Movies and TV shows like For The People

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For The People (2018)
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For The People (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Brand new lawyers work for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the most high profile and high stakes cases in the country – all as their personal lives intersect.
Style: captivating, talky, exciting, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot: courtroom drama, lawyer, legal, lesbian, rivalry, court, judge, law and order, criminal justice, workplace, law school, workplace situations, legal action, court case, judiciary, lawman, legislation, court hearing, courtroom, coworker relationship, gay, attorney, lesbian love, sapphic, job ...
Place: new york

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, serious and realistic films and TV series with plots about lawyer, legal, workplace, courtroom, legal action, courtroom drama and court mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like For The People: All Rise (2019), Conviction (2016), Diggstown (2019), Doubt (2017), Pearson (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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All Rise (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.
Style: disturbing, compassionate, uplifting, emotional, captivating
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: judge, courtroom drama, lawyer, trial, police, coworker relationship, courtroom, new job, justice, district attorney, legal, criminal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles
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Conviction (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A brilliant young attorney, who is also the daughter of a former U.S. president, is blackmailed to head up LA's new Conviction Integrity Unit. She and her team investigate cases where people may have been wrongly convicted.
Style: humorous, captivating, exciting, entertaining, disturbing ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lawyer, attorney, court, second chance, investigation, uncover truth, acquittal, justice, false accusation, guilty verdict, blackmail, law and order ...
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Diggstown (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Follow Marcie Diggs, a star corporate lawyer who reconsiders her priorities after her beloved aunt commits suicide following a malicious prosecution.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: fight for justice, racism, teamwork, female lawyer, ambition, rich and poor, attorney, lawyer, gender issues, justice, workplace
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Doubt (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm becomes romantically involved with a client who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime.
Style: captivating, cynical, entertaining, ironic
Audience: chick flick
Plot: legal investigation, lawyer, courtroom drama, female lawyer, law firm, power relations, legal, investigation, workplace situations, impossible love, women, transgender ...
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Pearson (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics.
Style: disturbing, suspense, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: lawyer, legal, mayor, politics, strong female character, husband wife conflict, government, corruption, society, adaptation, rivalry, betrayal ...
Place: chicago
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The Jury (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: The Jury is a British television serial broadcast in 2002. The series was the first ever to be allowed to film inside the historic Old Bailey courthouse.
Style: psychological, serious, captivating, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: jury, legal, courtroom drama, courtroom, murder, uncover truth, life is a bitch, price of justice, moral dilemma, support group, society, lawyers and clients ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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The Courtroom (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Courtroom is a British legal drama created by Phil Redmond, which aired between June and December 2004. The programme was notable for starring many former British soap stars, particularly those who starred in Redmond's other productions ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, judge, courtroom drama, court, legal action, female lawyer, workplace, attorney, court case, workplace situations, judiciary
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Queens Supreme (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Queens Supreme is an American courtroom dramedy television series which aired on CBS in January 2003. The series starred Oliver Platt in his first major television role as New York judge Jack Moran who, with his equally eccentric and colorful as ...
Style: satirical, captivating, thrilling
Plot: legal, courtroom, courtroom drama, judge, lawyer, court case, court, legal action, workplace situations, coworker, workplace, judiciary ...
Place: long island, new york
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The Life and Time of Judge A.K. (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
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Story: The serial in thirteen parts about the life and time of judge A.K. tells an up-to-date, realistic and internally dramatic story of a young man struggling his way through the maze of civil law disputes typical of the present-day society. He has to ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot: judge, courtroom drama, law and order, legal action, civil rights, price of justice, legislation, court, workplace situations, lawyer, lawyers and clients, uncover truth ...
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The D.A. (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The D.A. is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 19 until April 9, 2004.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, thrilling
Plot: legal, lawyer, district attorney, legal action, workplace, judiciary, legal system, attorney, court, criminal justice, judge, courtroom drama ...
Place: los angeles
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The Good Fight (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane ...
Style: light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, saga ...
Plot: law firm, lawyer, lesbian, female lawyer, courtroom, female protagonist, investigation, government, business partner, mistrust, suspicion, dysfunctional family ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: chicago
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Justice (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Justice is a British legal drama starring Robert Pugh as Judge Patrick Coburn. The first episode was originally broadcast on 4 April 2011 on BBC One.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: judge, justice, hotshot lawyer, fight for justice, attorney, court, social injustice, lawyer, courtroom drama, legal action, legal
Place: england, britain
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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
Place: usa, rhode island
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Diary of a Prosecutor (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The stories of overworked prosecutors's daily lives in Seoul. A drama depicting the mundane daily routine of overworked prosecutors staying up all night to tackle all the different cases handed over by the police.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: lawyer, investigation, legal investigation, legal action, everyday life, court, hotshot lawyer, coworker, workplace situations, co worker co worker relationship, legal, law and order ...
Place: korea, south korea
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The Code (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: The military's brightest minds tackle the country's toughest legal challenges at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, where every attorney is trained as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, an investigator, and a Marine. Working side-by-side, they ...
Style: tense, captivating
Plot: marine, lawyer, military, marines, military officer, hotshot lawyer, prosecutor, court, defense attorney, soldier, law and order, courtroom ...
Place: virginia
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First Monday (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: A newcomer to the Supreme Court finds himself a pivotal force on an often deadlocked bench, frequently at odds over hot-button cases in this earnest but brief legal drama.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, gloomy
Plot: legal, supreme court, legal action, workplace, power relations, workplace situations, lawsuit, politics, courtroom, life is a bitch, judiciary, liberal ...
Time: 21st century
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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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New Street Law (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The exploits and cases of two rival barristers' chambers with very different attitudes to justice.
Style: captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological
Plot: legal, lawyer, judge, courtroom, legal system, judiciary, courtroom drama, court case, court, workplace, dedicated lawyer, legal action ...
Place: manchester
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Marshall Law (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Marshall Law is a cheeky view of two sisters juggling the personal with the professional as they make their mark in the fascinating and often humourous world of a city Magistrate's Court.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: legal action, courtroom drama, prosecutor, trial, legal investigation, district attorney, judge, judiciary, court, job, assistant district attorney, problem ...
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Philly (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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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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Legal V: Ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story: Takanashi Shoko is a former lawyer. She was disbarred from the law profession due to an incident. Later, she persuades a university professor, who is accredited as a lawyer, to open a law firm. Takanashi Shoko hires a lawyer and assistants to work ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: lawyer, law firm, workplace, legal action, attorney, female lawyer, coworker, co worker co worker relationship, court, ambition, female protagonist, ambitious woman
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Made in Jersey (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A young working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, talky
Plot: lawyer, law firm, lawsuit, workplace, workplace situations, ambition, legal, jury, rivalry, society, strong female presence, unsupportive coworkers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Deadline (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the fictional New York Ledger. This was a daily newspaper which was seen in many episodes of Law & Order.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating
Plot: ambition, journalism, journalist, obsessive quest, workplace, price of justice, boss and employee, workplace situations, society, investigation, dishonesty, legal action ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
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Ichikei's Crow (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Michio Iruma is a former lawyer. He now works as a judge in the first criminal court (commonly known as "Ichikei") of the Tokyo District Court. He is an unusual judge. To avoid issuing wrong judgements, Michio Iruma seeks out the truth in ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: court, courtroom drama, female protagonist, workplace, crime solving, courtroom, investigation, crime investigation, lawyer, legal action, uncover truth
Place: japan
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Girls Club (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Girls Club is an American television series created by David E. Kelley that was shown on Fox in the United States in October 2002. It is often compared to Ally McBeal, another series created by Kelley, which ended in May 2002.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: lawyer, law firm, female friendship, legal, coworker, workplace situations, social problems, girlfriend, workplace, attorney, roommate, female lawyer ...
Place: san francisco
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Black Lighthouse (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Story: Qiao Nuo, a fresh graduate, comes across an unexpected opportunity to become an intern for the city court. Because of her lack of knowledge for what the work entails, her abilities are questioned by the judge. Qiao Nuo witnesses the intense ...
Style: suspenseful, dramatic, serious, captivating, exciting
Plot: ambition, prosecutor, judge, courtroom, court, lawyer, courtroom drama, advocate, legal action, trial, lawsuit
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Outlaw (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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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Silk (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as "taking silk."
Style: clever, serious, realistic, captivating, costume drama ...
Plot: legal, lawyer, lawyers and clients, courtroom drama, rivalry, workplace, success, workplace intrigue, uninhibited rivalry, courtroom, hotshot lawyer, lawsuit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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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
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Juvenile Justice (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A tough judge balances her aversion to minor offenders with firm beliefs on justice and punishment as she tackles complex cases inside a juvenile court.
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: judge, court, courtroom, police, legal system, criminal justice, law enforcement, law enforcer, female judge, court case, lawsuit, lawman ...
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