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An Innocent Man

1989 · 113 min

A grim, tense descent into wrongful imprisonment and a hard-won fight for justice, with a steady build to a satisfying payoff.

Tagline
Falsely accused. Unjustly convicted. Determined to survive on the inside. Demanding justice once he's on the outside.
Overview
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • corruption
  • survival
  • revenge
  • betrayal
Places
  • prison
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Peter Yates
Written by
Larry Brothers
Starring
Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins, David Rasche, Todd Graff, M.C. Gainey, Peter Van Norden, Richard Young
Music
Howard Shore
Cinematography
William A. Fraker
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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