False accusation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant false accusation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, psychological and psychological thriller films and TV shows about / with false accusation, lawyer, murder, life is a bitch, dishonesty, prison, police, investigation, police officer and violence plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, Spain, UK and other countries.
false accusation
TOP 10 movies tagged as false accusation: The Hunt (2012), The Next Three Days (2010), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), The Invisible Guest (2016), Anything for Her (2008), Regression (2015), Compliance (2012), The Life of David Gale (2003), Trigger (2018).
Best films
New films
Oppenheimer (2023) | 8.4 | |
The 355 (2022) | 5.6 | |
Scream VI (2023) | 6.5 | |
Alibi.com 2 (2023) | 6.5 | |
Suspicion (2022) | 6.2 |
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361K
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
Style:
bleak, thought provoking, psychological, depressing, sad ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
injustice, life turned upside down, child abuse, false accusation, divorce, social injustice, social relations, pedophile, parents and children, teacher, church, punched in the face ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The lives of Escondido, California residents Cheryl and Stephen Crowe change one morning when they find their twelve year old daughter Stephanie Crowe stabbed to death in her bedroom. As procedure dictates, the police take each member of the ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
false accusation, police investigation, murder, uncover truth, coming of age, interrogation, injustice, fighting the system, law enforcement, teenage life, courtroom drama, suspect ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on ...
Style:
suspense, clever, suspenseful, romantic, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
prison escape, life turned upside down, innocent, false accusation, injustice, husband wife relationship, danger, love, lawyer, couples, family relations, investigation ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, venezuela, usa, haiti, canada ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected ...
Style:
touching, black and white, enigmatic, compassionate, sentimental ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom drama, courtroom, racism, small town, trial, single father, legal, rape, childhood, poverty, prejudice ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
alabama, usa, america, africa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, dramatic, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
vengeance, sword fight, treason, treasure, corruption, betrayal, lone hero, prison, greed, revenge, twists and turns, confined ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 18th century, 1800s, year 2002 ...
Place:
france, ireland, marseille, europe, paris france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
"The Invisible Guest” turns on a young businessman who wakes up in a hotel room locked from the inside with the dead body of his lover next to him. He hires a prestigious lawyer, and over one night they work together to clarify what happened ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, psychological, twist ending, mind blowing ...
Plot:
uncover truth, lawyer, infidelity, lie, interrogation, murder suspect, evidence, death, blackmail, moral dilemma, strong female character, suspect ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
iberian peninsula, barcelona, spain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his ...
Style:
exciting, serious, sentimental, suspenseful, twisted ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, false accusation, chase, police, murder, daring rescue, life turned upside down, judge, life is a bitch, investigation, danger, escapades ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, latin america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime. When John unexpectedly and without recollection admits guilt, renowned psychologist Dr. Raines is brought in ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, atmospheric, detective ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, investigation, hospital, paranoia, police officer, false accusation, memory loss, twists and turns, child abuse, nightmare, obsession, devil ...
Time:
20th century, year 2015, year 1990, 90s
Place:
usa, minnesota
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sandra is the manager at a fast-food restaurant, and Becky is her teenaged counter girl who really needs the job. One stressful day, a police officer telephones and accuses Becky of stealing money from a customer’s purse, which Becky vehemently ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, sexy, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
manipulation, psychology, twists and turns, false accusation, police investigation, human nature, moral dilemma, power relations, blonde, confined, workplace situations, obsession ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, ohio
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
Style:
surprise ending, thought provoking, suspense, twist ending, serious ...
Plot:
death penalty, investigation, suicide, death row, fighting the system, professor, reporter, activist, murder, journalism, death, death sentence ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
texas, austin texas, houston texas, usa, new york ...
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917
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Fashionable uptown Moscow: psychologist Artem practices "provocative therapy", convinced that the fastest and most effective cure is to brutally confront his patients with their fears. Yet his own life is in chaos after he was sentenced to ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
psychotherapy, entrapment, psychological manipulation, investigation, shock treatment, psychologist, psychotherapist, self discovery, false accusation, father son relationship, uncover truth, life turned upside down ...
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353K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style:
intense, exciting, suspense, action packed, political ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, corruption, assassination, revenge, cover up, manhunt, military, false accusation ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
montana, philadelphia, virginia, tennessee, langley virginia ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, touching, inspirational, sad ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
lawyer, legal, courtroom drama, trial, fighting the system, prison, injustice, false accusation, court, strong female character, freedom, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995, year 1992, year 2001 ...
Place:
massachusetts, rhode island, usa
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Terry Lambert is sleeping with Sylvia, the wife of his boss. One night, while in Terry's apartment, Sylvia witnesses a man assault a young woman, Denise, on the road below. Not wanting to reveal her affair with Terry, she keeps quiet. Terry ...
Style:
suspenseful, neo noir, tense, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
legal, femme fatale, serial killer, rapist, false accusation, murder, obsession, revenge, investigation, infidelity, danger, mind game ...
Time:
80s
Place:
maryland, baltimore
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20K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
psychopath, on the run, law enforcement, false accusation, murder, frame up, friendship, rivalry, haunted by the past, career, dishonesty, african american ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, rough, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
vengeance, false accusation, twists and turns, wrongful conviction, prison, courtroom, murder, revenge, manipulation, lawyer, wrongful arrest, buried alive ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new orleans, seattle, southern usa, georgia, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, intense, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
friendship, weekend, prison, jail, false accusation, coming of age, heroin, women, justice, women in prison, injustice, escape attempt ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place:
thailand, the philippines, hong kong, southeast asia, bangkok thailand ...
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26K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
lesbian, women's prison, female prisoner, prison guard, prison, life is a bitch, women in prison, female homosexuality, corruption, jail, false accusation, brutality ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, ...
Style:
clever, inspirational, touching, sentimental, twist ending ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
prison, prison escape, freedom, human spirit, hopes, stephen king, life, friendship between men, friendship, plot twist, life philosophy, adaptation ...
Time:
1940s, 90s, 1950s, 2010s, year 1994 ...
Place:
usa, america, iran, persia, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
While fighting for a woman who sits on death row, a lawyer happens upon new information which brings into question the motives of a man associated with her client
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, sincere, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
uncover truth, dedicated lawyer, false accusation, death sentence, redemption, confined, prison life, legal, life is a bitch, dishonesty, letter, execution ...
Place:
texas
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316K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, detective, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, on the run, betrayal, escape, framed for murder, investigation, fugitives, death row, doctor, manhunt, corruption, fugitive ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, washington d.c.
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138K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Style:
inspirational, psychological, grim, realistic, depressing ...
Plot:
prison escape, prison, escape, life philosophy, runaway, human spirit, prisoner, escape attempt, brutality, prison break, prison life, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 1973, 1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
persia, latin america, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Investigates the corrupt judicial system under which Alain Mar'caux and his wife Edith were arrested on accusations of pedophilia horrific acts they never committed- and the years he spent fighting to get out of prison, clear his name and keep ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, touching, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, prison, legal, courtroom, false accusation, broken family, imprisonment, police brutality, injustice, judge, life turned upside down, courtroom drama ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, flanders
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363K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher ...
Style:
detective, serious, exciting, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, sniper, loner, hitman, vigilantism, assassin, murder, tough guy, ex military, lone hero, one man army, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, iraq, seattle, pennsylvania ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A youth named Diego (David Chocarro) was released from prison, 20 years after being incarcerated. He was unjustly accused of a school massacre. Soon after his release, he finds himself entangled in a series of conspiracies and intrigues. With the ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, emotional, suspense, novela ...
Plot:
frame up, haunted by the past, false accusation, danger, betrayal, hopes, vengeance, starting over, couples, love and romance, mystery woman, murder ...
Time:
21st century
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85K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Spain
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Henri "Papillon" Charrière is convicted in Paris for a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he becomes obsessed with escaping. After planning and executing a series of treacherous ...
Style:
suspense, factual, psychological, art house, homoerotic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prison, prison escape, island prison, friendship, life sentence, escape, thief, solitary, survival, wrongful conviction, human spirit, jungle ...
Time:
year 2017, year 1931, 1930s, year 1969, year 1970 ...
Place:
south america, colombia, france, venezuela, paris france
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43K
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Style:
anime, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, false accusation, doctor, hospital, murder, mastermind, protagonist as suspect, manipulation, life is a bitch, choice, guilt, society ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
germany, europe, czech republic
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Genre: Drama
Country: Kazakhstan, Russia, Estonia, Finland, Belarus
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Anya, a young academic raised in an orphanage, is on the cusp of success when she’s accused of drug possession. While in limbo hiding from the police, she hits the road with Kristina, another orphan several years Anya’s junior, in search of her ...
Style:
touching, sincere, road movie, serious, tragic ending ...
Plot:
orphan, teenage life, friends, false accusation, odd couple, obsessive quest, escapades, friendship, young girl, escape, little girl, car accident ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, europe, kazakhstan, russia
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and ...
Style:
tense, sad, factual, realistic, historical drama ...
Plot:
lawyer, false accusation, wrongful arrest, scapegoat, media frenzy, investigation, fbi, terrorist, biopic, federal bureau of investigation, newspaper reporter, friendship between men ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 2010s, year 2019, 20th century ...
Place:
atlanta georgia, georgia, usa
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575K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
prison, fugitives, escape, prison life, conspiracy, determination, confined, fbi, scheme, brother, self sacrifice, siblings relations ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, california, texas, usa
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