"An Innocent Man" explores a universal anxiety: how would one react if wrongly convicted and suddenly incarcerated? The movie portrays the experiences of an innocent man within prison walls with skill and authenticity. While it might seem to rely on familiar tropes—Jimmie Rainwood’s primary hurdle being his fight for survival against hardened inmates—this isn't simply a predictable element. It reflects a stark realit…

Virgil Cane, that's a name—the Lone Ranger couldn’t hold a candle to him. James Rainwood (played by Tom Selleck) is an upstanding man with a loving wife and a great job he’s essential to. Life seems wonderful for him until two corrupt police officers make a mistake, bursting into his home while believing it's the site of a drug deal. Mistaking a hairdryer for a gun, one of the officers shoots Rainwood, and they qu…