The Throwback Thursday Film Series screens a variety of classic and contemporary movies for an adult audience. All films are shown in the Williamsburg Library Theatre.

Oct 1: The Firm (1993)

A young lawyer (Tom Cruise) joins a prestigious law firm but soon discovers that his associates may be involved in criminal activities. Sydney Pollack directed based on the book by John Grisham. Gene Hackman and Jeanne Tripplehorn costar. 2 hr, 34 min (R)

Oct 8: Fracture (2007)

An ambitious district attorney (Ryan Gosling) develops an avenging conscience after he carelessly allows a clever murderer (Anthony Hopkins) to escape justice. This twisty courtroom thriller was directed by Gregory Hoblit and costars David Strathairn. 1 hr, 53 min (R)

Oct 15: Primal Fear (1996)

A publicity-hungry attorney (Richard Gere) takes on a high-profile murder case involving a shy young man (Edward Norton) accused of killing a Catholic archbishop. This excellent legal thriller was directed by Gregory Hoblit and costars Laura Linney. 2 hr, 9 min (R)

Oct 22: Two Prosecutors (2025)

In the Soviet Union in the 1930s, an idealistic young lawyer runs into a vicious bureaucracy when he tries to help a man believed to be unjustly imprisoned. Alexander Kuznetsov and Ivgeny Terletsky star under the direction of Sergey Loznitsa in this chilling thriller about the horrors of totalitarianism. In Russian with English subtitles. 1 hr, 58 min (NR)

Oct 29: Presumed Innocent (1990)

A prosecuting attorney (Harrison Ford) is incriminated in the murder of a colleague with whom he had a brief affair. Raul Julia and Greta Scacchi star under the direction of Alan J. Pakula, based on the book by Scott Turow. 2 hr, 7 min (R)