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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:
suspenseful, serious, bleak, realistic, captivating, tense
Plot:
murder, dedicated lawyer, crime, hotshot lawyer, courtroom, protagonist as suspect, legal action, mystery, legal investigation, false accusation, courtroom drama, police, frame up, who done it, crimes, romance, officer, puzzle, suspect, lawyer, deadly, dishonesty, law enforcement, legal, riddles and clues ...
Time:
80s
Place:
europe, france, boston
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films with plots about murder, crimes, deadly, legal, crime, dishonesty and mystery mostly in Crime, Mystery and Drama genres. Some movies like Physical Evidence: Deadlocked (2000), The Advocate (2013), The Lawyer (1970), The Star Chamber (1983), Prime Suspect 2 (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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:
bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense
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courtroom, dedicated lawyer, crime, hostages, hotshot lawyer, protagonist as suspect, mystery, legal action, legal investigation, uncover truth, courtroom drama, false accusation ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
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, serious, realistic, mind bending
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murder, dedicated lawyer, crime, mystery, hotshot lawyer, protagonist as suspect, legal action, legal investigation, courtroom drama, lawyer, courtroom, false accusation ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
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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.
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serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, mind bending ...
Plot:
dedicated lawyer, hotshot lawyer, crime, protagonist as suspect, mystery, legal action, legal investigation, courtroom drama, lawyer, socialite, false accusation, who done it ...
Time:
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68%
User:
59%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Disgusted with criminals escaping the judicial system via technicalities, an idealistic young judge investigates an alternative method for punishing the guilty.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
crime, vigilantism, murder, serial killer, vengeance, political corruption, conspiracy, courtroom, hitman, dedicated lawyer, police investigation, vigilante ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california
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System:
58%
User:
51%
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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:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough, mind bending
Plot:
courtroom, dedicated lawyer, crime, murder, mystery, protagonist as suspect, crime gone awry, uncover truth, couple relations, cons and scams, false accusation, crimes ...
Time:
80s
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System:
53%
User:
60%
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, serious, realistic, witty
Plot:
courtroom, murder, crime, dedicated lawyer, college, university, mystery, hotshot lawyer, legal investigation, courtroom drama, who done it, deadly ...
Time:
80s
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53%
User:
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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:
suspenseful, talky, serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, crime, investigation, who done it, mystery, crimes, deadly, dishonesty, legal, amateur detective, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
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System:
52%
User:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 203 min.
Story:
DCI Jane Tennison's investigation of a murder is complicated with the unexpected participation of her secret lover in her detective unit.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, bleak, tense
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, crime, partners against crime, mystery, private detective, protagonist as suspect, army investigation, legal investigation, investigation, uncover truth, who done it ...
Time:
90s
Place:
england, europe, london
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System:
52%
User:
59%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, clever, tense
Plot:
courtroom, murder, crime, dedicated lawyer, manipulations, courtroom drama, mystery, crimes, dishonesty, legal, amateur detective, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:
50%
User:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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:
clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, witty ...
Plot:
hotshot lawyer, crime, elderly, uncover truth, mystery, crimes, legal, dedicated lawyer, legal action, lawyer, courtroom, legal investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
georgia, usa, atlanta georgia
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System:
49%
User:
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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, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
crime, legal action, legal investigation, courtroom drama, frame up, mystery, false accusation, murder, vietnam veteran, crimes, deadly, law enforcement ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:
48%
User:
54%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller that takes you through the mind of convicted killer, Michael Raine, and his experiences on death row. Was he guilty of killing his girlfriend or was he a victim of a conspiracy to frame him for a crime he didn't commit? ...
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suspenseful, serious, realistic, bleak, rough ...
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Time:
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Place:
tennessee
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System:
47%
User:
50%
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 ...
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Plot:
mystery, murder, island, investigation, police investigation, police, crime, amateur detective, hip hop, murder mystery, dedicated lawyer, partners against crime ...
Time:
80s
Place:
jamaica, caribbean, west indies
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System:
47%
User:
47%
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:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, exciting ...
Plot:
murder, rock, in the woods, protagonist as suspect, crime, gory, false accusation, frame up, memory loss, mystery, riddles and clues, amnesia ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
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System:
46%
User:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A killer of Detroit clergy confesses to a priest (Donald Sutherland), who turns sleuth because he cannot tell the police.
Style:
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Plot:
amateur detective, clergy, crime, protagonist as suspect, church, serial killer, mystery, investigation, mind game, moral dilemma, uncover truth, murder ...
Time:
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Place:
detroit, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It originally aired on NBC and, in syndication, on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot:
tough law enforcer, crime, lawyer, fighting crime, courtroom, legal action, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, police, law and order, crime investigation ...
Time:
contemporary, 80s, 90s, 20th century, 21st century ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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System:
46%
User:
42%
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:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
courtroom, protagonist as suspect, legal investigation, false accusation, mystery, who done it, legal, trial, couples, dedicated lawyer, murder, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
70s
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System:
45%
User:
39%
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:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, mind bending
Plot:
dedicated lawyer, courtroom, private detective, mystery, legal action, crime, false accusation, crimes, deadly, dishonesty, legal, boss and employee ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:
45%
User:
39%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An attorney (Melanie Griffith) uncovers a political conspiracy in the brutal killing of a wealthy young woman.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, mind bending ...
Plot:
courtroom, hip hop, dedicated lawyer, protagonist as suspect, crime, legal action, legal investigation, mystery, crimes, deadly, law enforcement, legal ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:
44%
User:
43%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Amid acrimonious divorce proceedings, Louise (Blythe Danner) unwittingly puts her life in danger when she contests the prenuptial agreement she signed before marrying attorney Arthur Jamison (Anthony Hopkins). He plans to kill her to resolve the ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
protagonist as suspect, betrayal, crime, crumbling marriage, mystery, legal action, legal investigation, mind game, manipulations, infidelity, couple relations, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
System:
42%
User:
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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:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, mind bending
Plot:
courtroom, dedicated lawyer, crime, gangsters, mystery, courtroom drama, murder, false accusation, crimes, deadly, dishonesty, legal ...
Time:
90s
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System:
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User:
40%
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.
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suspenseful, tense, surprise ending, twists and turns, bleak ...
Plot:
murder, crime, mystery, lawyer, courtroom, courtroom drama, investigation, infidelity, guilt, adultery, revenge, violence ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
detroit
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System:
41%
User:
49%
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 ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, mind bending
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dedicated lawyer, crime, protagonist as suspect, betrayal, crime gone awry, mystery, legal investigation, murder, courtroom drama, false accusation, who done it, crimes ...
Time:
90s
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System:
40%
User:
38%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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
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dedicated lawyer, crime, hotshot lawyer, office, protagonist as suspect, courtroom, mystery, legal action, who done it, righting the wronged, prosecutor, crimes ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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System:
40%
User:
41%
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
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:
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Plot:
courtroom, crime, gangsters, murder, courtroom drama, vengeance, kidnapping, good versus evil, revenge, dedicated lawyer, gangster, psychology ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
System:
39%
User:
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Country: UK
Duration: 317 min.
Story:
The mysterious murder of an environmental activist leads her straight-laced father, an Inspector of the local police force, through a haunting revelation of the murkiness of the British Nuclear Policy of the eighties.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
murder, mystery, amateur detective, uncover truth, crime, political corruption, chases and races, dishonesty, conspiracy, fighting the system, protagonist as suspect, legal investigation ...
Time:
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User:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Story:
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System:
39%
User:
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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:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
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Time:
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System:
37%
User:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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