Movies and TvShows featuring "admission-of-guilt" theme.

In The Stranger, a former Nazi war criminal is being hunted by a dedicated professor. The Nazi, living under a false identity, arrives in a small town and becomes involved with a newlywed couple. As the professor closes in, the stranger's true identity is revealed, leading to a thrilling climax.

Advise & Consent is a political drama that takes place in Washington D.C. during the Cold War. The story revolves around a group of politicians and their Machiavellian tactics as they deal with controversial issues, political backstabbing, and personal conflicts.

A grieving mother becomes obsessed with a teenager she believes killed her son in a hit-and-run accident. She hires a private detective to find the girl and seek revenge. As the detective investigates, he begins to question the mother's motives and wonders if she is truly seeking justice or if she is driven by something darker. The plot unravels with twists and turns, leading to a shocking conclusion.

A young mother returns to her estranged hometown of Detroit after the sudden death of her twin brother and immerses herself in his friend group, soon discovering that his death is not what it seems.

John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of witnesses who will clear his name. This sends the Major in a search through the ruins of post-war Germany to determine the degree of the general's guilt.