Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "wrongful-conviction-of-murder"

1. Papillon (I) (2017)

R | 133 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime

Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter, Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.

Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic, Christopher Fairbank, Jason Ryan

Votes: 86,804 | Gross: $2.34M

2. Just Mercy (2019)

PG-13 | 137 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Charlie Pye Jr.

Votes: 76,088

3. Conviction (II) (2010)

R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.

Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo, Thomas D. Mahard

Votes: 46,151 | Gross: $6.78M

4. 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: 57,043 | Gross: $1.09M

5. The Detective (1968)

Approved | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

While grappling with his wife's infidelity, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a gay man, which he discovers is linked to official corruption involving sex and drugs.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman

Votes: 4,178 | Gross: $14.30M

6. Passage to Marseille (1944)

Passed | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Five patriotic convicts are helped to escape imprisonment in Devil's Island so they can fight for occupied Free French forces against the Nazis.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Michèle Morgan, Philip Dorn

Votes: 5,065

7. Time Without Pity (1957)

85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.

Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman

Votes: 1,912

8. La Chienne (1931)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama

Maurice Legrand, a meek cashier married to a nagging wife, has a secret passion: he's a Sunday painter. He falls in love with Lulu, a young woman dominated by Dédé, the pimp who she works for. Dédé pushes Lulu into a relationship with him.

Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant, Roger Gaillard

Votes: 4,859

9. Summer Storm (1944)

Passed | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An alluring peasant woman lures a cynical aristocrat away from his milquetoast fiancée, with tragic consequences.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Anna Lee, Edward Everett Horton

Votes: 683

10. Killer Legends (2014)

TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.

Director: Joshua Zeman | Stars: Rachel Mills, Joshua Zeman, Stephen Winick, James Presley

Votes: 3,541

11. Daylight (2013)

114 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Upon learning she has an autistic brother she is convinced is unjustly behind bars for a brutal murder, a lawyer sets out to prove her sibling's innocence - only to uncover even more life-changing secrets in the process.

Director: Diederik Van Rooijen | Stars: Fedja van Huêt, Matteo van der Grijn, Derek de Lint, Monique van de Ven

Votes: 4,164

12. Fast Life (1929)

Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife, and sentenced to death However, it turns out that he is innocent of the murder and that the real killer has close ties to a powerful politician.

Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, Chester Morris, William Holden

Votes: 53

13. Red Dust (1999)

105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Wistful croquis of the neigborhood in western Zagreb at the beggining of the '90's.

Director: Zrinko Ogresta | Stars: Josip Kuchan, Marko Matanovic, Ivo Gregurevic, Slaven Knezovic

Votes: 505

14. Mr. Wise Guy (1942)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy

Impoverished boys get sent to reform school while an adult older brother to one of them gets put on death row - all innocent of their charges.

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Billy Gilbert

Votes: 548

15. Gentleman from Dixie (1941)

Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A man is released from prison after serving time for a murder he didn't commit. He goes to live with his brother and his family on their Louisiana ranch, where they're raising horses to compete in an important race.

Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Jack La Rue, Marian Marsh, Clarence Muse, Mary Ruth

Votes: 44

16. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: Scrap Metal (1986)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A criminal who's dying sends for Hunter and tells him that he's the man who killed Hunter's father and that he was paid to do it by his father's partner. Hunter goes to the man who was ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Preece | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Kay Lenz, Frank Campanella

Votes: 97

17. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: The Return of Typhoon Thompson (1986)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Typhoon Thompson, a boxer whom Hunter arrested for murder has been released from prison. Now he has maintained that he's innocent and he is trying to prove it. Hunter who also doubted his guilt works the case too.

Director: Peter Kiwitt | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Garrett Morris, Sheryl Lee Ralph

Votes: 99

18. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode: Ex Post Facto (1995)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Tuvok plays detective when Paris is wrongfully convicted by an alien race of murder.

Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien

Votes: 2,168

19. The Tall Man (1960–1962)
Episode: A Scheme of Hearts (1961)

30 min | Western

Beautfiul blonde Nita Jardine arrives in Lincoln and tries to convince Pat and Billy that her estranged husband, a former convict recently released from prison, is following her and plans ... See full summary »

Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager, Kathleen Hughes, John Lasell

Votes: 9

20. The Tall Man (1960–1962)
Episode: The Girl from Paradise (1962)

30 min | Western

Billy is framed for murder by his old nemesis, Bob Tollinger, who is now the sheriff of a neighboring county. Joining him on the trip to his date with the gallows is a pretty female ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Montagne | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Clu Gulager, Pippa Scott, Kelly Thordsen

Votes: 11

21. Wichita Town (1959–1960)
Episode: The Long Night (1960)

30 min | Western

Mike Dunbar discovers evidence that would free a convicted killer awaiting execution. The telegraph key in Wichita is malfunctioning, however, and Mike frets that it won't be repaired in ... See full summary »

Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Joel McCrea, George N. Neise, Carlos Romero, Charles Seel

22. Zen (2011)
Episode: Vendetta (2011)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Zen is sent to a remote village to re-investigate a murder, which may spark a political scandal.

Director: John Alexander | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Ben Miles, Stanley Townsend

Votes: 396

23. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Pilot (2014)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a coma, nine months after he was hit by lightning, and discovers he has superhuman speed.

Director: David Nutter | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett

Votes: 9,560

24. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: The Silver Briefcase (2014)

TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jane and Lisbon secretly reopen a solved case to prove that a military colonel murdered his wife.

Director: Simon Baker | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Rockmond Dunbar

Votes: 1,179