Sentences with phrase «reilly legal thrillers»

The now rich and famous writer of legal thrillers, Scott Turow, wrote his first novel using only his morning commutes into New York City on the train.

2) John Grisham — By selling over 250 million copies of his legal thrillers, Grisham has amassed a net worth over $ 200 million.

My background is in law, so I was enthralled by this legal thriller, which tells the story of Ron Williamson and his battle for justice.

He's so far knocked out 10 legal thriller books, which were translated into more than 20 languages and osmosed into movies such as «Presumed Innocent» and «The Burden of Proof.»

Right now I am diving into this fun legal thriller and hope to finish it by this weekend.

Renée has taken a five - year break from movies, but her fans will be thrilled to know she is currently filming a legal thriller called The Whole Truth with Keanu Reeves.

Both actors play a convincing cat - and - mouse game, with Franco offering a riveting courtroom testimony as the script transitions into more of a low - key legal thriller about redemption for each man.

Synopsis: In this legal thriller based on a true story, John Travolta stars as Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious personal - injury attorney whose fierce determinat... [MORE]

Calling big - screen legal thriller «The Lincoln Lawyer» the best TV pilot I've seen in a while really isn't meant as a putdown — the truth is, there's more good stuff on the tube these days than in theaters, especially at this time of the year.

Matthew McConaughey stars in this legal thriller as a low - rent defense attorney named Mickey Haller.

Great legal thriller with an excellent cast and plenty of twists.

As devoid of spontaneity as a D.A.'s defense strategy, this adaptation of fiction machine Michael Connelly's 2005 legal thriller is both convoluted and completely predictable.

This screen adaptation of Michael Connelly's clever legal thriller is stylish, suspenseful and thoroughly entertaining.

A new legal thriller starring Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins has landed at Lionsgate, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Chalk this one up as a forgettable would - be / should - be political legal thriller that just doesn't thrill.

Streaming TV: the addictive legal thriller How to Get Away With Murder: Season 4, with Emmy - winning Viola Davis and the time - travelling superhero series Legends of Tomorrow: Season 3 are available weeks after their network runs.

Enjoyably twisty but too shallow to be fully satisfying, this legal thriller lopes along at a pleasing pace through its overlong running time.

A legal thriller centering on a take - no - prisoners Manhattan litigator who specializes in corporate - malfeasance cases.

McConaughey returns to the slick lawyer roles he played in the pre-walking-punchline stage of his career with The Lincoln Lawyer, a new legal thriller based on a Michael Connelly novel in the time - and airport - tested tradition of John Grisham.

An intriguing legal thriller, this tense Euro - drama takes a female perspective as it examines a horrific situation.

With a solid director and a strong star,» The Lincoln Lawyer» is a fast - paced and smart legal thriller that will keep audiences intrigued until its final frame.

Michael Fassbender leads an all - star cast in a «legal thriller» from novelist Cormac McCarthy that is anything but conventional.

The Ringer's Chris Ryan, Justin Charity, and Lindsay Zoladz are not miracle workers, they're janitors looking to delve into «Michael Clayton,» the 2007 legal thriller starring George Clooney and Tilda Swinton and directed by Tony Gilroy.

He says that Limitless, a movie in which Bradley Cooper takes a miracle drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his brain, and The Lincoln Lawyer, a legal thriller starring Matthew McConaughey, are both perfect escapist date night movies.

Close, who recently starred on the legal thriller «Damages,» will soon be seen in Marvel's «Guardians of the Galaxy» and a trio of indie movies, including «Low Down,» «5 to 7» and «Anesthesia.»

From that point the movie begins to operate as a low - boiling legal thriller, though Wang has shrewdly established Joey's emotional claim to Chip long before we understand that his legal claim is groundless.

(R for profanity) Steven Soderbergh directs this fact - based legal thriller about a corporate executive - turned - star witness (Matt Damon) who testifies against his former employer and other agri - business companies in a federal price - fixing case.

Primal Fear, for the most part, comes off as a fairly typical legal thriller, as director Gregory Hoblit, working from Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman's screenplay, has infused the proceedings with many of the elements that one has come to associate with the genre - including a slick protagonist who is forcefully taken down a notch and a wide - eyed defendant who may not be quite as innocent as he seems.

Despite outward appearances, Fracture isn't quite the fast - paced legal thriller that one might have expected from the film's promotional materials (there is, in fact, only one courtroom sequence of any real significance); screenwriters Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers have instead crafted a story that generally has the feel of a low - key drama - with Gosling's character ultimately forced to choose between his ambition and his morals.

But as gripping as the movie is as a legal thriller, it's even more notable as a portrait of a community.

It constantly flits between genres — serious addiction drama, black comedy, wacky stoner comedy, legal thriller, romance, aviation disaster thriller etc... For a while, the film's offbeat tone is interesting, and threatens to do surprising things with its familiar setups.

Crime offerings include «The Fix,» a legal thriller co-written and produced by Marcia Clark; «Take Two,» a procedural starring Rachel Bilson and Eddie Cibrian from the producers of «Castle»; and «Harrow,» an Australian series starring Ioan Gruffudd as a man whose empathy for the dead helps him in his work as a forensic pathologist.

Michael Clayton: A legal thriller, Michael Clayton is a film about the corruption and darkness that characterises the shady entity we call «system».

The film is a legal thriller that has all the elements: missing evidence, unreliable witnesses, a drawn out investigation, and courtroom scenes that should have those in the legal profession laughing themselves silly at their inaccuracies.

This legal thriller is executive produced / co-written by Clark, Liz Craft and Sarah Fain.

CBS give put - pilot commitment to untitled romantic legal thriller from Tony Phelan and Joan Rater (THR).

ABC's legal thriller How to Get Away with Murder will answer those questions in its two - hour season final on Thursday, February 23rd (9:01 / 8:01 C).

October EBONY cover star Chadwick Boseman stars in new legal thriller Marshall as the young NAACP attorney determined to represent innocent African - Americans throughout the... Read More

Hal Holbrook does a lot with his minimal screentime, and Tom Wilkinson helps putting a human face on a legal thriller.

Michael Clayton is a basic legal thriller thankfully about its characters but not much more beyond its broad corporate indictment.

A good legal thriller that moves at a brisk pace with several twists and turns.

Gilroy's insistence on a human face to the legal thriller is appreciable, and Paul Thomas Anderson's out - of - character classical, sincere style is a big step for him.

The film itself was a decent enough legal thriller and now with The Infiltrator, Furman explores the other side of the law.

He is not looking for religious fiction, genre fiction (romance, sci - fi, fantasy), legal thrillers, New Age, picture books, middle grade, novellas or screenplays.

A title has yet to be released, but this high - stakes legal thriller is slated to go on sale October 21 and will be published by Doubleday.

A Vast Conspiracy is written with the narrative drive of a sensational (if improbable) legal thriller, and Toobin brilliantly explores the high principle and low comedy that were the hallmarks of the story.

Part legal thriller and part psychology manual on teenage behavior, Picoult's entertaining book tackles a lot of territory.

The Confession is out October 26, about 21 months after the publication of Grisham's latest legal thriller, The Associate, and less than a year after the publication of Ford County and Thedore Boone: Kid Lawyer.

Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham Though the title rings a bit of «30 Rock»'s The Rural Juror, Grisham's latest legal thriller is one we won't miss.

Legal thrillers.