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10 Best Movies Like State's Attorney

If you loved State's Attorney, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

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Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

1964★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him....

#3
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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...

#4
The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

1959★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are teste...

#5
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court....

#6
Illegal

Illegal

1955★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to State's Attorney for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent crimi...

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