The Social Network
THE SOCIAL NETWORK 2010 Artistry Awards BEST PICTURE WINNER 5 WINS 10 NOMINATIONS Directed by:David Fincher Written by:Aaron Sorkin Based on the novel by:Ben Mezrich Genre:Biography | Drama Runtime:120 mins Plot:Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site. That would become known as Facebook but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole […]
The Reader
THE READER 2008 Artistry Awards 1 WIN 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Stephen Daldry Written by:David Hare Based on the book by:Bernhard Schlink Genre:Drama | Romance Runtime:124 mins Plot:Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in […]
Michael Clayton
MICHAEL CLAYTON 2007 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 3 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Tony Gilroy Written by:Tony Gilroy Genre:Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller Runtime:119 mins Plot:A law firm brings in its “fixer” to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class […]
North Country
NORTH COUNTRY 2005 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 2 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Niki Caro Written by:Michael Seitzman Based on the book by:Clara BinghamLaura Leedy Genre:Drama Runtime:126 mins Plot:A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as […]
I Am Sam
I AM SAM Directed by:Jessie Nelson Written by:Kristine JohnsonJessie Nelson Genre:Drama Runtime:132 mins Plot:A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family. Release Date:December 28, 2001 Reception: 7.6 7 28% Cast: Sean PennMichelle PfeifferDakota FanningDianne WiestLoretta DevineRichard SchiffLaura Dern […]
Legally Blonde
LEGALLY BLONDE Directed by:Robert Luketic Written by:Karen McCullahKirsten Smith Based on the novel by:Amanda Brown Genre:Comedy | Romance Runtime:96 mins Plot:Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks. Release […]
Erin Brockovich
ERIN BROCKOVICH 2000 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 4 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Steven Soderbergh Written by:Susannah Grant Genre:Biography | Drama Runtime:131 mins Plot:An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city’s water supply. Release Date:March 17, 2000 Reception: 7.4 9 73% Cast: Julia RobertsAlbert […]
The Hurricane
THE HURRICANE 1999 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Norman Jewison Written by:Armyan BernsteinDan Gordon Based on the books by:Sam ChaitonTerry SwintonRubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter Genre:Biography | Drama | Sport Runtime:146 mins Plot:The story of Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence. […]
A Civil Action
A CIVIL ACTION Directed by:Steven Zaillian Written by:Steven Zaillian Based on the book by:Jonathan Harr Genre:Drama Runtime:115 mins Plot:A tenacious lawyer takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing several children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town’s water supply being contaminated, at the risk of bankrupting his firm and career. Release […]
Amistad
AMISTAD 1997 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 6 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Steven Spielberg Written by:David Franzoni Genre:Biography | Drama | History Runtime:155 mins Plot:In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must […]