MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for My First Client

My First Client

2019 · 114 min

A heavy, sobering watch that slowly tightens around you, mixing quiet outrage with a fragile hope.

Directed by
Jang Kyu-sung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Dong-hwi, Yu Seon, Choi Myeong-bin
Tagline
The hideous truth concealed. i should correct it.
Overview
A success-hungry lawyer finds himself unable to turn his back on a suspicious case involving a child who claims she murdered her brother.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jang Kyu-sung
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lee Dong-hwi, Yu Seon, Choi Myeong-bin
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • guilt
  • class
  • corruption
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

More like this

Titles like My First Client

TV series

The Trial

2026

A heavy, slow-building watch that keeps you clenched with quiet outrage as a family grinds against a rigged system. Exhausting and heartfelt rather than thrilling.

Dark, tense · about justice and class

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • justice
  • class
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
The TrialHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Twelve

2019

A slow-burning, emotionally charged courtroom drama that keeps you guessing while probing the jurors' personal lives.

Dark, melancholic · about justice and guilt

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • guilt
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
3
Details
The TwelveHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Family Secrets

2021–2024

A slow-burning legal drama that keeps you tense with moral clashes and emotional weight, rewarding close attention.

Dark, melancholic · about justice and corruption

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • corruption
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
3
Details
Family SecretsHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox

2025

A tense, emotionally draining true-crime drama that makes you feel the weight of wrongful accusation and the slow grind of a fight for justice.

Dark, melancholic · about justice and guilt · true story

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • guilt
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
The Twisted Tale of Amanda KnoxHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Defending Jacob

2020

A slow, suffocating plunge into a family's unraveling, where every quiet moment carries the weight of suspicion and dread.

Dark, melancholic · about justice and guilt

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • guilt
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Defending JacobHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Juvenile Justice

2022

A sober, emotionally weighty courtroom drama that asks you to sit with uncomfortable questions about blame and society.

Melancholic, tense · about justice and guilt

Via
  • melancholic
  • tense
  • justice
  • guilt
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Juvenile JusticeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Talvar

2015

A grim, methodical procedural that shifts perspectives and leaves you unsettled by the ambiguity and injustice.

Dark, melancholic · about justice and guilt · true story

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • guilt
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
132 min
Details
TalvarHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

No nos quieren ver

2021

A sobering, slow-burning exposé that weighs heavily, blending institutional tension with deep sorrow and a sense of moral urgency.

Dark, melancholic · about justice and corruption · true story

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • corruption
  • true story
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
No nos quieren verHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Dad

2022

A somber, talk-heavy moral drama that weighs conscience against duty, asking quiet patience as it slowly unpacks buried pain.

Dark, melancholic · about justice and guilt

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • guilt
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Details
DadHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Dark Money

2019

A sobering, slow-burning moral drama that weighs the cost of silence against the toll of speaking out.

Dark, melancholic · about justice and corruption

Via
  • dark
  • melancholic
  • justice
  • corruption
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Dark MoneyHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

New Trial

2017

A sober, slow-building fight against a wrongful conviction that keeps you quietly rooting for justice.

Dark, tense · about justice and guilt · true story

Via
  • dark
  • tense
  • justice
  • guilt
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
119 min
Details
New TrialHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Conviction

2019

A tense, methodical legal drama that follows a determined woman's fight against a possible miscarriage of justice, anchored by strong performances and a serious tone.

Tense · about justice and guilt · true story

Via
  • tense
  • justice
  • guilt
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
110 min
Details
ConvictionHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jang Kyu-sung
Written by
Min Kyung-eun
Starring
Lee Dong-hwi, Yu Seon, Choi Myeong-bin, Lee Joo-won, Koh Soo-hee, Seo Jeong-yeon, Won Hyun-jun, Lee Na-ra
Music
Yonrimog
Cinematography
Jo Jung-hee
Runtime
114 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikidata