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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
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
81
8.5
/1256428/
84
/23335/
83
/12194/
4.2
/754967/
84
/88/
96
/34093/
62
/32/
cc age 17+

American History X (1998)
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
80
8.0
/91013/
81
/3146/
78
/1971/
4.0
/84206/
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
75
7.1
/11289/
76
/529/
74
/381/
3.5
/7421/
73
/11/
90
/450/
66
/11/
cc age 17+

American Me (1992)
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
poster
MGM Plus
73
IMDb 62
6.5
/7250/
70
/907/
71
/149/
3.4
/13903/
87
/71/
91
/35/
74
/12/
cc age 15+

She Rides Shotgun (2025)
Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a bond under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive—and she teaches him the true meaning of unconditional love.
poster
73
6.8
/74150/
69
/1751/
67
/1224/
3.4
/48841/
91
/77/
76
/2051/
73
/9/

El Mariachi (1993)
El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.
poster
72
6.8
/7287/
75
/255/
67
/94/
3.4
/3124/
78
/9/
83
/152/
64
/16/

South Central (1992)
During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the Deuces, his old crew. Tensions rise as Bobby struggles to convince Jimmie to leave the gang that was his only family during the painful years his absent father spent behind bars.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
7.9
/37031/
81
/908/
81
/1465/
4.0
/21884/
64
/14/
94
/1854/
47
/12/

Bound by Honor (1993)
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
7.3
/111070/
75
/7856/
69
/2149/
3.5
/73530/
69
/49/
81
/343/
59
/10/
cc age 17+

Shot Caller (2017)
A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
poster
69
6.7
/5893/
65
/181/
62
/115/
3.3
/2644/
96
/23/
63
/91/
64
/5/

True Believer (1989)
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.
poster
The Roku Channel
69
7.4
/87124/
72
/1735/
71
/934/
3.4
/14027/
60
/25/
82
/1569/
58
/10/

Felon (2008)
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
poster
68
6.4
/70282/
70
/8184/
62
/1606/
3.0
/22054/
89
/99/
63
/460/
66
/18/
cc age 17+

Blood Father (2016)
An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
6.9
/114170/
70
/3526/
66
/1707/
3.1
/23218/
80
/56/
68
/1116/
60
/10/

Get the Gringo (2012)
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
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Disney Plus
67
7.2
/14260/
70
/2315/
67
/584/
3.1
/24345/

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)
A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.
poster
70
67
7.2
/8605/
72
/296/
71
/274/
3.4
/18272/
69
/56/

My Name Ain't Johnny (2008)
The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.
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Netflix
67
65
6.6
/15792/
67
/343/
63
/251/
3.3
/8124/
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.
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Starz
63
6.6
/45509/
70
/3349/
65
/907/
3.0
/20150/
63
/57/
62
/86/
61
/12/
cc age 16+

The Informer (2019)
In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.
poster
61
6.2
/22423/
67
/636/
60
/348/
3.3
/19428/
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
61
6.1
/80457/
64
/2352/
62
/1544/
3.0
/30580/
67
/27/
38
/681/
61
/13/

Red Heat (1988)
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
poster
59
6.4
/43524/
66
/1022/
62
/603/
3.1
/13077/
33
/55/
72
/1173/
45
/25/

Mean Machine (2001)
Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
poster
Hoopla
59
6.1
/36316/
66
/1296/
65
/779/
2.9
/12795/
50
/106/
46
/280/
58
/29/
cc age 17+

Undisputed (2002)
Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due to a rape conviction to ten years in Sweetwater. When these two giants collide in the same prison, they fight against each other disputing who is the real champion.
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
Amazon Prime Video
56
6.7
/268409/
69
/11873/
67
/5417/
2.9
/106727/
50
/117/
55
/2279/
49
/33/
cc age 17+

Escape Plan (2013)
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.
poster
70
55
6.8
/3592/
72
/181/
72
/133/
3.7
/9557/
73
/11/
79
/6/
53
/5/

The Merciless (2017)
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives starts to emerge.
poster
Hoopla
52
6.5
/8163/
66
/218/
61
/145/
3.1
/2588/
44
/9/
47
/89/
39
/15/

An Innocent Man (1989)
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
poster
80
50
7.7
/1370/
77
/123/
70
/26/
3.7
/1086/
100
/32/
92
/9/
71
/5/

Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo (2019)
71 years in the making, this feature documentary experience reveals the extraordinary life journey of Hollywood's most unlikely hero, Danny Trejo.
poster
Netflix
50
6.2
/104990/
67
/6553/
65
/2424/
2.5
/79784/
35
/86/
51
/364/
49
/20/
cc age 17+

Spenser Confidential (2020)
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
47
5.7
/101248/
69
/14452/
60
/3535/
2.6
/49884/
30
/57/
40
/512/
38
/15/
cc age 17+

Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
poster
46
5.9
/27177/
63
/799/
57
/316/
2.8
/10246/
13
/40/
48
/2179/
27
/13/
cc age 18+

Let's Go to Prison (2006)
When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.
poster
45
5.6
/35930/
58
/2010/
58
/1161/
2.3
/12032/
17
/6/
37
/526/

Death Race 2 (2010)
In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars.
poster
Netflix
42
4.9
/44418/
52
/4304/
55
/1329/
2.1
/235826/
35
/26/
25
/220/
45
/7/
cc age 16+

The Platform 2 (2024)
After a mysterious leader imposes his law in a brutal system of vertical cells, a new arrival battles against a dubious food distribution method.
poster
68
42
7.1
/2295/
67
/53/
60
/50/
3.4
/3826/
77
/11/

The Jericho Mile (1980)
A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic team.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
40
6.6
/2194/
65
/80/
59
/50/
3.0
/1380/

Terra Nova (2008)
A story, which takes place in 2013, describes the world overflowing with "dangerous" criminals due to the official termination of death penalty. The UN "blue helmets" under the directive from the central authority (i.e., One World Government) decided to conduct a social "experiment" by forcibly dumping the outlaws on the deserted island...
poster
63
36
6.3
/3303/
68
/59/
60
/56/
3.2
/473/

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and anti-violence resolutions which earned him multiple Nobel Peace Prize nominations. After exhausting all forms of appeal, Tookie was executed by lethal injection.
poster
The Roku Channel
41
35
4.3
/5866/
50
/258/
53
/149/
1.9
/1800/
23
/16/

Jailbait (2014)
A gritty coming of age thriller about a young girl sent to juvenile prison for the murder of her abusive step father. The film follows Anna Nix's journey into the dark world of an all girls jail where she discovers complex relationships, drugs, mental illness and her eventual search for redemption.
poster
The Roku Channel
64
34
4.7
/799/
66
/22/
68
/63/
3.2
/273/
76
/1477/

El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)
In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo resolves to learn how to prosper in the drug world, and his new life as a dealer begins. In a world where a man wants everything, he may end up with nothing.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
60
33
6.2
/1352/
59
/44/
63
/56/
3.2
/817/
55
/25/

Born Innocent (1976)
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above her tragic circumstances.
poster
66
32
7.3
/1671/
63
/31/
56
/26/
3.7
/1065/

Bespredel (1989)
Using an elaborate system of denunciation, the chief of the Zone keeps his prisoners in check. A new inmate, allegedly imprisoned for speculating on postage stamps, tries to rebel against the system.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
28
7.1
/1048/
50
/16/
62
/12/
3.4
/472/
79
/113/

The Glass House (1972)
Adapted from a story by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood"), the world of the prison convict is open to the viewer. As the story develops, one thing becomes clear. As in the outside world, there is a "system"; and just as on the outside, there is accommodation, honesty, cynicism, violence and all the other factors that make up our society. The film follows the three newcomers, it records the grim, terrifying, sometimes fascinating events that occur.
poster
47
27
5.6
/2338/
53
/78/
51
/27/
2.9
/393/
36
/14/
28
/44/

Screwed (2011)
The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust). The story revolves around former soldier Sam Norwood who takes a job as a prison officer when he returns from Iraq and becomes exposed to the underworld of prison culture - including corrupt guards and drug trafficking.
poster
47
24
5.0
/1176/
55
/30/
48
/33/
37
/38/

Locked Up (2005)
Dennis is a new inmate. Mike is an older black inmate. Together the two face hostile prison officals and inmates in their attempts to become a loving couple.
poster
MGM Plus
47
24
4.4
/1453/
54
/31/
47
/43/
2.9
/443/
35
/102/

Soldier Boyz (1995)
A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.
poster
The Roku Channel
47
19
5.3
/700/
48
/25/
48
/21/
3.0
/785/
27
/99/

Vendetta (1986)
A sexy stuntwoman gets herself thrown into prison to avenge the death of her sister.
poster
67
14
7.0
/119/
55
/6/
79
/18/
3.3
/271/

¡El que no corre... vuela! (1982)
After mistakenly going to jail, Maria makes friends with a woman whose kids live in the streets and Maria gets the idea to help them.
poster
52
11
5.6
/834/
50
/15/
51
/18/
3.2
/250/
41
/2/

Black Cat Run (1998)
A girl is in love with a gas station attendant and sees him against her father's wishes. The father is the sheriff and shortly after a confrontation with the boy friend, he is killed by escaped convicts and the daughter is kidnapped. Everyone, including the deputy, is convinced that the boy friend committed the murder and ran away with the girl. This sets up a chase of the convicts by the boy friend and of the boy friend by the police.
poster
45
6
6.1
/271/
46
/6/
58
/4/
17
/29/

Racing for Time (2008)
Cleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions among female teen offenders and decides to do something about it. He gathers African-American, Latina and Caucasian teens, and organizes a multi-racial track team behind the bars of the prison. Participation in Stack's track team not only breaks down the racial divides between the girls, but puts them on a path to turn their lives around.
poster
?
7.5
/36/
60
/1/

Rikers (2016)
This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island Jail. They tell their compelling stories direct to the camera, revealing the violent arc of the Rikers experience – from the trauma of entry to extortion and control by inmates, to oppressive corrections officers, violence and solitary confinement.


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