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Shades of Guilt (2015)
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Shades of Guilt (2015)
Original name: SCHULD nach Ferdinand von Schirach
Genre: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: In the final analysis, it all comes down to guilt, different shades of guilt that one assumes in a single moment of thoughtlessness or in months of premeditated planning. Defence Attorney Friedrich Knonberg knows he must tip legal scales of justice in favour of his client for crimes that are never black and white and what they may seem. In German with subtitles.
Style: psychological, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: lawyer, justice, guilt, attorney, criminal, moral dilemma, law and order, criminal justice, defense attorney, criminal lawyer, price of justice, legal, female nudity, crimes

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, suspenseful and thrilling films and TV series with plots about lawyer, legal, attorney, criminal, defense attorney, courtroom and justice mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Shades of Guilt: In Justice (2006), Crime Stories (2013), Verdict (2022), In Defense Of (2018), Chicago Justice (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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In Justice (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In Justice is an American television police procedural created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series began airing on Sunday, January 1, 2006 on ABC as a midseason replacement and assumed its regular night and time on Friday, January 6, 2006 ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, psychological
Plot: attorney, lawyer, legal, wrongful conviction, evidence, false accusation, courtroom, witness, murder, released from prison, righting the wronged, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, san francisco, oakland california
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Crime Stories (2013)
Genre: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
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Story: A respected small-town physician has brutally killed his wife, thus ending a four-year martyrdom from which he could not escape by any other means...
Style: tense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot: criminal lawyer, court, murder, attorney, lawyer, court case, hotshot lawyer, escapades, violence, legal system, society, murder mystery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
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Verdict (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Uruguay, Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: When a renowned criminal lawyer sees one of the people she loves most become a victim of the Brazilian penitentiary system, she must decide whether to cross the line that separates her between looking for justice or committing an unforgivable crime.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: courtroom drama, reformatory, criminal lawyer, prison, prison sentence, female lawyer, female protagonist, moral dilemma, injustice, guilty verdict, fight for justice, legal ...
Place: brazil, sao paulo, brazil, sao paulo brazil
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In Defense Of (2018)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story: This series gives viewers a unique perspective on some of the most high profile cases as they turn the lens on the top defense lawyers who represented them. The attorneys will share riveting details from the most personal moments between attorney ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological
Plot: lawyer, court case, manipulation, rivalry, legal system, courtroom, hotshot lawyer, murder mystery, legal, society, defense attorney, attorney ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Chicago Justice (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story: The State's Attorney's dedicated team of prosecutors and investigators navigates heated city politics and controversy head-on, while fearlessly pursuing justice.
Style: touching, captivating, sincere, witty, disturbing ...
Plot: defense attorney, legal investigation, prosecutor, uncover truth, legal, coworker relationship, court, accusation, price of justice, district attorney, witness, lawyer ...
Time: 2010s
Place: chicago, illinois
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The Knight (2013)
Genre: Crime
Country: Belgium
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: De Ridder is a Flemish crime series that is broadcasted by the network één since 2013. The series is set in the court of Ghent where Helena De Ridder, played by Clara Cleymans, is a public prosecutor.
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Plot: prosecutor, lawyer, rivalry, courtroom, female protagonist, defense attorney, legal system, manipulation, legal, murder suspect, true crime, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: belgium
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The Fifth Commandment (2008)
Genre: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell is a German television series.
Style: captivating, detective, psychological
Plot: investigation, private detective, priest, murder investigation, fighting crime, crime investigation, crime solving, uncover truth, police detective, police investigation, who done it, criminal
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Herr und Frau Bulle (2018)
Genre: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Style: detective, captivating, tense, psychological
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The Witch Trial (2009)
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
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Story: Toru is a young part-timer who has no interest in social issues. He gets called in as a juror in the trial of a woman labeled as a "witch", charged with a murder over an enormous inheritance. Though it appears that she is definitely ...
Style: detective, captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: duty, courtroom, court, trial, legal system, suspect, conspiracy, mysticism, courtroom drama, legal action, lawyer, japanese woman ...
Place: japan
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The Whole Truth (2010)
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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Eye For An Eye: Revenge Agency's Two People (2020)
Genre: Crime
Country: Japan
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Story: Mami Shirasawa became a lawyer at the age 20, but she does not get any cases to work on.One day, Mami finally gets a case. The client was sexually assaulted by a man, who is the son of an owner of a large construction company.Mami and Swindler, ...
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Stella Blómkvist (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 46 min.
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Story: Stella is a young, cute, libertine, tough, confident, intelligent, cunning Icelandic lawyer with a flexible moral compass who takes on mysterious and often dangerous cases and only loves rules when she's breaking them.
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating
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Duration: 163 min.
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Genre: Crime
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Duration: 48 min.
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Story: Meet Paulo Mandrake, a charismatic defense attorney who finds himself sidetracked by his vices--especially beautiful Brazilian women--while serving as a liaison between his high-end clients and the Rio de Janeiro subculture. Marcos Palmeira stars in ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, captivating, humorous
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Story: City of the Shadows is original Slovak crime TV series, broadcast since April 11, 2008 on the Markíza. It was produced by DNA Production company. The episodes are based on real events. TV series received the "Televízna udalosť roka“ Award ...
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