L.A. Law: The Movie (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, L.A. Law: The Movie is a drama and tv movie film directed by Michael Schultz, running about 103 minutes.

What it’s about. Reunion movie from the popular TV series reunites most of the original cast from the Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie-Brackman. In the eight years since the series ended, the founding senior partner, Leland McKenzie, has retired and left Douglas Brackman, Jr. as the senior managing partner. New employees to the firm are Brackman's over-achieving son Jason, who's at odds with his father, and ambitious and conniving associate Chloe Carpenter at odds with others. Former partner Michael Kuzak, now a successful restaurant owner, is called out of retirement to help stop the impeding execution of a former client on death row and the opposing counsel is Kuzak's old flame Grace Van Owen.

Who’s in it. L.A. Law: The Movie stars Corbin Bernsen as Arnie Becker, Susan Dey as D.A. Grace Van Owen, Larry Drake as Benny Stulwicz and Richard Dysart as Leland McKenzie, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.4/10, L.A. Law: The Movie sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch L.A. Law: The Movie page.

If you liked it. Fans of L.A. Law: The Movie tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.