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The Defenders (2010)
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The Defenders (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Defenders is a drama about two colorful Las Vegas defense attorneys who go all-in when it comes to representing their clients. Nick and Pete are the local go-to guys with an eclectic client list who are still looking to hit their own jackpot.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, suspense, tense, suspenseful
Plot: lawyer, legal, jury, courtroom, workplace, courtroom drama, hopes, defense attorney, legal action, judge, boss, society, law firm, coworker, partner, dedicated lawyer, lawyers and clients, power relations, attorney, investigation, arrest, law, ambition, ethics, ambitious ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: las vegas, usa, nevada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about legal, lawyer, courtroom, courtroom drama, dedicated lawyer, power relations and workplace mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Defenders: Franklin & Bash (2011), The Practice (1997), Raising the Bar (2008), Boston Legal (2004), Harry's Law (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Franklin & Bash (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When they're not hanging out at their favorite hot dog stand pontificating on what they'd go through to enjoy a night with their favorite female celebrities, Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are chasing down their latest clients...sometimes ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: law firm, lawyer, legal, trial, dedicated lawyer, courtroom, workplace situations, courtroom drama, power relations, friends, young man, ambitious ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Practice (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons on ABC from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, clever, thrilling ...
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Time: 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: boston, las vegas, massachusetts, usa
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Raising the Bar (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides - the public defender's office and the district attorney's office - as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases.
Style: serious, realistic, clever, tense, stylized
Plot: legal, lawyer, courtroom drama, district attorney, courtroom, workplace, friends, relationship vs career, friendship, classmate, law firm, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: 21st century
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Boston Legal (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley and produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. Boston Legal is a spin-off of long-running Kelley ...
Style: witty, semi serious, humorous, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens
Plot: law firm, hotshot lawyer, lawyer, courtroom drama, partner, friendship between men, society, workplace, idealism, trial, civil rights, friendship ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: boston, las vegas, massachusetts, usa
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Harry's Law (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm couldn't be any more different, but when they cross paths, they realize they're all looking for a fresh start. The most unlikely of people are starting a law practice in the most unlikely of places -- a rundown ...
Style: serious, clever, exciting, realistic, dramatic
Plot: legal, law firm, lawyer, trial, courtroom, starting over, courtroom drama, workplace, partner, lawyers and clients, dedicated lawyer, legal action ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, usa, cincinnati ohio
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Matlock (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount ...
Style: suspenseful, witty, realistic, serious, clever ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, hotshot lawyer, courtroom drama, courtroom, uncover truth, legal action, power relations, legal investigation, jury, lawyers and clients, false accusation ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
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JAG (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: JAG is an American legal drama television show with a distinct military theme, created by Donald P. Bellisario, and produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Network Television. The first season was co-produced with NBC ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Plot: military, legal, marines, lawyer, navy, army investigation, court martial, insubordination, courtroom drama, military life, legal investigation, dedicated lawyer ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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100%
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Perry Mason (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a ...
Style: detective, serious, rough, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: courtroom drama, lawyer, private detective, private investigator, murder, investigation, false accusation, legal action, courtroom, interwar period, police corruption, dishonesty ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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The Deep End (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: The Deep End is an American television series created by David Hemingson and produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC television network. Starring Mehcad Brooks, Matt Long, Tina Majorino, Clancy Brown, and Billy Zane, the show follows ...
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The Blue Rose (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 44 min.
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Story: When office temp Jane discovers that Rose, the PA she is replacing, died under mysterious circumstances, she joins forces with Rose's best friend Linda to get justice for Rose. Along the way, they find others who need their help, victims of ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, suspenseful
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Outlaw (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Outlaw is an American television series that was aired on the NBC network. The one-hour courtroom drama stars Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court Justice who resigns from the bench and returns to private practice in an elite law firm where Claire Sax, ...
Style: realistic, clever, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: legal, law firm, lawyers and clients, legal action, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, workplace, power relations, society, jury, lawyer, judge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Rake (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story: Keegan Deane's staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the law cases that nobody else will touch. He always tries to do the right thing, but at the same time struggles to save himself from the many self-destructive ...
Style: realistic, cynical, humorous, semi serious
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Time: 21st century
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Just Legal (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Just Legal is a television courtroom drama that stars Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as two courtroom lawyers in Venice, California. The series premiered on The WB on September 19, 2005 and was canceled on October 3, 2005 after only three episodes had ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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 ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Dr. Jason Bull is the brilliant, brash, and charming founder of a hugely successful trial consulting firm.
Style: captivating, entertaining, humorous, light
Audience: adult
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: North Square is an award-winning British television drama series written by Peter Moffat and broadcast by Channel 4 at the end of 2000. Starring an ensemble cast, including Phil Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones, Helen McCrory and Kevin McKidd, the ...
Style: clever, tense, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Plot: legal, dedicated lawyer, lawyer, legal investigation, law firm, scapegoat, ambition, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, jury, workaholic, courtroom drama ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: england, northern england, yorkshire
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 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: suspenseful, rough, realistic, thought provoking, serious ...
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Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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26%
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Canterbury's Law (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Elizabeth Canterbury is a force of nature. An attorney on the rise, she puts her career on the line to take on risky and unpopular cases, even when they take a toll on her personal life. Elizabeth and her law professor husband, Matt Furey, haunted ...
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: legal, lawyer, investigation, courtroom drama, workplace, law firm, price of justice, injustice, lawyers and clients, rivalry, trespassing, society ...
Time: 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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From the Hip (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of ...
Style: anamorphic, psychological, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, court, murder, law, satire, lawsuit, trial, brat pack, defense attorney, murder trial, college professor ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: boston, usa
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Crownies (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Delving into the extraordinary world of the Department of Public Prosecutions and its young, eager lawyers, Crownies follows five young solicitors as they face the pressures and endearing madness of modern single life - in a fast paced workplace ...
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, tense, serious ...
Plot: legal, courtroom drama, dedicated lawyer, lawyers and clients, workplace situations, workplace, ambition, moral dilemma, lawsuit, courtroom, boss and employee, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
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25%
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Philly (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode was advertised heavily as the series finale, ...
Style: serious, touching, realistic, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: legal, courtroom drama, legal action, dedicated lawyer, lawyers and clients, single mother, reluctant partners, power relations, law firm, workplace situations, lawsuit, lawyer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania
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The Defenders (1961)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series that ran on CBS from 1961–1965. It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, thought provoking, clever ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, courtroom, courtroom drama, workplace situations, lawyers and clients, parents and children, workplace, parent child relationship, family relations, society, father son relationship ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Innocently Convicted (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
TV show
Story: Oskyldigt dömd is a Swedish drama television series from 2008. The first season was recorded in twelve episodes during February 2008 to be aired later during the fall. It premiered on the Finnish TV channel FST5 on September 24, 2008 and later the ...
Style: realistic, tense, captivating, psychological, serious ...
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Time: 21st century
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Murder One (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a much-publicised murder trial, he is now involved in the ...
Style: suspenseful, thrilling, detective, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: legal, lawyer, law, murder, courtroom, couples, boss and employee, investigation, hotshot lawyer, couple relations, workplace situations, trial ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Shark (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Plot: trial, lawyer, murder, legal, hotshot lawyer, team, prosecutor, law enforcement, false accusation, evidence, uncover truth, testimony ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Head Cases (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Head Cases is an American primetime comedy-drama television program, best known as the first show cancelled for the 2005–2006 season. It was broadcast by FOX and premiered on September 14, 2005. It was cancelled after two episodes on September 22 ...
Style: semi serious, captivating, psychological, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, partner, courtroom, legal action, career, lawyers and clients, workplace, nervous breakdown, emotional breakdown, coworker, attorney ...
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Justice (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Justice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA and CTV in Canada. The series also aired on Warner Channel in Latin America, Nine Network in Australia, and on TV2 In New Zealand. It first was broadcast ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, captivating
Plot: law firm, lawyer, legal, trial, courtroom drama, female lawyer, lawyer client relationship, media circus, legal investigation, rivalry, celebrity culture, innocence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Jury (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot: legal, courtroom, lawyer, jury, courtroom drama, legal investigation, law enforcement, legal action, murder, murder mystery, nypd, trial ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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L.A. Law (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a ...
Style: realistic, stylized, serious, clever, thrilling ...
Plot: lawyer, legal, lawsuit, law firm, courtroom drama, hypocrisy, workplace situations, office, partner, womanizer, hotshot lawyer, workplace ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: los angeles, california, las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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