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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
Kanopy
85
8.2
/273971/
80
/4796/
79
/2717/
4.2
/134048/
94
/53/
95
/4759/
86
/16/
cc age 8+

The Great Escape (1963)
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
81
8.5
/10706/
82
/303/
81
/268/
4.5
/32508/
73
/15/
95
/56/

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
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
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
79
7.5
/92286/
75
/2055/
74
/1772/
3.9
/48463/
77
/31/
84
/1036/
71
/24/

A Perfect World (1993)
A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal.
poster
77
7.0
/104599/
69
/2307/
66
/1346/
3.7
/85879/
94
/105/
74
/1868/
84
/30/
cc age 16+

Out of Sight (1998)
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.
poster
fuboTV
77
7.5
/36349/
74
/960/
73
/970/
3.7
/16904/
81
/88/
82
/598/
71
/23/

Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
poster
Netflix
77
7.3
/421276/
73
/11324/
70
/5668/
3.6
/282818/
93
/97/
82
/15954/
82
/26/
cc age 17+

Face/Off (1997)
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.4
/559349/
75
/20022/
71
/10478/
3.7
/538334/
93
/246/
76
/13413/
73
/47/
cc age 13+

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.
poster
76
7.8
/28447/
72
/529/
75
/700/
3.7
/17595/
82
/383/

Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
Michael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina. Once a hit is ordered on Sara, the team reunite to break out the increasingly vulnerable target.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
76
7.9
/7317/
76
/125/
76
/196/
4.0
/7688/
100
/9/
93
/71/

Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
poster
77
76
7.5
/23602/
75
/423/
73
/334/
3.8
/20670/
90
/31/
82
/363/
68
/10/

Dark Passage (1947)
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
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
7.3
/41365/
74
/887/
69
/626/
3.6
/20279/
85
/98/
80
/1005/
76
/22/

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
When German police viciously quell a protest against the shah of Iran, popular journalist Ulrike Meinhof rebels against her dishonest marriage, walks away from her children and joins radical anarchist Andreas Baader. Together with Baader's girlfriend, Gudrun Ensslin, they form the violent Red Faction Army, and together perpetrate a slew of terrorist attacks as a way of disrupting the fabric of what they see as an increasingly fascist state.
poster
75
7.7
/157513/
78
/4476/
76
/1931/
3.8
/79346/
74
/141/
88
/8316/
61
/33/
cc age 12+

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
poster
79
74
7.6
/10771/
73
/209/
73
/164/
3.9
/6568/
93
/14/
85
/108/

Lonely are the Brave (1962)
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.4
/18831/
73
/510/
72
/561/
3.6
/13911/
81
/2826/

The Professional (1981)
French secret service agent Josselin Beaumont is dispatched to take down African warlord N'Jala. But when his assignment is canceled, he's shocked to learn that his government is surrendering him to local authorities. He is given a mock trial and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor. But Beaumont escapes from prison and vows not only to avenge himself against his betrayers but also to finish his original assignment.
poster
74
7.0
/26181/
71
/1042/
69
/544/
3.6
/31641/
93
/55/
75
/407/
cc age 17+

Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
poster
74
7.2
/53378/
73
/1379/
70
/771/
3.5
/28585/
78
/37/
79
/886/
64
/14/
cc age 13+

Silverado (1985)
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
poster
Kanopy
73
8.0
/144412/
78
/2722/
78
/2037/
4.0
/56462/
73
/33/
90
/1634/
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
YouTube TV
73
7.4
/375556/
76
/10800/
71
/4988/
3.6
/164979/
68
/74/
85
/11173/
58
/24/
cc age 16+

The Rock (1996)
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
poster
The Roku Channel
73
7.3
/427758/
73
/16997/
72
/8604/
3.5
/415262/
77
/207/
83
/11892/
66
/41/
cc age 14+

Fast Five (2011)
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
poster
75
72
7.5
/11276/
76
/351/
75
/219/
3.7
/6960/

Bang, Boom, Bang (1999)
Bank robber Kalle Grabowski escapes from prison while his unemployed smalltime crook buddy is sitting around doing nothing after he just lost all their money. A fast paced comedy from German director Peter Thorwarth.
poster
80
71
8.4
/24194/
78
/128/
75
/85/
3.6
/5260/
94
/494/

The Lizard (2004)
The satirical commentary on clergymen in post-revolutionary Iran. While in prison, petty criminal Reza (Parviz Parastui) comes across a clergyman, sparking a plan for escape. Reza dons his new acquaintance's clerical robes and makes a bid for freedom. He soon learns that being a clergyman brings little respect from the public. Reza travels to the outlying villages, from where he plots to escape the country. However, his plans must be put on hold when the villagers accept him into their community and expect him to perform religious duties. Will Reza's prison break transform him into an unlikely pillar of the community?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
6.6
/23558/
68
/1678/
68
/557/
3.3
/21276/
89
/18/
82
/100/
63
/5/

Avengement (2019)
While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.
poster
70
7.1
/139752/
72
/7639/
69
/3251/
3.6
/182528/
81
/250/
78
/562/
67
/42/
cc age 18+

T2 Trainspotting (2017)
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
poster
FXNow
69
6.5
/194215/
69
/16004/
71
/8557/
2.9
/196490/
76
/270/
96
/7831/
59
/46/
cc age 16+

Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.
poster
69
6.7
/29956/
69
/622/
65
/433/
3.3
/11200/
89
/27/
56
/273/
69
/14/

Stakeout (1987)
Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.4
/23588/
62
/685/
60
/449/
3.4
/18912/
78
/129/
61
/328/
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
Peacock Premium
68
6.9
/332335/
68
/7221/
66
/4683/
3.2
/178890/
68
/278/
59
/20363/
70
/35/
cc age 17+

Public Enemies (2009)
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
poster
The Roku Channel
77
67
7.5
/3805/
68
/101/
70
/82/
3.8
/5052/
90
/20/
87
/38/

Underworld (1927)
Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.
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.
poster
70
66
7.4
/11661/
74
/217/
72
/190/
3.6
/5731/
81
/4635/
51
/7/

We're No Angels (1955)
Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially intend to take advantage of them but have a change of heart after they find the family is in financial troubles.
poster
71
65
6.8
/7396/
74
/509/
76
/336/
3.3
/6773/
71
/7/
75
/18/

Fabricated City (2017)
In real life, Kwon Yoo is unemployed, but in the virtual game world he is the best leader. Kwon Yoo is then framed for a murder. With the help of hacker Yeo-wool, he tries to uncover the truth behind the murder case.
poster
fuboTV
65
6.5
/47487/
67
/1636/
63
/1225/
3.0
/12518/
75
/75/
55
/643/
64
/19/
cc age 16+

District 13: Ultimatum (2009)
Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city’s secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.
poster
The Roku Channel
64
6.7
/32118/
70
/1143/
64
/467/
3.3
/15346/
69
/16/
75
/743/
56
/6/

Stir Crazy (1980)
New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.
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
Kanopy
63
6.7
/17804/
65
/414/
62
/258/
3.3
/3196/
67
/45/
63
/579/
56
/9/

The Escapist (2008)
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.
poster
64
62
6.3
/9307/
65
/277/
60
/171/
3.2
/2771/
79
/66/
57
/416/
62
/9/

Red Hill (2010)
Young police officer Shane Cooper's first day on duty, after relocating to the small town of Red Hill, rapidly turns into a nightmare. News of a prison break, involving convicted murderer Jimmy Conway, sends the local law enforcement officers - led by the town's ruling presence, Old Bill - into a panic and leads to a terrifying and bloody confrontation.
poster
AMC
62
6.7
/206216/
71
/9636/
67
/3936/
3.4
/120460/
66
/44/
67
/5570/
34
/9/
cc age 17+

Demolition Man (1993)
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
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
70
60
7.1
/4794/
72
/322/
70
/132/
3.8
/14488/
62
/8/
7.2
/44095/

Dead Leaves (2004)
Pandy and Retro awaken naked on Earth with no recollection of their past. They embark on a crime spree in search of food and clothing, but are captured by authorities and sent to the infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves.
poster
MGM Plus
60
6.4
/57376/
66
/1447/
64
/1004/
2.9
/11734/
60
/121/
48
/733/
49
/32/
cc age 17+

Hart's War (2002)
When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.
poster
63
59
6.6
/6123/
69
/277/
64
/217/
3.2
/1702/
70
/23/
54
/41/
58
/12/

The Prey (2011)
A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number One. As the protagonists are driven to their limits, it becomes increasingly unclear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
7.0
/10592/
71
/235/
70
/224/
3.6
/10327/
50
/6/
73
/138/
38
/5/

Death Rides a Horse (1967)
Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.
poster
63
58
6.5
/7711/
70
/258/
61
/152/
3.1
/1638/
64
/6345/
61
/5/

Cahill: United States Marshal (1973)
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting more than they bargained for.


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