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The Counsel (2010)
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Original name: L'Avocat
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A new lawyer, looking to establish himself, wins a difficult case and deals with the unforeseen consequences that may destroy him.
Style:
captivating, rough, thought provoking, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense, dark, grim ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
betrayal, lawyer, legal, prodigy, master criminal, moral dilemma, hotshot lawyer, twists and turns, innocence lost, gangster, ambition, rise and fall, moral ambiguity, courtroom drama, ethical dilemma, character study, revenge, investigation, obsession, corruption, manipulation, power struggle, law firm, professional rivalry, city ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, europe
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Most similar movies to The Counsel
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, realistic and serious films with plots about moral ambiguity, investigation, betrayal, murder, deadly, revenge and rivalry mostly in Thriller, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Counsel: El Capo (2009), Legal Aid (2009), Just Business (2008), The Heavy (2009), A Dark Reflection (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Colombia
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Story:
El Capo, the most wanted drug dealer in Mexico, has been intercepted while hiding with his trusted men, his wife and his lover. During his escape, he declares war on the government and his own past.
Style:
brutal, realistic, stylized, serious, rough ...
Plot:
ambition, power struggle, drug traffic, drug dealing, organized crime, master criminal, drug lord, criminal heroes, political corruption, smuggling, notoriety, rise to the top ...
Place:
colombia
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100%
174
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At the age of forty, Antoine Lahoud is still defending petty criminals who are entitled only to legal aid. He still has a quixotic notion of his mission but, lately, his little income and his arduous working conditions have been eroding his ...
Style:
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Plot:
lawyer, courtroom drama, ambition, legal, moral dilemma, murder, corruption, betrayal, prison escape, prison, profanity, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, switzerland
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68%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Elizar Perla is a recently retired cat burglar who has succumbed to the temptation of one final score. The target is David Gray, famous for his collection of art and other rarities. Soon after the job, Elizar disappears, leaving his daughter Marty ...
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
heist, missing person, dishonesty, danger, escapades, rivalry, cat burglar, collector, betrayal, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady businessman. Presented with an opportunity to take revenge against his brother, our anti-hero must ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gangster, betrayal, sibling rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, dishonesty, vengeance, violence, mafia, gang, violent content, rivalry, siblings relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A journalist digs deep into the world of aviation and discovers some uncomfortable truths. And a conspiracy trail dating back to 1954. But why is no one saying anything?
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, serious, tension ...
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, journalism, society, moral dilemma, dishonesty, cover up, corporate conspiracy, investigative journalism, corruption, whistleblower, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
1950s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
50%
130
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story centers around Robert, with the help of Lawrence and Natalie, as he struggles to find out who has murdered his wife and child. Along the way, he must try to navigate through a web of political intrigue that involves a cop and a district ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, intense ...
Plot:
murder, amateur detective, intrigue, politics, dishonesty, investigation, murder mystery, family tragedy, grief, justice, loss, secrets ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
48%
865
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Drones begins in the Nevada desert, where new girl Sue Lawson joins airman Jack in a hot, windowless bunker from which they manoeuvre unmanned drones across the plains of Afghanistan. Their first day at work is awkward but polite, with Jack all too ...
Style:
suspense, serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, desert, war on terror, terrorism, danger, us military, military, u.s. military, moral ambiguity, power struggle, responsibility, air force ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, afghanistan, iraq, nevada
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Judge Nash is highly regarded for his position and decisions in the courtroom. He's approached by a special agent from a government task force investigating corrupt judges and lawyers, and asked to participate in a sting operation. Initially ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, serious, intense, tense ...
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, judge, sting operation, moral dilemma, integrity, corruption, justice, legal system, courtroom drama, moral ambiguity, secrets ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The feature weaves an intricate tale about childhood best-friends that have an unusually strong bond and a more intriguing secret. Both young men are on the right path to promising futures, a first round NFL draft pick, and a talented art major on a ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, bleak, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
gambling, best friend, betrayal, vengeance, rivalry, intrigue, murder, dishonesty, ambition, obsession, interracial, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
43%
1K
Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Eva Hendrickx is an ambitious young journalist working on the team of television legend Herman Verbeeck. She's determined to bring a story about the riots in the suburbs of Brussels. While the city spins further away in a spiral of violence, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, multicultural ...
Plot:
journalism, manipulation, ambition, woman in danger, workplace, boss and employee, danger, workplace intrigue, power relations, chaos, moral ambiguity, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, brussels
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The morning after the night before, a rapid spiral of disastrous telephone calls chart the certain ruin of young Phil's day as he attempts to fib his way out of one scrape after another. Told entirely in animated captions.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, mind bending ...
Plot:
murder, couples, rivalry, law enforcement, hidden identity, who done it, investigation, twists and turns, life turned upside down, profanity, violent content, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Kin Suk-hyun is Korea’s youngest appointed criminal court head judge, very famous for his rational rulings. It is before his court that the case of distinguished mathematics professor Sohn Ki-chul’s murder of his wife is presented. While ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
deja vu, psychopath, vengeance, danger, law enforcement, haunted by the past, judge, husband wife relationship, murder, lawyer, threat to kill, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, asia
Similarity:
40%
492
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Amanda Crew stars as Leigh Parrish, a successful actress on a trip home to visit her small town roots. While dodging the careful eye of her manager (Dustin Milligan), Leigh, steps out from the lights and cameras and into the shadows of her old ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
violence, haunted by the past, small town life, actor's life, social relations, obnoxious boss, small town, celebrity, female protagonist, society, dark past, secrets ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Elite attorney Kang Seong-Hee goes up against a top prosecutor over a case involving a man accused of killing his wife.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom drama, rivalry, hotshot lawyer, who done it, murder, legal, twists and turns, lawyer, courtroom, murder mystery, trial, circumstantial evidence ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, korea
Similarity:
39%
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Country: UK, France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
uncover truth, injustice, writer's life, betrayal, dishonesty, life is a bitch, murder, plagiarism, creative process, deception, character study, ambition ...
Time:
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Place:
london, england
Similarity:
38%
997
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Simon Sachs, a terminally ill ten year old boy, claims to have been a serial killer in his previous life and apparently he can prove it. He leads a lawyer, Robert Stern to the locations of the bodies, who were killed long before Simon was born. ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
serial killer, terminal illness, pedophile, legal investigation, legal action, legal, rivalry, investigation, past life, supernatural, reincarnation, axe murder ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A serial killer (Woong-in Jeong) whose modus operandi includes painting abstract designs on his victims prior to raping, killing, and eating them is captured and interrogated by a hardened district attorney (Soo-yeon Kang). When the maniac fails to ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, scary, mind bending ...
Plot:
serial killer, legal action, law enforcement, life is a bitch, supernatural, legal, murder, violent content, mature, serial murder, psychological manipulation, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul, korea
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sydney Banks learns the hard way that being driven and educated is not the path to success. With the help of Todd Hunter her career takes off. Sydney gets pulled into corporate blackmail and murder. With the help of boyfriend Derek, she begins her ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, independent film, moody
Plot:
deception, blackmail, law firm, cover up, betrayal, female protagonist, ambition, murder mystery, scandal, moral ambiguity, corporate corruption, office politics ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
7 minutes from now in Nogales, Arizona, Thomas Conrad's life will forever change when he gets caught up in a Mexican cartels poetic game of drug mule chess.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
drug dealing, danger, rivalry, chases and races, strong violent content, drug cartel, race against time
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america, sonora, arizona, usa, mexico
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A high school girl must try to keep her past life of killing her best friend a secret from a guy who likes her.
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
stalker, high school, obsession, troubled past, secrets, tragic past, hunted, confronting the past, haunted by the past, school, life is a bitch, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Brazil
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Story:
What do a cop, a TV presenter, a politician and a dangerous criminal all have in common?
Style:
tense, crime thriller, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
investigation, cop, police, politician, criminal, private investigation, police officer, crime investigation, police investigation, tv host, politics, media ...
Similarity:
33%
654
Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Matt, a charismatic coach, captivates crowds until he spirals into a disturbing downward spiral.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, dark, intense, fast paced ...
Plot:
obsession, manipulation, identity crisis, confrontation, moral ambiguity, celebrity culture, claustrophobia, character study, power struggle, investigation, public speaking, ambition
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jonas Bechmann, a defense attorney, is a man of the system. Until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of blackmailers who threaten to expose him as the killer. But ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
murder, frame up, investigation, twists and turns, uncover truth, cons and scams, law firm, false accusation, dishonesty, inadvertently, nordic, law ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
32%
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729
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A CEO for a television channel finds his life torn apart after he wakes up from coma.
Style:
dramatic, tense, psychological thriller, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
power struggle, betrayal, manipulation, moral ambiguity, identity crisis, character study, media manipulation, male protagonist, deception, memory loss, suspicion, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Focusing on the timeless themes of jealousy, murder and betrayal, 'I Against I' is set over one night and utilises different time lines to reveal a dark and unexpected conclusion to a simple mystery premise. The main protagonists, opposite ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
betrayal, murder, trapped, twists and turns, gangster, jealousy, danger, rivalry, moral ambiguity, fatalism, paranoia, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a tangled web of power and love, the lives of a pharmaceutical company CEO, a failed Don, a grieving widower, and a shrewd lawyer intersect when a mysterious woman is kidnapped, sparking a chain of events in New York City's underbelly.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
kidnapping, corruption, lawyer, betrayal, mystery woman, power struggle, investigation, moral ambiguity, hostage, mafia, revenge, ceo ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Hayley, a producer on the hit reality show LOVE EVER AFTER, unwillingly falls for The Bachelor on this marriage elimination series. Things become complicated very quickly, especially when one of the female contestants turns up dead. That's when ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
murder, contests and competitions, media, rivalry, producer, murder mystery, uncover truth, secrets, suspicion, scandal, whodunit, behind the scenes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On their way to a weekend hunting trip in the Ozarks, four friends get in to a car accident, killing the driver of the other car...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
gangster, vengeance, partner, dishonesty, rivalry, murder, danger, car accident, car, son, revenge, friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The worlds of journalism and politics collide in this story about an experienced journalist who desperately needs to scoop a big story in order to revamp his career. Deciding he'll take matters into his own hands, he frames a politician and ...
Style:
suspense, political thriller, crime drama, tense, dark ...
Plot:
conspiracy, fabrication, assassination, deception, intrigue, political scandal, journalism, frame up, cover up, betrayal, corruption, revenge ...
Time:
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Similarity:
27%
614
Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Desperate to keep her husband’s secret, a devoted politician’s wife struggles to stave off threats that could ruin their promising new life.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Place:
andalusia
Similarity:
27%
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