Movies Like Killing for the Prosecution (2018)

Killing for the Prosecution is a 2018 crime, drama, mystery, thriller film from Masato Harada with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Rage and A Christmas Carol.

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Rage

2016

A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears. People suspect that the stranger might be the murderer.

6.8

MagicScore

A Christmas Carol

2009

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

6.9

MagicScore

Gone Girl

2014

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

7.9

MagicScore

Colors of Evil: Red

2024

When a girl's body is found on a beach in Poland's Tricity, a prosecutor teams up with the victim's mother on an impassioned quest for the truth.

6.7

MagicScore

The Letter

1940

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

7.3

MagicScore

Faceless

2024

Kaburagi was arrested as a suspect in a brutal murder case, but he escapes. He continues to hide and move all around Japan. During this time, he meets Sayaka, Kazuya and Mai. Detective Matanuki is on the trail to capture Kaburagi. He interrogates the people who met Kaburagi, but they all describe Kaburagi differently from each other. Kaburagi has been missing for 488 days. Who really is Kaburagi? What is his plan?

6.3

MagicScore

The Paper Chase

1973

A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.

6.8

MagicScore

The Power of the Dog

2021

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

6.8

MagicScore

Cure

1997

A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

The Castle of Sand

1974

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Earthquake Bird

2019

Tokyo, Japan, 1989. Lucy Fly, a foreigner who works as a translator, begins a passionate relationship with Teiji, a mysterious man obsessed with photography.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Pawn

2020

A debt collector who looks intimidating, but actually has a warm heart, ends up becoming the guardian of a child, who has been left behind as collateral by her illegal immigrant mother.

8.4

MagicScore

#13

We the Poor

1948

Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.

8.0

MagicScore

#14

The Merchant of Venice

2004

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested his fortune abroad, so they turn to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, and ask him for a loan.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Black Money

2019

A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was actually murdered. As he investigates her death to clear his name, he realizes that the truth lies in a huge financial scandal.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Heart Blackened

2017

A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Street of Shame

1956

The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

7.7

MagicScore

#19

Double Jeopardy

1999

Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Samurai Assassin

1965

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Killing for the Prosecution?

The top films similar to Killing for the Prosecution by MovieMagicScore are Rage (6.8), A Christmas Carol (6.9), Gone Girl (7.9). Each shares crime/drama/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Killing for the Prosecution worth watching?

Killing for the Prosecution holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Killing for the Prosecution?

Killing for the Prosecution (2018) is a crime, drama, mystery, thriller film directed by Masato Harada, starring Takuya Kimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka.

Where can I find more recommendations like Killing for the Prosecution?

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About movies like Killing for the Prosecution

This ranked list pairs Killing for the Prosecution (2018), a crime and drama and mystery and thriller film from Masato Harada, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Takuya Kimura take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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