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Shows like Perry Mason

Not everyone loves Perry Mason for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Perry Mason

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  1. You like a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court.

  2. You love the oil, churches and dust of Depression-era Los Angeles.

  3. You like a noir that takes its time before the trial.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • The Alienist2018

    • a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court
    • the oil, churches and dust of Depression-era Los Angeles

    Good for you if you like a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology.

  • Gone Baby Gone2007

    • a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court

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

  • L.A. Confidential1997

    • the oil, churches and dust of Depression-era Los Angeles

    Good for you if you like 1950s Los Angeles behind the postcard.

  • Penny Dreadful: City of Angels2020

    • a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court
    • the oil, churches and dust of Depression-era Los Angeles

    Good for you if you like a murder investigation in old Los Angeles.

  • Chinatown1974

    • a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court

    Good for you if you like a case that grows from an affair into a city's dirty secret.

  • True Detective2014

    • a noir that takes its time before the trial

    Good for you if you like a case that takes its time and a mood that settles in.

  • Primal Fear1996

    • a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court

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

  • Bosch2015

    • a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court
    • a noir that takes its time before the trial

    Good for you if you like a murder case that takes a whole season to solve.

  • Prisoners2013

    • a case that drags a whole city's secrets into court

    Good for you if you like collecting clues and trying to get ahead of the detective.

  • Sharp Objects2018

    • a noir that takes its time before the trial

    Good for you if you like a heavy, humid small town revealed one memory at a time.

  • Changeling2008

    • the oil, churches and dust of Depression-era Los Angeles

    Good for you if you like 1920s Los Angeles, its streetcars and switchboards.

  • Under the Banner of Heaven2022

    • a noir that takes its time before the trial

    Good for you if you like an investigation that takes its time with a family's history.

Reasons taken from Perry Mason'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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