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McBride: Tune in for Murder (2005)
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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 up are a lot of unanswered questions.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, detective, realistic, crime drama, twist ending, gloomy
Plot:
murder, lawyer, frame up, district attorney, radio station, investigation, partner, uncover truth, twists and turns, murder investigation, puzzle, murder mystery, legal, legal investigation, crime scene, courtroom drama, whodunit, suspect, evidence, private detective, secrets, small town, motive, media industry, betrayal ...
Time:
2000s, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, suspenseful and detective films with plots about murder, investigation, uncover truth, murder mystery, whodunit, murder investigation and lawyer mostly in Mystery, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like McBride: Tune in for Murder: McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005), McBride: Fallen Idol (2006), McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005), McBride: Requiem (2006), McBride: Semper Fi (2007). 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:
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100%
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:
64%
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:
murder mystery, lawyer, murder, fictional reality show, district attorney, crime scene, uncover truth, legal investigation, partner, twists and turns, legal, love triangle ...
Similarity:
60%
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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:
lawyer, judge, uncover truth, partner, courtroom drama, whodunit, murder, crime scene, innocent, false accusation, evidence, murder investigation ...
Similarity:
51%
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:
42%
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:
39%
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 ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
37%
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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:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hailey's professional code of ethics prevents her from going to the police about a client's confession, so she must find another way to bring the killer to justice.
Style:
psychological, suspense, stylized, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, whodunit, female protagonist, partner, uncover truth, poisoning, psychoanalyst, puzzle, clue, social relations, perseverance ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Emotionally ready to confront her fiancé's 15-year-old murder, Hailey finds herself caught up in the case of a missing college coed. The deeper Hailey digs into the young woman's disappearance the more she is convinced the two events are ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
26%
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:
detective, dramatic, tense, suspense, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom, murder, trial, defense attorney, lawyer, amateur detective, false accusation, suspect, motive, evidence, cross examination, whodunit ...
Time:
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Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept into the investigation of the bizarre murder of a tech CEO
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, intellectual, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder investigation, artificial intelligence, murder, crime investigation, secret, investigation, mind game, uncover truth, mind, crime solving, whodunit, technology ...
Place:
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Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 93 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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Country: USA
Duration: 95 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:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 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:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 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%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 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: 120 min.
Story:
Jack Reed investigates a young woman whom he and his wife take into their household when she turns out to be targeted by unknown assassins.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 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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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 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: UK, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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