Movies and TvShows featuring "cause-celebre" theme.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, fights to prove his innocence. With the help of a young African-American boy and his mentors, they work against a racist establishment to seek exoneration.

Johnny, a teenage boy from Santiago, Chile, aspires to become a thief. Along with a gang of friends, they plan a heist to steal money from a high-rise office building. However, their plans go awry when a botched crime turns into a media hype and hostage situation. As tensions rise and the police close in, Johnny and his friends must find a way to escape the situation alive.

A wife becomes suspicious of her husband and believes he may be involved in a murder. As she investigates further, she discovers his infidelity and becomes determined to uncover the truth.

Living in an ancient redwood tree for more than two years to prevent the tree from being clear-cut, Julia Butterfly Hill captured our hearts and minds by showing us that one person can make a difference. Through interviews with Hill, filmmaker Doug Wolens paints a portrait of an intensely spiritual and articulate woman who encountered both beauty and horror (she was assaulted by lumber company helicopters at one point) during her time above ground.