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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
88
8.0
/196033/
79
/3146/
77
/1538/
4.2
/111691/
100
/56/
95
/4202/
92
/16/
cc age 14+

Cool Hand Luke (1967)
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.
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
86
8.0
/41437/
77
/658/
76
/578/
4.1
/23702/
100
/51/
93
/729/
cc age 13+

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
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
8.6
/1529410/
86
/31554/
85
/18603/
4.3
/1065667/
78
/134/
94
/31674/
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
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
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
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
79
7.2
/253937/
74
/5433/
71
/2792/
4.0
/423751/
87
/260/
83
/17475/
81
/39/
cc age 14+

Chicago (2002)
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
poster
MGM Plus
78
8.2
/1600260/
81
/40555/
82
/25108/
4.2
/2781389/
69
/262/
77
/26135/
63
/37/
cc age 18+

Shutter Island (2010)
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
poster
MGM Plus
78
77
7.8
/20946/
73
/361/
75
/329/
3.9
/9811/
88
/24/
85
/240/
76
/7/

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
poster
Hulu
76
7.1
/81949/
72
/5282/
69
/1511/
3.7
/84361/
90
/99/
73
/589/
79
/21/
cc age 18+

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
76
7.5
/12543/
72
/234/
72
/197/
3.8
/14124/
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
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.2
/35966/
70
/862/
70
/619/
3.6
/22839/
83
/35/
76
/393/
67
/11/

Runaway Train (1985)
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.7
/7687/
71
/548/
69
/267/
3.6
/6881/
100
/21/
64
/44/
73
/9/

SPL 2: A Time for Consequences (2015)
While undercover officer Kit is taken prisoner by the syndicate, he befriends his keeper and discovers an organ trafficking ring.
poster
78
74
7.4
/10173/
73
/202/
68
/174/
3.9
/18289/
96
/26/
79
/89/
82
/12/

They Live by Night (1949)
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
74
6.9
/54241/
71
/1180/
67
/765/
3.6
/48768/
82
/65/
83
/1375/
64
/21/
cc age 17+

He Got Game (1998)
A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.
poster
Disney Plus
74
7.0
/107822/
71
/3649/
69
/1482/
3.6
/316624/
78
/138/
76
/5936/
71
/29/
cc age 10+

Holes (2003)
After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. But Stanley and the other boys start to unravel a mystery, linked with the camps tough-as-nails warden —and possibly Stanley’s family itself.
poster
The Roku Channel
72
7.3
/319387/
74
/15589/
70
/7235/
3.8
/984601/
73
/179/
72
/7266/
63
/33/
cc age 6+

Megamind (2010)
After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was.
poster
MGM Plus
71
6.9
/6354/
67
/137/
65
/116/
3.6
/5033/
93
/15/
75
/78/
58
/8/

Dillinger (1973)
After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him.
poster
71
7.1
/32130/
72
/958/
66
/871/
3.4
/12997/
80
/295/

Ruby & Quentin (2003)
After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, brooding outlaw Ruby befriends Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin, Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
7.1
/22807/
69
/535/
67
/307/
3.4
/13082/
76
/37/
75
/1423/
61
/7/
cc age 16+

The Longest Yard (1974)
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
poster
73
69
7.4
/11274/
74
/231/
67
/166/
3.6
/7280/
81
/21/
74
/147/

Call Northside 777 (1948)
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
poster
69
7.1
/21013/
74
/697/
70
/504/
3.6
/9814/
74
/23/
74
/195/
54
/11/

Brubaker (1980)
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
68
6.0
/1856/
64
/131/
68
/41/
3.2
/3784/
91
/11/

Heavier Trip (2024)
The world's hardest - and weirdest - heavy metal band Impaled Rektum is serving their sentence in Norway's nicest prison. They receive word that guitarist Lotvonen's parents' reindeer herding farm is about to come under the hammer. It will take a big gig and big money to save the farm. A breakout ensues and a trip to the world's biggest heavy festival, Wacken in northern Germany begins. The higher the target, the bigger the obstacles. This is what the boys will experience on their epic journey to the main stage of Wacken - every metalhead's heaven.
poster
74
68
7.2
/5446/
70
/205/
70
/169/
3.9
/18642/
83
/3018/

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
7.3
/32435/
73
/820/
71
/591/
3.5
/10677/
55
/38/
79
/702/
cc age 18+

Murder in the First (1995)
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
poster
74
64
7.1
/3703/
70
/114/
70
/101/
3.9
/9337/
83
/101/

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
poster
71
64
6.8
/5599/
70
/137/
68
/132/
3.5
/2487/
82
/11/
71
/34/
72
/7/

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and recover it. New warden Woodward Lopeman has other ideas about Pitman. Each man will have the tables turned on him.
poster
66
63
6.5
/10608/
67
/269/
62
/183/
3.2
/11545/
67
/42/
72
/381/
68
/12/
cc age 10+

Jailhouse Rock (1957)
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
poster
62
6.4
/46373/
65
/1232/
61
/493/
3.3
/35707/
51
/153/
63
/8811/
52
/37/
cc age 14+

The Producers (2005)
Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.
poster
Sun Nxt
71
62
7.2
/14808/
66
/243/
72
/89/
3.4
/12517/
71
/7/
77
/20/

Petta (2019)
A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.
poster
77
62
7.3
/3685/
74
/67/
68
/56/
3.6
/4478/
100
/13/
76
/24/

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late for work and nothing interesting ever happens to him. One day everything changes: he oversleeps and is fired as an example, he's then mistaken for evil criminal killer Mannion and is arrested. The resemblance is so striking that the police give him a special pass to avoid a similar mistake. The real Mannion sees the opportunity to steal the pass and move around freely and chaos results.
poster
62
7.4
/340683/
77
/11694/
73
/5480/
3.4
/150665/
26
/162/
75
/13854/
34
/26/
cc age 18+

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
poster
Kanopy
70
61
7.1
/3856/
67
/128/
67
/126/
3.6
/6547/
75
/530/

Convict 13 (1920)
A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.
poster
70
61
7.6
/5405/
68
/69/
71
/81/
3.8
/4525/
50
/8/
83
/72/

Caged (1950)
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
60
6.7
/4097/
70
/81/
66
/57/
3.3
/1668/
75
/8/
69
/76/
74
/7/

My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
poster
Disney Plus
60
6.9
/23892/
70
/660/
67
/290/
3.5
/42585/
39
/38/
88
/3670/
46
/19/
cc age 8+

Newsies (1992)
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
6.1
/42082/
64
/1690/
65
/1045/
3.0
/42499/
52
/52/
45
/1183/
52
/11/
cc age 13+

Critters (1986)
Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.
poster
Netflix
59
6.4
/208033/
67
/6489/
66
/3563/
3.1
/187690/
31
/167/
62
/1313045/
48
/35/
cc age 14+

The Longest Yard (2005)
Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.
poster
77
57
7.0
/2651/
75
/79/
70
/72/
3.6
/4373/
100
/15/
76
/14/

Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
poster
68
57
6.8
/3943/
70
/112/
65
/73/
3.3
/1395/
85
/13/
59
/51/

Houdini (1953)
By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
57
5.8
/3404/
63
/136/
56
/78/
3.1
/3725/
100
/7/
50
/82/

The Big Doll House (1971)
Female prisoners in a Philippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women -- along with the help of two men -- plot an escape.
poster
56
6.4
/49052/
67
/1383/
68
/1269/
3.1
/15148/
31
/16/
51
/414/
52
/6/

Lock Up (1989)
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
poster
Hoopla
71
55
6.9
/3328/
72
/77/
68
/55/
3.4
/1129/
80
/5/
72
/35/

The Colditz Story (1955)
Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle.
poster
Kanopy
55
6.1
/3837/
60
/55/
60
/55/
3.2
/1214/
46
/13/
44
/28/

Mrs. Soffel (1984)
Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
poster
54
5.9
/751/
66
/16/
51
/21/
3.3
/409/
21
/55/

Riot (1969)
A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State Prison.


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