Summary:
As children, Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) and her brother, Kenny (Sam Rockwell), survived bad parenting and poverty by leaning on each other for support. Kenny grows up to be something of a troublemaker, eventually being convicted for a murder he swears he didn't commit. His sister believes him and, without even a high-school diploma, sets about going to law school in ... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Hilary Swank - (Betty Anne Waters)
Sam Rockwell - (Kenny Waters)
Minnie Driver - (Abra Rice)
Melissa Leo - (Nancy Taylor)
Peter Gallagher - (Barry Scheck)
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Review:
Movies often celebrate perseverance. We love underdogs, and unlikely heroes who pull themselves up by their bootstraps, enduring any number of roadblocks on the way to achieving a goal. Tony Goldwyn's Conviction -- the main character's unflagging determination is built right into the title -- is all about this trait. As children, Betty Ann... Continue >>

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