An Innocent Man

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

Oct 6 1989 R 1h 53m
Action, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Larry Brothers

Directed by

Peter Yates

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications, Silver Screen Partners IV

Languages

English, Português

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
8,219
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
39
Popularity
NA