Movies like Presumption of Guilt (2025)
The best movies like Presumption of Guilt (2025) are Crown Heights (2017), Just Mercy (2019) and Catch Me If You Can (2002). If Presumption of Guilt hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Presumption of Guilt
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- Highest ratedCatch Me If You Can (2002)8.0/10 from 17,873 votes
- NewestMiranda's Victim (2023)Released 2023
Crown Heights (2017)
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJust Mercy (2019)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCatch Me If You Can (2002)
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisTrial by Fire (2019)
The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Thin Blue Line (1988)
One night in November 1976, after his car breaks down on a road outside Dallas, Randall Dale Adams accepts a ride from teenager David Harris. Harris is driving a stolen vehicle and, later that night, when Dallas police officer Robert Wood pulls the car over to check its headlights, he is shot and killed. A jury believes Adams is the killer, but stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo Man of God (2021)
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMiranda's Victim (2023)
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s life is destroyed by America’s legal system as she triggers a law that transforms the nation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuspect (1987)
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDouble Jeopardy (1999)
Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted of her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive. She survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest, however, is her parole officer, Travis Lehman. Libby poses a challenge to the cynical officer, one that forces him to face up to his own failings while pitting him against his superior and law enforcement colleagues, as she plunges into a desperate fight for justice, survival, and revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnatomy of a Murder (1959)
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMurder in the First (1995)
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Walking Dead (1936)
Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Glorias (2020)
An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has made an everlasting mark on modern history. A nontraditional chronicle of a trailblazing life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHollow Triumph (1948)
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this12 Angry Men (1997)
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOn the Basis of Sex (2018)
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKnock on Any Door (1949)
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Unforgivable (2021)
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Only Live Once (1937)
Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Presumption of Guilt?
The closest matches to Presumption of Guilt are Crown Heights (2017), Just Mercy (2019) and Catch Me If You Can (2002). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Presumption of Guilt?
Start with Crown Heights (2017), the closest match to Presumption of Guilt.
What is the highest-rated movie like Presumption of Guilt?
Catch Me If You Can (2002), rated 8.0/10 by 17,873 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Presumption of Guilt?
Miranda's Victim (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Presumption of Guilt?
Yes: Crown Heights (2017), Just Mercy (2019) and Catch Me If You Can (2002).
How are movies similar to Presumption of Guilt chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Presumption of Guilt, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.