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Shows Like Law & Order True Crime

Fans of Law & Order True Crime, you will appreciate how these films questions the purpose and weight of our choices while maintaining targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this a deeper look into what makes these stories stick.

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Standard feature-length experiences.

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Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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Goliath
7.6

Goliath

2016

Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.

Accused
6.9

Accused

2023

In this crime anthology series, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back. Told from the defendant’s point of view, each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial.

Accused
8.1

Accused

2010

How certain people end up being accused of a crime.

The Lincoln Lawyer
7.7

The Lincoln Lawyer

2022

Hotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln.

Showtrial
6.9

Showtrial

2021

An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.

The Act
7.6

The Act

2019

A seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories with the first season following Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother.

For Life
7.8

For Life

2020

A prisoner becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.

American Crime
6.8

American Crime

2015

An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America.

More Shows Like Law & Order True Crime

American Crime Story
7.6

American Crime Story

2016

An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.

All Rise
7.4

All Rise

2019

A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

Suspicion
6.8

Suspicion

2022

Four ordinary Brits are accused of kidnapping the son of a prominent U.S. media mogul. They embark on a desperate race against time to prove their innocence, but will anyone believe them—and are they telling the truth?

Criminal Justice
7.6

Criminal Justice

2008

Thriller by Peter Moffat about the challenges and politics of the criminal justice system seen through the eyes of the accused.

Interrogation
6.7

Interrogation

2020

Based on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real police case files, with the goal of turning the viewer into a detective.

Wanted
7.2

Wanted

2016

Two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with cash. The strangers must rely solely on each other while on the run.

Five Days
5.8

Five Days

2007

Thriller series which tracks five 24-hour periods in a police investigation.

Reasonable Doubt
6.1

Reasonable Doubt

2022

In this legal drama, you’ll judge Jax Stewart for her questionable ethics and wild interpretations of the law… until you’re the one in trouble. Then you’ll see her for what she is: the most brilliant and fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles who bucks the justice system at every chance she gets.

A Friend of the Family
6.7

A Friend of the Family

2022

The Brobergs are completely unprepared for the sophisticated tactics a neighbor of theirs uses to exploit their vulnerabilities, separate them and turn their daughter against them.

The Endgame
7.5

The Endgame

2022

A high-stakes thriller about Elena Federova, a very recently captured international arms dealer and brilliant criminal mastermind who even in captivity orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists, and Val Turner, the principled, relentless and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil her ambitious plan.

For the People
7.3

For the People

2018

Brand new lawyers work for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the most high profile and high stakes cases in the country – all as their personal lives intersect.

The Gold
7.3

The Gold

2023

On 26 November 1983, six armed men break into the Brink's-Mat security depot, stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m.

Why These Shows Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Law & Order True Crime (2017): Crime and Drama themes, similar pacing, and comparable production quality. NoBadPicks uses TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface series most likely to resonate with fans of Law & Order True Crime.

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