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Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer (2018)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of the investigation and trial of abortion provider Dr Kermit Gosnell.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, captivating, suspense, sad, independent film
Plot:
law and order, courtroom, investigation, murder, criminal, crime investigation, murderer, violence, doctor, legal, danger, fighting crime, medical malpractice, lawyer, christian, american history, serial killer, police officer, true crime, abortion clinic, abortion, trial, abortionist, journalist, fake doctor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa, oklahoma city
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Most similar movies to Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, captivating and suspense films with plots about murder, investigation, serial killer, true crime, deadly, murderer and lawyer mostly in Drama, Crime and Biography genres. Some movies like Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer: Cleveland Abduction (2015), Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021), Silent Witness (2011), Population Zero (2016), Accused (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
kidnapping, true crime, captivity, isolation, violence, missing person, woman in danger, life is a bitch, sexual abuse, abuse, cruelty, rape ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2002, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, mysterious villain, true crime, murder, murder investigation, investigation, killing, crime solving, crime investigation, murder mystery, fbi investigation, uncover truth ...
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36%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man is convicted for killing his father and attempting to murder his mother.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, investigation, serial killer, arrest, crime scene, lawyer, courtroom, death of father, college, police detective, reporter, danger ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
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:
murder, courtroom, courtroom drama, homecoming, friendship, legal, lawyer, family relations, danger, rivalry, law, 16 year old ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In 2009 three young men were killed in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park. Authorities never found the murderer. He found them! Hours after the trio were gunned down, Dwayne Nelson confessed to the crime. Despite this Nelson was allowed to ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
murder, murderer, national park, confession, murder investigation, law and order, criminal, killing, crime investigation, motive, investigation, legal ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
montana
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An assistant prosecutor zealously pursues a conviction in the case of a pediatric nurse accused of murdering her patients, but doubt arises when her evidence shows that the infants may have died of natural causes.
Style:
psychological, realistic, tense, serious, captivating
Plot:
courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, hospital, accusation, nurse, prison, whistleblower, serial killer, trial, women, court ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A narrative feature film inspired by the events known as the Beltway sniper attacks.
Style:
realistic, psychological, disturbing, captivating, educational ...
Plot:
serial killer, on the run, violence spree, partner, on the road, killer, sniper, lawyer, black, african, mental breakdown, small town ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
maryland, usa, africa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on Ann Rule's true crime book Practice to Deceive. In this New York Times Best Seller, a small, island community is turned upside down when Russel Douglas, a local businessman, is found dead the day after Christmas.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police investigation, who done it, murder, partners against crime, investigation, uncover truth, partner, investigator, death, testimony, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
25%
175
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Untouched is the story of a reluctant attorney's struggle with inner demons while defending a teenage girl accused of murdering her newborn. When the "Hostess City of the South" is rocked by the horrific crime, Mitchell Thomas III ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspense, grindhouse ...
Plot:
dedicated lawyer, uncover truth, haunted by the past, courtroom drama, legal, legal investigation, life is a bitch, courtroom, murder, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage girl, secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia, usa, savannah georgia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, Fatal Honeymoon tells the shocking story and controversy surrounding a newlywed who tragically dies on her dream honeymoon and the subsequent investigation as to whether or not her husband was guilty of killing her.
Style:
psychological, captivating, tense, sexual, suspense ...
Plot:
police investigation, murder, uncover truth, couple relations, woman in danger, couples, law enforcement, serial killer, mind game, danger, scuba diving, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, alabama, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Following the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, femme fatale, danger, couples, psychopath, husband wife relationship, investigation, rivalry, death, skinny dipping, true crime, mother in law ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa, miami
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
A pregnant woman from a primitive tribal community, searches desperately for her husband, who is missing from police custody. So as to find her husband and seek justice for them, as their voice, a High Court advocate rises in support. Will their ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense, social ...
Plot:
lawyer, poverty, courtroom, investigation, human rights, crime investigation, theft, criminal, dysfunctional family, poor family, criminal justice, mission ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A series of interviews are conducted with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy in hopes of gaining insight into the Green River Killer who is terrorizing Seattle.
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, profiler, true crime, mind game, police detective, woman in danger, killer, murder, violence, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, florida, washington d.c.
Similarity:
23%
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:
23%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of Júlio Santana, a professional killer who was responsible for almost 500 hundred murders in Brazil.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, biopic, killing spree, life is a bitch, murderer, political unrest, murder, conscience, criminal, serial murder, killing ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
serial killer, psycho killer, killer, charm, confession, death row, murderer, criminal, couple relations, male female relationship, relationship problems, true crime ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s, year 1986, year 1987
Place:
florida
Similarity:
22%
158
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Delving deep into the soul of one of Austria’s most infamous real-life convicts, Jack is a fascinating, unprejudiced look at the path to redemption and the obstacles that bar the way.
Style:
psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, killer, murderer, murder, serial murder, society, going straight, prisoner, danger, ex convict, dishonesty, true crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austria
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Style:
disturbing, harsh, bleak, brutal, sad ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
child abuse, true crime, torture, captivity, murder, threat, dysfunctional family, children, court, courtroom drama, domestic violence, trial ...
Time:
year 2007, 60s, 20th century
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew's wife, Mary, as the prime suspect ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, detective
Plot:
marital rape, murder, investigation, social relations, small town, domestic violence, serial killer, preacher, trial, under the surface, biopic, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this action thriller set in post-Katrina New Orleans, business owner Jack Vermillion (Laurence Fishburne) is struggling to run a legitimate shipping company while bad guy Ernest Pike (Karl Urban) is struggling to get his family's illegal gun ...
Style:
tense, crime thriller, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
organized crime, lawyer, police officer, criminal, corruption, fighting crime, police detective, murder investigation, arms dealer, murder mystery, murder, police ...
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother’s Hunt for Justice tells the story of Mari Gilbert’s search for the truth behind what happened to her daughter Shannan, a sometime escort who disappeared after a ‘date’ on Long Island. After Shannan ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
serial murder, missing person, missing child, unsolved crime, mysterious disappearance, evidence, serial killer, who done it, sex worker, murder mystery, murder investigation, law enforcement ...
Place:
usa, long island
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Meredith Craig is lawyer who has a small practice. She is then approached by a Dr. Lucas who is a doctor at a clinic, who was exposed on a television news program as writing prescriptions for drugs in exchange for money. He says that he is innocent ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
defamation, investigation, investigative journalism, female protagonist, underdog, courtroom, moral dilemma, cross examination, lawyer, medical malpractice, lawsuit, medical clinic ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to, his capture
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, family relations, psychopath, human nature, family problems, parents and children, haunted by the past, biopic, father son relationship, gay, cannibal ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
usa, kansas city
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In this fact-based film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak, rough, thought provoking ...
Plot:
death row, murder, death sentence, prison, courtroom drama, price of justice, confined, going straight, journalism, legal, true crime, biopic ...
Time:
year 1976
Place:
utah, usa
Similarity:
21%
542
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two pounds of pressure on a trigger pays really well... Ex special forces mercenary and now hardened criminal Vic, lives in a world of cons, double crosses, crooked cops, mob bosses and drug dealing crime lords. Playing by his own rules, Vic and his ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
fighting crime, gangster, hitman, police detective, drug dealing, rivalry, danger, murder, crime boss, city life, dishonesty, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A couple of Las Vegas police officers live a life almost as wild as the crimes they investigate.
Style:
detective, captivating, psychological, thrilling, crime thriller ...
Plot:
police, investigation, criminal, married couple, police investigation, police detective, husband wife relationship, police officer, couple relations, couples, family relations, relationships ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Private investigator Abel Walker (Ackerman) along with his cameraman, Jim (Foy), are on the hunt for a missing woman. As they unravel the mystery of her disappearance, they become caught in a sick and violent game that will end in murder.
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, disturbing, tense
Plot:
game, law enforcement, who done it, uncover truth, danger, police officer, mind game, suspicion, youth, murder investigation, race against time, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
"Prosecuting Casey Anthony" reveals Florida prosecutor, Jeff Ashton’s inside story of the true crime drama that captivated and then shocked the nation when Caylee Anthony’s mother, Casey, was acquitted of killing her daughter, despite ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, serious, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
true crime, trial, courtroom drama, investigation, murder, obsession, legal, dedicated lawyer, courtroom, life is a bitch, law, criminal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The true story of the pursuit and capture of Charles Cullen, one of the most prolific serial killers in history, who is suspected of having murdered up to 400 patients during his 16-year career as a nurse, earning him the moniker "The Angel of ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
doctor, caregiver, hospital, serial killer, criminal, male nurse, true crime, murder, investigation, psychopath, mother daughter relationship, heart disease ...
Time:
2000s, year 1998, year 2003
Place:
new jersey, pennsylvania
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the ...
Style:
tense, contemplative, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
legal investigation, unlikely criminals, college, courtroom drama, murder, partner, law enforcement, police investigation, legal action, murderous pair, prison, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, italy
Similarity:
20%
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