Movies like Guilty
If Guilty's mix of police brutality, judge and imprisonment stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Guilty's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Just Mercy
2019 · Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · 137 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: judge, lawyer · Also drama and crime · From the same decade (2010s)
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence…
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The Judge
2014 · Directed by David Dobkin · 141 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: judge, lawyer · From the same decade (2010s)
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
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The Rainmaker
1997 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 135 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer · Also drama and crime
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim.
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Spotlight
2015 · Directed by Tom McCarthy · 129 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: judge, lawyer · From the same decade (2010s)
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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The Pelican Brief
1993 · Directed by Alan J. Pakula · 141 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: judge · Also crime and drama
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017 · Directed by Dan Gilroy · 122 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: lawyer · Also drama and crime · From the same decade (2010s)
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role.
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Conviction
2019 · Directed by Antoine Raimbault · 110 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a French drama · From the same decade (2010s)
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.