The Trials of Cate McCall
A disgraced California attorney risks her fragile recovery and custody battle to reopen a possibly fabricated murder conviction.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- sober
- morally ambiguous
- serious movie night
- legal thriller marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cate’s effort to overturn Lacey’s conviction develops alongside her attempt to regain custody of her daughter.
Cate and Bridges uncover evidence suggesting that Lacey’s murder case was deliberately constructed.
The central investigation repeatedly questions whether Lacey is genuinely innocent despite the trial error.
Cate faces judicial probation, career restrictions, custody conflict, and resistance while representing Lacey.
Films like The Trials of Cate McCall, and why
The Verdict
shared legal drama framework, morally compromised protagonist, and investigation of a wrongful conviction
A Few Good Men
shared courtroom suspense, institutional corruption, and determined attorney pursuing the truth
Erin Brockovich
shared female-centered legal conflict, emotional stakes, and courtroom procedural tension
The Life of David Gale
shared wrongful-conviction investigation, prison abuse, and bleak legal-system drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Karen Moncrieff
- Release Date
- 2013-11-28
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (317)
Cast
- Kate Beckinsale
- Nick Nolte
- James Cromwell
- Anna Schafer
- Mark Pellegrino
- Clancy Brown
- Taye Diggs
- Isaiah Washington
- Dale Dickey
- Brendan Sexton III
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Trials of Cate McCall about?
- A disgraced California attorney risks her fragile recovery and custody battle to reopen a possibly fabricated murder conviction.
- What is The Trials of Cate McCall like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Trials of Cate McCall as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Trials of Cate McCall violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Trials of Cate McCall as mild.
- Which films are like The Trials of Cate McCall?
- Films with a similar feel include The Verdict, A Few Good Men, Erin Brockovich, and The Life of David Gale.
- How long is The Trials of Cate McCall?
- The Trials of Cate McCall runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Trials of Cate McCall?
- In United States, The Trials of Cate McCall streams on FlixFling.
