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Movies: Best "wrongly accused" Movies


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Young and Innocent(1937)

3.3/5 (with 93 votes)

Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to prove that he is not the killer. A young woman becomes embroiled in the effort.

Where the Sidewalk Ends(1950)

1h 35min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 70 votes)

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

Blackbird(2012)

1h 43min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 23 votes)

This is a film about a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. It all begins when an unlikely bond forms between Sean (Connor Jessup) and a preppy teenage girl named Deanna Roy (Alexia Fast). Deanna's boyfriend is deeply threatened by Sean and Deanna's friendship, resulting in a violent confrontation. Seeking to protect himself, Sean issues a death threat online - and is swiftly arrested. When the police raid Sean's home, they find rifles, shotguns, knives and ammunition - all property of Sean's father Ricky (Michael Buie), an avid hunter. They also find a supposed "hit list" with twenty names of people who have tormented Sean. The authorities and the media proclaim another Columbine has been narrowly averted, and soon Sean faces a terrifying imprisonment in a youth detention facility. Sean's only hope is to overcome his dark image, and prove his innocence to Deanna and to his community.

Directed by Jason Buxton - With Connor Jessup

Murder by the Coast(2021)

3.2/5 (with 20 votes)

In 1999, teen Rocío Wanninkhof is murdered. Her mother's ex-partner, Dolores Vázquez, is suspected. Did she do it? A second victim reveals the truth.

Directed by Tània Balló Colell

A Night of Adventure(1944)

2.4/5 (with 3 votes)

A lawyer tries to clear his wife's lover of murder charges.

Directed by Gordon Douglas - With Tom Conway

Step by Step(1946)

3.2/5 (with 6 votes)

Marine veteran Johnny Christopher meets and is immediately drawn to beautiful Evelyn Smith one day on the beach. Evelyn's new job as secretary to a U.S. senator in California soon brings unexpected intrigue and trouble for her and Johnny. The machinations of a sinister group of Nazi spies lead to mysteries and mistaken identities, and the two soon find themselves framed for murder!

Directed by Phil Rosen - With Lawrence Tierney

The Taking(2013)

1h 17min | Horror, Thriller
1.4/5 (with 14 votes)

Two strangers must discover a way to escape a sinister family who wishes to sacrifice their souls to an evil presence.

The Girl from Chicago(1927)

Mary Carlton, who lives with her invalid father on a cotton plantation, receives a letter from Bob, her brother, in New York, stating that he faces death in the electric chair for a crime of which he claims to be innocent. Determined to save him, she goes there, learns of his association with an underworld gang, and begins to suspect Handsome Joe of a connection with the crime.

Directed by Ray Enright - With Myrna Loy

Where Is Mikel?(2021)

1h 20min | Documentary, History
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, November 26th, 1985, at night. Mikel Zabalza, a young bus driver, is arrested along with other people by the Guardia Civil as part of an operation against the ruthless terrorist gang ETA. When the other detainees are released, they denounce that they have been brutally tortured in the Intxaurrondo facilities. Besides, Mikel is not among them: Mikel has disappeared.

Directed by Amaia Merino, Miguel Ángel Llamas

State Penitentiary(1950)

1h 6min | Drama, Adventure, Crime
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

A man wrongly accused of a crime must decide between getting involved in a prison break, or remaining in jail until his wife can prove his innocence.

Directed by Lew Landers - With Warner Baxter

The Burglar’s Dilemma(1912)

15min | Drama, Crime
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

In this latter day Cain and Abel story, a jealous brother strikes down his sibling just as a young burglar is about to enter the house. The jealous brother summons police, who then charge the intruder with murder.