Movies like Perry Mason Returns
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Perry Mason Returns (1985)
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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, tense, realistic, detective, hardboiled detective, mind bending
Plot:
courtroom, private detective, false accusation, law enforcement, boss and employee, legal action, legal, courtroom drama, dishonesty, lawyer, murder, inheritance, intelligence agency, advocate, rivalry, dedicated lawyer, power relations, attorney, hitman, jazz musician, murder mystery, housekeeper, father son relationship, last will and testament, saxophonist ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Most similar movies to Perry Mason Returns
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and detective films with plots about legal, murder, deadly, lawyer, dishonesty, courtroom drama and courtroom mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Perry Mason Returns: Three Blind Mice (2001), Innocent (2011), McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005), And Never Let Her Go (2001), Father Dowling Mysteries (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
detective, realistic, mind bending, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, tennis, advocate, lawyer, private detective, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, uncover truth, dishonesty, legal investigation, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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, realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
hotel, courtroom, advocate, law, lawyer, intelligence agency, motel, private investigator, rivalry, investigation, writer's life, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman from Las Vegas wants Perry Mason to defend her father.
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, clever
Plot:
amateur detective, courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, advocate, lawyer, mind game, life is a bitch, who done it, parents and children, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
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:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
legal investigation, courtroom drama, murder, frame up, vietnam veteran, false accusation, law enforcement, dishonesty, legal action, life is a bitch, legal, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
100%
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909
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, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, legal, murder, courtroom drama, dishonesty, legal investigation, uncover truth, father son relationship, law, court case, couple relations, adaptation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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: 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, suspenseful, rough, mind bending, realistic
Plot:
missing person, obsession, attorney, missing woman, murder, mysterious man, dangerous attraction, love affair, rivalry, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
delaware
Similarity:
100%
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, serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lost love, advocate, lawyer, intelligence agency, private detective, frame up, courtroom drama, love and romance, heroes, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
80s
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:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, private investigator, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, couple relations, law enforcement, amateur detective, private detective ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
53%
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:
detective, psychological, serious, realistic, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, courtroom, lawyer, viking, advocate, intelligence agency, friendship, cons and scams, false accusation, courtroom drama, power relations, dedicated lawyer ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
53%
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:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
courtroom, advocate, lawyer, intelligence agency, workplace, athlete's life, legal, uncover truth, rivalry, dishonesty, murder, boss and employee ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
48%
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, advocate, intelligence agency, church, courtroom, private detective, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, investigation, legal investigation, legal, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
48%
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, detective
Plot:
murder, courtroom, intelligence agency, advocate, lawyer, false accusation, frame up, dedicated lawyer, injustice, righting the wronged, who done it, legal investigation ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
47%
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:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
law, advocate, intelligence agency, lawyer, murder, courtroom, gangster, legal action, dedicated lawyer, life is a bitch, law enforcement, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
46%
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:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective, f word
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, advocate, intelligence agency, private investigator, power relations, investigation, dedicated lawyer, legal, artists and showbiz, workplace, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
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:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
amateur detective, courtroom, murder, writers, lawyer, advocate, law, intelligence agency, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, intrigue, private detective ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
44%
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, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot:
amateur detective, lawyer, courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, advocate, private investigator, power relations, fashion, witnessing a crime, legal, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
44%
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:
detective, psychological, realistic, serious, clever ...
Plot:
courtroom, intelligence agency, advocate, lawyer, murder, manipulation, righting the wronged, who done it, courtroom drama, dishonesty, actor's life, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
42%
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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:
detective, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot:
amateur detective, courtroom, advocate, lawyer, intelligence agency, flirting, performer's life, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, false accusation, courtroom drama, investigation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
42%
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:
detective, serious, realistic, mind bending, clever ...
Plot:
amateur detective, intelligence agency, courtroom, murder, advocate, law, lawyer, courtroom drama, who done it, false accusation, dishonesty, law enforcement ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
41%
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:
detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful, witty ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, lawyer, advocate, friendship, dishonesty, moral dilemma, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, rivalry, legal ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
40%
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:
realistic, serious, mind bending, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot:
advocate, lawyer, intelligence agency, courtroom, legal, legal investigation, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, uncover truth, false accusation, who done it, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
40%
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, serious, realistic, detective
Plot:
lawyer, intelligence agency, advocate, courtroom, false accusation, legal, murder, investigation, private detective, who done it, dedicated lawyer, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
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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:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
39%
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:
detective, tense, twisted, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, courtroom, murder, amateur detective, strangulation, secrets, blackmail, illusion, whodunit, magician, cover up, private investigator ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
35%
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 ...
Style:
detective, dramatic, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom, murder, radio station, whodunit, investigation, talk show host, false accusation, media manipulation, alibi, jealousy, betrayal, media industry ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Father Dowling Mysteries is an American television mystery series that aired from January 20, 1989 to May 2, 1991. Prior to the series, a TV movie aired on November 30, 1987. For its first season, the show was on NBC; it moved to ABC for its last ...
Style:
suspenseful, lighthearted, semi serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
amateur detective, investigation, whodunit, crime solving, friendship, church, partnership, amateur sleuth, ethics, adaptation, morality, legal ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jessica Fletcher searches for a woman who witnessed the murder of a man trying to expose a serious flaw in a top-secret government satellite code.
Style:
detective, suspense, twisted, tense, atmospheric
Audience:
adult
Plot:
train, amateur sleuth, murder investigation, investigation, female protagonist, missing person, conspiracy, justice, whodunit, deception, government conspiracy, danger ...
Time:
90s
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:
murder mystery, police detective, uncover truth, woman in danger, manipulation, legal, dishonesty, danger, legal investigation, courtroom drama, murder, political corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
28%
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:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, enigmatic, detective ...
Plot:
murder, lawyer, courtroom, false accusation, hotshot lawyer, protagonist as suspect, righting the wronged, injustice, social differences, courtroom drama, who done it, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
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