Tag Archives: falsely convicted

Atonement

IMDB Rating: 8.20
4525 votes

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In the summer of 1935, 13-year-old Briony Tallis observes a flirtation between a servant's son, Robbie, and her older sister, Cecilia, that she childishly misconstrues. Briony's misunderstanding leads to a terrible crime whose consequences follow them through World War II.
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Briony Tallis, aged 13Saoirse Ronan
Grace TurnerBrenda Blethyn
BettyJulia West
Also posted in 2007, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance, War | Comments (1)

Papillon

IMDB Rating: 7.90
15240 votes

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Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for 'butterfly' (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.
Actors
Henri 'Papillon' CharriereSteve McQueen
Louis DegaDustin Hoffman
Indian chiefVictor Jory
Also posted in 1973, Adventure, Biography, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Green Mile

IMDB Rating: 8.20
115551 votes

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Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.
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Paul EdgecombTom Hanks
Brutus "Brutal" HowellDavid Morse
Jan EdgecombBonnie Hunt
Also posted in 1999, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (36)

Death of a President

IMDB Rating: 6.30
2247 votes

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Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.
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Zahra Abi ZikriHend Ayoub
Larry StaffordBrian Boland
Eleanor DrakeBecky Ann Baker
Also posted in 2006, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

IMDB Rating: 7.70
50970 votes

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It's Harry's 3rd Year at Hogwarts, not only does he have a new "Defense against the Dark-Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards Prison, is coming after Harry.
Actors
Harry PotterDaniel Radcliffe
Uncle VernonRichard Griffiths
Aunt MargePam Ferris
Also posted in 2004, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (10)

The Life of David Gale

IMDB Rating: 7.20
19408 votes

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Dr. David Gale, an advocate of eliminating the death penalty, is falsely accused of rape and murder. Once convicted, he ends up on death row in Texas himself, telling his story to a reporter through a series of flashbacks.
Actors
Bitsey BloomKate Winslet
Barbara KreusterCleo King
Reporter A.J. RobertsConstance Jones
Also posted in 2003, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (2)

Bringing Down the House

IMDB Rating: 5.50
9720 votes

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Peter Sanderson is a divorced, straight-laced, uptight attorney who still loves his ex-wife and can't figure out what he did wrong to make her leave him. However, Peter's trying to move on, and he's smitten with a brainy, bombshell barrister he's been chatting with online. However, when she comes to his house for their first face-to-face, she isn't refined, isn't Ivy League, and isn't even a lawyer. Instead, it's Charlene, a prison escapee who's proclaiming her innocence and wants Peter to help her clear her name. But Peter wants nothing to do with her, prompting the loud and shocking Charlene to turn Peter's perfectly ordered life upside down, jeopardizing his effort to get back with his wife and woo a billion dollar client.
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Peter SandersonSteve Martin
Charlene MortonQueen Latifah
Howie RottmanEugene Levy
Also posted in 2003, Comedy | Comments (7)

Red Letters

IMDB Rating: 4.90
283 votes

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After a sexual harassment incident, Dennis Burke (Peter Coyote), a Nathaniel Hawthorne scholar, goes to work at a California college. He begins correspondence with an imprisoned murderer, Lydia Davis (Nastassja Kinski). Burke is finding old habits hard to break, developing relationships with obsessive coeds. Meanwhile, Lydia escapes from prison. Dennis and his colleague Thurston, a computer scientist and hacker, find themselves caught in a web of intrigue.
Actors
Dennis BurkePeter Coyote
Lydia DavisNastassja Kinski
Gretchen Van BurenFairuza Balk
Also posted in 2000, Crime, Drama | Comments (0)

Double Jeopardy

IMDB Rating: 5.90
19301 votes

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When Nick Parsons appears to be murdered his wife Libby is tried and convicted. Six years later Libby is paroled and with the help of Travis Lehman (her parole officer) she sets out to find her son and the truth behind the "murder".
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Travis LehmanTommy Lee Jones
Elizabeth 'Libby' ParsonsAshley Judd
Matty Parsons, Age 4Benjamin Weir
Also posted in 1999, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (6)

U.S. Marshals

IMDB Rating: 6.10
11725 votes

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When a prisoner transport plane carrying Deputy Sam Gerard as an escort crashes, one prisoner, Mark Sheridan helps him rescue some trapped prisoners and then escapes himself. Gerard and his crack team of U.S. Marshals start their pursuit, but the simple fugitive situation soon gets more complicated when Gerard learns that Sheridan is no mere criminal and the story behind his incrimination becomes more and more suspicious. At the same time, Mark Sheridan is out to find out the truth himself while keeping one step ahead of Gerard
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Chief Deputy Marshal Samuel GerardTommy Lee Jones
Mark J. Sheridan/Warren/RobertsWesley Snipes
Special Agent John RoyceRobert Downey Jr.
Also posted in 1998, Action, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)