Movies like Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990)
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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:
mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, murder, writers, lawyer, intelligence agency, investigation, intrigue, private detective, legal, rivalry, who done it, media, law enforcement, writer's life, amateur detective, courtroom drama, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, desire for fame, uncover truth, power relations, plagiarism, convention, ex husband ex wife relationship, poisoned drink ...
Time:
80s
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Most similar movies to Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and mind bending films with plots about deadly, murder, legal, lawyer, dedicated lawyer, courtroom and courtroom drama mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen: Murder, She Wrote (1984), Perry Mason Returns (1985), Matlock (1986), Her Fatal Flaw (2006), The Advocate (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Style:
clever, witty, thought provoking, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, writers, female detective, who done it, riddles and clues, amateur detective, elderly, women, law enforcement, strong female lead, sherlock holmes ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa, maine, new york, arizona
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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:
clever, realistic, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lawyer, intelligence agency, who done it, rivalry, legal, law enforcement, parents and children, uncover truth, dedicated lawyer, investigation ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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, lawyer, intelligence agency, false accusation, who done it, courtroom drama, confined, law enforcement, dishonesty, legal investigation, uncover truth ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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, lawyer, intelligence agency, private investigator, investigation, dedicated lawyer, private detective, dishonesty, couple relations, legal, law enforcement ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Della's friend is accused of murdering a rival fashion magazine editor.
Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, clever
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, private investigator, power relations, fashion, track down, uncover truth, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, workplace ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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TV shows like Murder, She Wrote
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A painter, believed to be dead, returns to make allegations that a gallery owner is selling counterfeits of his work. Later, the artist is murdered.
Style:
serious, clever, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
courtroom, intelligence agency, lawyer, flirting, performer's life, courtroom drama, uncover truth, dedicated lawyer, artists and showbiz, dishonesty, murder, legal ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On the set of a popular daytime soap opera 'Mile High', actress Kris Buckner is being forced off by co-star Mark Stratton. When she says that she'll 'kill him before she leaves the show', she makes herself the prime suspect ...
Style:
serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, murder, intelligence agency, who done it, riddles and clues, dedicated lawyer, actor's life, artists and showbiz, amateur detective, legal, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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:
serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful, clever
Plot:
lawyer, intelligence agency, courtroom, legal investigation, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, legal, uncover truth, murder, who done it, false accusation, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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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:
serious, suspenseful, mind bending, realistic, rough
Plot:
courtroom, intelligence agency, lawyer, ice hockey, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, uncover truth, investigation, boss and employee, legal, amateur detective, murder ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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:
lawyer, courtroom, intelligence agency, private investigator, power relations, dedicated lawyer, investigation, artists and showbiz, workplace, legal, rivalry, who done it ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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TV series similar to Matlock
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:
realistic, mind bending, serious, clever, talky ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lawyer, dishonesty, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, power relations, wrong place wrong time, uncover truth, legal investigation, amateur detective, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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, mind bending, tense, realistic
Plot:
courtroom, false accusation, private detective, law enforcement, boss and employee, legal, courtroom drama, legal action, dishonesty, lawyer, murder, inheritance ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Perry Mason is invited to the marriage of the daughter of an old friend of his. But after the ceremony the uncle of the bride is dead. Certainly this is a case for Perry Mason.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious
Plot:
lawyer, intelligence agency, courtroom, murder, legal, false accusation, who done it, investigation, private detective, amateur detective, courtroom drama, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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:
psychological, serious, realistic, mind bending, rough ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lawyer, intelligence agency, power relations, protagonist as suspect, couple relations, amateur detective, mind game, crime gone awry, dedicated lawyer, legal investigation ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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:
intelligence agency, lawyer, murder, courtroom, courtroom drama, false accusation, power relations, righting the wronged, uncover truth, legal, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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TV series like Secrets and Lies
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:
psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
hotel, courtroom, lawyer, intelligence agency, private investigator, writer's life, protagonist as suspect, dishonesty, rivalry, investigation, private detective, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A priest is murdered and the main suspect is a nun.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, talky, mind bending ...
Plot:
lawyer, intelligence agency, courtroom, church, dishonesty, legal investigation, law enforcement, dedicated lawyer, legal, hotshot lawyer, private detective, investigation ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
David Katz is a world famous magician and he comes to Denver with his group to perform for a charity gala for disabled children. Also there is Perry and Della as all three are supporters of the charity. Kate Ford, an assistant with an arrogant ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, power relations, against the odds, experiment gone awry, false accusation, courtroom drama, dishonesty, legal, investigation, amateur detective, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.
Style:
psychological, tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lawyer, intelligence agency, courtroom drama, frame up, hotshot lawyer, rivalry, moral dilemma, private detective, legal, heroes ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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:
suspenseful, realistic, serious
Plot:
murder, courtroom, intelligence agency, lawyer, frame up, false accusation, courtroom drama, righting the wronged, who done it, life is a bitch, legal investigation, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the practical joke goes wrong when the gun turns out to contain a live round.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, clever, suspenseful
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, intelligence agency, murder, righting the wronged, tv show, who done it, courtroom drama, private detective, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, society ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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, witty, serious, realistic
Plot:
courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, lawyer, courtroom drama, false accusation, who done it, power relations, hotshot lawyer, rivalry, dedicated lawyer, college ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dr Sheila Carlin is good friends with Della who calls Perry in when she is being pestered by someone. On the theory that it could be somebody that she works with at a radio stations she arranges Perry to be interviewed by Winslow Keene who is also ...
Plot:
lawyer, intelligence agency, courtroom, murder, reunion, perry mason, radio station, tape over mouth
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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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:
witty, suspenseful, serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal, hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, courtroom, uncover truth, legal action, legal investigation, power relations, jury, who done it, false accusation ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
georgia, usa, atlanta georgia, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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, manipulation, woman in danger, police detective, courtroom drama, murder, legal investigation, dishonesty, legal, political corruption, courtroom, murder mystery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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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:
mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot:
murder, lawyer, courtroom, false accusation, hotshot lawyer, protagonist as suspect, righting the wronged, injustice, social differences, who done it, courtroom drama, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
667
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, disturbing, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal, murder, courtroom drama, dishonesty, legal investigation, uncover truth, father son relationship, couple relations, adaptation, infidelity, courtroom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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, dangerous attraction, love affair, mysterious man, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, rivalry, dishonesty, couples, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
delaware
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
One of the final entries in the series of romantic suspense adventures takes Jennifer and Jonathan Hart off to Sydney, Australia, where they plan to purchase a wildlife reserve from Jennifer’s old flame, the handsome and mysterious Elliott ...
Style:
serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot:
undercover, investigation, dishonesty, supportive spouse, amateur detective, protagonist as suspect, righting the wronged, false accusation, missing person, marriage, murder, reunion ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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
Plot:
false accusation, courtroom drama, legal investigation, legal, cons and scams, rivalry, wrong place wrong time, dishonesty, murder, uncover truth, twists and turns, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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