Movies and TV shows like How to Get Away with Murder

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How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
 8.1
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How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, intellectual, neo noir, suspense, dramatic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder mystery, legal, hotshot lawyer, lawyer, murder, law student, defense attorney, court case, college, lgbt, teachers and students, courtroom, attorney, courtroom drama, manipulation, student life, murder suspect, rivalry, student, woman, female professor, lesbian, husband wife relationship, sex, power relations ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, philadelphia, idaho, chicago
Keyword: black women

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about murder, legal, murder mystery, lawyer, courtroom, investigation and courtroom drama mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like How to Get Away with Murder: Scandal (2012), Secrets and Lies (2015), Damages (2007), Revenge (2011), Matlock (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Scandal (2012)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for ...
Style: political thriller, serious, political, realistic, clever ...
Audience: teens
Plot: white house, relationship vs career, lawyer, workplace situations, politician, president, senator, politics, teamwork, ambition, media, boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Secrets and Lies (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, murder, family relations, murder mystery, family problems, police investigation, family in crisis, child killer, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, uncover truth, who done it ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.1
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Damages (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, ...
Style: rough, clever, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: trial, lawyer, legal investigation, female lawyer, hotshot lawyer, workplace, legal action, dishonesty, power relations, corporate crime, manipulation, intrigue ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 7.8
 125K
Revenge (2011)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.
Style: captivating, serious, soap opera, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, adult
Plot: high society, vengeance, pretense, hidden identity, strong female character, twists and turns, revenge, enemy, half sister, suspicion, haunted by the past, victim ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Matlock (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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: suspenseful, witty, realistic, serious, clever ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, courtroom, uncover truth, legal action, power relations, legal investigation, jury, lawyers and clients, false accusation ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: georgia, usa, southern usa, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.4
 82K
The Good Wife (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: The Good Wife is a legal drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption ...
Style: serious, clever, captivating, political, suspense ...
Plot: legal, trial, lawyer, workplace situations, dedicated lawyer, law firm, lawyers and clients, court, self discovery, female protagonist, working mom, politics ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: chicago, hawaii, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A lawyer conducts business from the back of his Lincoln town car while representing a high-profile client in Beverly Hills.
Style: clever, serious, captivating, psychological, twisted ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, court, courtroom drama, legal, twists and turns, trial, murder, legal investigation, hotshot lawyer, mind game, jury ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california, peru, beverly hills ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 7.8
 2K
Justice (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Justice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA and CTV in Canada. The series also aired on Warner Channel in Latin America, Nine Network in Australia, and on TV2 In New Zealand. It first was broadcast ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, captivating
Plot: law firm, lawyer, legal, trial, courtroom drama, female lawyer, lawyer client relationship, media circus, legal investigation, rivalry, celebrity culture, innocence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 7.4
 105K
The Undoing (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 337 min.
TV show
Story: Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle ...
Style: suspense, psychological thriller, disturbing, detective, thrilling ...
Plot: adultery, murder investigation, murder, life turned upside down, lie, mysterious disappearance, affair, family relations, father son relationship, lawyer, murder mystery, family drama ...
Time: 2020s, year 2019
Place: manhattan new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.4
 473K
Suits (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by ...
Style: stylized, captivating, witty, serious, talky ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, date night, family outing
Plot: lawyer, legal, law firm, photographic memory, hotshot lawyer, ambition, boss, success, corporate world, workplace situations, lawsuit, ambitious ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, chicago, syria
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
 7.8
 44K
Law & Order (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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: detective, realistic, tense, serious, clever ...
Plot: crime investigation, law and order, police, legal, murder investigation, homicide detective, dedicated lawyer, trial, police officer, lawyer, rivalry, punishment ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
One of Us Is Lying (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense
Audience: teen drama
Plot: lgbt teen, high school, detention, young adult, jail, gang, jailed, partners in crime, prison violence, criminal, teenager, whodunit ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 218K
Fracture (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of ...
Style: suspense, psychological, intellectual, twist ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot: twists and turns, courtroom drama, lawyer, murder, adultery, manipulation, investigation, murder mystery, mind game, obsession, perfect crime, police investigation ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 1900s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, persia, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: In Beacon Heights, a seemingly perfect town, a group of three college friends struggle with the stress of being overachievers. In the aftermath of the town’s first murder, each Perfectionist hides behind a secret, a lie and an alibi.
Style: surprise ending, tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspense ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: college, young adult, murder, friend, secret, murder mystery, death, dark secret, teacher, society, social problems, social relations ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.4
 588
In Justice (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In Justice is an American television police procedural created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series began airing on Sunday, January 1, 2006 on ABC as a midseason replacement and assumed its regular night and time on Friday, January 6, 2006 ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, psychological
Plot: attorney, lawyer, legal, wrongful conviction, evidence, false accusation, courtroom, witness, murder, released from prison, righting the wronged, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, san francisco, oakland california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.9
 647K
True Detective (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style: neo noir, serious, atmospheric, anthology, gloomy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, investigation, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place: louisiana, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career — and his trademark Lincoln — when he takes on a murder case.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, psychological
Plot: courtroom drama, uncover truth, murder mystery, crime solving, crime investigation, forensics, sleuth, attorney, dedicated lawyer, murder investigation, corruption, nypd ...
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100%
 8.2
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Murder One (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a much-publicised murder trial, he is now involved in the ...
Style: suspenseful, thrilling, detective, exciting, realistic ...
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Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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 199K
The Mentalist (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Style: exciting, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: teens, adult
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Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 6.8
 6K
Hightown (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Amid the drug trade on Cape Cod, a body washes ashore and is discovered by an irreverent National Marine Fisheries Service officer, Jackie Quinones, who is determined to help solve the murder even if the state cops want her nowhere near the case.
Style: captivating, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, scary ...
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Time: 2020s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.7
 9K
Riviera (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: After newlywed Georgina's billionaire husband Constantine is killed in a yacht explosion, she is shocked to discover the fortune and lifestyle he maintained was surrounded by violence, lies and murder. She soon must step out of her comfort zone ...
Style: emotional, captivating, disturbing, serious, exciting
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: french riviera
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 7.6
 103
Justice (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Lee Tae Kyung is a star lawyer with the best win rate. He is able to win cases by using his sharp logic and intelligent speeches. He amasses power and wealth by dealing with clients who are part of the elite class. His cases are usually referred ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 8.4
 170K
The Night Of (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 525 min.
TV show
Story: After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.
Style: suspense, realistic, atmospheric, tense, psychological ...
Plot: murder, murder investigation, courtroom, investigation, lawyer, murder mystery, drug, legal, vengeance, district attorney, relationships, catastrophe ...
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15%
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Country: USA
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Story: This series gives viewers a unique perspective on some of the most high profile cases as they turn the lens on the top defense lawyers who represented them. The attorneys will share riveting details from the most personal moments between attorney ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story: From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Style: clever, detective, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: private detective, investigation, whodunit, murder, murder mystery, who done it, private investigator, murder investigation, danger, multiple suspects, uncover truth, riddles and clues ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: england, united kingdom, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.3
 122K
The Killing (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Style: psychological, gloomy, neo noir, tense, serious ...
Plot: police detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, multiple suspects, murder, police investigation, female detective, crime investigation, female protagonist, murderer, who done it, strong female character ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: seattle, usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.9
 144
The Jury (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.0
 301
The Judge (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: When a key witness in a case of corruption is killed in courts all suspicion falls on Judge Armando Acosta. Now the judge Madiani will defend his innocence.
Style: thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological
Plot: lawyer, murder, judge, legal, attorney, secret, problem, murder mystery, intrigue, legal action, courtroom drama, court ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (1996)
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story: True crime story of a Wisconsin teacher's aide who hired teenaged students to murder her estranged husband.
Style: tense, realistic, serious, psychological, sexual ...
Plot: serial killer, mental illness, murder, suburban life, suburbs, teachers and students, infidelity, teenage life, power relations, couples, family problems, dangerous attraction ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.8
 3K
Janet King (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Senior Prosecutor Janet King returns from maternity leave to confront a high-profile murder, and a conspiracy which will have shocking ramifications throughout the judicial system.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, clever, detective ...
Plot: legal, courtroom drama, legal investigation, dedicated lawyer, ambition, boss and employee, workplace, workplace situations, legal action, murder, courtroom, lesbian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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