20 movies like The Paradine Case, ordered by similarity : The Long Dark Hall(1951), Crooked House(2017), Carol(2015), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), I Wake Up Screaming(1941), Shepherds and Butchers(2016), Violette(1978), The Maltese Falcon(1941), No End(1985), The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946), Madeleine(1950), The Golden Glove(2019) ...
Drama
USA
1947
116 Minutes
Gregory Peck Alida Valli Charles Laughton Charles Coburn Ann Todd Ethel Barrymore Louis Jourdan Leo G. Carroll Joan Tetzel Isobel Elsom John Goldsworthy
lawyer murderer servant judge police officer hotel manager tense engaging gripping suspenseful brooding london courtroom hotel restaurant home murder trial marriage false accusations
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
Drama
UK
1951
86 Minutes
Rex Harrison Reginald Beck Lilli Palmer Denis O'Dea Tania Held Henrietta Barry Raymond Huntley Patricia Wayne Anthony Dawson Meriel Forbes Brenda De Banzie
murder suspect wife mistress murderer lawyer judge tense courtroom london apartment family home police station trial murder false accusations marriage infidelity mystery 1950s
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the only suspect when someone else murders her.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Glenn Close Terence Stamp Max Irons Stefanie Martini Julian Sands Gillian Anderson Christina Hendricks Amanda Abbington
aristocratic lady detective chief inspector tycoon granddaughter ex-lover murder suspect suspenseful tense sultry brooding uneasy engaging london family estate office estate road murder accusation murder investigation poison
In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
82 Minutes
Betty Grable Victor Mature Carole Landis Laird Cregar William Gargan Alan Mowbray Allyn Joslyn Elisha Cook Jr.
promoter victim sister police detective murderer hotel desk clerk dark intricate suspenseful new york city apartment police station restaurant murder obsessive love false accusations show business new love revenge love
Why is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn?
Drama
South Africa|USA|Germany
2016
106 Minutes
Andrea Riseborough Steve Coogan Deon Lotz Robert Hobbs Garion Dowds Marcel van Heerden Nicola Hanekom Eduan van Jaarsveldt Carel Nel
lawyer prison guard judge wife murderer prisoner prisoners death row inmate brutal chilling emotional gripping intense moving powerful raw sad shocking south africa cape town
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
Crime, Drama
France|Canada
1978
124 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Stéphane Audran Jean Carmet Jean-François Garreaud Jean Dalmain Lisa Langlois François Maistre Philippe Procot Bernard Alane Mario David Henri-Jacques Huet
young woman mother father murderer frenchwoman prostitute engaging melodramatic shocking thrilling suspenseful gripping france family home prostitution dark secrets secret life poison rebellion murder plot
In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Drama
Poland
1985
108 Minutes
Grazyna Szapolowska Maria Pakulnis Aleksander Bardini Jerzy Radziwilowicz Artur Barcis Michal Bajor Hanna Dunowska Adam Ferency Jerzy Kamas Elzbieta Kilarska Marek Kondrat
husband wife son political prisoner lawyer activist brooding profound dreamy emotional warsaw, poland jail court hotel household grief marriage political unrest ghosts social change
The wife of the recently deceased lawyer tries to cope with grief after his loss and to keep his last case going in court.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
113 Minutes
Lana Turner John Garfield Cecil Kellaway Hume Cronyn Audrey Totter Leon Ames Alan Reed
drifter femme fatale district attorney lawyer restaurant owner tense suspenseful passionate diner courtroom california beach car justice ambition murder affair temptation forbidden love fall
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
Drama
1950
101 Minutes
Ann Todd Norman Wooland Ivan Desny Leslie Banks Edward Chapman Barbara Everest Andre Morell
suspect lover father wealthy man lawyer judge melodramatic gripping family home courtroom scotland trial murder class distinctions scandal forbidden love mystery 1850s
Upper-class Madeleine Smith (Ann Todd) stands trial for killing her French lover (Ivan Desny) in Victorian Scotland.
Horror, Crime, Drama
2019
115 Minutes
Jonas Dassler Margarete Tiesel Adam Bousdoukos Marc Hosemann Katja Studt Martina Eitner-Acheampong Tristan Göbel Philipp Baltus Victoria Trauttmansdorff Hark Bohm
man serial killer murderer murder victim monster woman engaging shocking gripping suspenseful brutal thrilling germany hamburg, germany investigation serial murders fear murder danger suspicion
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Tyrone Power Marlene Dietrich Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester John Williams Henry Daniell Ian Wolfe Una O'Connor Torin Thatcher Francis Compton Norma Varden
lawyer wife defendant prosecutor nurse witness gripping crafty courtroom trial love triangle love-hate relationship betrayal murder investigation mystery rivalry love temptation 1950s
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Crime, Drama
USA
1959
103 Minutes
Orson Welles Dean Stockwell Bradford Dillman Diane Varsi E.G. Marshall Martin Milner Richard Anderson Robert F. Simon
college student lawyer judge police officer witness juror fiery tense courtroom murder trial capital punishment class distinctions mystery quest 1950s
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1959
160 Minutes
James Stewart Lee Remick Ben Gazzara Arthur O'Connell Eve Arden Kathryn Grant Joseph N. Welch Brooks West George C. Scott Murray Hamilton Orson Bean
attorney soldier prosecutor wife business partner district attorney gripping intense courtroom michigan small town hotel murder trial rape secret anger fear mystery quest
In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Martha Vickers John Ridgely Louis Jean Heydt Elisha Cook Jr. Regis Toomey Sonia Darrin Bob Steele Tommy Rafferty Dorothy Malone
philip marlowe father daughter bookseller casino owner dense thrilling intricate gripping los angeles mansion casino bookstore murder mystery love blackmail vice mystery love
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Crime, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
2009
85 Minutes
Gregory Smith Kristen Hager Kristin Adams Robert Dayton Sarah Gadon Kaniehtiio Horn Peter Keleghan Travis Milne Ryan Robbins Sherry McLaughlin Anjelica Scannura
charles manson murder suspect murder victim murderer juror judge intense melodramatic profound raw shocking court jail cult murder trial metamorphosis fall sacrifice revenge
Perry (Gregory Smith) falls in love with Leslie (Kristen Hager) while serving as a juror at her murder trial.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2002
118 Minutes
Al Pacino Robin Williams Hilary Swank Maura Tierney Martin Donovan Nicky Katt Paul Dooley Jonathan Jackson Larry Holden Katharine Isabelle
detective murderer police officer psychopath dark suspenseful school alaska cabin hotel tunnel blackmail interrogation murder investigation crime mystery pursuit 2000s
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Chloë Sevigny Kristen Stewart Jamey Sheridan Fiona Shaw Kim Dickens Denis O'Hare Jeff Perry Jay Huguley
maid friend murderer father lover brooding intricate tense emotional uneasy massachusetts house forbidden love lizzie borden father/daughter relationship haunted houses murder trial forbidden love rivalry
A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Borden's family.
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.