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Movies Like Law American Style

If you liked Law American Style (2010), a movie directed by Jeremy Saville, 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.

  1. 1Illegal

    Illegal (1955)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

  2. 2Fletch

    Fletch (1985)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With…

  3. 3Quiz Show

    Quiz Show (1994)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled…

  4. 4Legal Eagles

    Legal Eagles (1986)

    ★ 6/10

    Assistant District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is…

  5. 5A Thousand Words

    A Thousand Words (2012)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes…

  6. 6Big Fat Liar

    Big Fat Liar (2002)

    ★ 5.9/10

    After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!

  7. 7The Verdict

    The Verdict (1982)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver…

  8. 8Taking Care of Business

    Taking Care of Business (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10

    An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

  9. 9The Paradine Case

    The Paradine Case (1947)

    ★ 6.3/10

    In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and…

  10. 10Party Girl

    Party Girl (1958)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to…

  11. 11Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.

  12. 12Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice (1981)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells…

  13. 13The Emperor's Club

    The Emperor's Club (2002)

    ★ 7.1/10

    William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a…

  14. 14Western Union

    Western Union (1941)

    ★ 6/10

    When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor.

  15. 15The Pink Panther

    The Pink Panther (1963)

    ★ 6.9/10

    The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and…

  16. 16Erin Brockovich

    Erin Brockovich (2000)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses…

  17. 17The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.

  18. 18Last Night

    Last Night (2010)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Michael and Joanna are a young and successful married couple who appear to have it all. But when Michael finds himself alone on a business trip with an attractive new colleague and Joanna encounters the other great…

  19. 19The Count of Monte-Cristo

    The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

  20. 20Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky (1943)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.

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