Movies and TvShows featuring "wrongful-arrest" theme.
Dr. Richard Kimble is wrongly accused of murdering his wife. While being transported, the bus crashes and Kimble escapes, vowing to find the real killer while evading the relentless pursuit of the law.
Nick Dunne becomes the main suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Amy. As the media focuses on the case, it becomes apparent that Nick may not be innocent. However, the truth is far more twisted and surprising than anyone could have imagined.
Inspector Gadget is a bumbling detective with high-tech gadgets who solves mysteries and foils the plans of the evil Dr. Claw.
In the early 1970s, the military dictatorship in Brazil reaches its height. The Paiva family - Rubens, Eunice, and their five children - live in a beachside house in Rio, open to all their friends. One day, Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. The snobbish investor is fired from his job, his bank accounts are frozen, and he is left homeless and penniless. He seeks help from the street hustler, who is now living his former life of luxury. Together, they plan to take revenge on the millionaires by disrupting their plan to corner the market on frozen orange juice. In the end, they succeed in obtaining a forgery of a secret report, make a huge profit, and leave the millionaires bankrupt.
John Rambo, a former member of an elite United States Army Special Forces unit, is forced to flee into the mountains and fight back against a cruel sheriff and his deputies. As the situation escalates, Rambo uses his military training to outsmart and disable his pursuers. The film explores themes of war, post-traumatic stress disorder, abuse of power, and the struggles of a Vietnam War veteran in civilian life.
Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis accuses her older sister's lover, Robbie Turner, of a crime he didn't commit, leading to a chain of events that affects the lives of everyone involved. Years later, as she faces the end of her own life, Briony attempts to atone for her past mistakes.
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Dr. Richard Kimble is accused of his wife's murder and must find the true culprit while being pursued by a determined U.S. Marshal.
A ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel. Earl Stone, an elderly man who grows daylilies, becomes a drug mule for a Mexican cartel to make money and support his family. As he continues to transport drugs, he gains the respect of the cartel, while also catching the attention of a determined DEA agent. Earl must navigate the dangerous world of drug trafficking while also repairing his broken relationships with his family. In the end, Earl sacrifices himself for his family and pleads guilty to all charges, leaving his loved ones with a bittersweet sense of closure.
In 1973 San Fernando Valley, Alana and Gary navigate the challenges of first love, friendship, and growing up. Their journey is filled with laughter, heartbreak, and self-discovery as they navigate the vibrant and unpredictable landscape of teenage life in California.
After being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for her husband's murder, a woman is determined to find her son and seek revenge on the person who framed her. With the help of her parole officer, she sets out on a journey to prove her innocence and bring the real killer to justice, all while evading the law.
In Empire State, a pair of childhood friends plan an ambitious heist to rob an armored truck. However, their heist goes awry when they are pursued by a determined detective and find themselves caught up in a web of deception, betrayal, and danger.
Two New Yorkers, Bill and Stan, are accused of murder in rural Alabama. They call upon Bill's cousin, Vinny, a brash lawyer with no trial experience, for help. Despite his lack of expertise, Vinny takes on the case and must navigate the unfamiliar courtroom procedures. Through his aggressive questioning and the help of his fiancée, Mona Lisa, who has expertise in automobiles, Vinny is able to disprove the evidence against Bill and Stan. In the end, Vinny earns the respect of his clients and the judge as he successfully defends them and solves the case.
In the Heat of the Night is a crime drama film set in a small-town Mississippi. When a murder occurs, a black detective is reluctantly asked to help solve the case, revealing the racial tensions and prejudice in the community. With an unlikely partnership and against the odds, they work together to catch the killer. It explores themes of racism, justice, and the power of working together.
An Irish man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them. Story of Gerry Conlon, purported ringleader of the Guildford Four, a group of three Irishmen and one English woman wrongly imprisoned for the 1974 IRA bombing of a pub in Guildford, England, that left five people dead. Conlon's father Guiseppe was subsequently imprisoned along with six other Conlon relatives who became known as the Maguire Seven.
In a dystopian future, a bureaucrat named Sam Lowry becomes entangled in a web of government corruption and terrorism as he tries to find the woman he dreams about. With frequent terrorist bombings and a stifling bureaucracy, Sam must navigate a dangerous world to uncover the truth.
District 13: Ultimatum is a high-octane action movie following an undercover cop and an ex-thug as they team up to save their district from government corruption. With martial arts, parkour, and intense fight scenes, they must uncover the truth and bring justice to the streets of Paris.
In 'The Hitcher,' a young man named Jim picks up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychopath. Accused of crimes he didn't commit, Jim must fight to survive as the hitcher goes on a violent rampage. The film is a tense and suspenseful thriller that explores themes of paranoia, fear, and survival.
Richard Jewell, a security guard at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, becomes a victim of false accusation and media frenzy when he is wrongfully arrested for a bombing. Based on a true story.