In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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Movie1956·105 min
The Wrong Man
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
A crime drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 26%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.1/10
617 ratings
About The Wrong Man
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- social injustice, trauma recovery, fate destiny, mid century, music performance, legal, new york, parent child, everyman, reluctant hero, trial courtroom, investigation procedural, corruption