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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

1991 · 93 min

A grim, earnest TV drama that follows a father's relentless fight against a flawed system, feeling tense and emotionally heavy.

Tagline
Sucks to be you.
Overview
A teenage high school drop-out Bobby McLaughlin is accused of the murder of a local drug dealer he says he didn’t commit. When he is convicted with little evidence, his father begins a fierce struggle to free his son from prison.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • family
  • corruption
  • survival
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, tv movie
Directed by
Paul Wendkos
Written by
Cynthia Whitcomb
Starring
Martin Sheen, Caroline Kava, Brendan Fraser, James Handy, Rebecca Schull, Mark Metcalf, Christine Dunford, Peter Friedman
Cinematography
Chuck Arnold
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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