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Conviction

United States

2010

106 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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DIR Tony Goldwyn

EXEC Markus Barmettler, Anthony Callie, Alwyn Kushner, Tim Smith, Hilary Swank

PROD Andrew Sugerman, Andrew S. Karsch, Tony Goldwyn, Ed Cathell III, Dama Claire

SCR Pamela Gray

DP Adriano Goldman

CAST Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Juliette Lewis, Peter Gallagher, Minnie Driver, Clea DuVall, Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Loren Dean, Conor Donovan, Owen Campbell, Tobias Campbell, Bailee Madison, Karen Young, Sarab Kamoo

ED Jay Cassidy

PROD DES Mark Ricker

MUSIC Paul Cantelon

SOUND David Obermeyer

Toronto (Special Presentations), London (Galas & Special Screenings), Chicago, Mill Valley (Gala)

Synopsis

“Betty Ann Waters”, tells how Betty Ann Waters (Hilary Swank), an unemployed single mother of two, saw her brother begin serving a life sentence in 1983 for murder and robbery. Convinced that he was innocent, she spent the next 12 years taking steps to earn a law degree. In 1995, she began focusing on her brother’s case. Challenging the conviction with DNA evidence, she proved her brother’s innocence, and Kenneth Waters walked out a free man in March 2001. —IMDb

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Tony Goldwyn

Anthony Howard “Tony” Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor and director. He portrayed the villain Carl Bruner in Ghost, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, and the voice of the title character of the Disney animated Tarzan. –wikipedia 

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Jordan Kaltz

6Apr13

i forgot i saw this

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rosa

11Jul12

it could have been a great movie, i don't think it did much justice to the unbelievably true story of Betty Anne

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Cremildo

20Jan12

Worth watching for Rockwell alone.

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AKFilmFan

8Dec11

Good acting in this very melodramatic film. Interesting how Swank's husband in the film is eerily similar to Freedom Writers. Coincidence?

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"Red," "Jackass 3D," "Conviction," More

By David Hudson on October 15, 2010

The film of the week would have to be Olivier Assayas's Carlos, and the roundup of raves carries on right here. So, too, does the one for Clint

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CONVICTION review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Hilary Swank plays Betty Anne Waters in “Conviction”, the based-on-true-events film that chronicles the early acceptance of DNA research in U.S. murder trials. At least, that’s the sexy marketable aspect
→ read on Twitchfilm.com

CONVICTION review

By Twitchfilm.net on October 22, 2010
Hilary Swank plays Betty Anne Waters in “Conviction”, the based-on-true-events film that chronicles the early acceptance of DNA research in U.S. murder trials. At least, that’s the sexy marketable aspect
→ read on Twitchfilm.net

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A heartbreaking story told in an average film

By Henrik Schunk on January 13, 2012

The story might be predictable, especially if you are familiar with the true story on which this film is based, but the execution is good and the cast is stellar, led by Hilary Swank who is one of…  read review

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