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10 Best Movies Like The Great Problem

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

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#1
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1948★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young ...

#2
Illegal

Illegal

1955★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Problem for fans of Drama. 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...

#3
The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicte...

#4
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

#5
Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel...

#6
The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1951★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Problem for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify....

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