Movies like Guilt by Association
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Guilt by Association (2002)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Life is good for Susan, her two children and new boyfriend Russell. But life abruptly changes when she discovers her perfect boyfriend is a drug dealer. Realising the danger this could bring to her family she tells him to leave. Suddenly her house is raided and Susan is arrested as a co-conspirator in Russell's drug business. Her situation goes from bad to worse when she finds herself behind bars with violent criminals. How will she ever prove her innocence when the system seems against her? Guilt By Association is a disturbing story based on true events.
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sincere, captivating, realistic, disturbing, thought provoking, bleak, serious
Plot:
false accusation, injustice, legal, drug dealing, wrongful conviction, prison, fighting the system, righting the wronged, life is a bitch, society, dishonesty, hopes, protagonist as suspect, wrong place wrong time, legal action, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, women's prison, justice, legal system, courtroom drama, wrongfully committed, drugs, drug dealer, lesbianism, anger ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, disturbing and suspenseful films with plots about life is a bitch, legal, injustice, courtroom drama, society, dishonesty and false accusation mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Guilt by Association: The Wronged Man (2010), Heavens Fall (2006), Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995), Sins of the Preacher (2013), Afterburn (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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35%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film is set in the Tricity in 2003, ten years after the end of communism in Poland. The plot, apparently based on the real-life experiences of Kraków businessmen Lech Jerzorny and Paweł Rey, is about three young, talented businessmen who open ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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