Sidney Lumet
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father.
3) Serpico
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of a true story where a young New York police officer refuses to extort money from criminals as the other officers do. His fellow police officers turn against him when he seeks to expose the situation during a grand jury investigation.
4) 12 angry men
Series
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c1957
Language
English
Description
A juror with reasonable doubts is determined to provide a fair hearing against a boy on trial.
5) Deathtrap
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A famed mystery playwright with a recent string of flops may be planning to murder a talented former student in order to steal his work.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A stock broker, who is having financial troubles and in need of extra cash, and his younger brother conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. The only problem is that the owners of the jewelry store are their own parents. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
7) The Wiz
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004], c1974
Language
English
Description
Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous trains Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionarie before the local police arrive.
