Movies and TvShows featuring "wrongful-conviction-of-murder" theme.

Just Mercy is based on the true story of lawyer Bryan Stevenson as he fights to free a wrongfully convicted death row inmate and exposes the systemic racism and injustice within the criminal justice system.

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.

Conviction is a biographical crime drama film based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters, a woman who fought to overturn her brother's wrongful murder conviction. Despite not having a high school diploma or a law degree, Betty Anne enrolls in law school and becomes her brother's defense attorney. With the help of DNA evidence, she works tirelessly for years to prove her brother's innocence and bring the real killer to justice.

The Detective is a neo-noir crime film based on the novel of the same name. It follows a police detective as he investigates a murder case involving homosexuality and police corruption in New York City. The detective, struggling with his own repressed homosexuality, navigates through a web of secrets, lies, and toxic relationships to uncover the truth.

After being sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend, a recovering alcoholic must uncover a cover-up plot and find evidence of his innocence within 24 hours.

During World War II, a group of French prisoners who have escaped from Devil's Island are determined to join the Free French forces. Along their journey, they face deception, treachery, and retaliation, but their resolvement and determination lead them to seek retribution and vindication.

Daylight follows the story of a man who is imprisoned for a murder he did not commit. Determined to prove his innocence, he discovers a hidden family secret and must navigate the complexities of the legal system to find justice.

A female parole officer discovers a secret death row prison under a meat plant, that's being run by the plant's unhinged vigilante owner and his reverend friend. A politician with a shady past becomes its latest "guest". But is he guilty?

Mr. Wise Guy is a comedy film about the misadventures of a man named Mr. Wise Guy. When his girlfriend visits him in prison, he decides to prove his innocence after being wrongfully convicted of murder. Along the way, he gets involved with a mannequin, a vegetable cart, and various comedic situations. With malapropisms, chicken coops, and buckets of paint, Mr. Wise Guy's journey is filled with laughter and chaos.

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.

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.

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