Movies like Legal Deceit

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Legal Deceit (1997)
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Legal Deceit (1997)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Sydney Banks learns the hard way that being driven and educated is not the path to success. With the help of Todd Hunter her career takes off. Sydney gets pulled into corporate blackmail and murder. With the help of boyfriend Derek, she begins her own deception.
Style: independent film
Plot: murder, interracial, lawyer, hostage, african american, law firm, legal

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, suspenseful, tense and captivating films with plots about murder, lawyer, interracial, hostage, interracial relations, danger and deadly mostly in Thriller genres. Some movies like Legal Deceit: Gramps (1995), Twisted Love (1995), Broken Trust (1995), Prisoner of Love (1999), Indiscreet (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Twisted Love (1995)
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Duration: 85 min.
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Broken Trust (1995)
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Duration: 90 min.
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Indiscreet (1998)
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Duration: 100 min.
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