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A Few Good Men

When a US Marine stationed at Guantanamo Bay dies, two fellow Marines are accused of his murder. Suspecting this to be a "Code Red" incident where unofficial violent punishment is doled out within a unit for perceived infractions of 'code' or poor performance Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway (Demi Moore) involves herself in the case. Assigned to defend the men is Lieutenant (junior grade) Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise).

In investigating the circumstances they butt heads with the Base Commander, Colonel Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson).

No good will come of this.

The Burial

When Jeremiah O'Keefe's (Tommy Lee Jones) family firm of Undertakers struggles financially after an investment goes bad they're on the verge of losing their licence.

Following legal advice he travels to Canada to sell a portion of the business to a large holding company and use the money to get back on his feet. Everything seems settled but then the deal stalls. Young lawyer Hal Dockins (Mamdou Athie) thinks they've used the process to assess the company's vulnerability to bankruptcy and are holding out to buy it after foreclosure.

Jerry is keen to sue over this sharp practice and Hal has an unusual suggestion. Instead of using their usual lead lawyer they should take on the flamboyant Willie E. Gary (Jamie Foxx) who's won dozens of high profile cases.

There's a problem though: Willie E. Gary doesn't practice contract law.