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Shows like Defending Jacob

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The 3 reasons people love Defending Jacob

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  1. You like watching an ordinary family crack under suspicion.

  2. You want to know who killed the boy in the park.

  3. You like a case that tightens with every hearing.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Presumed Innocent2024

    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park

    Good for you if you want to work out who killed her before the verdict.

  • The Night Of2016

    • a case that tightens with every hearing

    Good for you if you like watching a case close slowly around someone.

  • The Undoing2020

    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park
    • a case that tightens with every hearing

    Good for you if you like guessing whether the husband did it until the last episode.

  • Gone Baby Gone2007

    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park
    • a case that tightens with every hearing

    Good for you if you like a missing-child case that keeps changing shape.

  • Mystic River2003

    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park

    Good for you if you like a murder investigation in a tight neighbourhood.

  • Big Little Lies2017

    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park

    Good for you if you like knowing someone died at trivia night but not who.

  • I Will Find You2026

    • watching an ordinary family crack under suspicion
    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park
    • a case that tightens with every hearing

    Good for you if you like a race against time to find a missing child.

  • Safe2018

    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park
    • a case that tightens with every hearing

    Good for you if you like a missing-teen case where everyone nearby is a suspect.

  • Primal Fear1996

    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park

    Good for you if you like piecing together what really happened to the archbishop.

  • The Staircase2004

    • you want to know who killed the boy in the park

    Good for you if you want to weigh the evidence in a real death yourself.

  • Shutter Island2010

    • a case that tightens with every hearing

    Good for you if you like a mood that gets under your skin: storms, cells, a lighthouse.

  • The Haunting of Hill House2018

    • watching an ordinary family crack under suspicion

    Good for you if you like a horror story that is really about brothers and sisters.

Reasons taken from Defending Jacob's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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