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The Whole Truth (2010)
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As District Attorney Kathryn Peale and defense attorney Jimmy Nolan rally their teams around their arguments and prepare to go head-to-head in the the courtroom, they make frantic moves and countermoves of complex legal wrangling to tilt justice in their favor.
Style:
captivating, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, serious, contemplative
Plot:
lawyer, legal action, district attorney, rivalry, lawyers and clients, courtroom drama, hotshot lawyer, legal, jury, ego clash, hidden truth, courtroom, criminal, defense attorney, protection, prosecution, ambition, legal investigation, dedicated lawyer, power relations, rape, court, prosecutor, suspect, buried truth ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about legal, courtroom, lawyer, courtroom drama, lawyers and clients, dedicated lawyer and power relations mostly in Drama, Crime and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Whole Truth: Janet King (2014), The Practice (1997), Outlaw (2010), Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005), Philly (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
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Place:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Duration: 60 min.
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Prominent defense attorney Tony Lord returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, a teacher accused of murdering one of his students. The case re-opens the heartache from Tony's own high school days, when he was a student falsely accused of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, tense, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, ohio
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34%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
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34%
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Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A gorgeous Yankee litigator and a charming southern attorney must hide their intense mutual attraction as a police sex scandal threatens to tear the city of Charleston, S.C. apart. Â
Style:
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Plot:
hotshot lawyer, courtroom, opposites attract, lawyer, legal, courtroom drama, lawyers and clients, love and romance, friends, dishonesty, friendship, sex scandal ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, south carolina, charleston south carolina
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160
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
thought provoking, realistic, rough, serious
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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29%
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Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
australia
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, indiana, indianapolis indiana
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29%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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28%
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Country: USA
TV show
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: 45 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 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: 46 min.
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Style:
realistic, stylized, serious, clever, thrilling ...
Plot:
legal, lawyer, lawsuit, law firm, courtroom drama, hypocrisy, workplace situations, office, partner, womanizer, dedicated lawyer, workplace ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, las vegas, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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28%
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Country: UK
Duration: 584 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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