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Film Theme: Miscarriage of Justice
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The list Film Theme: Miscarriage of Justice includes
The Warriors, Life, Holes, Wild Things and The Shawshank Redemption.
The list consists of 328 members.
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The Warriors
1979 US action thriller film by Walter Hill
Overview: The Warriors is a 1979 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill. Based on Sol Yurick's 1965 novel of the same name, the film centers on a fictitious New York City street gang who must travel ...
Release date: 1 February 1979Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Walter HillProducer: Laurent Bouzereau, Freeman A. DaviesWriter: Sol Yurick, David ShaberIn 1979 a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and ...
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Life
1999 film by Ted Demme
Overview: Life is a 1999 American buddy comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme. The film stars Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It is the second film featuring Murphy and Lawrence together (the first being Bo ...
Release date: 13 April 1999Genre: Comedy, Crime, DramaDirector: Ted DemmeCast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Nick Cassavetes, Anthony Anderson, Barry Shabaka HenleyProducer: James D. Brubaker, Tina L. FortenberryWriter: Robert Ramsey, Matthew StoneIn 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century. 0
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Holes
2003 film by Andrew Davis
Overview: Holes is a 2003 American neo-Western comedy drama film directed by Andrew Davis and written by Louis Sachar, based on his 1998 novel. The film stars Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Tim ...
Release date: 11 April 2003Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery, DramaDirector: Andrew DavisProducer: Lowell D. Blank, Andrew DavisWriter: Louis SacharA wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason. 0
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Wild Things
1998 film by John McNaughton
Overview: Wild Things is a 1998 American erotic thriller film directed by John McNaughton and starring Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Theresa Russell, Robert Wagner, and Bill Murray. It ...
Release date: 20 March 1998Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, DramaDirector: John McNaughtonProducer: Kevin Bacon, Steven BrownWriter: Stephen PetersA police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two ... 0
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The Shawshank Redemption
1994 film by Frank Darabont
Overview: The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American prison drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film tells the story ...
Release date: 10 September 1994Genre: Crime, DramaDirector: Frank DarabontProducer: Liz Glotzer, David V. LesterWriter: Stephen King, Frank DarabontTwo imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. 0
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The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 film
Overview: The Count of Monte Cristo is a 2002 American historical adventure film, which is an adaptation of the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan ...
Release date: 23 January 2002Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Kevin ReynoldsProducer: Gary Barber, Roger BirnbaumWriter: Alexandre Dumas, Jay WolpertA young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friends," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge 0
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Supervixens
1975 film by Russ Meyer
Overview: Supervixens is a 1975 American film directed by American filmmaker Russ Meyer. The cast features Meyer regulars Charles Napier, Uschi Digard, and Haji. The film also features Shari Eubank (in a dual role) ...
Release date: 2 April 1975Genre: Comedy, Thriller, CrimeDirector: Russ MeyerProducer: Wilfred Kues, Russ MeyerWriter: Russ MeyerClint Ramsey has to leave his job working at Martin Bormann's gas station and flee after his wife is murdered by psycho cop Harry Sledge... 0
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My Cousin Vinny
1992 film directed by Jonathan Lynn
Overview: My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn from a screenplay by Dale Launer. It stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill ...
Release date: 13 March 1992Genre: Comedy, CrimeDirector: Jonathan LynnProducer: Dale Launer, Paul SchiffWriter: Dale LaunerTwo New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with ... 0
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Forbidden Sins
1999 film by Robert Angelo
Overview: Forbidden Sins is an erotic thriller film directed by Robert Angelo. Released on 18 April 2000, it stars Shannon Tweed and Amy Lindsay.
Release date: 20 October 1999Genre: Thriller, CrimeDirector: Robert AngeloCast: Michael A. Licata, Kirstin Pierce, Corbin Timbrook, Myles O'Brian, Scott Campbell, Amy LindsayProducer: Michael Feifer, Marc L. GreenbergWriter: Daryl Haney, Hel StyversonShannon Tweed stars as the divorced defense attorney who gets caught in a passionate love affair with an accused murderer. 0
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Crossfire
1947 noir drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk
Overview: Crossfire is a 1947 American film noir drama film starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan which deals with the theme of antisemitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner ...
Release date: 22 July 1947Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, MysteryDirector: Edward DmytrykProducer: Adrian ScottWriter: John Paxton, Richard BrooksA man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why? 0
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Con Air
1997 American action film by Simon West
Overview: Con Air is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich in the lead roles. Written by Scott Rosenberg and produced by Jerry Bru ...
Release date: 2 June 1997Genre: Action, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Simon WestProducer: Kenny Bates, Peter BogartWriter: Scott RosenbergNewly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control. 0
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Twelve
2010 film
Overview: Twelve is a 2010 teen crime drama film directed by Joel Schumacher from a screenplay by Jordan Melamed, based on Nick McDonell's 2002 novel of the same name. The film follows a young drug dealer whose ...
Release date: 29 January 2010Genre: Drama, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Joel SchumacherProducer: Michael Bederman, Yves ChevalierWriter: Jordan Melamed, Nick McDonellA young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime ... 0
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 film by Robert Zemeckis
Overview: Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel Who Censored ...
Release date: 21 June 1988Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, MysteryDirector: Robert ZemeckisProducer: Alan Dewhurst, Don HahnWriter: Gary K. Wolf, Jeffrey PriceA toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. 0
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U.S. Marshals
1998 film by Stuart Baird
Overview: U.S. Marshals is a 1998 American crime action film directed by Stuart Baird, and written by John Pogue. The film is a spin-off/standalone sequel to The Fugitive (1993), and is the second release from the ...
Release date: 6 March 1998Genre: Action, ThrillerDirector: Stuart BairdProducer: Keith Barish, Stephen BrownWriter: Roy Huggins, John PogueU.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan, who has been accused of a double-murder. 0
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True Crime
1999 film by Clint Eastwood
Overview: True Crime is a 1999 American mystery thriller film directed by Clint Eastwood, and based on Andrew Klavan's 1995 novel of the same name. Eastwood also stars in the film as a journalist covering the e ...
Release date: 19 March 1999Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Clint EastwoodProducer: Clint Eastwood, Tom RookerWriter: Andrew Klavan, Larry GrossCan an over-the-hill journalist uncover the evidence that can prove a death row inmate's innocence just hours before his execution? 0
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The Running Man
1987 dystopian action film by Paul Michael Glaser
Overview: The Running Man is a 1987 American dystopian action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. The ...
Release date: 13 November 1987Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Paul Michael GlaserCast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland van LidthProducer: Keith Barish, Rob CohenWriter: Stephen King, Steven E. de SouzaIn a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners ... 0
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The Last Castle
2001 film by Rod Lurie
Overview: The Last Castle is a 2001 American action drama film directed by Rod Lurie, starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo and Delroy Lindo. The film portrays a struggle between inmates and the ...
Release date: 19 October 2001Genre: Action, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Rod LurieProducer: Robert Lawrence, Don ZepfelWriter: David Scarpa, Graham YostA court-martialed General rallies together twelve hundred inmates to rise against a corrupt and sadistic warden. 0
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The Hitcher
2007 American film
Overview: The Hitcher is a 2007 American road horror thriller film starring Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton. It is a remake of the 1986 film of the same name starring Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell and ...
Release date: 19 January 2007Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller, CrimeDirector: Dave MeyersProducer: Michael Bay, Matthew CohanWriter: Eric Red, Jake Wade WallA serial killer pins his crimes on two college students who gave him a ride. 0
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The Fugitive
1993 film by Andrew Davis
Overview: The Fugitive is a 1993 American action thriller film, directed by Andrew Davis with a script co-written by Jeb Stuart and David Twohy, from a previous story draft which Twohy had written. Based on the ...
Release date: 6 August 1993Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Andrew DavisProducer: Keith Barish, Stephen Joel BrownWriter: Jeb Stuart, David TwohyDr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned ... 0
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The Crucible
1996 American historical drama film
Overview: The Crucible is a 1996 American historical drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Arthur Miller, based on his 1953 play. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail ...
Release date: 27 November 1996Genre: Drama, HistoryDirector: Nicholas HytnerProducer: Mitchell Levin, Robert A. MillerWriter: Arthur MillerA Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials. 0
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