For years, these films were treated as common knowledge. They played on TV, sat on shelves, and came up in conversation without explanation. Boomers didn’t recommend them—they assumed you'd seen them. Millennials, meanwhile, grew up just far enough removed that the assumption could no longer be assumed. And the result is a long list of “classic” war movies that quietly (and sadly) skipped an entire generation.

Johnny Lewis rose to fame on the hit series Sons of Anarchy, playing a character surrounded by chaos and violence. Off camera, his life followed an even more troubling path—one marked by documented instability, court warnings, and missed intervention.

Law school is often pitched as a noble grind. You suffer now so you can make a difference later, armed with logic, precedent, and a very expensive degree. It sounds structured, principled, and—at least in theory—rewarding. Courtroom movies exist to destroy that illusion.If you’ve ever considered law school, the following movies don’t just entertain. They quietly ask whether you’re ready for what comes after the textbooks.