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Conviction

Conviction

2010Movie⏱️ 1h 47mRπŸ† #2124 Top Rated
BiographyCrimeDrama
⭐ 7.2
IMDB Rating
47,960 votes

A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.

Director
Tony Goldwyn
Writers
N/A
Stars
Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo
Release Date
November 5, 2010
Language
English
Country
Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
πŸ† 9
Wins
🎯 10
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 114
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 60.5K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank
as Betty Anne Waters
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
as Kenny Waters
Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo
as Nancy Taylor
Thomas D. Mahard
Thomas D. Mahard
as Law Professor
Owen Campbell
Owen Campbell
as Ben
Conor Donovan
Conor Donovan
as Richard
Laurie Brown
Laurie Brown
as Law Professor 2
John Pyper-Ferguson
John Pyper-Ferguson
as Aidan
Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver
as Abra Rice
Ele Bardha
Ele Bardha
as Don

πŸ’° Box Office

$11,104,555
Worldwide Gross
$6,783,129
Domestic Gross
$102,351
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Jackson, Michigan, USA
Production
Omega Entertainment, Longfellow Pictures, Oceana Media Finance

🏷️ Keywords

wrongful conviction of murderyear 1995year 2001year 1992what happened to epilogue

🎯 Categories

True CrimeBiographyCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A brother's faith and a sister's devotion
by Chrysanthepop β€’ 2011-02-01

"I've been wanting to watch Tony Goldwyn's 'Conviction' for a long time. Now movies like this have been done before. While there is the story of 'guilty until proved innocent' but what makes this one stand out is the authenticity with which the brother-sister relationship is portrayed. One doesn't see many Hollywood movies explore sibling relationships unless it's in the form of mockery like 'Stepbrothers'. There are but a very few exceptions like Kenneth Lonergan's beautiful 'You Can Count On Me'. Swank and Rockwell are very con..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Betty Waters says "The movie is so true to life. Not every scene happened, but every emotion happened."

πŸ“– Synopsis

A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.