An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man

Falsely accused. Unjustly convicted. Determined to survive on the inside. Demanding justice once he's on the outside.

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Release Date

10/6/1989

Runtime

113 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$20,047,604

Homepage

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An ordinary man's life shatters in seconds when corrupt cops destroy him on a bad address, and the system itself becomes his jailer. It's a raw, punishing look at powerlessness and the grit required to fight back from the bottom.

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AngryTenseBleakDefiant

Themes

JusticeCorruptionSurvivalComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceAddiction

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