Many people consider this to be superior to Scorsese's recent remake; Mitchum is superb as the sadist, newly released from jail and determined to exact a hideous revenge on the prosecutor (Peck) that sent him down. This aroused enormous controversy when first released in Britain in 1963. find out more...

A John Grisham story directed by Robert Altman may sound like the answer to an insomniac's prayer, but it's really the script which lets down this otherwise agreeable legal thriller, the first that Grisham has penned just for Hollywood. Kenneth Branagh is a curious choice as the obligatary dishevelled, divorced but dedicated Southern lawyer who falls for worried waitress Embeth Davidtz, while the enigmatic Robert Duvall puts in an appearance as her bonkers barefoot father, who's stalking her. Bu find out more...

A lawyer raising his children alone in the midst of racial hatred, injustice and hypocracy is the only man prepared to defend a young black man accused of rape by a white trash family. A superb study of racism in Americas deep South boasting a wonderful script, photography and acting in an adaptation worthy of the book; A total classic. find out more...