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Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
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Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the international headline-grabbing story of the now infamous American exchange student accused by Italian authorities of brutally killing her roommate. Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy poses the question of whether Knox (Panettiere), the Seattle honors student accused of murdering her college roommate Meredith Kercher (Amanda Fernando Stevens) in 2007 with her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito (Paolo Romio) and acquaintance Rudy Guede (Djirbi Kebe), actually committed the crime or was herself a victim.
Style: tense, serious, captivating, realistic, contemplative, psychological thriller, detective, crime thriller, sincere
Plot: college, murder, legal investigation, courtroom drama, unlikely criminals, prison, legal action, law enforcement, partner, police investigation, murderous pair, serial killer, lawyer, law, life is a bitch, couples, legal, campus, courtroom, price of justice, college student, criminal justice, illegal drugs, american abroad, true crime ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: europe, italy
Keyword: partners

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, tense and suspenseful films with plots about murder, legal, courtroom drama, lawyer, courtroom, deadly and life is a bitch mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy: SK1 (2014), Red Letters (2000), The Pursuit of Happiness (1971), Innocent (2011), Crime of the Century (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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SK1 (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killer.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, non-linear
Plot: police investigation, murder, law enforcement, serial killer, murder suspect, obsession, uncover truth, riddles and clues, murder trial, danger, true crime, courtroom ...
Time: year 2014, 90s, 20th century, year 2001, year 1995 ...
Place: france, paris france
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Red Letters (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A college professor reluctantly hides an escaped female convict who tries to get him to help prove her innocent of a murder.
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot: college, prison, law enforcement, dishonesty, obsession, destructive relationship, amateur detective, murder, escaped prisoner, nudity, life is a bitch, chases and races ...
Time: 90s
Place: california, usa, mojave desert
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The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter.
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, thought provoking, bleak
Plot: prison, escape, college, car accident, manslaughter, courtroom, on the run, fugitive, girlfriend, injustice, stock broker, estrangement ...
Time: year 1971, 70s
Place: new york, canada
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100%
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Innocent (2011)
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, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, murder, courtroom drama, dishonesty, legal investigation, father son relationship, uncover truth, law, couple relations, judge, courtroom ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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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
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Untouched (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Untouched is the story of a reluctant attorney's struggle with inner demons while defending a teenage girl accused of murdering her newborn. When the "Hostess City of the South" is rocked by the horrific crime, Mitchell Thomas III ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspense, grindhouse ...
Plot: dedicated lawyer, uncover truth, haunted by the past, courtroom drama, legal investigation, life is a bitch, legal, courtroom, murder, teenage girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret ...
Time: 21st century
Place: georgia, usa
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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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43%
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Silent Witness (2011)
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 drama, homecoming, courtroom, friendship, legal, lawyer, danger, rivalry, family relations, law, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, ohio
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43%
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Unbowed (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Inspired by the true story of Kim Kyung-ho, a math professor who was arrested for shooting a crossbow at the presiding judge of his appeal against unfair dismissal.
Style: rough, thought provoking, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot: legal, mathematics, legal investigation, life is a bitch, dedicated lawyer, courtroom drama, legal action, injustice, society, courtroom, law, archer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, asia, south korea
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Common (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Multi-award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern's brand new film based on the UK's controversial joint enterprise law. Jimmy McGovern's gritty drama stars Nico Mirallegro as guileless 17 year old Johnjo O'Shea, who goes from innocent ...
Style: tense, thought provoking, realistic, serious, crime drama ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: murder, courtroom drama, legal, courtroom, parents and children, injustice, family relations, false accusation, law, murder mystery, lawyer, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, ireland
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42%
Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: "Prosecuting Casey Anthony" reveals Florida prosecutor, Jeff Ashton’s inside story of the true crime drama that captivated and then shocked the nation when Caylee Anthony’s mother, Casey, was acquitted of killing her daughter, despite ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, serious, realistic, detective ...
Plot: trial, true crime, courtroom drama, investigation, murder, legal, dedicated lawyer, obsession, courtroom, life is a bitch, law, criminal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa
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41%
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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One Angry Juror (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Based on the true story of Sarah Walsh, a tough New Orleans attorney who serves on a murder trial jury and does some investigating of her own.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot: murder, courtroom, investigation, uncover truth, courtroom drama, false accusation, dishonesty, legal, life is a bitch, dedicated lawyer, trial, prosecutor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: louisiana, new orleans, usa
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41%
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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The Jury (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot: legal, courtroom, lawyer, jury, courtroom drama, legal investigation, law enforcement, legal action, murder, murder mystery, nypd, trial ...
Time: 21st century
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The Onion Field (1979)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
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Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1979, 60s, year 1963
Place: los angeles, california, usa, las vegas
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40%
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The Verdict (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 111 min.
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Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, emotional, realistic ...
Plot: justice, courtroom, courtroom drama, trial, injustice, legal action, legal, lawyers and clients, life is a bitch, lawyer, cruelty, murder ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: belgium
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Witness to the Mob (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, including the slayings of his best friends, his wife's brother and his own boss, Paul Castellano, saw him rise to under-boss in the Gambino ...
Style: cult classic, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, hitman, courtroom drama, gang, mobster, cosa nostra, italian mafia, organized crime, gangsta, legal action, witnessing a crime, rivalry ...
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Hornet's Nest (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Set in Charlotte, N.C., the story opens with everyone desperate to solve the latest crisis: a serial killer is specializing in out-of-town businessmen. Hammer and West make the murder investigation their top priority. But West is less than pleased ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot: police investigation, partners against crime, partner, journalism, law enforcement, serial killer, uncover truth, reporter, danger, urban, homicide, strip club ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, north carolina
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Accused (2014)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An assistant prosecutor zealously pursues a conviction in the case of a pediatric nurse accused of murdering her patients, but doubt arises when her evidence shows that the infants may have died of natural causes.
Style: psychological, realistic, tense, serious, captivating
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Time: 21st century
Place: holland
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The Executioner's Song (1982)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: In this fact-based film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. ...
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, rough, bleak ...
Plot: murder, death sentence, death row, prison, courtroom drama, price of justice, confined, legal, journalism, going straight, true crime, biopic ...
Time: year 1976
Place: utah, usa
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39%
Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Barbara Hoffman is a University of Wisconsin science student. She is a part-time employee at a local massage parlor. She is also a killer. Now all Detective Lulling has to do is prove it.
Style: psychological, tense, serious, realistic, christmas horror ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, gory, winter, christmas, deception, prostitute, snow, sex ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 21st century
Place: usa, wisconsin
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Swoon (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In a film based on actual events, teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. (Craig Chester) and Richard Loeb (Daniel Schlachet) share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty ...
Style: black and white, neo noir, independent film, contemplative, gloomy ...
Plot: gay, true crime, lgbt, murder, serial killer, lgbtq, courtroom drama, killer, lgbtqi, love, killings, perfect crime ...
Time: 1920s, year 1992, 20th century
Place: chicago
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38%
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12 Angry Men (1997)
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Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices. The film is adapted by Reginald Rose from his own 1957 ...
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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
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Code 37 (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A famous writer is violated in a sex-movie-theatre. He had a date with Roos, a young student who works also as a prostitute. Quickly it becomes clear that more students are active in the prostitution. Enough reason for Hannah and her team to go ...
Style: tense, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police investigation, murder, law enforcement, parents and children, gain trust, haunted by the past, college, prostitution, rivalry, danger, urban, strong female presence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: belgium, ghent, europe
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Open Doors (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he killed his superior who sacked him, he kills the man who replaced him, and he kills his own wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, disturbing, suspense, political ...
Plot: courtroom drama, legal, hotshot lawyer, murder, life is a bitch, injustice, courtroom, judge, lawyer, troubled, politics, italian fascism ...
Time: year 1990, 20th century, 80s, 1930s, year 1937
Place: italy, palermo italy
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37%
McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When Tracy, an aspiring singer breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Joe on the set of a popular talk show, everyone assumes it's nothing more than tv tabloid hijinks. But when the talk show host turns up dead, all evidence points to Joe. ...
Style: suspense, serious, realistic, tense, detective
Plot: murder mystery, lawyer, murder, district attorney, crime scene, fictional reality show, uncover truth, legal investigation, partner, twists and turns, legal, puzzle ...
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Fatal Honeymoon (2012)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
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Style: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense, crime thriller ...
Plot: murder, police investigation, uncover truth, couple relations, couples, woman in danger, law enforcement, serial killer, mind game, danger, mental illness, sad ending ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia, usa, alabama
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Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jodi Arias befriends Donavan Bering and Tracy Brown in prison, and they became inseparable. Donavan is released from prison before Jodi's trial and becomes her mouthpiece, posting on social media and defending Jodi. When the details of the case ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, thrilling, realistic, captivating
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