Movies like The Lawyer
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The Lawyer (1970)
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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.
Style:
mind bending, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, ambiguous ending
Plot:
murder, hotshot lawyer, lawyer, socialite, heroes, legal action, crimes, mystery, life is a bitch, injustice, couples, legal, rivalry, infidelity, who done it, law enforcement, legal investigation, false accusation, lone wolves, courtroom drama, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, hotshot hero, protagonist as suspect, power relations ...
Time:
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and mind bending films with plots about legal, crimes, deadly, mystery, murder, courtroom drama and dedicated lawyer mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Lawyer: The Advocate (2013), And Never Let Her Go (2001), Deadlocked (2000), Three Blind Mice (2001), Perry Mason Returns (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
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:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot:
murder, lawyer, courtroom, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, hotshot lawyer, dishonesty, rivalry, crimes, law enforcement, legal, mystery ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa
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95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
The true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, mind bending, realistic
Plot:
obsession, missing person, murder, love affair, dangerous attraction, mystery, couples, crimes, protagonist as suspect, rivalry, dishonesty, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
delaware
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87%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
legal, hostage, courtroom, uncover truth, rebellion, legal action, legal investigation, false accusation, injustice, hotshot lawyer, society, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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, tense, captivating, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
legal investigation, courtroom drama, frame up, murder, vietnam veteran, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, mystery, crimes, law enforcement, legal action, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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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:
courtroom, false accusation, private detective, boss and employee, law enforcement, crimes, dishonesty, courtroom drama, legal action, legal, inheritance, murder ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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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:
serious, realistic, mind bending, rough, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, murder, courtroom drama, couple relations, false accusation, friendship, cons and scams, crime gone awry, legal investigation, law enforcement, crimes, legal action ...
Time:
80s
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80%
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:
cynical, clever, serious, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, false accusation, rivalry, investigation, private detective, legal, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, courtroom drama, righting the wronged, mystery ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, murder, false accusation, frame up, mystery, who done it, legal action, injustice, wrongfully committed, courtroom drama, power relations, legal investigation ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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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:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom drama, false accusation, crimes, police, who done it, frame up, dishonesty, legal investigation, suspect, dedicated lawyer, legal ...
Time:
80s
Place:
france, europe, paris france, boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Della's friend is accused of murdering a rival fashion magazine editor.
Style:
mind bending, serious, realistic, clever, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, murder, power relations, fashion, courtroom drama, false accusation, riddles and clues, who done it, against the odds, crimes, investigation, workplace ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman from Las Vegas wants Perry Mason to defend her father.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, clever
Plot:
courtroom, murder, life is a bitch, dedicated lawyer, rivalry, crimes, legal, uncover truth, investigation, mind game, dishonesty, courtroom drama ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A priest is murdered and the main suspect is a nun.
Style:
serious, realistic, cynical, talky, mind bending ...
Plot:
church, courtroom, power relations, clergy, investigation, law enforcement, amateur detective, dishonesty, crimes, dedicated lawyer, life is a bitch, private detective ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
If you think your dating life is hard, check out what happens to poor Laney! Talk about a love hangover: The nice guy this prominent attorney spent last night with winds up being the main suspect in the brutal murder of a Chicago city councilman. If ...
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
uncover truth, woman in danger, mystery, manipulation, police detective, courtroom drama, murder, dishonesty, legal, legal investigation, political corruption, courtroom ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, twists and turns
Plot:
legal investigation, mystery, courtroom drama, false accusation, cons and scams, dishonesty, crimes, wrong place wrong time, rivalry, legal, murder, uncover truth ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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:
mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, courtroom, courtroom drama, false accusation, righting the wronged, power relations, legal action, life is a bitch, investigation, gangsters, legal, crimes ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.
Style:
serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, murder, dishonesty, law enforcement, amateur detective, crimes, legal, dedicated lawyer, investigation, mystery, private detective, couple relations ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot:
love triangle, murder, love and romance, legal, investigation, prostitute, heroes, crimes, betrayal, protagonist as suspect, legal investigation, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his "friends" - an actress, a fortune-teller, David's private ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, writer's life, legal, crimes, dedicated lawyer, investigation, private detective, rivalry, dishonesty, ghost, mystery, protagonist as suspect ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.
Style:
serious, realistic, mind bending, rough, clever ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, uncover truth, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, legal investigation, law enforcement, confined, military, hotshot lawyer, mystery, amateur detective ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After the apparent suicide of her daughter, a woman tries to prove that her son-in-law killed her.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
murder, legal investigation, crimes, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, mystery, legal action, couple relations, legal, clergy, society, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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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, suspenseful ...
Plot:
legal, mystery, murder, crimes, courtroom drama, dishonesty, lawyer, legal investigation, father son relationship, uncover truth, couple relations, affair ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, clever, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, murder, courtroom drama, frame up, moral dilemma, manipulation, legal, love and romance, amateur detective, crimes, mystery, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, investigation, legal, mystery, workplace, crimes, dedicated lawyer, artists and showbiz, rivalry, power relations, who done it, false accusation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A hockey player of friend of Ken Malansky's is accused of murdering a team owner. Perry takes the case.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, mind bending
Plot:
courtroom, ice hockey, workplace, amateur detective, dishonesty, athlete's life, courtroom drama, mystery, power relations, rivalry, law enforcement, murder ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The chief suspects in the murder of an author are the numerous colleagues whom he continuously plagiarized.
Style:
serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, murder, courtroom drama, who done it, writer's life, private detective, mystery, law enforcement, crimes, uncover truth, desire for fame, media ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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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, realistic, witty, serious
Plot:
courtroom, murder, courtroom drama, false accusation, legal investigation, who done it, hotshot lawyer, friendship, college, crimes, mystery, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he killed his superior who sacked him, he kills the man who replaced him, and he kills his own wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, disturbing, suspense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, hotshot lawyer, legal, crimes, murder, injustice, life is a bitch, judge, courtroom, cave, graphic violence, unemployment ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 1930s, year 1937
Place:
italy, palermo italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The owner of a cosmetics company is unveiling a new cream which she claims she's been using. She's been keeping her age a secret and now reveals that she's 60 and owes her appearance to the cream. She's later killed and the ...
Style:
mind bending, serious, realistic, clever, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, false accusation, uncover truth, murder, who done it, crimes, dishonesty, mystery, dedicated lawyer, legal, legal investigation, cosmetics ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
witty, suspenseful, realistic, serious, clever ...
Plot:
hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, lawyer, courtroom, uncover truth, legal, legal action, mystery, elderly, power relations, jury, lawyers and clients ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
georgia, usa, southern usa, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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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:
hotshot lawyer, murder, lawyer, false accusation, prosecutor, evidence, crimes, uncover truth, testimony, court, legal, team ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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