Must Watch: Wrongful Convictions & False Allegations
Hand picked films and series that spark awareness, empathy, and change

— Based on the life of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a boxer wrongfully imprisoned for murder, and his decades-long battle for justice.

— The true story of the Central Park Five, highlighting wrongful conviction, racial injustice, and resilience.

— The true story of Bryan Stevenson’s fight to free a wrongly convicted man, exposing flaws in the justice system.


— A documentary following Greg Kelley’s wrongful conviction and the community’s fight to uncover the truth and seek justice.

— A TV film based on the true story of David Milgaard, who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit before being exonerated by DNA evidence.

— A documentary about the infamous case that reshaped public debate on coerced confessions.

A Canadian documentary exploring abuses of police power in Calgary — while not strictly “wrongful conviction”, it examines institutional injustice.

A Canadian docudrama centered on Steven Truscott’s wrongful conviction, told through his wife’s perspective.










