Law Movie Night: The Verdict

The Legal Cinema Studies Society presents a screening of the classic film The Verdict.

One of AFI’s Top 10 Courtroom Dramas

Starring Paul Newman, directed by Sidney Lumet, adapted by David Mamet

Wednesday, April 11th, at 8:30 PM
BLB Room 245

Free popcorn & pop!

Watch the trailer!

Law Movie Night: Law in the Year 3000

The Legal Cinema Studies Society presents a special screening of legal episodes of Futurama.


Wednesday, March 28, at 8:30 PM
BLB Room 245

Featuring Hyper-Chicken, Old Man Waterfall, Judge Whitey, Antonin Scalia's head, and Jenny McNeal of Single Female Lawyer


Episodes include:
"Fear of a Bot Planet" (1ACV05)
"When Aliens Attack" (1ACV12)
"Brannigan, Begin Again" (2ACV02)
"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (2ACV07)
"A Tale of Two Santas" (3ACV03)
"The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" (3ACV05)
"Insane in the Mainframe" (3ACV11)
"A Taste of Freedom" (4ACV05)
"Where No Fan Has Gone Before" (4ACV11)
The Beast with a Billion Backs (portions)
Into the Wild Green Yonder (portions)
"Proposition Infinity" (6ACV04)
"A Clockwork Origin" (6ACV09)
"The Silence of the Clamps" (6ACV14)
"Law and Oracle" (6ACV16)
"Cold Warriors" (6ACV24)
"Overclockwise" (6ACV25)


Free popcorn & pop!

Law Movie Night: Rules of Engagement

The Legal Cinema Studies Society and the National Security Law Association present a screening of Rules of Engagement.

Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 8:30 PM
BLB Room 245

More info from IMDb

Directed by William Friedkin
Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, and Guy Pearce

Free popcorn and pop!

Law Movie Night: Amistad

The Legal Cinema Studies Society presents a Black History Month screening of this legal drama based on the true story of the uprising on the slave ship La Amistad, and the ensuing legal battle after the ship was captured off the coast of the United States, leading to a decision by the United States Supreme Court.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, and Matthew McConaughey

Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 8:30 pm
BLB Room 245

Free popcorn and pop!

Law Movie Night: Death and the Maiden

The Legal Cinema Studies Society and the Latino Law Student Association present a screening of this dramatic thriller that addresses the topic of torture and human rights.

Directed by Roman Polanski and starring Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, and Stuart Wilson

Wednesday, February 15th , at 8:30 p.m. in BLB room 245

Free popcorn & pop!

Law Movie Night: Courthouse on Horseback

The Legal Cinema Studies Society presents a screening of this award winning film about a judge in rural China who must train a naïve law school graduate and settle disputes in villages suspicious of the rule of law.

Wednesday, February 8, at 8:30 PM, in Room 245

Free popcorn and pop!

Law Movie Night: A Few Good Men

The Legal Cinema Studies Society presents a screening of this suspenseful courtroom drama, directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin (creator of The West Wing). This film features memorable performances by Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson. It was listed as one of AFI's Top 10 Courtroom Dramas!

Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 8:30 PM in BLB Room 245

Free popcorn and pop!

Law Movie Night: Call Northside 777

The Legal Cinema Studies Society presents a screening of this film noir starring James Stewart!

The film is based on the true story of Joseph Majczek who was wrongly convicted of murder for 11 years before a Chicago journalist investigated.

Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 8:30pm Room 245

Free popcorn and pop!