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McBride: Murder Past Midnight (2005)
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Genre: Mystery, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
McBride is a former cop-turned-defense lawyer with a penchant for taking on "lost cause" cases. After serving as a juror on an attempted murder case, McBride reluctantly agrees to represent the defendant in her retrial. Assisted by the case's former public defender, Phil Newberry, and McBride's ex, Roberta, the three attempt to unravel the mystery of a tycoon nearly poisoned to death, and the many mysteries surrounding the case.
Style:
tense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
lawyer, judge, district attorney, manipulation, mind game, twists and turns, psychology, legal, who done it, legal investigation, femme fatale, police investigation, strong female character, attempted murder, courtroom drama, uncover truth, passionate interest, dog, murder, sergeant, law, crimes
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and detective films with plots about murder, courtroom drama, lawyer, legal, deadly, courtroom and dishonesty mostly in Mystery, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like McBride: Murder Past Midnight: McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005), McBride: Fallen Idol (2006), McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005), McBride: Tune in for Murder (2005), McBride: Requiem (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
As a favor to a friend, defense attorney McBride takes on a client accused of murdering a woman. When McBride and his partner Phil investigate the deceased, they discover she had many identities and with each new life she was leading the list of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
false accusation, courtroom drama, legal investigation, cons and scams, rivalry, wrong place wrong time, legal, murder, uncover truth, twists and turns, forensic, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The police have arrested a Latino teenager caught pawning a murdered attorney's stolen Rolex. To complicate matters, the suspect's sister wants McBride to defend her brother - despite the fact that the victim was a close friend of ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, realistic, serious
Plot:
lawyer, crime scene, evidence, innocent, partner, courtroom drama, twists and turns, uncover truth, murder mystery, legal investigation, legal, false accusation ...
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Tracy, an aspiring singer breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Joe on the set of a popular talk show, everyone assumes it's nothing more than tv tabloid hijinks. But when the talk show host turns up dead, all evidence points to Joe. ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, tense, serious, detective
Plot:
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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Mystery drama starring John Larroquette and Marta Dubois. A cop-turned-lawyer helps an aspiring actress accused of killing a woman running a dating service.
Style:
serious, tense, suspense, realistic
Plot:
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Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
McBride's case involves two larger than life radio stars who host the highly successful morning show "Ron and Bob." But when Ron is murdered and all the evidence points to Bob, McBride and Phil begin investigating and what they turn ...
Style:
suspense, serious, tense, detective, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, lawyer, radio station, frame up, district attorney, partner, investigation, uncover truth, courtroom drama, murder investigation, legal investigation, puzzle ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A classical violinist is murdered, and McBride sets out to find the killer and clear the accused, convinced that the murderer was someone else that the violinist knew.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder investigation, courtroom drama, crime scene, murder mystery, murder, whodunit, uncover truth, manipulation, legal, dishonesty, musician, twists and turns ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In this particular episode, McBride's client is double-crossed during a custody case by his psychiatrist. The client later confesses to McBride that he believes he accidentally shot the doctor when he confronted him in his home. When McBride ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, detective, serious ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, crime scene, lawyer, courtroom drama, employee employee relationship, partner, murder mystery, murder investigation, police detective, legal investigation, riddles and clues ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mike McBride is a curmudgeon with a heart of gold. He takes cases based on their merit rather than on their monetary value, which often leads to terse notices from bill collectors. A disillusioned member of the LAPD, McBride left the force after ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, detective, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, lawyer, crime scene, family relations, murder investigation, murder, accusation, legal investigation, twists and turns, partner, wrong place wrong time ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The annual LA Kennel Club Dog Show gets treated to an unexpected surprise when a backstage murder incriminates the winning canines' handler.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, dedicated lawyer, courtroom drama, riddles and clues, legal investigation, legal, partner, danger, crime scene, murder investigation, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
27%
909
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Bill Pullman (Independence Day, Torchwood) stars as Rusty Sabich, a judge charged with the murder of his wife, a situation that comes 20 years after he was cleared in the death of his mistress. During this latest trial, a secret affair from ...
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, clever
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
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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:
suspense, neo noir, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
1950s, 50s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she ...
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:
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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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:
21%
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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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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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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:
20%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Similarity:
19%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
19%
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 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: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Similarity:
19%
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, private investigator, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, couple relations, law enforcement, amateur detective, private detective ...
Time:
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Similarity:
19%
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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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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
19%
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Country: USA
Duration: 121 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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