Movies like Dead in the Water 1991

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Dead in the Water (1991)
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Dead in the Water (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Charlie Deegan has almost everything he has ever wanted. He has an important law practice, a beautiful secretary as his lover, and the chance to be appointed to the high court. The only thing wrong with this is that his shrewish wife Olivia, whose father made all the wealth and all the power, is living and that greatly upsets Charlie. So when his lover, Laura, suggests that they get rid of Olivia, Charlie thinks, being a lawyer, that he can create a fool-proof plan. In this plan, he must incorporate a woman named Victoria whom he detests, but she can help him get into the court and be part of the plan for Olivia. But dreams of judgeship, money and Laura makes him proceed. However, things never turn out as planned and he may not be as smart as he considers himself.
Style: neo noir, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot: lawyer, love triangle, murder, prostitute, heroes, investigation, betrayal, conspiracy, love and romance, life is a bitch, couples, legal, rivalry, who done it, law enforcement, legal investigation, false accusation, crime gone awry, courtroom drama, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, protagonist as suspect, murder of wife, drowning, loveless marriage ...
Time: 90s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and detective films with plots about legal, murder, deadly, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, courtroom drama and law enforcement mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Dead in the Water: Without Evidence (1995), The Advocate (2013), Reversible Errors (2004), Three Blind Mice (2001), Crime of the Century (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Mason defends a man he had sentenced to prison when he was an appellate-court judge. Now, 18 months after the sentencing, a new witness turns up to prove the man's innocence. Mason steps in to defend the man.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective
Plot: murder, courtroom, lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, false accusation, frame up, legal action, courtroom drama, legal, rivalry, army investigation ...
Time: 80s
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Without Evidence (1995)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: It is based on the true story of Michael Francke, who was the Head of Corrections for the state of Oregon before being murdered. Just before his murder, Francke visits his brother and informs him of a drug ring involving his prison colleagues. When ...
Style: spectacular, independent film, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: serial killer, prison, conspiracy, murder, law enforcement, political conspiracy, rivalry, police investigation, dedicated lawyer, life is a bitch, legal, heroes ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, oregon
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The Advocate (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A grieving defense attorney gets caught in a twisted game of who-done-it when he takes on the case of a beautiful socialite who is accused of murder.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, enigmatic, detective ...
Plot: murder, lawyer, courtroom, false accusation, hotshot lawyer, protagonist as suspect, injustice, righting the wronged, who done it, courtroom drama, social differences, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Reversible Errors (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story: A corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that could clear the convicted killer, who sits on death row.
Style: serious, psychological, bleak, tense, realistic ...
Plot: legal, false accusation, investigation, frame up, testimony, uncover truth, police investigation, lovers reunited, dedicated lawyer, police detective, law enforcement, fighting the system ...
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32%
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Three Blind Mice (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A lawyer defends a man he's known since serving together in Vietnam, who has been accused of murdering three Vietnamese immigrants. Now he'll have to fight against a tenacious District Attorney, and evidence connected to the man's ...
Style: serious, tense, captivating, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: legal investigation, courtroom drama, murder, frame up, vietnam veteran, protagonist as suspect, false accusation, dishonesty, law enforcement, life is a bitch, legal action, legal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, florida
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31%
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A gangster who has commited all kinds of crimes is accused to have killed his wife. As he was not the murderer in this case Perry Mason intents to find the killer...
Style: serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot: advocate, law, intelligence agency, lawyer, murder, courtroom, gangster, dishonesty, legal action, uncover truth, investigation, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: 90s
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.
Style: detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: courtroom, murder, amateur detective, intelligence agency, lawyer, advocate, law, courtroom drama, false accusation, who done it, legal, private detective ...
Time: 80s
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28%
Crime of the Century (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindberg was kidnapped, held for ransom, and murdered. Two years later, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested, convicted, and executed. This film dramatizes the investigation ...
Style: serious, realistic
Plot: courtroom drama, lawyer, serial killer, trial, kidnapping, confined, babies and infants, rebellion, life is a bitch, dishonesty, rivalry, uncover truth ...
Time: 1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Linda (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Linda and Jeff spend far too much time together instead of with their respective spouses, Paul and Stella. - From IMDB
Style: neo noir, realistic, serious, cynical, suspenseful ...
Plot: erotica, girl, prison escape, conspiracy, false accusation, infidelity, murder, couples, protagonist as suspect, love and romance, dishonesty, couple relations ...
Time: 90s
Place: florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Naked Lie (1989)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: They are the perfect, and politically correct, couple. He is a judge, she is a high profile attorney. When she takes on a sensational murder case, the trail leads right to her own front door.
Style: erotic, sexual, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: law, murder, prostitute, legal, power relations, who done it, dedicated lawyer, uncover truth, dangerous attraction, courtroom, rivalry, love and romance ...
Time: 80s
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud in the process.
Style: psychological, detective, realistic, serious, mind bending ...
Plot: courtroom, murder, lawyer, advocate, viking, intelligence agency, cons and scams, false accusation, courtroom drama, power relations, legal action, crime gone awry ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A woman suddenly disappears after an early morning walk, and her husband is accused of murder.
Style: detective, clever, cynical, mind bending, realistic ...
Plot: courtroom, murder, advocate, lawyer, tennis, law enforcement, legal investigation, false accusation, wrong place wrong time, righting the wronged, courtroom drama, private detective ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa
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25%
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young woman from Las Vegas wants Perry Mason to defend her father.
Style: detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, clever
Plot: courtroom, murder, amateur detective, lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, who done it, parents and children, legal, mind game, false accusation, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: 80s
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25%
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Mistrial (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of control. Declaring a mistrial, he takes the accused, the judge and the jury hostage...and begins a trial of his own.
Style: psychological, realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: courtroom drama, courtroom, hostage, injustice, legal investigation, law enforcement, hotshot lawyer, murder, false accusation, legal, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place: new york, rome italy
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25%
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Deadlocked (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Portugal, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A young man is accused of rape and murder and placed on trial. His father doesn't believe that he is guilty, so in act of desperation he grabs the bailiff's guns and takes the whole jury hostage and insists that the prosecuting attorney ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: hotshot lawyer, hostage, courtroom, uncover truth, false accusation, legal action, legal investigation, injustice, price of justice, legal, dishonesty, society ...
Time: 90s
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And Never Let Her Go (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story: The true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, mind bending, realistic
Plot: obsession, missing person, murder, dangerous attraction, love affair, dishonesty, danger, law enforcement, rivalry, protagonist as suspect, couples, legal investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: delaware
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.
Style: realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot: courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, lawyer, advocate, private investigator, dishonesty, amateur detective, dedicated lawyer, private detective, legal, couple relations ...
Time: 80s
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Pretty When You Cry (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A wife is caught in a web of sex and violence.
Style: erotic, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot: murder, investigation, femme fatale, woman in danger, serial killer, dishonesty, betrayal, law enforcement, obsession, dangerous attraction, legal, couples ...
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Death Sentence (1974)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: A juror on a murder case begins to believe that the man on trial is innocent of the crime - and then discovers that the real killer is her own husband.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, psychological, suspenseful
Plot: lawyer, jury, trial, courtroom, murder, innocent man, murder trial, protagonist as suspect, dedicated lawyer, hotshot lawyer, legal, legal investigation ...
Time: 70s
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Della's friend is accused of murdering a rival fashion magazine editor.
Style: realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, murder, amateur detective, advocate, intelligence agency, private investigator, fashion, power relations, obsessive quest, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
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23%
Portraits of a Killer (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An attorney takes the lawyer/client relationship too seriously. She ends up falling for her client, a very charming photographer who has been charged with a multiple murder. She wants to believe he is innocent but she cannot deny her suspicions.
Style: neo noir, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: lawyer, murder, dishonesty, fall in love, danger, law enforcement, investigation, serial killer, legal, dedicated lawyer, legal investigation, dangerous attraction ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: canada
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23%
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Perry Mason is invited to the marriage of the daughter of an old friend of his. But after the ceremony the uncle of the bride is dead. Certainly this is a case for Perry Mason.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, detective
Plot: intelligence agency, lawyer, advocate, courtroom, who done it, dedicated lawyer, courtroom drama, murder, amateur detective, hotshot lawyer, private detective, legal ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A painter, believed to be dead, returns to make allegations that a gallery owner is selling counterfeits of his work. Later, the artist is murdered.
Style: detective, rough, suspenseful, mind bending, clever ...
Plot: courtroom, amateur detective, lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, flirting, performer's life, legal, investigation, uncover truth, false accusation, courtroom drama ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Salvation (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: A young law student finds his strongly held ideals clashing with the work he has to undertake, leading to a crisis of confidence in this 2001 Bollywood feature from director Ashok Mehta.
Style: psychological, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot: false accusation, hotshot lawyer, fighting the system, protagonist as suspect, frame up, society, law enforcement, life is a bitch, rebellion, legal investigation, dishonesty, legal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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The Lawyer (1970)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Wilma Harrison had it all. A wealthy doctor for a husband. A big playboy for a lover. A beautiful home. And a horrible death.
Style: independent film, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: lawyer, socialite, law, business, court, bad guy, murder, hotshot lawyer, infidelity, false accusation, who done it, courtroom drama ...
Time: 60s
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Trapped (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The suicide was easy, getting away with everything else could be murder.
Style: serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Plot: protagonist as suspect, legal investigation, mind game, manhunt, femme fatale, dishonesty, betrayal, crumbling marriage, rivalry, danger, dangerous attraction, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: 21st century
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Trial by Jury (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
Style: tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: courtroom drama, courtroom, legal investigation, who done it, lawyer, legal, gangster, law, law enforcement, society, idealism, rivalry ...
Time: year 1994, 90s, 1940s
Place: usa, new york
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Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A hockey player of friend of Ken Malansky's is accused of murdering a team owner. Perry takes the case.
Style: detective, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: courtroom, intelligence agency, advocate, lawyer, power relations, law enforcement, dedicated lawyer, uncover truth, amateur detective, legal, murder, dishonesty ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Double Jeopardy (1992)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Jack Hart lives with his lawyer wife and yound daughter and enjoys a wonderful life. Jack's old girlfriend, Lisa, comes into town and they have an affair. Lisa kills her current boyfriend in self-defense and Jack witnesses the whole thing. Lisa ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, psychological, erotic ...
Plot: femme fatale, investigation, murder, betrayal, legal investigation, love and romance, manipulation, power relations, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, legal ...
Time: 90s
Place: utah, salt lake city utah
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Risk (2000)
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con ...
Style: serious, realistic, stylized, suspense, neo noir
Plot: greed, seduction, gambling, power relations, insurance, femme fatale, love triangle, dishonesty, betrayal, life is a bitch, addiction, legal ...
Time: 90s
Place: australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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