A few law movies that I hope will not drive you insane (or to worry about insanity doctrines)

In our very quick review of insanity doctrines, I mentioned that insanity claims often get more attention in courtroom movies rather than in actual courtrooms.  I showed one clip from Anatomy of a Murder (1959), and I would recommend highly the full movie.  For a more recent movie with some insanity talk, check out Primal Fear (1996).  In addition, Nuts (1986) is an interesting movie addressing competency to stand trial.

Partially to provide a reminder that you should be doing a lot more than just studying even as exams approach, I though it might be fun to also post some other law-themes movie recommendations.  Of course, you may not find it relaxing to watch law movies, I cannot resist noting some of my favorites in this genre:

• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• The Fortune Cookie (1966)
• A Few Good Men (1992)
• My Cousin Vinny (1992)
• The Firm (1993)
• A Time to Kill (1996)
• The Devil's Advocate (1997)
• Michael Clayton (2007
• Just Mercy (2019)

I have intentionally left out law school movies, but at some point every law student should find time for the classics of The Paper Chase (1973) and Legally Blonde (2001).  

I am going to try to make sure the comments here stay open so everyone can share movie recommendations (law or otherwise).