Movies and TvShows featuring "innocent-man-executed" theme.

Scarlet Street (1945) is a film-noir crime drama about an amateur artist who falls in love with a femme fatale. As their romance intensifies, he becomes embroiled in a murder plot and finds himself trapped in a web of deceit and despair.

A woman named Martha Ivers has built a successful life for herself, but the weight of her dark past and the secrets she holds threaten to unravel everything. As a child, Martha witnessed a murder and her involvement in the crime has haunted her ever since. When her husband, Walter, discovers the truth, Martha will go to great lengths to keep her secrets buried, even if it means destroying those she loves.

When a man is accused of murdering his wife, he must navigate the criminal justice system to prove his innocence. With the help of a defense attorney, he uncovers evidence that could exonerate him and reveal the true culprit.

The Phantom is a captivating crime documentary that tells the story of a man who was wrongly accused, convicted, and executed for a murder and robbery he did not commit. Set in Corpus Christi, Texas in the 1980s, the film follows the shocking sequence of events that led to the wrongful execution and explores the flaws within the judicial system. Through interviews with key figures, courtroom footage, and investigative reporting, The Phantom exposes the devastating consequences of a miscarriage of justice.