Criminal trial movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant criminal trial movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing and psychological films and TV shows about / with criminal trial, courtroom, court, trial, corruption, investigation, justice, murder, lawyer and criminal plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, Germany, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as criminal trial: The Accused (1988), Antihero (2024), A Nearly Normal Family (2023), The Staircase (2022), Getting Gotti (1994), Nerkonda Paarvai (2019), 99.9: Criminal Lawyer (2016), Belén (2025), New Eden (2020), Marshall (2017).
Best films
New films
| When They See Us (2019) | 8.8 | |
| Hysteria (2011) | 6.7 | |
| Una (2016) | 6.2 | |
| 10x10 (2018) | 5.2 | |
| Antihero (2024) | 7.1 |
List of criminal trial movies
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, realistic, poignant, rough ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, rape, injustice, sexual assault, rape victim, violence, gang rape, sexual abuse, violence against women, legal action, fraternity, legal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
massachusetts, boston, usa, washington d.c., washington state ...
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374
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Japan has a conviction rate of 99.9% for criminal cases that go to trial. A lawyer (Hiroki Hasegawa) is able to defeat those odds and obtain an acquittal for his client, even though there's conclusive evidence that says otherwise. Sometimes, ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, courtroom drama, court, criminal trial, law firm, law, prosecutor, anti hero, advocate, moral ambiguity, judgment ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
The world of a seemingly perfect family shatters when a shocking murder proves that they're willing to make desperate moves to protect one another.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense
Plot:
infidelity, murder, secret, criminal trial, problem, family problems, lifestyle change, life is a bitch, changing lives, dysfunctional family, murder mystery, murderer ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
Style:
detective, suspense, thrilling, historical drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
true crime, parents, courtroom, death of wife, staircase, husband wife relationship, criminal, gay, criminal trial, defense attorney, murder mystery, courtroom drama ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 2020s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The fall of mob boss John Gotti
Style:
tension, suspenseful, period drama
Plot:
mafia, lawyer, courtroom, true crime, mob boss, prosecution, organized crime, trial, criminal trial, justice, biopic, determination ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
When three young women are harassed and implicated in a crime they didn't commit, a bipolar lawyer sets out to help them clear their names and prove it to everyone that a woman's consent matters.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
attorney, investigation, lawyer, corruption, women, false accusation, court, lawyer client relationship, fight for justice, criminal, criminal trial, righting the wronged ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Hiroto Miyama is an unconventional young lawyer who dances to his own tune and gets a little obsessive. For one thing, he’s only interested in criminal cases, and he will never give up in his pursuit of the truth even if offers only a 0.1% chance ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, criminal lawyer, criminal, criminal justice, forensics, courtroom, felony, teamwork, uncover truth, criminal trial, crime investigation, justice ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the conservative northwestern region of Argentina, Julieta finds herself accused of infanticide after a medical emergency. Facing a miscarriage of justice that lands her in prison for a crime she didn’t commit, her only hope is getting the ...
Style:
thought provoking, tense, inspirational, historical drama
Plot:
female lawyer, abortion, women's rights, social justice, judiciary, criminal trial, wrongful accusation, human rights, feminist, defense attorney, pregnancy, activism ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
133
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Former cult leaders turned convicts, Katherine Wryfield and Grace Lee are interviewed about New Eden for the first time in a decade by two unseen documentarians. Using archival footage, interviews, and news clips, they begin to take us through the ...
Style:
mockumentary, satirical, social documentary, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, feminist, social problems, culture, women, lifestyle, female protagonist, social issues, ambitious woman, found footage, interview, religious fanaticism ...
Place:
canada, british columbia
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29K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot:
court, racism, lawyer, courtroom, injustice, african american, racial segregation, african american protagonist, racial discrimination, trial, jury, justice ...
Time:
1940s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1954, year 1967
Place:
new york, connecticut, maryland, philadelphia, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, tense, sexy, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
racism, courtroom drama, court, justice, trial, courtroom, small town, lawyer, rape, revenge, murder, legal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
mississippi, usa, southern usa, america, canada
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151K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A young mother kills in a fit of unexplainable rage a seemingly stranger. An inquisitive detective obsesses over the case, attempting to get to the bottom of the true motive behind the act.
Style:
psychological thriller, anthology, sexy, psychological, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
murder, murder investigation, psychological trauma, investigation, past coming back to haunt, crime investigation, amnesia, memory loss, criminal, manslaughter, drug, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a feared judge of the French court, Xavier Racine, encounters a French-Danish juror, Ditte Lorensen-Coteret, at a murder trial, their shared past is slowly uncovered.
Style:
light, captivating, sincere, humorous
Plot:
courtroom, lawyer, jury, court, judge, justice, testimony, love and romance, couples, transformation, trial, parents ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A Very British Sex Scandal tells the story of Peter Wildeblood, a royal correspondent for the Daily Mail newspaper. He is a closet homosexual and like many gay men at that time, lives in secret as homosexuality is against the law. One evening he ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sexual, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gay interest, sex scandal, homosexuality, gay, closeted homosexual, scandal, lgbt, homosexual history, homosexual, gay slur, love affair, journalism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1955, year 1953 ...
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When young cop Andrea is assigned to keep watch over dangerous Godfather Sante, who's in hospital after a fake suicide attempt, the stage is set for disaster.
Style:
tension, suspenseful, dark, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, organized crime, crime boss, mafia, corruption, betrayal, mistrust, ethical dilemma, surveillance, rookie, power struggle, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on Die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The ...
Style:
political, bleak, realistic, harsh, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, politics, revolutionary, protest, prison, political unrest, assassination, capitalism, terrorist attack, revolution, idealism, trial ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 60s, 20th century, year 1970 ...
Place:
germany, rome italy, west berlin west germany, somalia, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
"Killer Cases" brings all the emotion, drama, and suspense from chilling murder trials. It's a journey through the criminal justice process that gives viewers an inside look at real cases like never before.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting
Plot:
murder, true crime, court, murder trial, crime investigation, legal action, guilty verdict, felony, crime scene, prosecutor, homicide detective, police interrogation ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Veteran defense attorney Konrad Biegler accepts the defense of a man accused of kidnapping a young girl. At the trial he must face the tenacious police inspector Peter Nadler.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, tense
Plot:
police investigation, kidnapped daughter, murder investigation, police officer, law enforcement, uncover truth, family relations, chase, escapades, missing person, investigation, evidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a young girl is kidnapped, ruthless police inspector Peter Nadler embarks on a race against time to rescue her.
Style:
detective, tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, kidnapping, police inspector, missing child, daughter, problem, detective inspector, sleuth, who done it, police detective, kidnapped woman, forensics ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was one of the first well-known female painters. The movie tells the story of her youth, when she was guided and protected by her father, the painter Orazio Gentileschi. Her professional curiosity about the male ...
Style:
factual, sexual, historical drama, art film, spiritual ...
Plot:
virginity, art, female artist, artist, painter, biopic, renaissance, women, rape, art history, female nudity, painting ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times, 17th century, year 1997, 70s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of Peter Wildeblood, a thoughtful and private gay journalist whose affair with a handsome serviceman he met in Piccadilly – during the time homosexuality was a crime – turned Queen's evidence against him in one of ...
Style:
sexy, tense, psychological, suspenseful, romantic ...
Plot:
gay relationship, gay interest, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay, gay sex, gay couple, gay lead character, lovers, homosexuality, prison, gay slur ...
Time:
year 1952, 1950s, year 1955, year 1954, 50s
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Gulf War veteran seeks vengeance against those who assaulted a single mother.
Style:
psychological, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
vengeance, mother daughter relationship, vigilante, rape, rape and revenge, rape victim, vigilantism, defense attorney, single mother, rapist, revenge, con artists ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Facing the possibility of prison - and in search of an idealized freedom - 3 siblings take matters in to their own hands with a cross country crime spree of epic proportions.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
crime spree, heist, cross country, road trip, brothers, criminal, money problems, brother, burglar, robbery, escapades, brother brother relationship ...
Place:
alabama, colorado, florida
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife.
Style:
neo noir
Plot:
true crime, serial killer, age difference, lolita, age-gap relationship, killing spree, teenage girl, older man younger woman relationship, sex scandal, sexual attraction, police detective, sex tape ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Spence and Hogan graduate from college, life is bleak. They have to work for heinous divorce lawyers that torture them. Spence has a girlfriend from hell and Hogan just wants to start his life already. As luck would have it, our two young men ...
Style:
sexy, teen sex comedy, sex comedy, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
college, young lovers, looking for sex, older woman younger man relationship, college graduate, law firm, partner, love and romance, couple relations, battle of the sexes, couples, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The marriage of a young working-class woman is jeopardized when she witnesses her brother-in-law's participation in a gang rape of an intoxicated woman in a neighborhood bar.
Plot:
female nudity, family conflict, gang rape, love, fear, family relations, criminal trial, cross examination, witnessing a crime, perjury, bribe, suicide attempt ...
Place:
pittsburgh
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
The widow of a scientist who was murdered by his colleagues goes undercover at the research lab where he worked to expose them.
Style:
serious, realistic, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot:
scientist, frame up, experiment gone awry, laboratory, undercover, amateur detective, intrigue, rivalry, uncover truth, disorder, woman in danger, revenge plot ...
Time:
60s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young woman's rise to fame after she wins a beauty contest is cut short when she marries an ex-convict.
Style:
independent film, crying, psychotronic
Plot:
rape victim, cheerleader, stripper, beauty pageant, reporter, singer, soccer match, diner, cocktail party, abduction, ballroom dancing, girl ...
Time:
1950s, year 1960, 50s
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.
Style:
black and white, tense, serious, clever, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, gangster, art theft, adaptation, master criminal, brutality, criminal heroes, law enforcement, mastermind, cons and scams, danger, organized crime ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 80s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 225 min.
TV show
Story:
25 defendants, 300 trial days and a legal scandal that has gone down in the history of jurisprudence: In this thrilling legal drama, bestselling author Ferdinand von Schirach transports the so-called "Worms Trials", a German legal scandal ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, tense, suspense
Plot:
sexualized violence, true crime, rape, child abuse, court, scandal, violence, sexual abuse, life is a bitch, legal action, domestic violence, trial ...
Place:
germany
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