Movies like Murder in the First 1995
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Murder in the First (1995)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Inspired by a true story. A petty criminal sent to Alcatraz in the 1930s is caught attempting to make an escape. As punishment he is put in solitary confinement. The maximum stay is supposed to be 19 days, but Henri spends years alone, cold and in complete darkness, only to emerge a madman and soon to be a murderer. The story follows a rookie lawyer attempting to prove that Alcatraz was to blame.
Style:
suspense, period piece, emotional, depressing, sincere, dark, historical drama, suspense thriller, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
prison, courtroom, alcatraz, lawyer, court, courtroom drama, legal, justice, murder, corporal punishment, escape attempt, torture, prisoner, politics, jail, law, prison life, injustice, court case, female lawyer, rookie, dungeon, whodunit, serial killer, humanity ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1941, 20th century, year 1938, 30s
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about legal, courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, murder, justice and court mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Murder in the First: Red Corner (1997), Midnight Express (1978), The Mauritanian (2021), Criminal Law (1988), A Few Good Men (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France, USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA, France
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: Denmark, USA, UK
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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