Most Similar Movies to John Grisham's The Rainmaker (1997)
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The Rainmaker (1997), Knock on Any Door (1949), ...And Justice for All (1979), The Young Savages (1961), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), State's Attorney (1932), The Bad Sleep Well (1960) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Knock on Any Door (1949)
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
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...And Justice for All (1979)
A lawyer (Al Pacino) in contempt of court agrees to defend a judge (John Forsythe) he hates, accused of rape.
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The Young Savages (1961)
An assistant district attorney discovers one of the hoodlums he must prosecute is the son of a former love.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
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State's Attorney (1932)
Attorney Tom Cardigan is the discontented "mouthpiece" for Vanny Powers' mob. When Tom takes sweet June Perry as his mistress, she tries in vain to redeem him. But Powers decides Tom would be even more useful to him as District Attorney, which he arranges with surprising ease...despite Tom's warning that "if I go on the other side, I'll stay there." Soon, Tom's ambiti...Read all
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The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Japanese police and a tycoon's (Masayuki Mori) son-in-law (Toshirô Mifune) discover deadly corporate corruption.
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The Chamber (1996)
A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.
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Guilty Hands (1931)
When lawyer Richard Grant (Lionel Barrymore) finds out that his daughter, Barbara (Madge Evans), is set to marry one of his old clients, Gordon Rich (Alan Mowbray), he protests because he knows Gordon is a philanderer and possible murderer. When Gordon refuses to call off the wedding, Richard murders him and makes it appear a suicide. After Marjorie West (Kay Francis), Gordon's mistress, discovers evidence that shows Richard was the killer, he threatens her life as well.
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Drishyam (2013)
A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
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Beautiful City (2004)
In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."
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A Perfect World (1993)
Kidnapped boy Phillip Perry (T.J. Lowther) strikes up a friendship with his captor Butch Haynes (Kevin Costner): an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search is headed up by honorable Texas Ranger "Red" Garrett (Clint Eastwood).
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Counsellor-at-Law (1933)
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
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And Justice for All (1979)
A lawyer is forced to defend a guilty judge, while defending other innocent clients, and trying to find punishment for the guilty and provide justice for the innocent.
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Blind Faith (1998)
In 1957, black lawyer John Williams has to defend his nephew Charlie, who is accused of strangling a white boy to death. John doesn't believe Charlie did it, and although Charlie confesses, John wants to find out the real truth.
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The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
A lawyer defending a wealthy man begins to believe his client is guilty of more than just one crime.
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Michael Clayton (2007)
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.
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