Highest-Rated Movies about 'Wrongful Accusation'

The Fugitive (1993), The Wrong Man (1956), Swamp Water (1941), Dust Be My Destiny (1939), Stir Crazy (1980), Cherish (2002), Woman Wanted (1935), Double Jeopardy (1999) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Wrongful Accusation movies.

#1. The Fugitive (1993)

Storyline: A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. However, on the way to prison, Kimble's transport crashed. Kimble escapes and is now on the run. Deputy Samuel Gerard from Chicago takes charge of the chase of Kimble. Meanwhile, Kimble takes up his own investigation to find who really killed his wife, and to lure Gerard and his team into it as well.

Plot Keywords: action, thriller, crime, mystery, drama, manhunt, police ...

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#2. The Wrong Man (1956)

Storyline: Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero, "Manny" to his friends, is a string bassist, a devoted husband and father, and a practicing Catholic. His eighty-five dollar a week gig playing in the jazz combo at the Stork Club is barely enough to make ends meet. The Balestreros' lives will become a little more difficult with the major dental bills his wife Rose will be incurring. As such, Manny decides to see if he can borrow off of Rose's life insurance policy. But when he enters the insurance office, he is identified by some of the clerks as the man that held up the office twice a few months earlier. Manny cooperates with the police, as he has nothing to hide. Manny learns that he is a suspect in not only those hold-ups, but a series of other hold-ups in the same Jackson Heights neighborhood in New York City where they live. The more that Manny cooperates, the more guilty he appears to the police. With the help of Frank O'Connor, the attorney that they hire, they try to prove Manny's innocence. ...

Plot Keywords: crime, drama, film noir, thriller, courtroom, based on true story, mystery ...

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#4. Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

Storyline: Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.—Ian Harries <ih@doc.ic.ac.uk>

Plot Keywords: drama, romance, crime, film noir, fugitive, prison, social injustice ...

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#6. Cherish (2002)

Storyline: In San Francisco, Zoe is a shy outcast in her working place that adores the love songs she listens to the radio. Zoe goes to a bar with her coworkers and she spends the night talking to a colleague that also like mushy songs. She drinks with him and when she goes to her car to take her cellular to call a taxi, a stalker forces her to drive away. A police officer sees the intruder in her car and asks her to stop the car. However, the guy forces Zoe to run over the policeman that is hit and dies. Zoe has a car accident and the aggressor escapes. Neither the police nor her defense lawyer believes on her words and Zoe is arrested for murdering the policeman. She is confined at home with an ankle bracelet under the surveillance of Daly, a lonely man that falls in love with Zoe. She tries to find a way to leave the spot to chase the criminal and prove her innocence.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords: drama, crime, thriller, mystery, independent film, female protagonist, on the run ...

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#7. Woman Wanted (1935)

Storyline: Ann Gray is wrongly convicted of murder. On her way to jail a car accident gives her the opportunity to escape. She is helped by young lawyer Tony Baxter. He hides her from the police, as well as his fiancée, with the help of his butler Peedles. Ann is also wanted by the mobsters who really committed the murder as they think she knows where $250,000 worth of bonds are hidden. When the mobsters find and abduct her, Tony enlists the help of the D.A. and the police to try to get her back.—Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>

Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, drama, romance, mystery, film noir, courtroom ...

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#9. Brokedown Palace (1999)

Storyline: Alice and Darlene, best friends, decide to take a trip to Thailand to celebrate high-school graduation. While there, they are befriended by charming Australian rogue Nick Parks. Nick convinces them to take a weekend side trip to Hong Kong, but at the airport, they are busted for smuggling drugs. They are convicted in a show trial and sentenced to 33 years; in desperation, they contact Yankee Hank, an American lawyer based in Thailand who has been reported to be helpful if you've got the cash.

Plot Keywords: crime, drama, thriller, american film, female lead, prison, friendship ...

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#10. Red Corner (1997)

Storyline: Jack Moore is an American attorney having talks in Bejing about founding the first satellite TV joint venture. Suddenly he is arrested, accused of murder and has to prove it was a frame-up together with his court-appointed attorney Shen Yuelin.

Plot Keywords: political thriller, legal drama, justice system, cultural clash, international relations, courtroom drama, corruption ...

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#11. Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)

Storyline: Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank.—Mark Hettler <markh@nstl.com>

Plot Keywords: comedy, family, adventure, humor, prison, misunderstanding, role reversal ...

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#12. Illegally Yours (1988)

Storyline: Called up for jury duty, Richard Dice finds his first crush and only real, but unrequited love, on trial for murder. Richard desperately tries to prove Mollys innocence while untangling a complicated web of murder, blackmail and perjury, and still trying to win over the girl of his dreams.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, crime, courtroom, misunderstanding, 1980s, american film ...

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