Movies like The Lincoln Lawyer: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) — a crime, drama and thriller film directed by Brad Furman — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Lincoln Lawyer most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like california, prostitute and based on novel or book. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Angel 1984★ 6.0
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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52 Pick-Up 1986★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Vice Squad 1982★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Thriller, Drama
An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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American Gigolo 1980★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Dead Girl 2006★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Crime, Thriller
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tony Rome 1967★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Street Smart 1987★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Crime, Drama
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Nines 2007★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Thriller
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Klute 1971★ 6.8
Shares: Thriller, Crime, Drama
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cop 1988★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Crimes of Passion 1984★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cape Fear 1991★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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True Confessions 1981★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Tightrope 1984★ 6.2
Shares: Thriller, Crime
Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Body Double 1984★ 6.7
Shares: Crime, Thriller
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wonderland 2003★ 6.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal murders - both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Mulholland Falls 1996★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cutter's Way 1981★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Presumed Innocent 1990★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Primal Fear 1996★ 7.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now