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Key Features:
War crimes, Legal drama, Family secrets, Historical drama, Courtroom drama, Moral ambiguity, Betrayal, Hidden identity, Guilt, Conspiracy, Cover-up, Deception, Parent-child relationship, Search for truth, Justice, Political thriller
Tone:
serious, dramatic, suspense-driven
Target Audience:
Drama enthusiasts, Legal thriller fans, History buffs, Thoughtful viewers
Emotional Arc:
Intrigue → Suspicion → Revelation

Music Box

1989-12-22
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A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Cast
Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Donald Moffat, Lukas Haas, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Mari Törőcsik, Frederic Forrest, J.S. Block, Sol Frieder, Michael Rooker
Crew
Costa-Gavras, Joe Eszterhas
Rating
7.1(172 votes)
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Criminal Law
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The Whole Truth
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High Crimes
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Reasonable Doubt
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Custody
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The Prosecutor
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Conviction
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Innocence
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Just Cause
6.2

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Jagged Edge
6.3

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The Star Chamber

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.



The Trials of Cate McCall

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Harmonium
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TÁR
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Reversal of Fortune
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Interrogation
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Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.



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The Music Box
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The Reader
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The Third Murder
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Operation Napoleon
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A modern-day lawyer is sucked into an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. Her only chance of freedom lies in uncovering the secret of an old German WWII aeroplane, long buried deep beneath the ice, before the CIA.



Juror #2
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Z
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The Bay of Silence
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Due Justice
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Seeking Justice
5.918

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The Juror
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5.658

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Pink
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7.4

A sexual assault victim, unjustly tried for the attempted murder of her attacker, is defended by a retired lawyer who challenges India's rape culture.



Noise
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4.8

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Body of Evidence
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Return to Innocence

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Before and After
5.907

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Four Minutes
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The Singing Detective
5.041

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In Her Name
6.758

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Mea Culpa
Mea Culpa(2024)
5.601

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Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

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A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

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7.5

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Jackie & Ryan
5.86

A modern day train hopper fighting to be a successful musician and a single mom battling to maintain custody of her daughter defy their circumstances by coming together in a relationship that may change each others lives forever.



Runaway Jury
6.9

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The Gingerbread Man
5.574

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Bird Box
Bird Box(2018)
6.827

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Boy Missing
6.485

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The Door
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6.2

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Rules of Engagement

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Villa Caprice
5.5

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6.4

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The Client
6.9

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7.5

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Felony
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Misconduct
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Two Lives
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A Silence
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5.1

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Sixty Minutes
6.762

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Q & A
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