Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "trying-to-prove-innocence"

1. Bodyguard (2018)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Troubled war veteran turned Police Officer David Budd is assigned to the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Protection Branch.

Stars: Richard Madden, Sophie Rundle, Vincent Franklin, Ash Tandon

Votes: 148,615

2. Taken 3 (2014)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.

Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen

Votes: 204,484 | Gross: $89.26M

3. Man on a Ledge (2012)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.

Director: Asger Leth | Stars: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Mandy Gonzalez

Votes: 158,709 | Gross: $18.62M

4. Saboteur (1942)

Passed | 109 min | Thriller, War

A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter

Votes: 28,035

5. Midnight Temptations (1995)

R | 85 min | Thriller

April is a fashion designer who is in a design contest and is determined to win. Her main competitor is childhood acquaintance Danny. Both of them will do whatever it takes to win the ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph E. Portillo | Stars: Wendy Hamilton, Justin Lauer, Casey Mitchell, Anthony Flacco

Votes: 131

6. The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Perry interrupts his vacation plans when an ex-girlfriend, now newly married, asks him to help her with murder and bigamy charges.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Warren William, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Woods, Claire Dodd

Votes: 1,173

7. Alias Boston Blackie (1942)

Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane, George E. Stone

Votes: 696

8. The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History

Country doctor Samuel Mudd is unfairly punished by the U.S. Government after he unwisely shelters a wounded John Wilkes Booth during the night after Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Susan Sullivan, Richard Dysart, Michael McGuire

Votes: 181

9. The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958)

Approved | 80 min | Western

Lieutenant Hemp Brown's army payroll wagon is robbed by ex-sergeant Jed Givens' gang, forcing Brown to search for the culprits after he is deemed a coward by the court martial.

Director: Richard Carlson | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Beverly Garland, John Larch, Russell Johnson

Votes: 249

10. The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

Passed | 76 min | Crime, Mystery

Jenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny.

Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise, Pauline Frederick

Votes: 849

11. Yakusoku - 16nenme no shinjitsu - (2024– )

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When Aoi Kiriyuu (Anne Nakamura) was a child, her mother died and her father then raised her alone in their suburban town. During the year 2008, a series of murders took place. One of the ... See full summary »

Stars: Anne Nakamura, Tetta Sugimoto, Yû Yokoyama

12. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Hangman (1967)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

Jim and Arte go undercover to overturn a hanging verdict unjustly given to an innocent man.

Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Martin E. Brooks, Sarah Marshall

Votes: 167

13. Danger (1950–1955)
Episode: The Black Door (1950)

Drama

The story of a convicted man who tries to prove his innocence from a prison cell.

Director: Yul Brynner | Stars: Dick Stark, John Boruff, Dane Clark, Olive Deering

14. Bored to Death (2009–2011)
Episode: Gumball! (2011)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jonathan wants to prove his innocence as the police pursue him.

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, Ted Danson, Heather Burns

Votes: 282

15. Expert Witness (2021– )
Episode: Written in Blood and the End of the Line (2023)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

When two men are wrongly convicted of murder, a forensic blood spatter analyst helps to prove their innocence. And an expert witness uses mobile phone analysis to help police bring a gang of drug traffickers to justice.

Directors: Angus Gibson, Ben Jamieson, Lee Salisbury | Star: Ashley John-Baptiste

16. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Like Father, Like Daughter (2013)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Alexis volunteers in a criminal review organization to help prove a man was wrongly accused of murder 15 years ago. With his execution scheduled in three days, Alexis asks her father to bring a new look at the evidence.

Director: Paul Holahan | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,277

17. NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021)
Episode: End of the Line (2017)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A gruesome copycat murder on a street car reopens a former case for Wade, evoking painful memories from her past.

Director: Edward Ornelas | Stars: Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Vanessa Ferlito, Rob Kerkovich

Votes: 274

18. Lucky Man (2016–2018)
Episode: Run Rabbit Run (2018)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Harry returns to London and sets out to prove his innocence, but on the run from the police he is faced with the stark choice of heading into the criminal underworld and joining those he once hunted.

Director: Justin Molotnikov | Stars: Waj Ali, Joey Batey, Darren Boyd, Holly Boyden

Votes: 114