Cavalier of the West

Under California Stars

April 1948 •English

On vacation at his ranch, western actor Roy quickly finds himself involved with a horse rustling operation and a boy ward of one of the rustlers, leading to the kidnapping of Roy's trick horse Trigger by the gang with a demand for ransom.

The Ballad of Josie

February 1968 •English

A frontier widow aims to raise sheep despite a cattle rancher in old Wyoming.

The Third Murder

September 2017 •Japanese

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.

Murder in the First

January 1995 •English

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

The Trial of Lord Lucan

November 1994 •English

An imagined trial of a man who, in 1974 London, is thought to have killed a woman he mistook for his wife in order to regain custody of his children. He disappeared the day after the killing and was never found.

The Goldman Case

June 2023 •French

A second trial begins in November 1975 against French left-wing revolutionary Pierre Goldman, accused of several armed robberies and the death of two chemists.

Primal Fear

March 1996 •English

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

Tortured Souls

May 1917 •Russian

Anatomy of a Murder

July 1959 •English

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.

Nora Prentiss

February 1947 •English

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.

Lizzie

September 2018 •English

Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

November 1991 •English

An intimate exploration of the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of murder in 1977, with commentary from those involved, including Peltier himself.

Murder!

July 1930 •English

When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.

An Invisible Victim: The Eliza Samudio Case

September 2024 •Portuguese

A star goalkeeper threatens a woman who is pregnant with his child. Her pleas for help go unanswered in the shadow of his fame — then tragedy strikes.

Count the Hours!

April 1953 •English

A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.

Leslie, My Name Is Evil

September 2009 •English

A young jury member becomes infatuated with Leslie, a troubled teenager and former homecoming princess, who became a follower of Charles Manson's cult and is now on trial for murder.

Death Sentence

October 1974 •English

A juror on a murder trial begins to believe that the man charged with the crime is innocent — and that the real killer is her own husband.

Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback

March 2007 •English

After surviving the terrifying outback abduction of her boyfriend, Joanne Lees became the victim of a relentless trial by media across two continents. With no body to speak of, reported 'sightings' of Peter, and revelations Joanne had cheated on her boyfriend, the public and media in both Britain and Australia refused to accept Joanne's innocence on face value. This is the story of one young woman's courage in the face of one of the most mysterious crimes in Australian history.

Roxie Hart

February 1942 •English

A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in 1927.

Responsible Child

December 2019 •English

Ray, a twelve-year-old boy, must confront the British legal system when he is accused of murder.