False arrest movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant false arrest movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspense, tense, suspenseful and captivating films and TV shows about / with false arrest, false accusation, murder, life is a bitch, dishonesty, death, arrest, police, corruption and family relations plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, India, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as false arrest: 186 Dollars to Freedom (2012), Shahid (2012), The Suspect (2013), Ezel (2009), Code 11-14 (2003), Come to My Voice (2014), Prince of Tears (2009), The 13 Roses (2007), Crulic - The Path to Beyond (2011), The Burma Conspiracy (2011).
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Peru, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young California surfer has to grow up in a hurry when he is thrown into a Peruvian political prison in 1980.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
prison, false arrest, prison life, frame up, confined, danger, survival, police corruption, law enforcement, escapades, jail, surfer ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
peru
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
This compelling drama tells the remarkable true story of slain human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who became a powerful voice against the intercommunal violence that has engulfed Mumbai since the early 1990s.
Style:
realistic, captivating, thought provoking, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
human rights, muslim, legal, terrorist, courtroom, lawyer, false arrest, civil rights, life is a bitch, society, hopes, social activist ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
india, asia, mumbai india, pakistan, kashmir
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned turn.
Style:
tense, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
racism, law enforcement, false arrest, twists and turns, police investigation, dishonesty, small town, society, robbery, agent, murder, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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43K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, soap opera, captivating ...
Plot:
tragic love, warden, mafia, manipulation, ex convict, vengeance, tragic hero, hidden identity, trial, false arrest, life is a bitch, organized crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An FBI agent went to Australia with his family to capture a serial killer. When Australian Police captured the main suspect, he and his family went back to USA. Unfortunately the REAL serial killer also went back to USA in the same airplane with the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
serial killer, child in peril, profiler, family relations, airplane, family in danger, investigation, special agent, murder, false arrest, parents and children, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, sydney australia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This is the story of two women on opposite ends of a lifetime, a very young, curious Jiyan and her life-weary but resistant grandmother Berfe, in order to save the person who links them to each other.
Style:
serious, touching, atmospheric, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
kurd, family relations, against the odds, youth, elderly, obsessive quest, false arrest, family in crisis, on the road, military, injustice, village ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kurdistan, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A shameful period in Taiwanese history provides the backdrop for this emotional drama from writer and director Yonfan (aka Yang Fan). In 1949, in the wake of the 228 Incident (in which anti-government protesters launched a rebellion that was ...
Style:
captivating, stylized, atmospheric, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, family problems, confined, danger, wartime life, false arrest, political unrest, false accusation, life turned upside down, captivity, family in danger, parents and children ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
taiwan
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940s. Despite of their innocence, the thirteen were soon executed ...
Style:
disturbing, emotional, touching, social, hispanic ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, hopes, injustice, spanish history, social decay, false accusation, woman in danger, danger, dishonesty, society, betrayal, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1938, year 1939 ...
Place:
spain, morocco, catalonia, europe, barcelona ...
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Genre: Documentary, Animation, Biography, Drama
Country: Romania, Poland
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
An animated feature-length documentary telling the story of the life of Crulic, a 33 year-old Romanian accused of having stolen a wallet from an important Polish judge. Crulic was brought to the Krakow Detention Center Custody prison. He decided to ...
Style:
thought provoking, stylized, disturbing, serious, adult animation ...
Plot:
prison, injustice, false accusation, prison life, life is a bitch, false arrest, foreigner, starvation, biopic, protest, hunger, innocence ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to everyone's surprise, to sell it, and use the proceeds to create an ambitious humanitarian foundation. But on the very same day, he finds ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
jungle, crime against humanity, conspiracy, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, escapades, life is a bitch, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, uncover truth, false arrest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
burma, france, europe, bangkok thailand, thailand ...
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118K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, tech noir, thought provoking, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, memory loss, amnesia, twists and turns, time travel, changing the past or future, frame up, destiny, prophecy, technology, time machine, gunfight ...
Time:
future, year 2003, near future, 21st century
Place:
seattle
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city's secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.
Style:
harsh, stylized, entertaining, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fight, parkour, fighting the system, chase, undercover cop, corruption, brutality, destiny, gang war, rebellion, gang, martial arts ...
Time:
future, year 2009, 2010s
Place:
europe, paris france, france, hong kong
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, stylized, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
old west, cowboy, violence, gunslinger, gunfight, shootout, revenge, showdown, civil war veteran, friendship, small town, cattle ...
Time:
19th century, year 2003, 1800s, 2000s, 1880s
Place:
montana, texas
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India, United Arab Emirates, USA, China
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, sad, uplifting, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
asperger's syndrome, muslim, religion, disability, islam, autism, true love, prejudice, mental illness, journey, death, false accusation ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010
Place:
mumbai india, usa, san francisco, india
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A journalist gets caught up in a terrorist plot in Moscow while investigating the Russian secret service.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, journalism, photojournalist, dishonesty, uncover truth, fish out of water, false arrest, on the run, political conspiracy, protagonist as suspect, state affairs, heroes ...
Place:
europe, russia
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
While in a party promoted by her chief and friend Måns Wenngren, the fiscal attorney, Rebecka Martinsson, receives a call from her former sister-in-law, Sanna Strandgård, telling that her brother and preacher Viktor was murdered, stabbed and with ...
Style:
surprise ending, serious, bleak, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
murder investigation, female lawyer, murder, danger, investigation, uncover truth, life is a bitch, legal investigation, woman in danger, haunted by the past, religions or cults, false arrest ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
Style:
intense, bleak, factual, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
police investigation, satanism, courtroom drama, murder investigation, courtroom, jury, legal, court, murder, twists and turns, brutality, police interrogation ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, memphis, southern usa, arkansas
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Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims. This situation is creating a drift not ...
Style:
serious, tense, bleak, realistic, islamic ...
Plot:
terrorism, islam, extremism, false accusation, forbidden love, falsely accused, culture clash, wedding planning, muslim, immigration, oppression, social relations ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
pakistan, chicago, middle east, usa, asia ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is an anime series loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Spanning 24 episodes, it was produced by Gonzo, directed by Mahiro Maeda and broadcast by Animax ...
Style:
anime, captivating, suspenseful, stylized, tech noir ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
vengeance, secret identity, mysterious character, haunted by the past, righting the wronged, escapades, rivalry, betrayal, false arrest, alternate reality, boy, literature ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, france, europe, paris france
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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, romantic, tense, suspenseful, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens
Plot:
innocent, twists and turns, danger, injustice, prison escape, false accusation, couples, life turned upside down, husband wife relationship, escapades, murder, lawyer ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
venezuela, pennsylvania, usa, haiti, canada ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A struggling cab driver is falsely accused of a major crime by the police, and is forced to prove his innocence to both, a brutal police force and a divided society. A single night leaves a family of three stranded in the middle of a fight
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspense, bleak, noir
Plot:
police corruption, wrongful accusation, false arrest, urban, class conflict, social injustice, desperation, family drama, father son relationship, survival, moral ambiguity, isolation ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
After being framed for a kidnapping, an honest cop races against time to clear his name and catch the conspirator.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, action thriller ...
Plot:
police, falsely accused, relationships, male female relationship, race against time, police officer, couple relations, framed for a crime, false arrest, fight, outlaw gang, false accusation ...
Place:
india
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286K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot unknown
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
one man army, muscleman, agent, ex military, murder, vigilantism, tough guy, police officer, false accusation of murder, police corruption, false accusation, vigilante ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Moldova
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
After two years spent as a student in Boston, a 22-year-old visits his native Moldova. It is April 2009. People gather in the streets of Chisinau, the call having spread through social networking sites. They are demonstrating against the communist ...
Style:
intense, emotional, political thriller, independent film, political drama
Plot:
abuse of power, civil unrest, police brutality, human rights, protest, realism, oppression, civil liberties, post soviet, police station, corruption, false arrest ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Style:
depressing, bleak, atmospheric, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
lawyer, adultery, corruption, politics, courtroom, poverty, small town, corrupt mayor, alcohol abuse, drunk, alcoholism, small town life ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
russia, soviet union
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, France, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comedian that works in the Revolution Studios in Damascus, Syria. They have never met ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, sincere, islamic ...
Plot:
wedding, politics, occupation, ethnic, border, hijab, wedding ceremony, arranged marriage, nationalism, culture clash, love and romance, reconciliation ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
middle east, syria, israel, palestine
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, lyrical, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
homosexual, gay, lgbtq, aids, writers, gay latino, childhood, gays and lesbians, poet, novelist, homosexuality, artist ...
Time:
year 2000, 1950s, 2000s, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
cuba, latin america, havana cuba, south america, caribbean ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Harsha, a multi-millionaire guy who has everything but there is something else he's looking for and in the process he adopts a complete village trying to bring change in the people.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, semi serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
heir, father son relationship, country house, fish out of water, life philosophy, vacation, family relations, rise to the top, rich and poor, lifestyle change, uncover truth, stereotypes ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs "Killer" for a few more jobs.
Style:
dark comedy, exciting, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
hitman, renaissance, mistaken identity, serial killer, mafia, contract killer, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, danger, taxi, disorder, polish ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
poland, eastern europe, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
Style:
realistic, bleak, social, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Plot:
journalism, terrorism, investigation, politics, social commentary, reporter, police investigation, surveillance, obsession, police, communism, woman urinating ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, west germany, israel
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