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Juror 8 (2019)
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Original name: 배심원들
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Seoul, South Korea, September 21st, 2008. Eight citizens, the first to intervene as jurors in the country's legal history, are randomly selected to examine a matricide case that appears to have been resolved due to the existence of apparently conclusive evidence.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, thought provoking, suspense, intense
Plot:
jury, courtroom, legal investigation, court, legal action, justice, court case, law and order, trial, judge, legal, society, lawman, legislation, evidence, matricide, murder case, character study, ethical dilemma, prejudice, realism, social commentary, investigation, mature, citizenship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, tense and suspense films with plots about court, courtroom, courtroom drama, legal action, justice, investigation and judge mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Juror 8: Herstory (2018), Cries of the Unborn (2017), Smoking Nonsmoking (2011), Juvenile Justice (2022), Land of Happiness (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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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:
tense, disturbing, captivating, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
south korea
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
assassination, court, justice, judge, problem, legal action, political unrest, politics, political intrigue, courtroom, defense attorney, oppression ...
Time:
70s
Place:
south korea, korea, seoul
Similarity:
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709
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, korea, south korea
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, captivating, serious
Plot:
courtroom, defamation, relationships, legal action, legal investigation, celebrity, trial, jury, controversy, reputation, real life, couple relations ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ever since she served on the jury during his trial, Nora has been convinced that Jacques Viguier is innocent, despite him being accused of murdering his wife. Following an appeal by the public prosecutor’s office, and fearing a miscarriage of ...
Style:
serious, suspense, realistic, tense, atmospheric
Plot:
legal investigation, justice, lawyer, murder trial, trial, courtroom, car accident, doubt, missing person, fight for justice, suspicion of murder, perjury ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Romania, Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A criminal lawyer Canan, divides her time in the courthouse and mother's hospital bed at night. She has to make a moral choice that will affect lives of her mother, judge and murder suspect client.
Style:
psychological, tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A determined lawyer takes on a high-stakes case to defend a 19-year-old boy, challenging a system that has already branded him guilty.
Style:
realistic, tense, suspense
Plot:
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Similarity:
57%
154
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Court drama about a Copenhagen law office and the cases and personal entanglements of its small group of attorneys.
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, clever, tension ...
Plot:
courtroom, trial, defense attorney, law, lawyer, judge, law firm, judiciary, lawsuit, advocate, legal investigation, court ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
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54%
105
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:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, dramatic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A motel owner in Texas is accused of raping a civil-rights worker from Sweden.
Style:
thought provoking, dramatic, serious, intense, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, intense, tense, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, lawyer, redemption, character study, justice, alcoholic, legal action, court, legal, corruption, moral dilemma ...
Time:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Hannah Maynard, a prosecutor of Hague's Tribunal for war crimes in former Yugoslavia, charges a Serbian commander for killing Bosniaks. However, her main witness might be lying, so the court sends a team to Bosnia to investigate
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india, kolkata
Similarity:
45%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
korea
Similarity:
44%
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
43%
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Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, tension, intense ...
Plot:
jury, murder trial, courtroom, murder investigation, murder, legal action, court, accused of murder, framed for murder, legal investigation, criminal, guilty verdict ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
39%
264
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
murder, courtroom, trial, uncover truth, investigation, courtroom drama, false accusation, life is a bitch, legal, dishonesty, dedicated lawyer, prosecutor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Kazuhiko Kogure, who is a 2nd grade student in middle school, falls off from one of the school's rooftop. There were other male students on the roof when Kazuhiko Kogure fell off. According to the other students there, Kazuhiko Kogure tried to ...
Style:
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Plot:
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519
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.
Style:
psychological, captivating, political, disturbing, political thriller ...
Plot:
politics, election campaign, ambition, mayor, corruption, political intrigue, election, political candidate, political campaign, political unrest, intrigue, political leader ...
Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
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