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Runaway Jury (2003)
120K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
Style:
clever, suspense, captivating, political, cynical, detective, twisted, serious, inspirational, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom drama, court, corruption, courtroom, trial, jury, legal, justice, twists and turns, manipulation, court case, righting the wronged, greed, fighting the system, law, vengeance, dishonesty, conspiracy, hopes, politics, plot twist, fight, moral dilemma, bribery ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
louisiana, cincinnati ohio, indiana, ohio, new orleans, san francisco
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, realistic, serious and tense films with plots about courtroom, lawyer, court, murder, legal, twists and turns and law mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Runaway Jury: A Time to Kill (1996), A Few Good Men (1992), High Crimes (2002), The Juror (1996), The Client (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, tense, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
mississippi, usa, southern usa, america, canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
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.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, tricky, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., cuba, persia, caribbean, usa
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military ...
Style:
clever, serious, twist ending, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, lawyer, murder, murder mystery, false accusation, legal, conspiracy, army investigation, justice, husband wife relationship, fbi, courtroom ...
Time:
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Place:
san francisco, usa, los angeles, mexico, latin america
Similarity:
100%
22K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, intense, realistic ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, legal, obsession, courtroom, trial, murder mystery, hitman, lawyer, murder of a nude woman, danger, unlikely friendships, single parent ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, guatemala
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100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspense, intense, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, mafia, boy, court, suicide, brother brother relationship, witness protection, surveillance, child in peril, district attorney, lawyers and clients, witnessing a crime ...
Time:
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Place:
new orleans, tennessee, usa, memphis, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Liberal activist lawyer Jedediah alienated daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto ...
Style:
suspense, serious, thought provoking, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy ...
Style:
suspense, thought provoking, clever, intense, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, legal, lawyer, lawsuit, domestic violence, insurance company, self defense, justice, courtroom, legal investigation, investigation, corruption ...
Time:
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Place:
caribbean, memphis, new jersey
Similarity:
83%
218K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Style:
touching, sad, serious, sentimental, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, small town, trial, jury, legal, courtroom drama, murder trial, homecoming, court, judge, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, boston, peru, massachusetts, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A law firm brings in its 'fixer' to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Style:
suspenseful, clever, suspense, political thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal, business, twists and turns, conspiracy, guilt, character study, divorce, nervous breakdown, law firm, courtroom, trial ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, wisconsin, usa, milwaukee wisconsin, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Style:
political, suspense, suspenseful, tense, political thriller ...
Audience:
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Plot:
political conspiracy, politics, investigation, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, lawyer, spy, political corruption, corruption, secret service, fbi, surveillance ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
75%
160K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the ...
Style:
suspense, clever, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
lawyer, corruption, murder, law firm, conspiracy, fbi, surveillance, murder mystery, blackmail, chase, legal, seduction ...
Time:
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Place:
boston, memphis, harvard university, usa, tennessee ...
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229K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 113 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:
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Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 147 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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Similarity:
100%
13K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
279K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 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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Similarity:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, political, thought provoking, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
philadelphia, usa
Similarity:
67%
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, lawyer, fighting the system, legal, rape, corruption, court, law, justice, trial, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, maryland, baltimore
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 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:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
surprise ending, suspense, thought provoking, twist ending, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, austin texas, houston texas, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
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Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, rough, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two ...
Style:
psychological, clever, harsh, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
181K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, political thriller, controversial, political, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, assassination, kennedy assassination, president, political conspiracy, conspiracy theory, legal, politics, cia, assassination of president, cold war era, courtroom ...
Time:
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Place:
america, washington d.c., north america, midwest, chile ...
Similarity:
100%
153K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage ...
Style:
sincere, tear jerker, tense, suspenseful, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hostage, hospital, injustice, twists and turns, organ donation, insurance, sick child, father son relationship, fighting the system, doctor, medical, parent child relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, chicago, illinois
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
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 ...
Style:
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Plot:
courtroom drama, jury, legal action, argument, trial, murder, court, courtroom, lawyer, uncover truth, legal, dialogue ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 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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Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, captivating, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot:
lawyer, defense attorney, mother son relationship, legal action, murder, legal, courtroom, courtroom drama, death of father, trial, teenager, lie ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm’s frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling ...
Style:
inspirational, suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, court, murder, african american, civil rights, black, trial, moral dilemma, idealist, execution, courtroom drama ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
50%
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