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The Trial (2010)
2K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After the horrific death of his wife and two sons, suicide seems to be the only escape for small town attorney Kent "Mac" McClain... until he's assigned a capital punishment case that begins to transform his life and those around him forever.
Style:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, sincere, realistic, detective, independent film
Plot:
courtroom, murder, legal action, lawyer, legal, legal investigation, courtroom drama, introspection, haunted by the past, dedicated lawyer, dealing with death, investigation, death sentence, witness, suicidal thoughts, murder trial, law, faith, christian, small town, rivalry, hopes, power relations, prison, attorney ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, georgia, north carolina
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Most similar movies to The Trial
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and detective films with plots about legal, lawyer, courtroom drama, murder, courtroom, deadly and dishonesty mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Trial: Innocent (2011), Perry Mason Returns (1985), Three Blind Mice (2001), Silent Witness (2011), The Chamber (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bill Pullman (Independence Day, Torchwood) stars as Rusty Sabich, a judge charged with the murder of his wife, a situation that comes 20 years after he was cleared in the death of his mistress. During this latest trial, a secret affair from ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal, murder, courtroom drama, dishonesty, legal investigation, uncover truth, father son relationship, law, court case, couple relations, adaptation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When his former secretary (Barbara Hale) is accused of a murder, Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) gives up a judgeship to defend her.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic, hardboiled detective ...
Plot:
courtroom, false accusation, private detective, boss and employee, law enforcement, dishonesty, legal action, legal, courtroom drama, lawyer, murder, inheritance ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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93%
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:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
legal investigation, courtroom drama, murder, frame up, vietnam veteran, false accusation, law enforcement, dishonesty, legal action, life is a bitch, legal, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective, f word
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, advocate, intelligence agency, private investigator, power relations, investigation, dedicated lawyer, legal, artists and showbiz, workplace, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
91%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Prominent defense attorney Tony Lord returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, a teacher accused of murdering one of his students. The case re-opens the heartache from Tony's own high school days, when he was a student falsely accused of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, courtroom drama, homecoming, friendship, legal, lawyer, family relations, danger, rivalry, law, 16 year old ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Having survived the hatred and bigotry that was his Klansman grandfather's only legacy, young attorney Adam Hall seeks at the last minute to appeal the old man's death sentence for the murder of two small Jewish boys 30 years before. Only ...
Style:
emotional, thought provoking, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, racism, legal, death sentence, courtroom, ku klux klan, murder, prison, anti semitism, haunted by the past, politics, lawyer ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 60s, year 1967, year 1996
Place:
mississippi, usa
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his "friends" - an actress, a fortune-teller, David's private ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
hotel, courtroom, advocate, law, lawyer, intelligence agency, motel, private investigator, rivalry, investigation, writer's life, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.
Style:
clever, captivating, serious, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, court, courtroom drama, legal, murder, twists and turns, trial, legal investigation, mind game, hotshot lawyer, arrest ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, peru, san francisco, las vegas ...
Similarity:
86%
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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, realistic, mind bending, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, tennis, advocate, lawyer, private detective, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, uncover truth, dishonesty, legal investigation, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
If you think your dating life is hard, check out what happens to poor Laney! Talk about a love hangover: The nice guy this prominent attorney spent last night with winds up being the main suspect in the brutal murder of a Chicago city councilman. If ...
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, uncover truth, woman in danger, manipulation, legal, dishonesty, danger, legal investigation, courtroom drama, murder, political corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
83%
12K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Plot:
trial, murder, evidence, hotshot lawyer, prosecutor, false accusation, team, law enforcement, uncover truth, lawyer, testimony, righting the wronged ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspenseful, clever, biting ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, prison, courtroom, investigation, conspiracy, neo nazi, korean american, framed for murder, marijuana, idealism, miscarriage of justice, district attorney ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, california
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
legal investigation, rehabilitation, legal, courtroom, injustice, family problems, law enforcement, dishonesty, estrangement, false accusation, police corruption, courtroom drama ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, washington d.c., seattle
Similarity:
81%
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:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
law, advocate, intelligence agency, lawyer, murder, courtroom, gangster, legal action, dedicated lawyer, life is a bitch, law enforcement, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
81%
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, realistic, serious, mind bending, bleak ...
Plot:
lawyer, socialite, law, good guy, court, business, bad guy, murder, hotshot lawyer, who done it, infidelity, courtroom drama ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
81%
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, lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, private investigator, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, couple relations, law enforcement, amateur detective, private detective ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
80%
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:
detective, psychological, serious, realistic, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, lawyer, viking, advocate, intelligence agency, friendship, cons and scams, false accusation, courtroom drama, power relations, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
80%
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, mind bending, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
courtroom, advocate, lawyer, intelligence agency, workplace, athlete's life, legal, uncover truth, rivalry, dishonesty, murder, boss and employee ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
80%
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11K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount ...
Style:
witty, suspenseful, realistic, serious, clever ...
Plot:
legal, lawyer, hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, courtroom, uncover truth, legal action, power relations, legal investigation, false accusation, lawyers and clients, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
georgia, usa, southern usa, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
legal, courtroom, law enforcement, workplace, fighting crime, rivalry, police detective, courtroom drama, partner, dedicated lawyer, hotshot lawyer, police station ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The chief suspects in the murder of an author are the numerous colleagues whom he continuously plagiarized.
Style:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
amateur detective, courtroom, murder, writers, lawyer, advocate, law, intelligence agency, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, intrigue, private detective ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
80%
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, righting the wronged, injustice, social differences, courtroom drama, who done it, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
As a favor to a friend, defense attorney McBride takes on a client accused of murdering a woman. When McBride and his partner Phil investigate the deceased, they discover she had many identities and with each new life she was leading the list of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
false accusation, courtroom drama, legal investigation, cons and scams, rivalry, wrong place wrong time, legal, murder, uncover truth, twists and turns, forensic, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
79%
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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, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot:
amateur detective, lawyer, courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, advocate, private investigator, power relations, fashion, witnessing a crime, legal, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
79%
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:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
murder, courtroom, intelligence agency, advocate, lawyer, false accusation, frame up, dedicated lawyer, injustice, righting the wronged, who done it, legal investigation ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As District Attorney Kathryn Peale and defense attorney Jimmy Nolan rally their teams around their arguments and prepare to go head-to-head in the the courtroom, they make frantic moves and countermoves of complex legal wrangling to tilt justice in ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal action, district attorney, rivalry, lawyers and clients, hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, hidden truth, legal, ego clash, jury, courtroom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On the set of a popular daytime soap opera 'Mile High', actress Kris Buckner is being forced off by co-star Mark Stratton. When she says that she'll 'kill him before she leaves the show', she makes herself the prime suspect ...
Style:
detective, dramatic, tense, suspense, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom, murder, trial, defense attorney, lawyer, amateur detective, false accusation, suspect, motive, evidence, cross examination, whodunit ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
78%
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:
amateur detective, courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, advocate, lawyer, mind game, life is a bitch, who done it, parents and children, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.
Style:
suspense, talky, serious, realistic, neo noir ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, police, police corruption, corruption, nypd, police investigation, district attorney, lawyer, courtroom, murder, legal action, jury ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, harlem
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of ...
Style:
anamorphic, realistic, psychological, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, satire, murder trial, insanity, jury, idealist, nervous breakdown, integrity, yuppie, narcissist, lawyer client relationship ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
boston, usa, california
Similarity:
77%
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