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10 Best Movies Like Criminal Lawyer

If you loved Criminal Lawyer, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Illegal

Illegal

1955★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal Lawyer for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent crimi...

#2
Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

1986★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal Lawyer for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the ...

#3
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal Lawyer for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his hea...

#4
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal Lawyer for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court....

#5
Black Angel

Black Angel

1946★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal Lawyer for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin...

#6
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal Lawyer for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to...

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