20 movies like State's Attorney, ordered by similarity : Cloud 9(2008), Carol(2015), The Drop(2014), The Black Orchid(1959), Marked Woman(1937), Flaxy Martin(1949), Rendezvous(1985), The Girl Who Had Everything(1953), Woodpeckers(2017), Husband Material(2018), Sweet and Lowdown(1999), Fool for Love(1985) ...
Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
John Barrymore Helen Twelvetrees William "Stage" Boyd Jill Esmond Mary Duncan Albert Conti C. Henry Gordon Paul Hurst Oscar Apfel
attorney governor mobster prostitute client gritty engaging shocking melodramatic gambling house courtroom speakeasy apartment political corruption mobsters redemption alcoholism romance court battles rise
Attorney Tom Cardigan is the discontented "mouthpiece" for Vanny Powers' mob. When Tom takes sweet June Perry as his mistress, she tries in vain to redeem him. But Powers decides Tom would ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Tom Hardy Noomi Rapace James Gandolfini Matthias Schoenaerts John Ortiz Ann Dowd Michael Aronov James Frecheville Elizabeth Rodriguez Tobias Segal Michael Esper
bartender mobster neighbor puppy abusive husband friend brooding dark intense new york city bar apartment alley car office mobsters money laundering animal rescue abuse love
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Drama
USA
1959
96 Minutes
Sophia Loren Anthony Quinn Ina Balin Jimmy Baird Peter Mark Richman Naomi Stevens Virginia Stevens Joe Di Reda Frank Puglia
mobster murderer dead person woman single mother love interest single father brooding moving emotional engaging united states romance love love interest mobsters true love love 1950s
After mobsters murder her husband, Rose Bianco works long hours making artificial flowers, to support herself and her son. Some suspect that Rose's demand for a lavish lifestyle pushed her ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
96 Minutes
Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Lola Lane Jane Bryan Edward Ciannelli Isabel Jewell Allen Jenkins Mayo Methot Ben Welden Henry O'Neill Rosalind Marquis
prostitute mobster sister henchman attorney fiery rousing big city nightclub courtroom injustice abuse shady dealings murder court battles underdog transformation revenge 1930s
A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
86 Minutes
Virginia Mayo Zachary Scott Dorothy Malone Tom D'Andrea Helen Westcott Elisha Cook Jr.
attorney femme fatale showgirl mobster beautiful woman girlfriend tense melodramatic apartment highway city murder mob corruption deception fugitives escape mystery transformation 1940s
Mob attorney Walter Colby is manipulated by showgirl Flaxy Martin into taking the rap for a murder committed by mobster Hap Richie's goons but he escapes and tries to get revenge.
Drama
France
1985
82 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Wadeck Stanczak Lambert Wilson Jean-Louis Trintignant Anne Wiazemsky Dominique Lavanant Jacques Nolot Jean-Louis Vitrac Michela Moretti Annie Noel
young woman aspiring actress love interest lover director father figure engaging melodramatic heartwarming intense paris france movie set love interest relationships attraction tragedy tragic love career adventure
Dreaming of an actress future, a young girl arrives in Paris. Her personality awakens a glowing passion of several different men.
Drama
USA
1953
69 Minutes
daughter boyfriend gangster lawyer father tense melodramatic courtroom house unlikely romance mobsters crime father/daughter relationship marriage love triangle forbidden love temptation rivalry transformation 1950s
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Sean Penn Samantha Morton Uma Thurman Brian Markinson Anthony LaPaglia Gretchen Mol Vincent Guastaferro John Waters Constance Schulman Kellie Overbey James Urbaniak
guitarist love interest mobster mute person pretty woman amusing emotional cheeky new york city new york state concert stage apartment musicians alcoholism performance eccentricity unlikely romance infidelity love temptation
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Drama
USA
1985
105 Minutes
Sam Shepard Kim Basinger Harry Dean Stanton Randy Quaid Martha Crawford Louise Egolf Sura Cox Jonathan Skinner April Russell Deborah McNaughton Lon Hill
woman man half brother lover ex-boyfriend adult brash dark intense emotional melodramatic gripping united states motel las vegas love relationships incest fighting past loves
May is waiting for her boyfriend in a run-down American motel, when an old flame turns up and threatens to undermine her efforts and drag her back into the life that she was running away from. The situation soon turns complicated.
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
Drama, Romance
2018
82 Minutes
Aure Atika Nicolas Bauwens Tommy Lee Baïk Ilian Bergala Pierre Cartonnet Marie Denarnaud Félix Maritaud
young man man gay man classmate concierge boyfriend intense brooding suspenseful melodramatic emotional profound hotel club school past homosexuality partnership first love trust
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
James Cagney Madge Evans Allen Jenkins Dudley Digges Frankie Darro Dorothy Peterson John Marston Charles Wilson Hobart Cavanaugh Raymond Borzage Robert Barrat
corrupt businessman reformed criminal nurse boy gangster guard dark gritty shocking reform school court barn redemption reform political corruption new job rebellion juvenile crime transformation sacrifice
Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1931
90 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson James Cagney Evalyn Knapp Ralf Harolde Noel Francis Margaret Livingston Maurice Black Boris Karloff Morgan Wallace Billy House Paul Porcasi
barber best friend woman district attorney police officer criminal melodramatic gutsy thrilling small town barbershop city gambling house court gambling luck investigation framed accidental death attempted suicide
A Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel.
Crime, Drama, Romance
France
1938
91 Minutes
Jean Gabin Michèle Morgan Michel Simon Pierre Brasseur Edouard Delmont Raymond Aimos Robert Le Vigan René Génin
deserter young woman tough guy godfather thug gangster brooding gritty dreamy passionate le havre, france bar port city love escape doomed romance on the run love triangle relationships rescue
A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a smoky French port city.
Drama
USA
1939
116 Minutes
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara Cedric Hardwicke Thomas Mitchell Edmond O'Brien Alan Marshal Walter Hampden Harry Davenport Katharine Alexander George Zucco Fritz Leiber
gypsy bishop beautiful woman monster hunchback deacon suspenseful passionate heartwarming touching paris church courtroom notre dame cathedral cathedral jail love corruption rescue framed
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1966
97 Minutes
Stefania Sandrelli Nino Manfredi Ugo Tognazzi Joachim Fuchsberger Franco Fabrizi Turi Ferro Franco Nero Jean-Claude Brialy Mario Adorf Enrico Maria Salerno Solvi Stubing
young girl young woman aspiring actress failed actress lover love interest emotional engaging melodramatic sad passionate heartwarming italy rome village ambition exploitation relationships difficult decision tragic love
Adriana, a naive Italian country girl, moves to Rome to become a movie star and experiences the dark side of the business.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|Canada|USA
2007
100 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Naomi Watts Vincent Cassel Armin Mueller-Stahl Sinead Cusack Donald Sumpter Jerzy Skolimowski Josef Altin Raza Jaffrey Mike Sarne Tereza Srbova
midwife prostitute slave mobster assassin uncle suspenseful gritty london restaurant hospital apartment mafia prostitution organized crime murder death deception discovery rise
A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.