20 best movies like Witness for the Prosecution (1957)


List of the best movies like Witness for the Prosecution (1957): 12 Angry Men, The Letter, The Juror, The Chamber, Pink, Court, Wer, Daylight, Trial by Jury, Cutter's Way.

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Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:57

During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genremelodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, but, when it becomes clear that the mobsters might want to silence her for good, she sends Oliver abroad and tries to gather evidence of the plot against her, setting up a final showdown.

Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:53

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia

Deepak is a lawyer suffering from bipolar disorder who experiences frequent mood swings. One night, Rajveer and his friends get drunk and try to molest Miss Arora and her two roommates leading to an accident. The film revolves around how Deepak fights the girls' case against these influential boys.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama
CountryIndia

A sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrehorror, action, thriller, detective
CountrySouth Africa, USA
Duration01:29

A defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryNetherlands
Duration01:54

Young lawyer Iris discovers that she has an older, autistic half-brother Ray, who is in prison for the atrocious murder of his neighbour and her five-year-old daughter. When she meets Ray he reminds her a lot of her own son Aron, who also is autistic, and she starts to believe that he is innocent.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:47

Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:49

Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA

The story of the investigation and trial of abortion provider Dr Kermit Gosnell.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:22

    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.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
    CountryNetherlands, Sweden
    Duration01:37

    An assistant prosecutor zealously pursues a conviction in the case of a pediatric nurse accused of murdering her patients, but doubt arises when her evidence shows that the infants may have died of natural causes.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:34

    A drama centered around the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountrySpain, France
    Duration01:52

    After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebecca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebecca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
    CountryChina, USA
    Duration01:43

    An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

      With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, melodrama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:21

      Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, detective, biography
      CountryUSA, Japan, United Kingdom
      Duration01:52

      Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson (Liam Neeson), a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley (Cher) is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger (Dennis Quaid), a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrethriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Spain, South Korea
      Duration02:32

      A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountrySweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway
      Duration02:27

      After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts. This view is complicated by the police chief's personal history with Maubee: The men have been friends since childhood.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:47

      Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom
      Duration02:11

      A man receives a mysterious e-mail appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

      Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:01

      Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada

      Kate Graham believed to have a perfect marriage, but after not touching her for months her husband Duke Fairbanks, who had an affair with her friend Diana Coles, demands a divorce. She waves the prenuptial-fixed sum of nearly a million dollars, so he lets her have the house temporarily while he lives on the yacht; his corpse is found there shortly after. An unknown man who claims he killed Duke 'for her' demands 10% of his vast inheritance. When her gay friend is arrested, without bail, she asks her lawyer to defend him. The killer orders her to have dinner, shakes the Seattle PD detective Paul Tannon, proves he knows her preferences, explains how he set Jim up and doubles his tariff to 20% now she has two lives to pay off. The unknown killer is actually a tax official called Mathis...

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:46

      The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryJapan
      Duration01:43

      Shigemori is a lawyer tasked with defending Misumi in a murder trial. Misumi has previous convictions for murder and has confessed to the crime, but evidence in the case leads to Shigemori having doubts about what really happened.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada
      Duration01:48

      Callum Crane, a lawyer and would-be federal judge, jeopardizes his chances at a judgeship by forcing himself on his secretary. He then worsens the situation by trying to have the woman murdered. Further complicating matters, he assigns the task to a young man who, unbeknownst to Crane, is actually his son, Nathan. Nathan refuses to do the deed, but not before informing several people, one of whom tries to take on the job.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom

      An escort who caters to Washington D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountrySouth Africa, USA, Germany
      Duration00:54

      A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:28

      Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA

      When the son of a successful judge is killed by two police officers and the system sets them free, a hardened veteran detective finds some incriminating files on the officers and the judge teams up with another mourning father to take the law into his own hands.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure
      CountryIndia

      Khalid, is entrusted with the task of eliminating Kabir, a former soldier turned rogue, as he engages in an epic battle with his mentor who had taught him everything.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, crime, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:48

        A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:02

        A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:54

        The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrethriller, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:53

        A young woman doctor discovers something sinister going on in her hospital. Relatively healthy patients are having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas. The patients are then shipped off to an institute that looks after them. The young doctor suspects there is more to this than meets the eye.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genreaction
        CountrySouth Korea
        Duration02:17

        Dong-chul was the best special field agent in North Korea, but he’s abandoned by his government during a mission. While on the run, he looks for his wife and child, who were sold as slaves to China, only to discover their corpses. He soon finds out that his colleague was behind the killing and defects to the South in search of his nemesis. He looks for him during the day, and works as a temp driver at night and as a personal driver for Chairman PARK. One night the chairman is attacked and killed by an assassin, but not before handing over a pair of glasses to Dong-chul. He is now on the run again, accused of the chairman’s murder by the intelligence service, while trying to uncover the secret contained inside the glasses. Little did he know that depending on who ultimately gains control of the secret, it could either become a national threat or treasure.




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