Here we've displayed a list of the best False Accusations films : Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills(1996), In the Name of the Father(1993), The Circus(1928), The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014), Rio Bravo(1959), Billy Budd(1962), Sacco and Vanzetti(1971), Johnny Belinda(1948), This Land Is Mine(1943), The Talk of the Town(1942), Buffalo 66(1998), American Madness(1932) ... ...
Documentary
USA
1996
150 Minutes
Joe Berlinger Bruce Sinofsky Jessie Misskelly Sr. Jason Baldwin Damien Wayne Echols Christopher Byers Michael Moore Steven Branch Pam Echols Domini Teer
teen boy adult friend father girlfriend judge bleak disheartening tennessee court murder trial satanism false accusations imprisonment mystery discovery 1990s
A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Drama
Ireland|UK
1993
132 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Pete Postlethwaite Emma Thompson John Lynch Corin Redgrave Beatie Edney Daniel Massey Alison Crosbie
thief father barrister judge friend police detective disturbing powerful inspiring ireland courtroom prison pub injustice imprisonment false accusations father/son relationship terrorism patriotism wretched excess
A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.
Comedy
USA
1928
72 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Merna Kennedy Al Ernest Garcia Harry Crocker Stanley Sanford John Rand George Davis Henry Bergman Steve Murphy Betty Morrissey Tiny Sandford
tramp beautiful woman ringmaster acrobat police officer magician playful madcap endearing hilarious big top cage fun house backstage wedding false accusations unrequited love circus love triangle performance
The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2014
99 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes F. Murray Abraham Mathieu Amalric Adrien Brody Willem Dafoe Jeff Goldblum Jude Law Harvey Keitel Bill Murray Edward Norton Saoirse Ronan
concierge protégé guest elderly woman lover police detective charming confident chilling hotel ski resort europe hotel room office police station hospitality sexual conquests elder care murder false accusations
A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under an exceptional concierge.
Western
USA
1959
141 Minutes
John Wayne Dean Martin Ricky Nelson Angie Dickinson Walter Brennan Ward Bond John Russell Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Estelita Rodriguez Claude Akins Bob Steele
sheriff drunk crippled man rancher gunslinger gambler amusing tense mushy gutsy rio bravo hotel jail ranch saloon frontier justice gambling false accusations romance alcoholism
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Drama
UK
1962
123 Minutes
Robert Ryan Terence Stamp Melvyn Douglas Peter Ustinov John Neville Ronald Lewis Lee Montague Paul Rogers Niall MacGinnis John Meillon Ray McAnally
captain seaman military officer assistant lieutenant young man tense fascinating profound rousing ship deck mediterranean sea accidental death moral dilemma false accusations schemes law enforcement naval warfare rivalry
Billy Budd is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
Drama, History
Italy|France
1971
120 Minutes
Gian Maria Volonte Riccardo Cucciolla Cyril Cusack Milo O'Shea Rosanna Fratello Geoffrey Keen
shoemaker peddler prosecutor wife judge defense attorney emotional disheartening shocking intricate boston massachusetts street courtroom factory city nicola sacco bartolomeo vanzetti false accusations immigration
The story of two anarchists who were charged and unfairly tried for murder when it was really for their political convictions.
Drama
USA
1948
102 Minutes
Jane Wyman Lew Ayres Charles Bickford Jan Sterling Agnes Moorehead Stephen McNally
deaf person pretty woman doctor father aunt rapist emotional passionate canada cape breton island farm deafness romance false accusations rape family dysfunction pregnancy love underdog 1940s
A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
Drama
USA
1943
103 Minutes
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara George Sanders Walter Slezak Kent Smith Una O'Connor Philip Merivale Thurston Hall George Coulouris Nancy Gates Ivan F. Simpson
schoolmaster mother beautiful woman resistance fighter nazi inspiring touching solemn prison europe school nazi occupation collaboration courage false accusations transformation temptation sacrifice 1940s
A mild-mannered school-teacher in a Nazi-occupied town during W.W.II finds himself being torn between collaboration and resistance.
Comedy
USA
1942
118 Minutes
Cary Grant Jean Arthur Ronald Colman Edgar Buchanan Glenda Farrell Charles Dingle Emma Dunn Rex Ingram Leonid Kinskey Tom Tyler Don Beddoe
fugitive teacher professor foreman lawyer witty charming summerhouse courtroom false accusations love triangle law love quest escape pursuit 1940s
An escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher.
Drama
USA|Canada
1998
112 Minutes
Vincent Gallo Christina Ricci Anjelica Huston Ben Gazzara Kevin Corrigan Mickey Rourke Rosanna Arquette Jan-Michael Vincent
convict girl mother father ex-girlfriend cool amusing engaging suspenseful buffalo, n.y. house bowling alley prison family dysfunction impersonation redemption football bowling false accusations revenge
After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.
Drama
USA
1932
81 Minutes
Frank Capra Walter Huston Pat O'Brien Kay Johnson Constance Cummings Gavin Gordon
bank president bank teller wife co-worker criminal detective melodramatic gutsy touching spirited bank vault party family home small town false accusations loyalty bank robbery moral dilemma infidelity
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused for robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all in the same day.
Drama
USA
2014
141 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Robert Duvall Vera Farmiga Billy Bob Thornton Vincent D'Onofrio Jeremy Strong Dax Shepard Leighton Meester Ken Howard Emma Tremblay Balthazar Getty
attorney father police officer prosecutor daughter bartender confident emotional gripping indiana city courtroom house car street relationships anger morality love trust
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.
Drama
India
1985
163 Minutes
Nutan Behl Anil Kapoor Amrish Puri Javed Jaffrey Girish Karnad Kamal Kapoor
lawyer innocent man son widow sister wife melodramatic sad tense india beach courtroom mental institution murder family false accusations execution vengeance law quest
Two top lawyers battle against each other while the whole city witnesses the battle.
Drama
USA
1940
93 Minutes
George Raft Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan Ida Lupino Gale Page Alan Hale Roscoe Karns John Litel Henry O'Neill George Tobias Charles Halton
truck driver brother business owner wife girlfriend uneasy gritty suspenseful cool california courtroom false accusations murder mental breakdown brotherhood dangerous job affair forbidden love transformation 1940s
When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
Drama
USA|Canada
1953
95 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Anne Baxter Karl Malden Brian Aherne O.E. Hasse Roger Dann Dolly Haas Charles Andre Judson Pratt Ovila Légaré Gilles Pelletier
priest lawyer immigrant dark suspenseful tense quebec church courtroom murder religion false accusations confession forbidden love sacrifice temptation 1950s
A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.
Drama
India
2016
131 Minutes
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Randeep Hooda Richa Chadha Darshan Kumar Ankita Shrivastav Shiwani Saini Ankur Bhatia Charanpreet Singh Ram Murti Sharma
brother sister mother wife gripping intense powerful inspiring india village city street house capital punishment false accusations quest pursuit rise fall 2000s
Biopic of Sarabjit Singh, a farmer residing at Bhikiwind, Punjab, near the Indo-Pak border, crossed the border after having a couple of drinks. However, he was mistaken to be an Indian spy and was sentenced with capital punishment.
Western
Australia
1982
102 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Jack Thompson Lorraine Bayly Tommy Dysart Bruce Kerr
cowboy rancher father daughter rival young man heartwarming powerful spectacular australia mountain ranch countryside mine home father/daughter relationship ambition honor horse breaking sibling rivalry
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, Jim takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1970
102 Minutes
Dinah Sheridan Bernard Cribbins Jenny Agutter William Mervyn Iain Cuthbertson Gary Warren Sally Thomsett
government official wife son daughter sister gentleman endearing winsome tender positive yorkshire, england family home train station false accusations class distinctions youth railroad imagination triumph over adversity rescue
After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
108 Minutes
Bob Cummings Priscilla Lane Norman Lloyd Otto Kruger Alan Baxter Clem Bevans Alma Kruger Vaughan Glaser Dorothy Peterson Ian Wolfe Frances Carson
factory worker model saboteur blind person police officer suspenseful intense gripping united states new york city los angeles sabotage terrorism conspiracy false accusations arson quest pursuit mystery 1940s
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the lam to prove his innocence.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
82 Minutes
Betty Grable Victor Mature Carole Landis Laird Cregar William Gargan Alan Mowbray Allyn Joslyn Elisha Cook Jr.
promoter victim sister police detective murderer hotel desk clerk dark intricate suspenseful new york city apartment police station restaurant murder obsessive love false accusations show business new love revenge love
Why is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn?
Musical, Comedy, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1981
95 Minutes
Jim Henson Frank Oz Dave Goelz Jerry Nelson Richard Hunt Charles Grodin Diana Rigg John Cleese Robert Morley Peter Ustinov Jack Warden
kermit the frog miss piggy fozzie bear gonzo fashion designer brother amusing cheeky engaging england london hotel prison diamond heist false accusations prison break reporting friendship brother/sister relationship adventure
Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
87 Minutes
Franchot Tone Ella Raines Alan Curtis Aurora Miranda Thomas Gomez Fay Helm Elisha Cook Jr. Andrew Tombes Regis Toomey Joseph Crehan Doris Lloyd
husband friend secretary detective drummer stranger suspenseful gripping tense new york city bar office apartment nightclub murder false accusations investigation devotion mystery pursuit
A devoted secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his selfish wife.
Documentary
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Daniel Anker
african-american teenager white person prosecutor accuser defense attorney disturbing powerful alabama tennessee courtroom train small town scottsboro boys false accusations rape lynching corruption trial wretched excess underdog
The history of the "Scottsboro Boys," a group of African American men who were victims of a racist miscarriage of justice that became a national controversy.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1950
110 Minutes
Jane Wyman Marlene Dietrich Richard Todd Michael Wilding Kay Walsh Sybil Thorndike Miles Malleson Hector MacGregor Joyce Grenfell Andre Morell Patricia Hitchcock
wrongly accused ex-girlfriend detective actress actor amateur sleuth suspenseful gripping london theater chase false accusations disguise blackmail deception investigation pursuit mystery escape 1950s
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high society entertainer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
90 Minutes
Walter Brennan Dana Andrews Walter Huston Anne Baxter Virginia Gilmore John Carradine Mary Howard Eugene Pallette Ward Bond Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Russell Simpson
fugitive hunter son girlfriend daughter father tense emotional georgia swamp shack small town love triangle family feud false accusations quest discovery forbidden love 1940s
Attempting to find his lost dog in a vast Georgia swamp, Ben Ragan stumbles upon wanted murderer Tom Keefer who convinces Ben he was framed for the murder by the real killer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Bonita Granville Richard Denning Joseph Calleia William Bendix Frances Gifford Donald MacBride Margaret Hayes Moroni Olsen
political boss government official adviser daughter brother gangster dark suspenseful engaging tense office mansion cabin hospital countryside apartment murder corruption blackmail loyalty
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Drama
USA
1924
65 Minutes
Enid Bennett Ramon Novarro Wallace Beery Frank Currier Rosemary Theby Mitchell Lewis Emily Fitzroy George Periolat Dick Sutherland George Nichols
frenchwoman mayor thief gangster son prostitute melodramatic powerful striking paris family home restaurant train city brittany, france poverty crime false accusations prejudice prostitution
Two young lovers escape their past lives to Paris until fate separates them.
Comedy
USA
1924
90 Minutes
Florence Vidor Monte Blue Marie Prevost Creighton Hale Adolphe Menjou Harry Myers Dale Fuller Esther Ralston
professor wife husband best friend doctor private investigator playful cheeky spirited vienna apartment party living room office flirtation marriage infidelity deception investigation false accusations
Professor Stock and his wife Mizzi are always bickering. Mizzi tries to seduce Dr. Franz Braun, the new husband of her good friend Charlotte. Dr. Braun's colleague, Dr. Mueller, who has had... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Dana Andrews Joan Fontaine Sidney Blackmer Philip Bourneuf Shepperd Strudwick Arthur Franz Ed Binns Robin Raymond Barbara Nichols William Leicester Dan Seymour
novelist publisher daughter district attorney assistant dancer tense dark intricate shocking courtroom prison nightclub office murder investigation investigative journalism false accusations deception trial capital punishment
A novelist aided by his future father-in-law conspires to frame himself for the murder of a burlesque dancer as part of an effort to ban capital punishment.