20 movies like Last Dance, ordered by similarity : Shepherds and Butchers(2016), Papillon(2017), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Return to Sender(2004), Kramer vs. Kramer(1979), The Whistleblower(2010), On the Basis of Sex(2018), To the Ends of the Earth(1948), Let Us Live(1939), Quicksand(1950), The Company She Keeps(1951), King of the Underworld(1939) ...
5.7/10
Drama
USA
1996
103 Minutes
Sharon Stone Rob Morrow Randy Quaid Peter Gallagher Jack Thompson Jayne Brook Pamala Tyson Skeet Ulrich Don Harvey Diane Sellers Ken Jenkins
lawyer criminal politician boss suspenseful melodramatic tense prison courtroom office murder case court battles capital punishment race against time investigation unlikely friendship rescue quest transformation 1990s
A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.
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.
7.2/10
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
6.4/10
Drama
Denmark|USA|UK
2004
109 Minutes
Connie Nielsen Aidan Quinn Kelly Preston Sara-Marie Maltha Randy Colton Mark Ryan Mark Holton Tim Daly
inmate lawyer brother-in-law pen pal judge woman melodramatic tense suspenseful prison courtroom house cell death row kidnapping prison life secrets truth murder investigation
While fighting for a woman who sits on death row, a lawyer happens upon new information which brings into question the motives of a man associated with her client.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1979
104 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Meryl Streep Justin Henry Jane Alexander Howard Duff George Coe JoBeth Williams Howland Chamberlin
father mother son friend lawyer judge emotional heartwarming intense apartment park courtroom new york city office divorce court battles parenthood transformation rivalry quest
Ted Kramer's wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.
7.1/10
Drama
Canada|Germany
2010
112 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Monica Bellucci Vanessa Redgrave Benedict Cumberbatch David Strathairn Liam Cunningham David Hewlett William Hope
u.n. worker criminal police officer trafficker victim bleak disturbing gripping intense shocking bosnia headquarters court human trafficking scandal corruption investigation murder discovery quest
A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
7.1/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA|China|Canada
2018
120 Minutes
Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Jack Reynor Cailee Spaeny Stephen Root Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Chris Mulkey Francis X. McCarthy Wendy Crewson
attorney mother husband judge child incredible inspiring emotional confident tense new york city house court party office washington, d.c. gender equality ruth bader ginsberg court battles historical events
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
109 Minutes
Dick Powell Signe Hasso Maylia Ludwig Donath Vladimir Sokoloff Edgar Barrier
government agent widow ward criminal drug dealer commissioner gripping melodramatic tense suspenseful san francisco shanghai ship restaurant courtroom havana travel investigation justice crime
After witnessing an incident on a foreign ship off California coast, a U.S. Treasury agent aboard a Coast Guard vessel decides to further investigate the matter by following a crime trail leading to China, Egypt, Lebanon and Cuba.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
66 Minutes
prisoner fiancé friend district attorney police detective witness bleak uneasy new york city theater jail court false accusations prison life murder case mistaken identity disillusionment race against time quest discovery
Two innocent men are wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The fiance of one of them convinces a police detective of their innocence, and together they try to find the real ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
79 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Jeanne Cagney Peter Lorre Barbara Bates Taylor Holmes Wally Cassell
mechanic waitress friend boss police officer ex-girlfriend bleak suspenseful tense melodramatic santa monica, calif. pier garage arcade diner road bad luck unlikely criminal debt petty crime
After taking 20 dollars from his employer to go on a date with plans to repay it the next day, an auto mechanic falls into increasingly disastrous circumstances for more and more money which rapidly spirals out of his control.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Lizabeth Scott Jane Greer Dennis O'Keefe Fay Baker John Hoyt James Bell Don Beddoe
ex-convict parole officer friend boss parolee police officer melodramatic shocking moving women's prison train station diner hospital los angeles california criminal justice system infidelity rehabilitation relocation friendship
Follows the progress of a female ex-convict as she tries to rebuild her life after being released from prison.
6.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
69 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Kay Francis James Stephenson John Eldredge Jessie Busley Arthur Aylesworth Raymond Brown Harland Tucker Ralph Remley Murray Alper Charles Foy
doctor gangster writer widow police officer gambler suspenseful melodramatic tense small town doctor's office prison police station apartment casino grief murder reputation marriage medicine
After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Edward Furlong Seymour Cassel Mickey Rourke Steve Buscemi Tom Arnold John Heard Danny Trejo Jake La Botz Mark Boone Junior Edward Bunker
young man convict sexual predator guard judge transvestite gritty raw touching tense prison cell cafeteria court classroom unusual friendship prison life protection unlikely criminal survival
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
7.7/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
125 Minutes
Tom Hanks Denzel Washington Jason Robards Antonio Banderas Joanne Woodward Mary Steenburgen Ron Vawter Robert Ridgely Charles Napier Roger Corman John Bedford Lloyd
lawyer gay man wife husband homophobe boyfriend tender emotional profound office library courtroom apartment philadelphia homophobia worker's rights law friendship court battles aids
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
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.
7.3/10
Drama
India
1985
163 Minutes
Nutan Behl Anil Kapoor Amrish Puri Javed Jaffrey Girish Karnad Kamal Kapoor
lawyer innocent man son widow sister wife melodramatic sad tense india beach courtroom mental institution murder family false accusations execution vengeance law quest
Two top lawyers battle against each other while the whole city witnesses the battle.
7.3/10
Drama
India
2008
Minutes
army officer army major lawyer journalist gripping intense suspenseful emotional army base army camp court house death murder court-martial court decision judicial system quest pursuit sacrifice
An army lawyer goes out of his way to defend an army officer charged with the homicide of a decorated officer.
7.2/10
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Norway|Denmark|Sweden
2014
116 Minutes
Stellan Skarsgård Pål Sverre Hagen Bruno Ganz Hildegun Riise Peter Andersson Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Jakob Oftebro Anders Baasmo Christiansen Jon Øigarden Gard Eidsvold Goran Navojec
snowplow driver murderer son gangster drug lord melodramatic intense suspenseful thrilling brooding brutal norway criminal underworld drug house murder death of a child retribution mafia underworld adventure
After his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Loretta Young Ricardo Cortez Franchot Tone Andy Devine Una Merkel Warren Hymer Ivan F. Simpson Harold Huber
young woman criminal lawyer socialite friend clerk melodramatic gutsy gripping tense courtroom reform school jail gambling house law office apartment murder case poverty bad luck crime
An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
6.6/10
Drama
France
1994
98 Minutes
Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean Yanne Mathieu Kassovitz Bulle Ogier Christine Pascal Yvon Back Yves Verhoeven Marc Citti
criminal apprentice police officer salesman best friend creative suspenseful emotional france hospital street hideout office murder investigation crime mentorship grief friendship unlikely hero mystery
Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. Two years before, Marx, an old gambler, met Frederic, a ... See full summary »
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