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89
IMDb 71
9.3
/3128869/
91
/51309/
87
/29334/
4.6
/2312347/
89
/146/
98
/53487/
82
/22/
cc age 15+

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
poster
Criterion Channel
88
8.2
/30123/
80
/590/
79
/588/
4.3
/63121/
100
/43/
93
/288/

A Man Escaped (1956)
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
poster
Criterion Channel
88
8.5
/22825/
82
/588/
83
/532/
4.5
/40925/
95
/19/
96
/113/

Le Trou (1960)
Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system – yet their escape is anything but assured.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.1
/40664/
77
/689/
79
/748/
4.2
/42261/
97
/73/
92
/622/

Grand Illusion (1937)
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
87
8.0
/105781/
77
/2145/
78
/1739/
4.3
/214922/
93
/87/
90
/1894/
97
/21/

The Night of the Hunter (1955)
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
poster
87
7.9
/31104/
77
/760/
75
/694/
4.2
/55176/
96
/67/
92
/418/
92
/19/

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
86
7.6
/26989/
76
/1258/
75
/295/
4.3
/284262/
97
/214/
98
/77/
83
/43/
cc age 15+

Sing Sing (2024)
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
poster
86
7.8
/106488/
77
/2160/
76
/1658/
4.2
/83038/
96
/163/
89
/2109/
90
/31/

A Prophet (2009)
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
poster
Netflix
86
8.2
/38971/
81
/2462/
78
/771/
4.3
/115785/
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
86
8.1
/948813/
80
/28707/
80
/15565/
4.2
/2632775/
92
/314/
87
/5588/
88
/48/
cc age 16+

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
poster
85
8.3
/241315/
82
/5251/
81
/3079/
4.4
/477007/
91
/124/
92
/1356/
80
/42/

Incendies (2010)
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.
poster
85
8.2
/238333/
80
/4163/
79
/2733/
4.2
/167287/
89
/137/
93
/2239/
80
/36/

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/5259/
76
/99/
73
/132/
4.0
/5966/
100
/8/
85
/16/

The Confession (1970)
The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement.
poster
Disney Plus
84
8.3
/952711/
80
/31646/
78
/15316/
4.0
/1415122/
98
/309/
90
/26206/
92
/39/
cc age 6+

Toy Story 3 (2010)
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.
poster
83
7.5
/8572/
73
/274/
72
/189/
4.0
/33584/
97
/62/
91
/11/
89
/18/

Great Freedom (2021)
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and love, even if he finds it in the most unusual places.
poster
fuboTV
82
7.5
/3271/
76
/206/
69
/40/
3.8
/8415/
100
/56/
87
/18/
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
/73263/
76
/2141/
74
/1315/
3.8
/31348/
98
/47/
88
/494/
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
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.5
/107050/
74
/1819/
73
/1435/
3.8
/44006/
97
/60/
86
/1954/
80
/26/
cc age 17+

Dead Man Walking (1995)
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.7
/12997/
75
/232/
74
/293/
3.9
/18095/
96
/27/
90
/150/

Le Doulos (1962)
Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?
poster
The Roku Channel
82
8.1
/25722/
82
/850/
79
/473/
4.0
/35222/
89
/75/

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/117907/
75
/2693/
75
/1830/
3.9
/80082/
86
/126/
88
/1366/
76
/15/
cc age 14+

The Last Emperor (1987)
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
poster
Netflix
82
7.8
/110390/
78
/8272/
74
/2637/
4.1
/596541/
99
/253/
89
/1262/
88
/38/
cc age 6+

Paddington 2 (2017)
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
poster
Hoopla
82
8.1
/1200257/
81
/32379/
79
/16548/
4.0
/1916990/
96
/201/
89
/19216/
75
/39/
cc age 12+

Catch Me If You Can (2002)
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
poster
Netflix
81
7.4
/96660/
75
/4238/
73
/1636/
4.0
/319719/
96
/358/
95
/178/
84
/49/
cc age 15+

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
poster
81
7.9
/60703/
77
/1315/
78
/1211/
4.1
/63704/
87
/93/
94
/1462/
72
/28/

3-Iron (2004)
A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.3
/147795/
71
/2504/
69
/1566/
3.7
/100138/
89
/194/
82
/5260/
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
Kanopy
81
7.5
/7627/
71
/202/
75
/146/
3.8
/14073/
98
/53/
90
/6/
82
/15/

There Is No Evil (2020)
Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the stories of four men who each face a moral crisis when having to deal with death penalties.
poster
Netflix
81
8.2
/60994/
83
/1922/
83
/4500/
3.7
/103562/
85
/53/

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)
Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.3
/46108/
72
/3445/
70
/1464/
3.6
/83055/
99
/170/
81
/907/
81
/30/
cc age 5+

Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.
poster
Netflix
81
7.5
/670193/
76
/45732/
74
/16416/
3.7
/2647239/
92
/394/
86
/4151/
86
/53/
cc age 17+

Baby Driver (2017)
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.5
/76005/
73
/1674/
72
/1168/
4.0
/79044/
90
/133/
83
/1706/
82
/25/
cc age 16+

Hunger (2008)
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.
poster
FlixHouse
80
7.4
/43135/
72
/990/
70
/656/
3.8
/47680/
96
/49/
81
/582/
77
/11/

Body Heat (1981)
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
poster
MGM Plus
80
7.5
/161102/
76
/4667/
75
/3019/
3.8
/158943/
97
/31/
85
/1593/
76
/9/
cc age 13+

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
poster
80
7.5
/36589/
73
/1418/
74
/774/
4.0
/458298/
84
/257/
81
/92/
80
/45/
cc age 16+

Waves (2019)
A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.4
/11863/
72
/420/
72
/424/
3.8
/15961/
97
/119/
85
/53/
81
/25/

Woman at War (2018)
Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.3
/50887/
72
/1781/
70
/985/
3.9
/34473/
99
/116/
84
/435/
81
/26/
cc age 17+

Starred Up (2014)
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.
poster
80
7.6
/341066/
75
/15714/
72
/7098/
3.6
/212896/
91
/314/
87
/2551/
81
/48/
cc age 13+

Bridge of Spies (2015)
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
poster
Netflix
79
7.8
/65643/
76
/673/
74
/293/
3.9
/22899/
93
/15/
88
/788/
67
/5/
cc age 11+

Veer-Zaara (2004)
Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.
poster
79
8.0
/672456/
79
/18384/
76
/8799/
3.9
/406705/
88
/73/
88
/14943/
75
/20/
cc age 17+

Twelve Monkeys (1995)
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.7
/76287/
75
/1671/
74
/1132/
3.9
/56987/
87
/45/
88
/1481/

Open Your Eyes (1997)
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.
poster
FXNow
79
7.4
/31345/
72
/1178/
71
/753/
4.1
/69041/
82
/234/
72
/59/
80
/44/
cc age 13+

A Hidden Life (2019)
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
poster
79
7.5
/4907/
72
/102/
69
/138/
3.8
/4351/
100
/28/
84
/43/
84
/9/

The Big Risk (1960)
Two men pull off a daring daylight payroll heist in Milan, making a fast getaway. One is returning to France after years in hiding, needing money to start fresh with his family.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
7.6
/57994/
75
/960/
73
/806/
4.1
/72257/
88
/32/
93
/1294/
75
/20/

Down by Law (1986)
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
poster
MGM Plus
79
8.0
/815792/
77
/17712/
74
/8560/
3.7
/358464/
76
/256/
78
/941202/
74
/40/
cc age 18+

Sin City (2005)
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.3
/2762/
71
/84/
67
/66/
3.7
/3495/
100
/13/
74
/24/

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.5
/53493/
74
/1153/
73
/915/
3.7
/34087/
90
/111/
82
/503/
73
/27/
cc age 16+

A Royal Affair (2012)
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
poster
78
7.7
/27687/
78
/888/
77
/726/
3.9
/30727/
77
/140/
87
/74/
68
/28/
cc age 17+

Never Look Away (2018)
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
poster
Kanopy
82
78
7.6
/12662/
75
/241/
73
/219/
3.9
/16150/
100
/33/
86
/139/
87
/18/

Odd Man Out (1947)
Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.


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