Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "coerced-confession"

1. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.

Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Carla Quevedo

Votes: 222,490 | Gross: $6.39M

2. When They See Us (2019)

TV-MA | 75 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.

Stars: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez

Votes: 137,935

3. In the Name of the Father (1993)

R | 133 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An Irish man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. Meanwhile, a British lawyer fights to clear their names and free them.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Alison Crosbie, Philip King

Votes: 187,192 | Gross: $25.01M

4. To Catch a Thief (1955)

PG | 106 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller

A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams

Votes: 79,797 | Gross: $8.75M

5. The Mauritanian (2021)

R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud, Mohamed Yeslem Mousse

Votes: 61,819

6. Johnny Guitar (1954)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Western

After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady

Votes: 19,753

7. The Crucible (1996)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, History

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen

Votes: 40,197 | Gross: $7.34M

8. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife. The policeman's colleagues are seeking to avoid publicity.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola Falana

Votes: 1,174

9. Drone (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 91 min | Thriller

Ideologies collide with fatal results when a military drone contractor meets an enigmatic Pakistani businessman.

Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Sean Bean, Patrick Sabongui, Mary McCormack, Maxwell Haynes

Votes: 6,764

10. April Fool's Day (2008 Video)

Unrated | 91 min | Horror

A year after an April Fool's Day prank which resulted in the death of one of their set, a group of friends find themselves targeted by someone who is out for revenge.

Directors: Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores | Stars: Taylor Cole, Josh Henderson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Joe Egender

Votes: 4,222

11. Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000 TV Movie)

Unrated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime

The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later.

Directors: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky | Stars: Damien Wayne Echols, Melissa Byers, Norris Deajon, Tim Sullivan

Votes: 9,659

12. Boomerang! (1947)

Passed | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Cara Williams

Votes: 5,062

13. The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)

Not Rated | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Molly Louvain's plans for a respectable marriage with her sweetheart Ralph fall through so she takes to the road with a two-bit crook and becomes wanted by the police in connection with a high-profile crime.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Lee Tracy, Richard Cromwell, Guy Kibbee

Votes: 587

14. Leave No Traces (2021)

R | 160 min | Drama

In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beaten to death by police. The only witness of the beating becomes the number one enemy of the state.

Director: Jan P. Matuszynski | Stars: Tomasz Zietek, Sandra Korzeniak, Jacek Braciak, Agnieszka Grochowska

Votes: 1,904

15. The Crucible (1967 TV Movie)

135 min | Drama, History

In the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls go dancing in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the local minister, ... See full synopsis »

Director: Alex Segal | Stars: George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst, Fritz Weaver, Henry Jones

Votes: 142

16. Blood & Orchids (1986 TV Movie)

240 min | Drama

Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't want to get involved, fearing they might ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Jane Alexander, Sean Young, José Ferrer

Votes: 277

17. Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)

97 min | Drama

Aroused citizens assassinate an unpopular Caribbean despot, then two men vie for his gorgeous widow Ines. Ojeda is a steamy, isolated island, the penal colony for an oppressive dictatorship... See full summary »

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Gérard Philipe, María Félix, Jean Servais, Miguel Ángel Ferriz

Votes: 1,374

18. Murdered: The Baby on the Beach (2023 TV Special)

Documentary, Crime

Investigating the "Kerry babies" case - the events that unfolded when a murdered baby was found in rural Kerry, Ireland in 1984.

Directors: David Harvey, Daniel Browne | Stars: Ger Colleran, Diarmaid Ferriter, Gerry O'Carroll, Ailbhe Smyth

Votes: 32

19. The Witness Chair (1936)

Passed | 64 min | Drama, Romance

A woman watches as false murder-trial evidence surrounds the man she loves.

Director: George Nicholls Jr. | Stars: Ann Harding, Walter Abel, Douglass Dumbrille, Frances Sage

Votes: 187

20. Crimes and Confessions (2022– )

Documentary

This three-part true-crime series looks at three of the most notorious miscarriages of justice cases from the 1970s and 1980s in Ireland and draws links between them.

Stars: Mick Peelo, Stephen Robert-Walters

21. The Investigators (2000– )
Episode: The Wrong Man: Marty Tankleff (2002)

50 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

The case of Marty Tankleff, who was convicted of the 1988 double murder of his parents in Long Island, New York, is reinvestigated by retired NYPD detective Jerry Palace.

Director: Michael Schlossman | Stars: Jerry Palace, Marty Tankleff, Herbert Spiegel

Votes: 11

22. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: December Bribe (1987)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

While McKenzie is dealing with Judge Morris Hood facing bribery charges, he's asked by another senior partner from a national firm in New York, named Marshal Taft & Associates, to merge ... See full summary »

Director: Janet Greek | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 47

23. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Wine Knot (1992)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

Brackman's first day back at the firm begins badly when Markowitz also returns prematurely and takes off on an irresponsible spree with Benny. Meanwhile, Gwen takes the reins in a divorce ... See full summary »

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 28

24. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Monster (1998)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Political pressures and a lack of manpower force the detectives to coerce a confession out of their only suspect in a brutal sexual assault of a young girl.

Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 296

25. The Loner (1965–1966)
Episode: Pick Me Another Time to Die (1966)

30 min | Western

Colton sees a sheriff killed, then is knocked out when he examines the body, and accused of the murder himself. But he recognizes the real killer---the deputy who is now the new sheriff.

Director: Alex March | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Martin E. Brooks, Mike Mazurki, Lewis Charles

Votes: 19

26. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: Inquisition (1998)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Dr. Bashir's plans to attend a medical conference at a breezy resort are canceled when Starfleet Intelligence boards DS9, suspecting the doctor of treason.

Director: Michael Dorn | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell

Votes: 2,177

27. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Duelling Confessions (2006)

TV-14 | 23 min | Documentary, Crime

In 1963, Australian teenager John Button is accused of running down his girlfriend on the roadway after a fight. After a brutal police interrogation he confesses, than recants. He is tried ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Thomas, Estelle Blackburn, John Button, Rosemary Anderson

Votes: 84

28. Batwoman (2019–2022)
Episode: I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A disturbing death has Gotham reeling and the city reaches out for their new vigilante hero. Luke confides in Kate, while Sophie asks Jacob for a special assignment. Alice continues her ... See full summary »

Director: Scott Peters | Stars: Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang

Votes: 2,011

29. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Identity Crisis (2009)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a successful businessman's long-lost brother, who holds a secret about the manner of their biological mother's death.

Director: Michael Smith | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Sam Trammell

Votes: 326

30. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Red Sauce (2009)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An ex-mobster in the Witness Protection Program is found executed. The mafia is the prime suspect, so Patrick socializes with its leader.

Director: Adam Kane | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,599

31. Cracker (1993–1996)
Episode: The Big Crunch: Part 2 (1994)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Joanne Barnes dies in the hospital following her ordeal with the Trants, and one of Michael Trant's factory workers, Dean Saunders, is framed for the murder.

Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Samantha Morton, Ellie Haddington, Roger Sloman, Geraldine Somerville

Votes: 235

32. The Devil You Know (2019– )
Episode: Super Solider (2021)

TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

With Barbara on trial and Sherry exploiting Steve's murder to gain followers, we hear from a ballistics expert who shows how it's possible that Steve turned the gun on himself.

Directors: Lana Gorlitz, Zebediah Smith

Votes: 26

33. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Prisoners of War, Part Three - Code of Conduct (1998)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

From brainwashing in Korea to courageous acts of heroism in Vietnam and the Gulf War, a unique examination of POWs, their families, and their secrets.

Stars: John McCain, Robert C. Doyle, Carol North, Walter H. Constance

34. Monsieur Spade (2024)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2024)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Spade questions the intruder, learning some still desire his death. A body appears, prompting Teresa to seek her absent father Philippe.

Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Clive Owen, Cara Bossom, Denis Ménochet, Louise Bourgoin

Votes: 268

35. Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode: Tournament of Shadows (2013)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Jewish man is murdered, and it soon becomes clear that he had uncovered a complex spy plot involving striking workers and the Russian secret police.

Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, Michael McElhatton

Votes: 556

36. 60 Minutes (1968– )
Episode: The Capital of Free Russia/Healing Justice (2024)

TV-PG | Documentary, News

Vladimir Putin's political opponents flee to Vilnius, Lithuania; a rape victim learns years after her attack that an innocent man was sent to prison.

Stars: Mantas Adomenas, Sergei Davidis, Tatyana Felgenhauer, Scott Pelley

Votes: 13

37. On Contact (2016– )
Episode: Wrongfully Convicted (2016)

Documentary, News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Alison Flowers, Chris Hedges, Anya Parampil

38. Bull (2016–2022)
Episode: Absolution (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Bull seizes upon the opportunity to get a new trial for an old client when doubt is cast upon evidence that helped convict him of murder 9 years earlier. Also, Danny is reluctant to work with Cable's replacement.

Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Michael Weatherly, Freddy Rodríguez, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner

Votes: 351

39. Another Period (2013–2018)
Episode: The Love Boat (2018)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, History

Abandoned by Cornetta and Abortion Deb, Hortense reluctantly asks Lillian and Beatrice to assist her in a meteorological experiment which she hopes will garner her some scientific fame. A Spaniard's arrival complicates matters.

Director: Jeremy Konner | Stars: Michael Ian Black, Paget Brewster, Donna Lynne Champlin, Beth Dover

Votes: 69

40. The Innocent Man (2018)
Episode: Corpus Delicti (2018)

TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Crime

An autopsy reveals a stunning contradiction to Tommy and Karl's confession. Also, an investigative reporter canvases Ada for leads.

Director: Clay Tweel | Stars: Maura Antas, J.J. Arends, Serena Burns, George Butner

Votes: 248