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88
8.5
/1538477/
83
/31603/
81
/15837/
4.3
/1429956/
91
/285/
94
/58098/
85
/39/
cc age 17+

The Departed (2006)
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
poster
Netflix
87
8.2
/39129/
81
/2484/
79
/773/
4.3
/117244/
97
/105/
90
/240/
81
/29/
cc age 16+

13th (2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
poster
fuboTV
82
7.5
/3285/
76
/210/
69
/42/
3.8
/8497/
100
/56/
87
/17/
87
/11/

Attica (2021)
Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.
poster
Netflix
82
7.6
/73550/
76
/2165/
74
/1326/
3.8
/33390/
98
/47/
88
/495/
cc age 17+

Cell 211 (2009)
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
82
8.6
/1543678/
86
/32278/
85
/18797/
4.3
/1173458/
78
/134/
94
/31678/
61
/36/
cc age 16+

The Green Mile (1999)
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
poster
82
8.0
/180691/
77
/3953/
76
/2329/
4.1
/134219/
85
/73/
88
/3450/
72
/29/
cc age 16+

JFK (1991)
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.3
/148493/
71
/2577/
69
/1584/
3.7
/104827/
89
/194/
82
/5259/
88
/40/
cc age 16+

Capote (2005)
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
poster
Fandango at Home Free
80
8.0
/91585/
81
/3188/
78
/1982/
4.0
/92147/
91
/46/
91
/608/
71
/18/

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
poster
80
77
7.7
/8274/
75
/247/
73
/195/
4.2
/25696/
92
/12/
86
/231/

Punishment Park (1971)
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
76
7.5
/12617/
72
/236/
73
/202/
3.8
/14785/
95
/20/
87
/151/
80
/14/

Brute Force (1947)
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
7.2
/453348/
72
/25211/
74
/9363/
3.5
/1395025/
90
/383/
82
/1280/
72
/55/
cc age 16+

The Suicide Squad (2021)
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.1
/170903/
71
/6294/
70
/3418/
3.6
/252009/
85
/71/
77
/3483/
76
/12/
cc age 16+

Escape from New York (1981)
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
poster
Criterion Channel
74
7.2
/266043/
73
/6712/
70
/3685/
3.6
/284773/
52
/48/
81
/8900/
74
/20/
cc age 18+

Natural Born Killers (1994)
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
poster
MUBI
73
8.0
/167469/
76
/3002/
78
/2616/
4.2
/187170/
70
/163/
89
/3415/
61
/39/

Dogville (2003)
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
poster
Kanopy
73
8.0
/145053/
78
/2758/
78
/2061/
4.0
/59414/
73
/33/
90
/1635/
58
/10/
cc age 15+

Papillon (1973)
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
poster
The CW
71
6.8
/33948/
68
/794/
64
/411/
3.5
/37273/
76
/41/
76
/1139/
61
/15/

Freeway (1996)
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
poster
Starz
69
6.8
/49147/
71
/3624/
71
/1444/
3.3
/46636/
71
/45/
86
/101/
56
/7/
cc age 14+

Escape from Pretoria (2020)
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.4
/23624/
62
/700/
61
/453/
3.4
/19144/
78
/129/
61
/327/
74
/35/
cc age 16+

Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
6.3
/2873/
58
/107/
68
/58/
3.6
/42309/
86
/49/
37
/22/
65
/13/

Kill the Jockey (2024)
Remo's self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, an upcoming jockey, is pregnant with Remo's baby and has to decide between the child or continuing to race. They both race for Sirena, a businessman who saved Remo's life in the past but now is determined to find him, dead or alive.
poster
Netflix
67
65
6.6
/15949/
67
/350/
63
/252/
3.3
/8926/
83
/35/
59
/228/
65
/12/

Animal Factory (2000)
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
poster
YouTube TV
65
6.7
/236167/
70
/10218/
65
/4389/
2.9
/89244/
64
/186/
66
/2981/
55
/43/
cc age 17+

2 Guns (2013)
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
poster
Plex
71
64
6.8
/5633/
70
/138/
68
/132/
3.5
/2602/
82
/11/
71
/34/
72
/7/

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.9
/68064/
70
/1328/
66
/675/
3.4
/33783/
59
/129/
71
/5605/
54
/25/
cc age 16+

Charlie Bartlett (2008)
Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
63
6.6
/244889/
65
/14452/
66
/4839/
2.5
/594102/
63
/390/
81
/2813/
55
/55/
cc age 12+

The Flash (2023)
When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?
poster
61
6.7
/1566/
62
/14/
60
/25/
3.3
/504/
56
/9/
60
/10/

The Fixer (1968)
Set in tsarist Russia around the turn of the century and based on a true story of a Russian Jewish peasant Yakov Bog who was wrongly imprisoned for a most unlikely crime - the “ritual murder” of a Gentile child in Kyiv. We witness the unrelenting detail of the peasant handyman's life in prison and see him gain in dignity as the efforts to humiliate him and make him confess fail.
poster
Kanopy
61
5.9
/5856/
65
/431/
59
/237/
3.0
/11530/
59
/73/
69
/19/
57
/21/
cc age 16+

Charlie Says (2019)
Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them – and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.
poster
61
6.2
/22597/
67
/649/
60
/351/
3.3
/20263/
75
/20/
52
/242/
49
/17/

Ricochet (1991)
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
poster
Kanopy
59
5.8
/932/
53
/8/
55
/13/
3.2
/313/
50
/10/
62
/8/

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
A small-town eccentric opens a café in her decaying home.
poster
67
56
7.2
/4162/
74
/68/
68
/60/
3.5
/2069/
50
/6/
71
/42/

Each Dawn I Die (1939)
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
poster
56
6.3
/2518/
55
/34/
57
/49/
3.2
/638/
47
/20/

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.
poster
55
5.4
/1340/
74
/30/
57
/24/
3.0
/763/
50
/12/
31
/10/

Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
Two hopelessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the 19th century — by gaining the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.
poster
55
5.8
/16291/
58
/312/
57
/235/
2.9
/5910/
32
/100/
42
/366/
55
/29/
cc age 14+

All the Pretty Horses (2000)
The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.
poster
75
54
7.7
/2203/
74
/118/
75
/37/
3.7
/2434/

Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (2008)
For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
poster
64
54
7.0
/6764/
62
/48/
63
/59/
3.4
/1226/
70
/23/
56
/44/
64
/8/

If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (2010)
A teenager prisoner awaits his release when two weeks before that happens he's told that his mother is returned home. Meanwhile, he finds himself in love with a Sociology student, Ana, working in the penitentiary as an intern.
poster
64
54
6.6
/4227/
65
/98/
66
/97/
3.5
/6750/
55
/390/

Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)
An American journalist in Prague searches for his girlfriend who has suddenly disappeared.
poster
Hoopla
53
5.7
/13881/
60
/484/
59
/391/
2.6
/14080/
55
/11/
40
/353/

Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.
poster
52
6.4
/220514/
65
/5956/
64
/3420/
2.8
/110156/
7
/189/
56
/27482/
cc age 18+

The Number 23 (2007)
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
poster
Netflix
52
5.7
/41625/
55
/1074/
55
/794/
2.8
/24066/
45
/143/
33
/860/
45
/38/
cc age 18+

The Paperboy (2012)
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
6.3
/2663/
59
/50/
56
/44/
3.1
/1148/
9
/11/
50
/47/

Chattahoochee (1990)
In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.
poster
The Roku Channel
51
5.8
/123935/
62
/4230/
61
/2435/
2.8
/70392/
15
/163/
45
/7320/
38
/36/
cc age 18+

Gothika (2003)
After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
45
3.8
/393/
48
/17/
40
/10/
16
/10/

Sugar Boxx (2009)
Sugar State Women’s Prison. An Everglades hellhole where innocent girls are forced to slave in the swamps by day then turn tricks for the warden by night. A prison camp where corruption, brutality, and sexual abuse are all part of the daily routine. But when reporter Valerie March goes undercover inside Sugar State, that’s when the powder keg really explodes! Follow Valerie through prison life - catfights, knife fights, rape, whippings, prostitution, and the “hot box” - before she and her fellow inmates take bloody, unforgettable revenge on their captors. Inspired by the great women-in-prison films of the past, SUGAR BOXX takes everything one step further. SUGAR BOXX has it all.
poster
44
4.6
/31961/
54
/1516/
57
/1240/
2.1
/34508/
24
/744/

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009)
A group of people find themselves trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia, fighting for their lives against a group of vicious and horribly disfigured inbred cannibals.
poster
68
44
6.8
/1647/
68
/76/
66
/34/
3.9
/12855/
62
/19/

Angel Dust (1994)
Every Monday, a young woman is murdered in the subway, leading psychiatrist Setsuko Suma to investigate Dr. Rei Aku's deprogramming of former sect members.
poster
66
40
6.8
/2635/
62
/20/
58
/29/
3.4
/621/
75
/129/

The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)
Haunted by his traumatic past and cautious about the prospects of an uncertain future, a fourteen year old boy named Juhani winds up in an isolated boys' home known as The Island. Juhani has been shuttled between foster homes and temporary families for the past six years, leaving any prospect of stability in his life a faded dream. When Juhani winds up in a remote shelter for troubled youth known as The Island, he has little idea of how ruthless superintendent Olavi Harjula can truly be.
poster
60
39
6.6
/1134/
55
/33/
56
/25/
3.3
/747/
55
/11/
72
/48/
54
/6/

Spork (2010)
A frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork navigates her way through the annals of junior high.
poster
fuboTV
58
38
6.3
/2245/
65
/27/
61
/41/
3.2
/880/
60
/5/
40
/29/

Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
Henry Thomas tries to overcome the horrors of his childhood and start a new life with his wife and kid. However, his abusive step-mother and his dependence on alcohol threaten to ruin his future.
poster
72
36
7.5
/1165/
69
/33/
72
/89/
3.6
/957/

Why (1971)
Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Swiden, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can someone tell the man why?
poster
The Roku Channel
41
35
5.2
/6587/
53
/99/
57
/127/
2.7
/2283/
14
/28/
30
/52/
26
/19/

Gloria (1999)
After serving a prison term for her boyfriend, a streetwise, middle-aged moll named Gloria stands up against the mobs, which is complicated by a six-year-old urchin with a will of his own, whom she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down.


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