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10 Best Movies Like State's Attorney

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

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#1
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. 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...

#2
A Free Soul

A Free Soul

1931★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him....

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#4
The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case

1947★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated ...

#5
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. 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....

#6
Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

1964★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him....

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