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10 Best Movies Like New Trial

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

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#1
Monster

Monster

2021★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Trial for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder....

#2
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1997★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Trial for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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. Teaming up with a scrapp...

#3
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Trial for fans of Drama & 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....

#4
Find Me Guilty

Find Me Guilty

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Trial for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history....

#5
Just Mercy

Just Mercy

2019★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Trial for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 sent...

#6
True Believer

True Believer

1989★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to New Trial for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases a...

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