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The Wronged Man

  • TV Movie
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.4K
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The Wronged Man (2010)
Janet Gregory (Ormond), a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis (Ali), an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl.   Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes CalvinÂ’s pro bono case and wages a dramatic and stormy 22-year battle with the justice system that ultimately redeems an unjustly accused man and cements a life-long friendship.
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Janet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a n... Read allJanet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl. Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes Calvin's pro bono cas... Read allJanet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl. Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes Calvin's pro bono case and wages a dramatic and stormy 22-year battle with the justice system that ultimately r... Read all

  • Director
    • Tom McLoughlin
  • Writers
    • Teena Booth
    • Andrew Corsello
  • Stars
    • Julia Ormond
    • Mahershala Ali
    • Lisa Arrindell
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.4K
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    • Director
      • Tom McLoughlin
    • Writers
      • Teena Booth
      • Andrew Corsello
    • Stars
      • Julia Ormond
      • Mahershala Ali
      • Lisa Arrindell
    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Julia Ormond
    Julia Ormond
    • Janet Gregory
    Mahershala Ali
    Mahershala Ali
    • Calvin Willis
    • (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
    Lisa Arrindell
    Lisa Arrindell
    • Michelle Willis
    • (as Lisa Arrindell Anderson)
    Bruce McKinnon
    Bruce McKinnon
    • Randy Arthur
    Omar J. Dorsey
    Omar J. Dorsey
    • Leroy Matthews
    Rhoda Griffis
    Rhoda Griffis
    • Tina
    Tonea Stewart
    Tonea Stewart
    • Ms. Newton
    Lucius Baston
    Lucius Baston
    • Shelton
    Russell Durham Comegys
    Russell Durham Comegys
    • Wayne
    • (as Russ Comegys)
    Avis-Marie Barnes
    Avis-Marie Barnes
    • Rhonda
    Michael Beasley
    Michael Beasley
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      Rus Blackwell
      Rus Blackwell
      • Reynolds Reed
      Matthew Brady
      • Search Officer
      Kendrick Cross
      Kendrick Cross
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      Joe Dorgan
      Joe Dorgan
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      Michael Flippo
      • Heinz Harris
      • Director
        • Tom McLoughlin
      • Writers
        • Teena Booth
        • Andrew Corsello
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      8Micdriver

      2nd time I cried and even harder

      It's not a wonder I waited another 3 years to watch this movie a 2nd time. I felt a song in my heart and a grace. I am grateful for DNA evidence in my time as it has solved more crimes that it did not previously. This is the kind of movie one should watch with someone they love. "The work of time and effort in it's involvement of the truth" for what it's worth. If there was a God, I couldn't ever understand why suffering should be mentioned for the one who doesn't deserve to? The facts of life are important in fairness and justice and equivalent is the truth. This film teaches us the sincere attitude toward the truth. It is not fearful but rather the pursuit of what is fair in feeling, yet fact and respectably, for the people. This film admires forthright the spirit. This is a a film of justice and honorable of the pursuit of the answers. We will all get there. The truth is simply the fact.
      8Too-Tall-for-the-Desert

      Don't be put off by the 'Made for TV' label

      I was going to score this movie 7, but I upped to an 8 because it's a true story. It's about injustice for sure, more than that though, it is about an amazing woman, who, despite her own tragedies, never gave up on an innocent man. Inspirational.

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      • Trivia
        The bar scene was shot at Alamo Jack's in Newnan, GA. Most of the cast extras were recruited there.
      • Goofs
        At the end of the film, Julia Ormond waits in the hallway for the freed Ali. She leaves her shoulder-bag on the little bench and walks with Ali towards the exit. In the next scene (in the doorway) we see the bag over her shoulder.
      • Connections
        Referenced in Discovering the Truth: The Making of 'The Wronged Man' (2010)

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      • Release date
        • January 17, 2010 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Yanlış adam
      • Production company
        • Sony Pictures Television
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 25 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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