Movies Like Murder in the First

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

Themes: alcatraz prison, prisoner, prisonTMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Life of David Gale

2003·2h 10m·★ 7.5·Alan Parker

Themes: death row, prisonFans also likedDrama & Crime

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

2017·2h 2m·★ 6.5·Dan Gilroy

Themes: courtroom, lawyerFans also likedDrama & Crime

Primal Fear

1996·2h 10m·★ 7.7·Gregory Hoblit

Themes: murder trial, lawyerCrime & Drama

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024·2h 18m·★ 5.2·Todd Phillips

Themes: prisoner abuse, courtroomDrama & Crime

The Mauritanian

2021·2h 9m·★ 7.5·Kevin Macdonald

Themes: prisoner, lawyerFans also liked

Law Abiding Citizen

2009·1h 49m·★ 7.4·F. Gary Gray

Themes: courtroom, prisonDrama & Crime

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Longest Yard

1974·2h 1m·★ 7.1·Robert Aldrich

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Sugarland Express

1974·1h 50m·★ 6.7·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Brute

1997·1h 42m·★ 6.4·Maciej Dejczer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Ghost in the Cell

2026·1h 46m·★ 7.6·Joko Anwar

Themes: prisoner, prison

Face/Off

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.3·John Woo

Themes: prisoner, prison

Saving Private Ryan

1998·2h 49m·★ 8.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommends

Rome, Open City

1945·1h 44m·★ 8.0·Roberto Rossellini

TMDB recommends

Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

TMDB recommends

Just Mercy

2019·2h 17m·★ 7.6·Destin Daniel Cretton

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

The King of Comedy

1982·1h 49m·★ 7.8·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommends

The Color Purple

1985·2h 34m·★ 7.7·Steven Spielberg

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988·1h 44m·★ 7.7·Robert Zemeckis

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