Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "wrongfully-convicted"

1. Witch (2024)

107 min | Fantasy, History, Horror

Small town, England. 1575. William embarks on a journey to prove the innocence of his wife, Twyla, falsely accused of being a witch and will be put to death if found guilty. William must hunt down the real witch, to save Twyla from death.

Directors: Craig Hinde, Marc Zammit | Stars: Russell Shaw, Ryan Spong, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Fabrizio Santino

Votes: 53

2. The Jacket (2005)

R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.

Director: John Maybury | Stars: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson

Votes: 119,386 | Gross: $6.30M

3. Leviathan (2014)

R | 140 min | Crime, Drama

In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.

Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Stars: Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Roman Madyanov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov

Votes: 56,959 | Gross: $1.09M

4. Call Northside 777 (1948)

Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker

Votes: 10,261

5. The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte, James Cromwell, Mark Pellegrino

Votes: 7,099

6. The French Sex Murders (1972)

Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A man is accused of killing his favorite prostitute in a French brothel. He's tried and sentenced to death. He tries to escape but dies during pursuit. Soon, people connected to the case are killed one by one.

Director: Ferdinando Merighi | Stars: Anita Ekberg, Rosalba Neri, Evelyne Kraft, Howard Vernon

Votes: 1,116

7. Section 375 (2019)

Not Rated | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A celebrated Bollywood director Rohan Khurana stands accused by a female member of his crew, Anjali Dangle of having raped her at his residence.

Director: Ajay Bahl | Stars: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha, Rahul Bhat, Meera Chopra

Votes: 18,199

8. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)

Passed | 133 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.

Director: Wallace Worsley | Stars: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Kate Lester

Votes: 6,116 | Gross: $2.22M

9. Man of God (2021)

111 min | Biography, Drama

Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.

Director: Yelena Popovic | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, Mickey Rourke, Christos Loulis

Votes: 4,298 | Gross: $0.87M

10. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Horror, Musical

Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal, Sara Woods

Votes: 3,892

11. Escape (1940)

Passed | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1936, a young man arrives in Hitler's Germany, frantically seeking information about his missing German mother, and finds she is pending execution at a concentration camp.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt, Alla Nazimova

Votes: 1,158

12. The Monster and the Girl (1941)

Passed | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape visits the mobsters.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Ellen Drew, Robert Paige, Paul Lukas, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 761

13. The Hired Gun (1957)

Approved | 63 min | Western

A woman breaks out of jail before hanging and a man is hired to bring her back.

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Anne Francis, Vince Edwards, John Litel

Votes: 386

14. They Won't Forget (1937)

Passed | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

A politically ambitious district attorney, unscrupulous tabloid journalists, and regional prejudice combine to charge a teacher with the murder of his student.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, Otto Kruger

Votes: 1,944

15. All My Good Countrymen (1969)

120 min | Comedy, Drama

Various scenes in the life of a tight-knit community in Czechoslovakia exploring the human spirit in the backdrop of the political changes that they experience.

Director: Vojtech Jasný | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Vladimír Mensík, Waldemar Matuska

Votes: 1,093

16. Scattered Dreams (1993 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 95 min | Drama

A loving couple is trying to make a living in 1951 Florida when they are arrested for a crime they didn't commit.

Director: Neema Barnette | Stars: Tyne Daly, Gerald McRaney, Sonny Shroyer, Andrew Prine

Votes: 306

17. Term of Trial (1962)

Approved | 130 min | Drama

A British high-school girl becomes infatuated with her English teacher, but after he rejects her amorous advances, she goes to the police and accuses him of indecent assault.

Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Roland Culver, Frank Pettingell

Votes: 868

18. Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)

Passed | 82 min | Western

In 1870s Montana, Wild Bill Hickok fights against injustices brought upon the settlers by a crooked land-developer aided by a dishonest sheriff and illegal land-grabbers.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot, Warren William, Betty Brewer

Votes: 209

19. The Murder Man (1935)

Passed | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man's associate.

Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill

Votes: 1,284

20. The Crucible (1967 TV Movie)

135 min | Drama, History

In the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls go dancing in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the local minister, ... See full synopsis »

Director: Alex Segal | Stars: George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst, Fritz Weaver, Henry Jones

Votes: 142

21. The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two inept, small-town Sheriff's Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.

Director: Zach Golden | Stars: Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman, George Sample III

Votes: 918

22. Best of the Badmen (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Western

The outlaws of the Clanton and Younger gangs are the heroes of this fictionalized biography.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Ryan, Claire Trevor, Jack Buetel, Robert Preston

Votes: 701

23. True Confession (1937)

Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Crime

A lawyer defends his wife, a pathological liar, in a murder trial.

Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, John Barrymore, Una Merkel

Votes: 1,780

24. Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

Passed | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, resulting... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: John Garfield, Priscilla Lane, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh

Votes: 963

25. Stir Crazy (1985–1986)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy

Two hapless friends, convicted of a crime they didn't commit, escape prison to find the real criminal even as they are pursued by the authorities.

Stars: Joe Guzaldo, Larry Riley, Jeannie Wilson, Marc Silver

Votes: 45

26. Sweet Evil (2010)

90 min | Drama, Thriller

Céline, a fifteen-year-old girl, fled from her guardians. She took up residence in the outbuilding of a bourgeois house, unbeknownst to its owners, judge Van Eyck and his wife. Discovered ... See full summary »

Director: Olivier Coussemacq | Stars: Anaïs Demoustier, Pascal Greggory, Ludmila Mikaël, Sylvain Dieuaide

Votes: 286

27. Red Mountain (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Drama, Western

In 1865 Confederate Capt. Sherwood is heading to Colorado where Confederate Gen. Quantrill is stirring up rebellion using various Indian Nations.

Directors: William Dieterle, John Farrow | Stars: Alan Ladd, Lizabeth Scott, Arthur Kennedy, John Ireland

Votes: 653

28. A Covenant with Death (1967)

97 min | Drama

A convicted murderer kills his hangman. Then it is discovered that he actually didn't commit the murder he was convicted for.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: George Maharis, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado, Earl Holliman

Votes: 387

29. Four Men and a Prayer (1938)

Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Mystery

The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Loretta Young, Richard Greene, George Sanders, David Niven

Votes: 879

30. The Sea Hawk (1924)

Passed | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A wrongly-convicted English gentleman goes from galley slave to pirate captain.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Milton Sills, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace Beery

Votes: 642 | Gross: $0.78M

31. The Ice Cream Wars (2022)

118 min | Documentary, Crime, History

In 1984 six Glasgow family members died in an arson attack. Their murders were followed by one of Scotland's longest trials and a 20-year fight for justice that gripped the nation.

Stars: Douglas Skelton, Marion Scott, Les Trueman, Nanette Pollock

Votes: 61

32. We Who Are About to Die (1936)

Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama

An innocent man (John Beal) sits on death row in colorful company, as friends race to save his life.

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, John Beal, Ray Mayer

Votes: 235

33. All-American Sex Offender

Short, Comedy | Completed

Mackenzie, an all-American single lady, gets caught publicly urinating and is added to the sex-offenders registry. Things move from complicated to perilous when she meets Mr.Right, who ... See full summary »

Stars: Chloe Lenihan, Patrese McClain, Sam Guinan-Nyhart, Mickey O'Sullivan

34. Touched by a Killer (2001)

PG-13 | 87 min | Crime, Drama

An investigative reporter (Isabella Hoffman) works to free a man she believes was wrongly convicted of murder before his execution.

Director: Gilbert M. Shilton | Stars: Isabella Hofmann, James Wilder, Erin Gray, Jerry Wasserman

Votes: 190

35. Riffraff (1935)

Passed | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie and quits his poorly paid job to concentrate on getting better working conditions as union leader. Unfortunately, the union members disagree ... See full summary »

Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 1,111

36. The Human Face (2001– )

200 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

This four part BBC mini-series examines the science behind facial beauty, expression, and fame in an entertaining fashion.

Stars: John Cleese, Elizabeth Hurley, David Attenborough, Pierce Brosnan

Votes: 593

37. When the Clock Strikes (1961)

72 min | Crime, Drama

A condemned criminal's acquaintances gather at a remote lodge on the eve of his execution to search for hidden money.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: James Brown, Merry Anders, Henry Corden, Roy Barcroft

Votes: 280

38. Woman Wanted (1935)

Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama

Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another auto. Ann escapes and ends up in the vehicle of Tony Baxter, a lawyer who has eyes for her.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Maureen O'Sullivan, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone, Louis Calhern

Votes: 542

39. The Halliday Brand (1957)

Approved | 79 min | Western

Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind hate threatens to alienate his whole family.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors, Betsy Blair, Ward Bond

Votes: 516

40. Convict's Code (1939)

62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A man is framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. When he is let out on limited parole, he sets out to clear his name and find the real criminals.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Robert Kent, Anne Nagel, Sidney Blackmer, Victor Kilian

Votes: 287

41. Back in Circulation (1937)

Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. When the Express gets a tip that a wealthy old man was ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel

Votes: 425

42. Ten Dollars or Ten Days (1924)

20 min | Comedy, Short

A store clerk is wrongfully arrested for theft and killing the night watchman, who is very much alive. After dangling from a building, he stumbles onto the real burglar.

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Ben Turpin, Harry Gribbon, Irene, John J. Richardson

Votes: 111

43. Night Club Scandal (1937)

Approved | 70 min | Romance, Thriller

When Dr. Ernest Tindal's wife is murdered, evidence mounts to convict her lover, Frank Marian. But Frank knows he didn't do it.....

Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: John Barrymore, Lynne Overman, Charles Bickford, Louise Campbell

Votes: 174

44. Tangier (2006)

105 min | Drama

In August 1996, bus drivers Marcel Van Loock and Wim Moreels are apprehended by the Moroccan Customs for drug trafficking. Inside their bus, hidden behind a false compartment, they have ... See full summary »

Director: Frank van Mechelen | Stars: Filip Peeters, Els Olaerts, Kyoko Scholiers, Emile Van Hamme

Votes: 1,746

45. Jungle Bride (1933)

Passed | 63 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A young woman believes that an actor committed the murder for which her brother has been imprisoned, and she gets her fiancé--a newspaper reporter--to accompany her in following the ... See full summary »

Directors: Harry O. Hoyt, Albert H. Kelley | Stars: Anita Page, Charles Starrett, Kenneth Thomson, Eddie Borden

Votes: 234

46. The House on 56th Street (1933)

Passed | 68 min | Drama, History

Peggy Martin chooses to marry young, wealthy Monty, who she loves. They have a child together and an amazing relationship...until Peggy visits her ailing ex-boyfriend, Fiske, who threatens to commit suicide if she won't take him back.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond, John Halliday

Votes: 737

47. King of Hockey (1936)

Passed | 55 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Gamblers try to pressure a hockey player into throwing a game.

Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Dick Purcell, Anne Nagel, Marie Wilson, Wayne Morris

Votes: 156

48. I Found Stella Parish (1935)

Approved | 85 min | Drama, Romance

A theatrical star abruptly leaves England to escape her secret past, while a newspaper reporter follows her trail to America to get the scoop.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Paul Lukas, Sybil Jason

Votes: 579

49. And One Was Beautiful (1940)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance

A woman lets a family friend take the blame after she accidentally kills a man with his car.

Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean Muir, Billie Burke

Votes: 336

50. Il ritorno del maestro (Return of the Master) (2018)

18 min | Short, Crime, Drama

The fates of a serial killer and man wrongly convicted for his crimes intervene in an unexpected way both of them never would have suspected.

Director: Mykola Yeriomin | Stars: Anton Yevtikhov, Ilya Sinelnikov, Vitaly Siletskyi, Mikhail Bondarev

Votes: 14