20 movies like I Confess, ordered by similarity : Count the Hours(1953), The Paradine Case(1947), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Full Confession(1939), Another Man's Poison(1951), The Long Dark Hall(1951), Shepherds and Butchers(2016), The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946), The Age of Innocence(1993), Confessions(2010), The File on Thelma Jordon(1949), Ondine(2009) ...
7.3/10
Drama
USA|Canada
1953
95 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Anne Baxter Karl Malden Brian Aherne O.E. Hasse Roger Dann Dolly Haas Charles Andre Judson Pratt Ovila Légaré Gilles Pelletier
priest lawyer immigrant dark suspenseful tense quebec church courtroom murder religion false accusations confession forbidden love sacrifice temptation 1950s
A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Teresa Wright Macdonald Carey Dolores Moran Adele Mara Edgar Barrier Jack Elam
murder victim immigrant wrongly accused couple worker lawyer intense suspenseful dark gritty courtroom ranch home room struggle justice crime prevention law motivation helping others
Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.
6.6/10
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.
6.4/10
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 »
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1939
73 Minutes
Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers Joseph Calleia Barry Fitzgerald Elisabeth Risdon Adele Pearce Bud McTaggart John Bliefer William Haade George Humbert
catholic priest innocent man murder suspect murderer cop night watchman suspenseful tense church prison store police station death row religious vows injustice wrongfully accused murder confession moral dilemma discovery
A Catholic priest by the name of Father Loma must convince a man to step forward to save an innocent man from being sent to the electric chair.
6.9/10
Drama
UK
1951
89 Minutes
Bette Davis Gary Merrill Emlyn Williams Anthony Steel Barbara Murray Reginald Beckwith Edna Morris
novelist veterinarian husband secretary fiancé mysterious man tense suspenseful chilling dark intense uneasy northern england crime older woman-younger man infidelity murder poison deception fall
A mystery writer becomes involved in a tangled web of murderous deception not unlike the plots of her novels.
6.2/10
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.
6.8/10
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.
7.5/10
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.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1993
138 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Michelle Pfeiffer Winona Ryder Richard E. Grant Alec McCowen Geraldine Chaplin Mary Beth Hurt Miriam Margolyes Sian Phillips Michael Gough Alexis Smith
lawyer socialite countess mother passionate sultry tense new york city forbidden love scandal love triangle love social standing temptation love sacrifice 1870s
A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
7.8/10
Drama
Japan
2010
106 Minutes
Takako Matsu Masaki Okada Yoshino Kimura Kaoru Fujiwara Kai Inowaki Hotaru Nomoto Mana Ashida Sora Iwata Daichi Izumi Karin Katô Takuya Kusakawa
mother grieving mother murderer murder victim student teacher dark intense gripping suspenseful chilling emotional japan school house murder confession psychopath investigation revenge
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
6.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
100 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Wendell Corey Paul Kelly Joan Tetzel Stanley Ridges Richard Rober Minor Watson Barry Kelley Kasey Rogers Basil Ruysdael Jane Novak
femme fatale thief assistant district attorney wife lawyer butler dark tense household courtroom office beach house hospital robbery murder deception cover-up infidelity investigation forbidden love
Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.
6.8/10
Fantasy, Drama
Ireland|USA
2009
110 Minutes
Colin Farrell Alicja Bachleda-Curus Alison Barry Tony Curran Emil Hostina Dervla Kirwan Stephen Rea Norma Sheahan
fisherman girl daughter priest dark dreamy fascinating tender seaside boat ireland village love luck enchantment mythology sea forbidden love mystery temptation
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
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.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
86 Minutes
defense attorney wife district attorney defendant murderer shop owner engaging intricate tense melodramatic united states courtroom prison murder case double jeopardy deception extortion law ethics discovery
An attorney successfully defends a young hoodlum charged with murder but later has doubts about his client's innocence and starts investigating his background and associations.
6.4/10
Drama
Mexico
2016
116 Minutes
Romain Duris Marine Vacth Anne Le Ny Solène Rigot Amandine Dewasmes Lucie Debay Lucas Tavernier Charlie Lefebvre
old woman young woman priest atheist communist intense emotional melodramatic heartwarming inspiring touching hospital church france dying wish memories past loves confession world war ii love
How far would you do to get enter a contest? Joe is more than willing to do anything, without considering the consequences ...
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1952
82 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Charlton Heston Karl Malden Tom Tully Barney Phillips James Anderson Josephine Hutchinson Phyllis Avery Herbert Heyes Myra Marsh Charles Cane
widow businessman brother old flame gold digger dark tense melodramatic suspenseful american south country club swamp murder poverty marriage of convenience second chance morality love transformation rise
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.
6.3/10
Drama
UK
1959
73 Minutes
Gordon Jackson June Thorburn Maya Koumani
ex-convict murderer police captain murder suspect murder victim suspenseful thrilling intense brooding profound police station crime scene murder investigation identity prison life after prison adventure discovery pursuit
Roger Fenton has been released from prison and stared to build a new life. But his past catches up when an elderly visitor is murdered in his office.
6.2/10
Drama
Canada|France
1984
104 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Kiefer Sutherland Alan Scarfe Peter Donat Mathieu Carrière Isabelle Mejias Chris Wiggins Leah Pinsent
police officer sister son mother brother father dark touching tense emotional nova scotia canada town bay church young love religion family witnessing murder difficult decision
A teenage boy living in a Cape Breton coal mining community during the 1930's finds himself contemplating life and is haunted by a murder he witnessed in town.
6.1/10
Drama
Canada
1970
103 Minutes
Geneviève Bujold Donald Sutherland Monique Leyrac William Mitchell
christian priest widow son love interest wealthy woman melodramatic passionate gripping intense montreal church house hill canada rural community faith religion marriage loss
A woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.
9.0/10
Drama
USA
1957
95 Minutes
Henry Fonda Lee J. Cobb Ed Begley E.G. Marshall Jack Klugman Martin Balsam John Fiedler Joseph Sweeney George Voskovec Robert Webber Jack Warden
architect coach businessperson juror judge lawyer tense emotional suspenseful courtroom murder court battles class distinctions justice underdog quest 1950s
A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.
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