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Close to Home (2005)
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Close to Home (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS. While in pre-production the series was known as American Crime. It first aired from October 4, 2005 to May 11, 2007 and starred actress Jennifer Finnigan as Annabeth Chase, a Deputy Prosecutor for Marion County, Indiana. Created by Jim Leonard, the series was primarily filmed in Southern California. The score composer was Michael A. Levine. On May 16, 2007, the series was officially canceled by CBS.
Style: sentimental, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot: legal, district attorney, workplace, dedicated lawyer, boss and employee, lawyers and clients, family relations, jury, power relations, lawyer, female lawyer, working mom, police officer, court, suburbs, courtroom drama, police procedural, criminal lawyer, society, supportive spouse, strong female presence, suburban life, prosecutor, chain of command
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, indiana, indianapolis indiana

Most similar movies to Close to Home

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films and TV series with plots about legal, lawyer, courtroom, courtroom drama, power relations, dedicated lawyer and workplace mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like Close to Home: JAG (1995), Shark (2006), Philly (2001), Tyrant (2014), Your Honor (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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JAG (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: JAG is an American legal drama television show with a distinct military theme, created by Donald P. Bellisario, and produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Network Television. The first season was co-produced with NBC ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot: military, legal, marines, lawyer, navy, army investigation, court martial, insubordination, courtroom drama, military life, legal investigation, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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Shark (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Plot: trial, lawyer, murder, legal, hotshot lawyer, team, prosecutor, law enforcement, false accusation, evidence, uncover truth, testimony ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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100%
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Philly (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode was advertised heavily as the series finale, ...
Style: serious, touching, realistic, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: legal, courtroom drama, legal action, dedicated lawyer, lawyers and clients, single mother, reluctant partners, power relations, law firm, workplace situations, lawsuit, lawyer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania
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100%
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Tyrant (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his ...
Style: captivating, tense, stylized, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: dictatorship, homecoming, totalitarianism, ruler, state affairs, political unrest, family relations, parents and children, gay son, secret, society, exile ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Your Honor (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story: The son of a respected judge is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. A legal thriller that rips through all strata of New Orleans society.
Style: thrilling, realistic, suspenseful, serious, emotional
Plot: courtroom drama, legal, courtroom, mafia, crime boss, judge, father son relationship, family relations, parent child relationship, car accident, lawyer, uncover truth ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new orleans
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100%
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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 ...
Plot: legal, lawyer, law, murder, courtroom, couples, boss and employee, investigation, hotshot lawyer, couple relations, workplace situations, trial ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Law & Order  Los Angeles (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Law & Order: LA, originally titled Law & Order: Los Angeles, is an American police procedural and legal drama television series set in Los Angeles, where it was produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and developed by Blake Masters, it ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, detective ...
Plot: legal, investigation, murder, police investigation, legal action, district attorney, law enforcement, power relations, legal investigation, workplace, courtroom, partners against crime ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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32%
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Outlaw (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Outlaw is an American television series that was aired on the NBC network. The one-hour courtroom drama stars Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court Justice who resigns from the bench and returns to private practice in an elite law firm where Claire Sax, ...
Style: realistic, clever, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: legal, law firm, lawyers and clients, legal action, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, workplace, power relations, society, jury, lawyer, judge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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31%
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, realistic, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot: legal, courtroom, law enforcement, fighting crime, workplace, rivalry, police detective, courtroom drama, partner, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, sexual abuse ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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31%
The Whole Truth (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: As District Attorney Kathryn Peale and defense attorney Jimmy Nolan rally their teams around their arguments and prepare to go head-to-head in the the courtroom, they make frantic moves and countermoves of complex legal wrangling to tilt justice in ...
Style: captivating, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot: lawyer, legal action, district attorney, lawyers and clients, rivalry, courtroom drama, hotshot lawyer, hidden truth, jury, ego clash, legal, courtroom ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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30%
Canterbury's Law (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Elizabeth Canterbury is a force of nature. An attorney on the rise, she puts her career on the line to take on risky and unpopular cases, even when they take a toll on her personal life. Elizabeth and her law professor husband, Matt Furey, haunted ...
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: legal, lawyer, investigation, courtroom drama, workplace, law firm, price of justice, injustice, lawyers and clients, rivalry, trespassing, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, rhode island
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Conviction (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A fast-paced character-oriented story, focuses on the lives and loves of the young assistant district attorneys in New York, following their career paths as these passionate but naive ADAs are confronted with tough, emotional cases that challenge ...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, thought provoking
Plot: legal, lawyer, law enforcement, courtroom drama, police detective, fighting the system, hotshot lawyer, rivalry, fighting crime, sexual abuse, society, workplace ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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28%
100 Centre Street (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 100 Centre Street is an American legal drama created by Sidney Lumet and starring Alan Arkin, Val Avery, Bobby Cannavale, Joel de la Fuente and Paula Devicq.
Style: serious, thought provoking, realistic, suspenseful, gloomy
Plot: legal, courtroom, legal action, workplace, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, lawsuit, workplace situations, cop witness relations, jury, lawyer, nypd ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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28%
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Crownies (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Delving into the extraordinary world of the Department of Public Prosecutions and its young, eager lawyers, Crownies follows five young solicitors as they face the pressures and endearing madness of modern single life - in a fast paced workplace ...
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, tense, serious ...
Plot: legal, courtroom drama, dedicated lawyer, lawyers and clients, workplace situations, workplace, ambition, moral dilemma, lawsuit, courtroom, boss and employee, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
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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
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27%
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Harry's Law (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm couldn't be any more different, but when they cross paths, they realize they're all looking for a fresh start. The most unlikely of people are starting a law practice in the most unlikely of places -- a rundown ...
Style: serious, clever, exciting, realistic, dramatic
Plot: legal, law firm, lawyer, trial, courtroom, starting over, courtroom drama, workplace, partner, lawyers and clients, dedicated lawyer, legal action ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, usa, cincinnati ohio
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27%
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The Practice (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons on ABC from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, clever, thrilling ...
Plot: lawyer, law firm, courtroom drama, legal, hotshot lawyer, courtroom, moral dilemma, social problems, workplace, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, injustice ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: boston, las vegas, massachusetts, usa
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27%
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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
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27%
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The Defenders (1961)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series that ran on CBS from 1961–1965. It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, thought provoking, clever ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, courtroom, courtroom drama, workplace situations, lawyers and clients, parents and children, workplace, parent child relationship, family relations, society, father son relationship ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: usa, new york
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27%
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Style: detective, tense, realistic, serious, clever ...
Audience: kids
Plot: law and order, lawyer, murder investigation, trial, workplace situations, murder, power relations, mind game, partner, police, investigation, judiciary ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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26%
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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
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25%
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Rake (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Keegan Deane's staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the law cases that nobody else will touch. He always tries to do the right thing, but at the same time struggles to save himself from the many self-destructive ...
Style: realistic, cynical, humorous, semi serious
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, legal, family relations, dedicated lawyer, hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, lawyers and clients, rivalry, district attorney, dishonesty, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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The Client (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Client is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 18, 1995 to August 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film The Client, itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel also of the same name.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot: lawyer, custody, law firm, recovering alcoholic, power relations, family problems, kids in trouble, legal action, legal, dedicated lawyer, alcohol abuse, parents and children ...
Time: 90s
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25%
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Law & Order: UK (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.
Style: serious, tense, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: legal, forensics, lawyer, courtroom, police detective, workplace, fighting crime, cop witness relations, punishment, power relations, rivalry, jury ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england, london
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25%
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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
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24%
Raising the Bar (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides - the public defender's office and the district attorney's office - as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases.
Style: serious, realistic, clever, tense, stylized
Plot: legal, lawyer, courtroom drama, district attorney, courtroom, workplace, friends, relationship vs career, friendship, classmate, law firm, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: 21st century
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24%
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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
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24%
The Defenders (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Defenders is a drama about two colorful Las Vegas defense attorneys who go all-in when it comes to representing their clients. Nick and Pete are the local go-to guys with an eclectic client list who are still looking to hit their own jackpot.
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, exciting, suspense ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, jury, workplace, courtroom, courtroom drama, hopes, defense attorney, partner, boss, law firm, judge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, usa, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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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 ⇓
24%
Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer (2013)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Young, ace assistant DA, Shelby Cook, works with driven cop, Mike Holland, to catch Daedalus, a serial killer infamous for luring his victims to their deaths through labyrinth traps. Three innocent men have already taken the fall for Daedalus and ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough ...
Plot: serial killer, law enforcement, police investigation, legal investigation, twists and turns, dedicated lawyer, rivalry, legal, parents and children, lawyer, power relations, courtroom drama ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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