An Innocent Man

Name: An Innocent Man
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1989-10-06
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins, David Rasche, Todd Graff

1989·Movie·R·113 min·★ 6.1(150)

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

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.

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About An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man is a 1989 English-language crime, drama and thriller film directed by Peter Yates. The cast is led by Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins. It has a runtime of 1h 53m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hoopla.

An Innocent Man was produced by Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications, and Silver Screen Partners IV and made in United States of America. It was released on October 6, 1989, and carries a R certification. At the box office it grossed around $20 million worldwide.

Director: Peter Yates
Writers: Larry Brothers
Release date: October 6, 1989
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $20 million
Production: Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications, Silver Screen Partners IV

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An Innocent Man cast & crew

An Innocent Man was directed by Peter Yates and written by Larry Brothers.

The cast features Tom Selleck as Jimmie Rainwood, F. Murray Abraham as Virgil Cane, Laila Robins as Kate Rainwood, David Rasche as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD, Todd Graff as Robby, and M.C. Gainey as Malcolm.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Howard Shore, cinematography is by William A. Fraker, and it was produced by Scott Kroopf and Robert W. Cort.

Is An Innocent Man worth watching?

An Innocent Man holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 150 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 1h 53m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime, drama, and thriller, An Innocent Man is worth a place on your watchlist.

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