Cinema in the Courtroom

Movies and TV · 10 questions

Ten questions about courtroom films, their characters, and the distinction between fiction and historical fact.

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1. Which film has Atticus Finch as its central character?

   1. To Kill a Mockingbird
   2. 12 Angry Men
   3. The Verdict
   4. Inherit the Wind
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   A) To Kill a Mockingbird

2. In which film does most of the jury's deliberation take place in a single room?

   1. A Few Good Men
   2. My Cousin Vinny
   3. 12 Angry Men
   4. Judgment at Nuremberg
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   C) 12 Angry Men

3. Which film dramatizes the postwar trial of Nazi judges in Nuremberg?

   1. Judgment at Nuremberg
   2. Sophie Scholl
   3. The Life of Emile Zola
   4. The Reader
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   A) Judgment at Nuremberg

4. Which film was inspired by the groundwater-contamination case in Hinkley?

   1. The Rainmaker
   2. Philadelphia
   3. The Verdict
   4. Erin Brockovich
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   D) Erin Brockovich

5. Which film follows the court-martial of two Marines accused of killing a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay?

   1. The Verdict
   2. Judgment at Nuremberg
   3. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
   4. A Few Good Men
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   D) A Few Good Men

6. Which film is adapted from Arthur Miller's play about the Salem witch trials?

   1. The Scarlet Letter
   2. The Witch
   3. Inherit the Wind
   4. The Crucible
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   D) The Crucible

7. Which film centers on a medical-malpractice case involving a patient left in a coma?

   1. Philadelphia
   2. The Verdict
   3. Erin Brockovich
   4. The Rainmaker
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   B) The Verdict

8. Which film portrays a fictional lawsuit over AIDS-related discrimination?

   1. The Normal Heart
   2. Philadelphia
   3. My Cousin Vinny
   4. And the Band Played On
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   B) Philadelphia

9. Which film humorously portrays a novice lawyer defending clients in a small-town trial?

   1. 12 Angry Men
   2. To Kill a Mockingbird
   3. My Cousin Vinny
   4. The Rainmaker
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   C) My Cousin Vinny

10. Which film follows a young lawyer challenging an insurer's refusal to cover leukemia treatment?

    1. The Rainmaker
    2. Erin Brockovich
    3. A Few Good Men
    4. The Verdict
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    A) The Rainmaker