Movies like National Theatre Live: Prima Facie: 20 to watch next
If you loved National Theatre Live: Prima Facie (2022) — a drama and crime film directed by Justin Martin and Matthew Amos — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of National Theatre Live: Prima Facie most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like rape victim, lawyer and live performance. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The File on Thelma Jordon 1949★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
Cleve 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.
Stream in India on Plex
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The Girl in the Book 2015★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Killer's Kiss 1955★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What Maisie Knew 2013★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 2013★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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No One Would Tell 1996★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
Shy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her. At first she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he becomes possessive and jealous-telling her who she can speak to and what she can wear. Threats escalate into violence when Bobby thinks Stacy has stepped out of line. Soon she is walking on egg shells and living in fear. Having seen the tell-tale bruises, Stacy's best friend convinces her to break things off with Bobby-but in a moment of weakness, Stacy goes to meet him. It will be the last time she is seen alive.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Closed Circuit 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Sound of Music Live! 2013★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music, starring country singer Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, performed and televised live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. Meron felt that if the telecast were successful, the concept could become "another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV." By her request, Underwood's casting as Maria was personally endorsed by Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cry of the City 1948★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Drama
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Sound of Silence 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Michael Clayton 2007★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
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 multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sergeant Rutledge 1960★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Pelican Brief 1993★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Let Him Have It 1991★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. 2017★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Crime
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Winged Creatures 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Company You Keep 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Come Sunday 2018★ 5.8
Shares: Drama
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Normal 2003★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Just Mercy 2019★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
Stream in India on JioHotstar