Movies like Physical Evidence
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Physical Evidence (1989)
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
Style:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, tense, realistic, bleak
Plot:
murder, courtroom drama, false accusation, crimes, police, crime, legal investigation, frame up, who done it, dishonesty, deadly, suspect, courtroom, legal action, legal, law enforcement, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, protagonist as suspect, alibi, police officer killed, murder trial, riddles and clues, heroes, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, usa, boston
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense films with plots about murder, crimes, deadly, courtroom drama, dishonesty, legal and crime mostly in Crime, Mystery and Drama genres. Some movies like Physical Evidence: The Advocate (2013), Presumed Innocent (1990), Three Blind Mice (2001), Deadlocked (2000), Perry Mason Returns (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, mind bending, complex ...
Plot:
murder, lawyer, courtroom, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, hotshot lawyer, rivalry, deadly, legal action, legal investigation, crimes, mystery ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa
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95%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Life takes a nasty twist for D.A. Rusty Sabich when the woman he has been romantically involved with is murdered. He is assigned to investigate the case, but is soon charged with the murder.
Style:
surprise ending, twists and turns, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, murder, mistress, lawyer, infidelity, investigation, mystery, crimes, crime, dedicated lawyer, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
detroit
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100%
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:
suspenseful, rough, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
legal investigation, courtroom drama, frame up, murder, vietnam veteran, protagonist as suspect, mystery, false accusation, crimes, dishonesty, crime, legal action ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
florida, usa
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74%
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:
hostage, legal, courtroom, uncover truth, rebellion, hostages, legal investigation, legal action, false accusation, society, hotshot lawyer, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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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, realistic, tense, mind bending
Plot:
courtroom, false accusation, private detective, crime, law enforcement, crimes, boss and employee, deadly, dishonesty, courtroom drama, legal, legal action ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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637
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young criminal defense attorney struggles with a homicide case that is not as cut and dry as it appears while battling a drinking habit. The story goes beyond the lives of those directly related to the case and shines a much needed spotlight on ...
Style:
serious, captivating, psychological, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
legal investigation, rivalry, law enforcement, legal action, crimes, murder, dedicated lawyer, legal, hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, power relations, deadly ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
102
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:
tense, serious, erotic, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot:
prostitute, murder, danger, power relations, courtroom, protagonist as suspect, hotshot lawyer, rivalry, dangerous attraction, law enforcement, legal action, who done it ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, whodunit, mystery, police investigation, partners against crime, crimes, false accusation, frame up, dishonesty, law enforcement, dedicated lawyer, amateur detective ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
jamaica, west indies, caribbean, latin america, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ken Malansky, a law student of Perry Mason's, is accused of murdering a fellow student. Perry is reluctant to take on his case as the victim was the son of a close friend.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, witty, serious
Plot:
courtroom, murder, perry mason, dedicated lawyer, mystery, moral dilemma, false accusation, rivalry, friendship, legal investigation, power relations, university ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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:
suspenseful, psychological, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, court, trial, false accusation, courtroom drama, legal, dedicated lawyer, protagonist as suspect, woman in danger, who done it, couples ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Movies similar to Presumed Innocent
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:
bleak, suspenseful, mind bending, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, hotshot lawyer, lawyer, socialite, crimes, heroes, law enforcement, dishonesty, rivalry, legal action, lone wolves, deadly ...
Time:
60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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:
realistic, cynical, talky, serious, clever ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, perry mason, hotshot lawyer, investigation, power relations, false accusation, private detective, crime, amateur detective, uncover truth, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
662
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:
suspenseful, psychological, realistic, serious, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, hostage, injustice, false accusation, hotshot lawyer, law enforcement, legal investigation, crimes, murder, rivalry, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
10K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam Neeson), a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley (Cher) is assigned to his case, ...
Style:
twists and turns, suspenseful, tense, talky, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, legal investigation, murder, false accusation, mystery, lawyer, dedicated lawyer, political conspiracy, murder mystery, mute or deaf, dishonesty, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., vietnam
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48%
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:
rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, mind bending
Plot:
courtroom, murder, perry mason, dedicated lawyer, crimes, legal action, amateur detective, legal investigation, protagonist as suspect, deadly, law enforcement, mystery ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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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, suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
uncover truth, manipulation, mystery, manipulations, police detective, woman in danger, danger, legal investigation, legal, dishonesty, courtroom drama, murder ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
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47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.
Style:
clever, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic
Plot:
courtroom, murder, perry mason, hotshot lawyer, crime, legal action, legal, courtroom drama, frame up, moral dilemma, dishonesty, mystery ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A yacht captain, Jack Lynch, is accused of murdering his boss and raping the victim's wife, Christina Ford. Nothing is how it first appears. Jack seeks the help of veteran attorney Walter J. Hill to help prove his innocence.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, erotic, tense ...
Plot:
murder, dangerous attraction, femme fatale, courtroom drama, twins, false accusation, frame up, investigation, dishonesty, legal investigation, who done it, resort ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Remake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney leads to a setup within the courtroom.
Style:
serious, twists and turns, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, murder, crimes, uncover truth, fighting the system, legal, who done it, courtroom, dedicated lawyer, danger, journalism, injustice ...
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44%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A man (Phillips) who wakes up with amnesia also finds his supposed friend has accused him of murder.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, psychological, mind bending, tense ...
Plot:
murder, amnesia, rock, memory loss, puzzle, danger, mystery, law enforcement, chases and races, best friends, life is a bitch, riddles and clues ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After the apparent suicide of her daughter, a woman tries to prove that her son-in-law killed her.
Style:
disturbing, tense, enigmatic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
crimes, murder, legal investigation, couple relations, legal action, protagonist as suspect, false accusation, mystery, dishonesty, legal, society, clergy ...
Time:
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41%
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, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
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Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, legal investigation, who done it, crime, legal action, organized crime, mob boss, murder, gangsters, false accusation, idealism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, new york
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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:
psychological, serious, bleak, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, legal, frame up, false accusation, uncover truth, testimony, lovers reunited, police investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, confined, murder ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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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
Plot:
courtroom, murder, frame up, false accusation, perry mason, mystery, wrongfully committed, power relations, courtroom drama, heroes, life is a bitch, legal ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When William Conroy (Rob Lowe), a former college professor, is sentenced to life in prison for vehicular manslaughter it seems his life is over. But when a fellow inmate tells him that in the past two years fourteen inmates have died at the prison, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Plot:
prison, crimes, crime, law enforcement, false accusation, criminal heroes, frame up, anti hero, dishonesty, confined, witnessing a crime, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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:
suspenseful, mind bending, realistic, serious
Plot:
courtroom, murder, perry mason, crime, crimes, mystery, gangsters, dishonesty, courtroom drama, uncover truth, false accusation, investigation ...
Time:
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40%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A deputy-district attorney, assigned to investigate the murder of the mayor's cousin, finds himself falling for the victim's wife.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, political corruption, dangerous attraction, love affair, who done it, dishonesty, rivalry, law enforcement, danger, femme fatale, murder investigation, trial ...
Time:
90s
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39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman from Las Vegas wants Perry Mason to defend her father.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, clever
Plot:
courtroom, murder, perry mason, crime, dishonesty, courtroom drama, crimes, legal, life is a bitch, investigation, who done it, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
80s
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39%
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:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
courtroom, perry mason, protagonist as suspect, writer's life, hotel, false accusation, courtroom drama, who done it, murder, power relations, ghost, crimes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
345
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing prostitutes, and a professor is murdered. Amanda Reeve is assigned to investigate the law-school ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, serial killer, politician, police corruption, uncover truth, life is a bitch, investigation, crime, deadly, dangerous attraction, who done it, crimes ...
Time:
contemporary
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35%
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