A 2010 biographical legal drama film directed by Tony Goldwyn, that has a woman (Hilary Swank) trying to prove her brother's (Sam Rockwell) innocence in a murder.
The movie also stars Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor, Loren Dean, Karen Young, Clea DuVall, Juliette Lewis, and Peter Gallagher.
It was released on September 11, 2010.
Tropes for the film:
- Don't Split Us Up: This happened to Betty and Kenny during a flashback.
- Double-Meaning Title: The plot is about a woman named Betty, who spends eighteen years tirelessly working to free her wrongfully convicted brother from prison, refusing to believe that he is guilty. The title refers to both "conviction" in the legal sense (finding someone guilty of a crime) and to "conviction" in the psychological sense (strong, unshakeable belief in something).
- Historical Domain Character: Barry Scheck, an attorney who works with the innocence project.
- One-Word Title: Conviction.
- Tagline: "An extraordinary journey of how far we go to fight for our family".
- Time-Shifted Actor: Bailee Madison plays a younger Betty in flashbacks.
