TV Shows like Perry Mason
Discover a curated list of captivating tv shows similar to Perry Mason. Explore films such as Witness for the Prosecution, Anatomy of a Murder, and GoodFellas, around the themes of defense, courtroom, legal drama. Other notable keywords include verdict and trial.
#1
Witness for the Prosecution
Synopsis:
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.
Starring:
John Williams,
Elsa Lanchester,
Marlene Dietrich
#2
Anatomy of a Murder
Synopsis:
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Murray Hamilton,
Orson Bean
Plot:
rape,
murder trial,
rape victim,
revenge,
courtroom drama,
legal drama,
attorney,
temporary insanity,
rosary,
catholicism
...
#3
GoodFellas
Synopsis:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
Joe Pesci,
Ray Liotta
Plot:
gangster,
mafia,
organized crime,
sadistic psychopath,
rise and fall,
mob,
robbery,
gang violence,
adultery,
infidelity
...
#4
Sleepers
Synopsis:
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Starring:
Billy Crudup,
Robert De Niro,
Minnie Driver
Plot:
child molestation,
sexual abuse,
sexual predator,
sadistic rape,
pedo,
gore,
revenge,
rape,
confession booth,
physical assault
...
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#5
To Kill a Mockingbird
Synopsis:
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and ste…
Starring:
Rosemary Murphy,
Gregory Peck,
Paul Fix
#6
A Time to Kill
Synopsis:
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Starring:
Oliver Platt,
Kevin Spacey,
Donald Sutherland
#7
Midnight Express
Synopsis:
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Starring:
John Hurt,
Randy Quaid,
Paolo Bonacelli
Plot:
gay kiss,
watching someone masturbate,
social masturbation,
1970s,
prison drama,
prison,
torture,
escape,
lawyer,
court
...
#8
Chinatown
Synopsis:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Starring:
James Hong,
Jack Nicholson,
Roman Polanski
Plot:
neo noir,
private detective,
femme fatale,
detective,
police,
water rights,
tragedy,
year 1937,
racism,
domestic violence
...
Similar plot
#9
Strangers on a Train
Synopsis:
A deranged socialite accosts a tennis star with his theory that if two strangers trade murders, they can disguise their motives and avoid suspicion.
Starring:
Leo G. Carroll,
Howard St. John,
Patricia Hitchcock
#10
Erin Brockovich
Synopsis:
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
Starring:
Marg Helgenberger,
Peter Coyote,
Tracey Walter
#11
Runaway Jury
Synopsis:
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
Starring:
John Cusack,
Cliff Curtis,
Rachel Weisz
#12
Batman Begins
Synopsis:
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Starring:
Cillian Murphy,
Gary Oldman,
Liam Neeson
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#13
Primal Fear
Synopsis:
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
Starring:
Alfre Woodard,
Edward Norton,
Steven Bauer
Plot:
altar boy,
murder trial,
courtroom,
stuttering,
amnesia,
manipulation,
deception,
judicial,
lawyer,
priest
...
#14
I Confess
Synopsis:
Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.
Starring:
Anne Baxter,
Charles Andre,
Montgomery Clift
Plot:
priest,
church,
catholic,
confessional,
safe full of money,
accidental killing,
army,
flower,
uxoricide,
police officer
...
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#15
My Cousin Vinny
Synopsis:
Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
Starring:
Bruce McGill,
Austin Pendleton,
Joe Pesci
#16
Traffic
Synopsis:
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and i…
Starring:
Dennis Quaid,
Michael Douglas,
Don Cheadle
Plot:
mexico,
judge,
cocaine,
interlinked stories,
drug smuggling,
kidnapping,
drug cartel,
drug trafficking,
color filter,
drug war
...
#17
Peppermint
Synopsis:
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner,
John Ortiz,
John Gallagher Jr.
#18
Liar Liar
Synopsis:
Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday he has just one wish - that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his mouth has suddenly become his biggest liability.
Starring:
Jim Carrey,
Cary Elwes,
Jennifer Tilly
#19
Blow
Synopsis:
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California …
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Cliff Curtis,
Jordi Mollà
Plot:
drug abuse,
nosebleed,
police officer,
drug cartel,
cocaine,
marijuana,
wedding,
tragic event,
theft,
southern california
...
#20
In Cold Blood
Synopsis:
After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
Starring:
Scott Wilson,
Charles McGraw,
Jeff Corey