20 movies like Twilight of Honor, ordered by similarity : Witness for the Prosecution(1957), Shepherds and Butchers(2016), The Paradine Case(1947), Anatomy of a Murder(1959), The Long Dark Hall(1951), Leslie, My Name Is Evil(2009), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Compulsion(1959), The Adderall Diaries(2015), Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017), Scott Turow's Innocent(2011), Madeleine(1950) ...
Drama
USA
1963
115 Minutes
Richard Chamberlain Nick Adams Claude Rains Joey Heatherton Joan Blackman James Gregory Pat Buttram Jeanette Nolan Edgar Stehli James Bell George Mitchell
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A murder case that can't be won is assigned to a young defense attorney. He asks his old ailing friend, a legend among attorneys, for help on the case as his consultant.
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.
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
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A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
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
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A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
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
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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?
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.
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, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
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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
1959
103 Minutes
Orson Welles Dean Stockwell Bradford Dillman Diane Varsi E.G. Marshall Martin Milner Richard Anderson Robert F. Simon
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Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
Drama
USA
2015
87 Minutes
James Franco Ed Harris Amber Heard Cynthia Nixon Christian Slater Jim Parrack Timothée Chalamet Danny Flaherty Michael Cristofer Wilmer Valderrama
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Elliot, a troubled former successful writer decides to write about a missing wife and the following murder trial of her husband.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Canada|United Arab Emirates|USA
2017
117 Minutes
Denzel Washington Colin Farrell Carmen Ejogo Lynda Gravátt Amanda Warren Hugo Armstrong Sam Gilroy Tony Plana DeRon Horton Amari Cheatom Vince Cefalu
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Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Pullman Marcia Gay Harden Alfred Molina Richard Schiff Callard Harris Mariana Klaveno Tahmoh Penikett
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After a judge (Bill Pullman) is accused of murdering his wife, an affair from his past threatens to destroy his defense.
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.
Comedy, Drama
India
2017
136 Minutes
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Jolly is a clumsy lawyer who is faced with representing the most critical court case of his career.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
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Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Crime, Drama
South Africa|France
1999
101 Minutes
Gavin Hood Nigel Hawthorne Janine Eser Vusi Kunene Ken Gampu Loyiso Gxwala Nandi Nyembe Ian Roberts Graham Hopkins
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With issues of his own, an ex-army officer-turned-lawyer defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby.
Drama
USA
1968
85 Minutes
Lee Marvin Bradford Dillman Vera Miles Peter Graves Lloyd Nolan Murray Hamilton Norman Fell Walter Brooke Francis DeSales Don Marshall Charles Aidman
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During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's innocent and asks for a new trial.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
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The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
2002
95 Minutes
Dylan Baker Tom Bower Clancy Brown Steve Buscemi Nestor Carbonell Kathleen Chalfant Jeremy Davies Michael Emerson Noah Fleiss Peter Fonda Ben Foster
gay/lesbian murderer reporter police detective police officer judge emotional small town courtroom wyoming hospital activism murder interview death homophobia media mystery pursuit 2000s
Two young men face murder charges for the beating of Matthew Shepard, a homosexual student at the University of Wyoming.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Paul Le Mat Jason Robards Mary Steenburgen Jack Kehoe Pamela Reed Dabney Coleman Michael J. Pollard Gloria Grahame Elizabeth Cheshire Martine Beswick Charles Napier
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The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Japan
2017
125 Minutes
Masaharu Fukuyama Koji Yakusho Shinnosuke Mitsushima Mikako Ichikawa Izumi Matsuoka Isao Hashizume Suzu Hirose Hajime Inoue Aju Makita Yuki Saito Kôtarô Yoshida
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A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.