Movies Like Legal Deceit
If you liked Legal Deceit (1997), a thriller movie directed by Monika Harris, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Deathtrap (1982)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerA Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerJane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
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Conflict (1945)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerUnhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerA corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerCleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
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Time Without Pity (1957)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerAlec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a…
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Strange but True (2019)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerFederal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…
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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerWisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
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The Web (1947)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerA brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
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They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAfter being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
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Reality (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerAugusta, Georgia, United States, June 3, 2017. After running some errands, Reality Winner returns home, where she is approached by two men.
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Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerAn innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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Dial M for Murder (1954)
★ 8/10Also thrillerWhen her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
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The Locket (1946)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerA dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
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Blackmail (1929)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerLondon, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and…
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Murder Most Foul (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerA murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
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The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerA veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.