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24 alternatives to The Trial

The tale of Josef K., who is suddenly arrested

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Trial launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Trial▲64

   Ordinary man wakes up one day accused of a crime

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Morning Short - "The Judgment" By Franz Kafka▲61

   A strange story you'll want (and need) to hear twice

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Red Parts▲64

   Autobiography of a trial

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Thinker▲61

   How I escaped my prison

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Ice Man▲80

   Confessions of a Mafia contract killer

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Crime & Guilt▲66

   Real stories from a a defense attorney.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Future Crimes▲64

   Inside the Digital Underground

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Reply All - 66: On The Inside, Part III▲70

   The one person who witnessed the murder

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Blitzed▲66

   Drugs in Nazi Germany

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Reply All - 65: On the Inside, Part II▲60

    "A murder he claims that he didn't commit"

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Criminal - 26: Angie▲76

    A professional soccer player solves a murder mystery

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Morning Short: "The Badge of Policeman O' Roon" by O Henry▲52

    Scandal, cops, and romance. You'll love it.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Catch Me If You Can▲83

    True story of one of the world's most daring con men

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lawyers, Liars, and the Art of Storytelling▲68

    Using stories to advocate, influence, and persuade

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ghettoside▲58

    A true story of murder in America

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Case of the Missing Banana▲61

    Someone has stolen Patrick's banana!

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Heinz: A Biography ▲66

    Going broke and coming back with a vengeance

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Long Walk to Freedom ▲71

    The autobiography of Nelson Mandela

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Her Story▲114

    A real life crime story where you play detective

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Infinite Home▲65

    A study of different characters in a Brooklyn brownstone

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Man's Search For Meaning▲65

    Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's Memoir

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    My Struggle▲56

    Karl Ove Knausgaard's autobiographical phenomenon

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Accused - Chapter 1: The Crime▲57

    The unsolved murder of Elizabeth Andes

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Eileen: A Novel▲55

    Woman working in a boy's prison is pulled into a crime

    2015 · its alternatives →

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