and Die in LA), the film stars Oscar-nominee Samuel L. Jackson […]
1 year ago