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10 Best Movies Like The Public Defender

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

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#1
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

2008★ 9.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Public Defender for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Alex is caught using magic to clean her room she is forced to go to wizard school with Justin. Max and Jerry camp out on the terrace to prove their manhood....

#2
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Public Defender for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#3
Main Tera Hero

Main Tera Hero

2014★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Public Defender for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Seenu loves Sunaina but they're chased by a stalking cop, an infatuated beauty and her mafia don dad - can Seenu's heroics work?...

#4
Past Lives

Past Lives

2023★ 7.7

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

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a lif...

#5
B. Monkey

B. Monkey

1999★ 5.8

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

When wistful introvert Alan Furnace meets quick-witted bombshell Beatrice, he has no idea of her secret life as "B. Monkey" -- the top thief-for-hire in London's criminal underworl...

#6
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966★ 7.7

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

A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto...