Gangster squad

Crime drama set in the 1940s and '50s in Los Angeles inspired by the real life story of vicious mob boss Mickey Cohen and the LAPD officers who tried to bring him down. After moving to LA from the East Coast, Cohen (Sean Penn) has taken control of the town. A force to be reckoned with, he not only has his gang to do his bidding but a number of policemen and politicians are also under his command. Police Chief Bill Parker (Nick Nolte) instructs Sergeant John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) to wage war against Cohen and his men. With only a small squad which includes his colleague, Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), O'Mara attempts to regain control of the city. Meanwhile, Wooters gets involved with the mobster's girlfriend, Grace Faraday (Emma Stone), which, if discovered, will only serve to enrage Cohen further.    

Cate McCall (Kate Beckinsale; Pearl Harbour, Underworld, Total Recall),was a hotshot lawyer with the world at her feet, but as her career wentfrom strength to strength, her personal life began to fall apart, sheslipped into a spiral of alcoholism and depression that drove herfamily away, and left her with nothing. Sometimes we find redemption in the darkest of places and fresh out ofrehab Cate must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted ofmurder in order to be reinstated at the bar and regain custody of herdaughter. But this is a case that will challenge everything she vowedto uphold; Cate will be thrown into a world of lies, abuse anddeception, where fighting for what's right may mean fighting for herlife. The Trials of Cate McCall is an intelligent and tense thriller withpowerful supporting performances from Nick Nolte (Gangster Squad,Warrior, Cape Fear, 48 Hrs.), James Cromwell (The Green Mile, TheArtist, Spider-Man 3) and Anna Anishimowa (The Whistleblower).