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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
84
8.1
/37893/
78
/617/
76
/511/
4.1
/24696/
94
/83/
93
/624/
89
/21/

White Heat (1949)
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
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Kanopy
80
78
7.5
/14203/
76
/316/
70
/204/
4.0
/15281/
89
/9/
91
/581/
78
/11/

Scum (1979)
Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.
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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
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
The Roku Channel
60
6.1
/22543/
63
/513/
65
/587/
2.9
/6250/
53
/317/

In Hell (2003)
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
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.
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The Roku Channel
58
4.6
/13613/
68
/695/
65
/205/
2.8
/11203/
27
/51/
95
/968/
50
/13/
cc age 15+

Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
After a high-speed car chase, Madea winds up behind bars because her quick temper gets the best of her. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Josh Hardaway lands a case that's too personal to handle: that of a young prostitute and former drug addict named Candace, also a childhood friend. When Candace winds up in jail, Madea takes the young woman under her protective wing.
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Kanopy
68
57
6.8
/3339/
67
/171/
67
/92/
3.5
/12966/

The Letter Room (2020)
Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.
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70
56
7.1
/2868/
66
/55/
65
/50/
3.5
/1995/
75
/8/
71
/23/
74
/6/

The Big House (1930)
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
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62
55
6.1
/2291/
66
/304/
69
/230/
3.2
/2436/
50
/6/

Goodbye (2019)
Seville, Spain. Juan Santos, a convicted petty criminal, gets out of jail for a day to celebrate with Triana, his wife, the first communion of their daughter Estrella.
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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76
49
7.8
/3402/
77
/113/
75
/78/
3.7
/4862/
79
/2/

Room 8 (2013)
Thrown to rot in a narrow and gloomy cell of a hideous Soviet prison, a weary new inmate struggles to come to terms with the new reality. Within the grey cage, an unwelcoming fellow convict cautions the newcomer not to touch the intriguingly mysterious red wooden box which rests on the lower bunk, moreover, not even think of opening it. Why is there so much secrecy about the contents of the box? Could there be hiding the means to his escape?
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Netflix
49
5.5
/71582/
58
/4515/
57
/1671/
2.5
/162190/
39
/155/
30
/282/
54
/34/
cc age 15+

Spiderhead (2022)
A prisoner in a state-of-the-art penitentiary begins to question the purpose of the emotion-controlling drugs he's testing for a pharmaceutical genius.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
49
6.1
/259488/
64
/9778/
61
/4929/
2.9
/210077/
22
/219/
47
/11900/
33
/29/
cc age 16+

Sucker Punch (2011)
A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical items, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.
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52
46
5.6
/5641/
57
/150/
57
/134/
3.0
/3199/
34
/60/

Asylum Blackout (2012)
A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm
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Amazon Prime Video
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41
5.2
/7651/
58
/211/
54
/162/
2.5
/2576/
33
/6/
21
/51/
44
/15/

Chasers (1994)
Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip. Toni, an enlistee who's in trouble for deserting her unit, soon proves that she's craftier than most inmates.
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51
31
5.1
/995/
50
/48/
54
/27/
2.8
/1711/
43
/90/

Deathrow Gameshow (1987)
Chuck Toedan hosts the most controversial show on TV: Live or Die, where deathrow inmates compete against each other for a chance to beat the executioner. However, when he accidentally kills a mob boss of the most feared mafia in the city, a hit man tries to put an end to him and his show once and for all. As a battle of wits and survival ensues, Chuck is forced to engage in the very tactics he uses on his contestants, or die trying.
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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.
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?
90
/1/

Tumbero (2025)
Kung-Fu Ombijam, an artist and former inmate, and Facundo, a young man still serving his sentence, are united by their passion for rap. Both take part in a music workshop inside prison, where they share their experiences and challenges, exploring the transformative power of music. Through their stories, Tumbero reflects the struggle to find a new path and how, despite past hardships and experiences, art becomes a tool for self-discovery and for building a future filled with greater hope.
poster
?
7.5
/63/

Women Behind Bars with Trevor McDonald (2013)
Trevor McDonald goes to Rockville Correctional Facility in Indiana to speak with some of the women that live there.
poster
?
7.5
/13/

In Transition (2013)
Tawny Kim heads to a halfway house for female ex-inmates transitioning into mainstream life. Once there, Tawny encounters her old cellies, Concha and Farhonda, and reveals her intentions to acquire monies owed to them.
poster
The Roku Channel
51
?
4.5
/161/
61
/26/
48
/6/

Under His Influence (2023)
A social media influencer falls for an inmate and starts a crusade to prove his innocence, but after they win his appeal, she uncovers a dark secret that changes her life.
poster
Hoopla
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6.6
/59/
50
/2/
95
/1/

Ghosts of Attica (2001)
Documentary about Attica prison riot and lawsuits to get compensation for the victims of these events.
poster
?
10
/1/

From Prison: Young Devil Worshipers (1989)
Devil worship? Could it be real? Follow up to Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground.
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Amazon Prime Video
?
6.9
/23/
70
/1/
50
/1/

King of Prison (2020)
Man-hee, imprisoned for being caught up in an accidental violent case, will be admitted to a violent room where the king of prison can be found. On the other hand, with Tae-soo, the opposition leader being admitted to the same prison, a group of people who are unhappy with the king gather one by one, and the gang members face a desperate crisis.
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.
poster
48
?
6.9
/149/
10
/1/
64
/4/

This Time Only (1983)
A young prison inmate gets released together with an old gangster. They go to town together in order to visit their families and friends, but nobody knows that the old man is mortally ill.
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Hoopla
57
?
5.8
/243/
50
/1/
57
/3/

I Killed That Man (1941)
A condemned inmate's premature death places officials under suspicion.
poster
?
7.0
/7/
10
/1/

À double tour (1993)
N/A
poster
72
?
7.9
/429/
85
/21/
53
/3/

Serving Life (2011)
SERVING LIFE documents an extraordinary hospice program where hardened criminals care for dying fellow inmates. Narrated and executive produced by Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker, the film takes viewers inside Louisiana's maximum security prison at Angola, where the average sentence is more than 90 years.
poster
34
?
3.6
/273/
20
/4/
26
/7/
54
/8/

Stuck! (2009)
Beautiful young Daisy feels stuck working as a shopgirl by day and caring for her ailing mother by night. A suicide gone wrong leaves Daisy wrongly imprisoned, while the neighbor whose testimony put her away struggles with guilt. A tongue-in-cheek homage to 1950s women-in-prison films.
poster
?
7.2
/54/
48
/5/
55
/4/

The House Across the Street (2004)
The small coastal town of Roquesas de Mar (village invented by the author) is shocked by the disappearance of one of her neighbors sixteen years of age. When days later found the girl's body, horribly maimed in the back of the house of one of the most famous residents of the village, all Alsina Alvaro suspect as the perpetrator.
poster
88
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8.4
/37/
95
/4/
100
/2/
3.8
/286/

The Feminist on Cellblock Y (2018)
A convicted felon builds a feminist movement from behind bars at an all-male prison in Soledad, California.
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?
80
/1/

2018 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary (2018)
The year’s most spectacular Documentary short films.
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?
40
/2/

Pro and Con (1993)
A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.
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?
80
/2/
50
/1/

Temps mort (2009)
An exchange of video messages between an artist and an inmate, a surprising and intimate portrait from behind prison walls.
poster
67
?
6.8
/144/
72
/4/
60
/7/

Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars (2004)
A look beyond the shock and inhumanity of prison rape to the intricate social hierarchy that keeps it alive. A filmmaker goes deep inside Alabama's infamous Limestone penitentiary to uncover the long-term causes and consequences of prison rape. With a startling lack of inhibition, five inmates reveal the workings of an elaborate inner society.
poster
?
6.1
/10/

My Marlboro City (2011)
Brindisi, Italy: a focal point in cigarette smuggling. The director returns to her hometown to see what's left of the past and what lies in store for the future.
poster
?
7.9
/32/

Freigang (2019)
Single mother Kathi receives day release from prison and finds her three-year-old son, who is living with her unstable mother, in bad circumstances. She is forced to find a way to enable a better future for him, while time is against her, she has to be back in prison at six pm.
poster
51
?
6.1
/62/
10
/1/
70
/1/
3.2
/231/

The Cell (1980)
A man condemned to die is allowed a prostitute for his last night alive, but the two of them have dark secrets to share.
poster
?
7.5
/75/
60
/1/
45
/5/

Freed (2019)
After two years in jail, Issa is about to get out when he meets Gaëtan, a young inmate who has not served his sentence yet.
poster
?
6.3
/163/
70
/2/
55
/2/

The Last Installment (1945)
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a criminal idolizes the life of a famous gangster - unaware that his hero met a tragic end.
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MGM Plus
39
?
5.7
/274/
40
/3/
51
/9/

The Ceremony (1963)
A man has an affair with his condemned brother's girlfriend while plotting his escape in Tangier.
poster
60
?
6.3
/255/
57
/4/
55
/4/

A Thrill for Thelma (1935)
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.
poster
61
?
6.0
/230/
65
/5/
55
/17/

Cyanide (2013)
Achille, 13, awaits, full of hope, the release from prison of his father, unknown and fantasized. His dream of living as a threesome, like a real family, will be seriously undermined by a mother exhausted from waiting and this father who is unsuitable and made irresponsible by so many years of incarceration. Will this vulnerable person with a flamboyant past be able to keep the promise he made to his son to never live apart from him again?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
43
?
4.2
/372/
41
/19/
43
/11/

Fun and Games (1971)
The daughter of a British prison governor returns from an American finishing school, and chases after the inmates of her Dad's prison.
poster
?
7.2
/76/
80
/3/
61
/4/

45 Days In Harbar (2019)
The plastic artist Cesar Arechiga recreates his living room and studio in the maximum-security prison of Puente Grande, Jalisco, in which fifteen inmates learn about paper production, clay modeling, sculpting and painting. Through this artistic interaction, they share their personal experiences of how they became involved with the world of drug trafficking.


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