A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.

The Lovers on the Bridge

1991

French

7.6

♡ 21

86%

Leos Carax Director

Edith Scob as La femme en voiture

Juliette Binoche as Michèle Stalens

Alain Dahan as Un endormi

Marie Trintignant as Voix off

Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.

Nothing But the Truth

2008

English

7.1

♡ 52

82%

73%

Action

assassination attempt

central intelligence agency (cia)

Rod Lurie Director

Julie Ann Emery as Agent Boyd

Vera Farmiga as Erica Van Doren

Rod Lurie as Larry

Kate Beckinsale as Rachel Armstrong

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, the government demands that Rachel reveal her source. She defies the special prosecutor and is thrown in jail. Meanwhile, her attorney, Albert Burnside argues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ruby & Quentin

2003

French

7.1

♡ 30

Francis Veber Director

Leonor Varela as Katia / Sandra

Guy Delamarche as Lefevre

Gérard Depardieu as Quentin

Jean Reno as Ruby

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.

Crulic - The Path to Beyond

2011

Romanian

7.6

♡ 3

73%

Anca Damian Director

Vlad Ivanov as Crulic

Jamie Sives as Narrator

Sandrine Bonnaire as (voice)

An animated feature-length documentary telling the story of the life of Crulic, a 33 year-old Romanian accused of having stolen a wallet from an important Polish judge. Crulic was brought to the Krakow Detention Center Custody prison. He decided to start a hunger strike from the day he was arrested, demanding a meeting with somebody from the Romanian Consulate.

Women's Prison Massacre

1983

Italian

4.6

♡ 13

26%

Bruno Mattei Director

Laura Gemser as Emanuelle Arsan

Françoise Perrot as Molly, the guard

Claudio Fragasso as Pressman

Raul Cabrera as Victor "Geronimo" Brain

Emanuelle is framed by a corrupt D.A. while investigating a drug smuggling operation and has to tough it out under lock and key, dealing with a strict warden and abusive guards.

Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live at Brazos County Jail

2015

English

7.9

♡ 1

Jeff gives the most dangerous – and enlightening – roast of his life from behind the walls of the Brazos County Jail in Bryan, Texas. In this special he touches on topics surrounding incarceration such as race, solitary confinement and the death penalty.

The Stranger

1967

Italian

7.1

♡ 8

46%

71%

based on novel or book

Luchino Visconti Director

Valentino Macchi as

Bernard Blier as Defense Counsel

Vittorio Duse as Lawyer

Jean-Marc Bory as (uncredited)

Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.

Kajínek

5.9

Petr Jákl Director

Petr Jákl as Bory Prison Guard #3

Werner Daehn as Perner / gang member

Josef Sebek as State Secretary

Norbert Lichý as Svehla

Crime thriller inspired by the story of Jiri Kajinek, which is considered the first bounty hunter in the Czech Republic. Thanks to his escape from the prison fortress Mirov it became a legend and the most wanted man in Europe. Five weeks while eluding the police, is still shrouded in mystery. Kajínek Film is a powerful story of the most famous prisoner int the Czech Republic in our story of double murder, the story of lawyer looking for new evidence, the story of the underworld and its penetration into the government and handling of the story. George is a victim of conspiracy or Kajínek cold-blooded killer? Trying to prove his innocence or to intimidate and influence witnesses?

Miracle in Cell No. 7

2022

Indonesian

7.6

♡ 4

Hanung Bramantyo Director

Rukman Rosadi as Dodo's Lawyer

Denny Sumargo as Hendro Sanusi

Makayla Rose Hilli as Melati Wibisono

Marsha Timothy as Mrs. Juwita

Dodo Rozak just wants to be a good father to his daughter, Kartika, despite his limited intelligence, acts and behaves like children. In fact, it is Kartika who takes care of her father most of the time. Both live happily.

Crossing Dates

2008

Romanian

5.8

♡ 2

Anca Damian Director

Tudor Smoleanu as

Mimi Branescu as Gabriel Bogdanovici / radio host

Oxana Moravec as Mirela / prison governor

Ion Grosu as Politist

3 separate stories take place over two days. The characters' paths intersect, and they affect each-other unintentionally.

Animal 2

2008

English

5.0

♡ 4

Ryan Combs Director

Ving Rhames as Animal

Stephen R. Hart as Inmate 2

Mike Dopud as Inmate 3 / Man At Court

Merwin Mondesir as Scarface

Now serving a life sentence for murder, James "Animal" Allen returns to fighting for cash in order to help his troubled son on the outside. However, with his newfound fame as a fighter, Animal uncovers a jailhouse conspiracy that threatens to cause racial tensions to explode.

25 Years of Innocence

2020

Polish

7.5

♡ 4

Action

based on a true story

Jan Holoubek Director

Julian Swiezewski as Inspector Bigaj

Wojciech Machnicki as Judge of the dismissal commission

Sebastian Stankiewicz as Prisoner 'Gruby'

Agnieszka Krukówna as Supreme Court Judge

Tomasz Komenda was 23 years old when his normal life was brutally interrupted. Overnight he was arrested, thrown into prison and charged with murder. Subsequent expert opinions confirmed his participation in the crime, and any evidence was against him. For nearly two decades in prison, he was beaten, intimidated, humiliated and on his own. Finally, after 18 years of imprisonment, prosecutors and a policeman appeared on his way, who decided to discover the truth behind the mysterious case of the detainee.

Hold Your Breath

2012

English

3.3

♡ 15

14%

Jared Cohn Director

Steve Hanks as McBride

Erin Marie Hogan as Natasha

Keith Allen as Van Hausen

Darin Cooper as Warden Wilkes

There is an old wives tale that you should hold your breath when passing by a cemetery because an evil spirit rejected by both heaven and hell can get inside of you when you inhale. Somewhere in a carload of college kids on holiday doesn't follow the rules when driving by a graveyard, allowing a spirit of a recently executed serial killer to get inside him/her to begin a killing spree of body-jumping carnage.

Dillinger

1973

English

6.9

♡ 11

93%

75%

Action

bank robber

based on a true story

John Milius Director

Michelle Phillips as Billie Frechette

John P. Ryan as Charles Mackley

Warren Oates as John Dillinger

Roy Jenson as Samuel Cowley

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.

The Work

2017

English

7.8

♡ 3

100%

Jairus McLeary Director

Andrew 'Dark Cloud' Molino as Self

Bharataji Joplin as Self

Manuel Ruiz as Self

Rob Allbee as Self

Set entirely inside Folsom Prison, The Work follows three men during four days of intensive group therapy with convicts, revealing an intimate and powerful portrait of authentic human transformation that transcends what we think of as rehabilitation.

Death Row

2006

English

3.7

♡ 1

Kevin VanHook Director

Reynaldo Gallegos as Hector

Jake Busey as Marco

Danny Trejo as Priest

Marco Milani as Trendy Young Man

Haunted Prison - AKA Death Row - a horrifying live action film based on the short story by Kevin VanHook-takes place at Isla de la Roca Penitentiary. Rumor has it the Devil himself spat up the place out of the depths of hell, and man turned it into a prison for the most dangerous prisoners in the South. The monstrous building is steeped in the evil created by centuries of murder and injustice and is haunted by vengeful ghosts. Isla de la Roca was abandoned after being soaked in blood by a horrific massacre of inmates and guards. A gang of fugitives from a cop-killing robbery seek refuge within the razor wire of the prison walls at the same time as a documentary film crew arrives to tell the story of the penitentiary. When these groups cross paths within the cruel walls of Isla de la Roca, will anyone get out alive?

Next Friday

2000

English

6.1

♡ 66

22%

76%

Action

african american comedy

Steve Carr Director

Rolando Molina as Baby Joker

Ice Cube as Craig Jones

Michael Rapaport as Mailman with Tax Notice

Amy Hill as Mrs. Ho-Kym

A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles, heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin, to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison.

Supravietuitorul

2008

Romanian

6.0

♡ 1

Sergiu Nicolaescu Director

Cosmin Padureanu as Goldberg's Bodyguard

Mihai Bendeac as Jucator poker

Loredana Groza as Lorry

Radu Andrei Micu as Pustiul

After WWII Comisarul Moldovan spent years as a political prisoner of the communist regime. The favorite entertainment of the Russian Colonel in charge of the prison was to have the inmates play Russian Roulette. Only his unbelievable luck and survivor spirit helped Moldovan live through his detention. Out of the prison the ex-policeman joins an international Russian Roulette illegal gaming circuit. In late 70's faith brings him to a Central European town where Goldberg, an old acquaintance of his is organizing an "improved" version of the game where two opponents are shooting each other. Step by step Moldovan meets lots of familiar faces, both friends and enemies. It looks like the whole Bucharest's underworld from the 40's chose to meet here.