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    There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 POSTER

    There Was a Crooked Man...

    1970

    English

    6.8

    13

    Action

    Comedy

    criminal

    prison

    prison escape

    warden

    Western

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director Warren Oates Warren Oates as Floyd Moon Clyde Howdy Clyde Howdy as Marshal Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell as Mr. Lomax Lee Grant Lee Grant as Mrs. Bullard
    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.
    Racer and the Jailbird 2017 POSTER

    Racer and the Jailbird

    2017

    French

    6.3

    12

    37%

    46%

    Action

    bank robber

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    heist

    passion

    prison

    race car driver

    Romance

    Thriller

    Michaël R. Roskam Michaël R. Roskam Director Adèle Exarchopoulos Adèle Exarchopoulos as Bibi Delhany Matthias Schoenaerts Matthias Schoenaerts as Gigi Vanoirbeek Dimitry Loubry Dimitry Loubry as Maton Sam Louwyck Sam Louwyck as Prison manager
    When Gino meets racing driver Bénédicte, it's love at first sight. But Gino has a secret. The kind of secret that can endanger their lives.
    Control 2004 POSTER

    Control

    2004

    English

    6.2

    12

    95%

    87%

    Action

    Crime

    death penalty

    experiment

    killer

    medicine

    prison

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Tim Hunter Tim Hunter Director Polly Walker Polly Walker as Barbara Copeland Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe as Dr. Michael Copeland Ray Liotta Ray Liotta as Lee Ray Oliver Ivan Kaye Ivan Kaye as Norton
    Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.
    Breakout 1975 POSTER

    Breakout

    1975

    English

    6.1

    16

    62%

    43%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    escape

    helicopter

    mexico

    pilot

    prison

    wrongful imprisonment

    Tom Gries Tom Gries Director Robert Duvall Robert Duvall as Jay Wagner Sheree North Sheree North as Myrna Charles Bronson Charles Bronson as Nick Colton Roy Jenson Roy Jenson as Spencer
    A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.
    The Merciless 2017 POSTER

    The Merciless

    2017

    Korean

    6.7

    20

    73%

    79%

    Action

    bromance

    Crime

    Drama

    gang

    neo-noir

    prison

    undercover

    undercover cop

    Sung-hyun Byun Sung-hyun Byun Director Hee-won Kim Hee-won Kim as Go Byeong-gap Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu Sol as Han Jae-ho Si-wan Im Si-wan Im as Jo Hyun-soo Jun-ho Heo Jun-ho Heo as Kim Sung-han
    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.
    Johnny Handsome 1989 POSTER

    Johnny Handsome

    1989

    English

    6.1

    13

    60%

    48%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    individual

    mask

    operation

    prison

    restart

    robbery

    Thriller

    Walter Hill Walter Hill Director Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth McGovern as Donna McCarty Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke as John 'Johnny Handsome' Sedley / Johnny Mitchell Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Lt. A.Z. Drones Peter Jason Peter Jason as Mr. Bonet
    A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.
    Paradise 2016 POSTER

    Paradise

    2016

    Russian

    7.0

    Action

    Drama

    fate

    love

    prison

    War

    world war ii

    Andrey Konchalovskiy Andrey Konchalovskiy Director Jakob Diehl Jakob Diehl as Fogel Yuliya Khlynina Yuliya Khlynina as Italian Memories Cast Peter Kurth Peter Kurth as Obersturmbannführer Hans Krause Yuliya Vysotskaya Yuliya Vysotskaya as Olga
    The historical drama set during the Second World War centres on three people whose paths cross: a Russian aristocratic emigrant and member of the French resistance, a French collaborator and a high-ranking German SS officer.
    Revolver 1973 POSTER

    Revolver

    1973

    Italian

    10

    Action

    assassination

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    friendship

    male friendship

    prison

    Thriller

    Sergio Sollima Sergio Sollima Director Carla Mancini Carla Mancini as Marco Mariani Marco Mariani as Carlo DeGregori Peter Berling Peter Berling as Grappa Oliver Reed Oliver Reed as Vito Cipriani
    An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't kill his wife. Enraged, the gang sets out to free their compatriot and kill the man who took him.
    Terminal Island 1973 POSTER

    Terminal Island

    1973

    English

    5.3

    14

    19%

    19%

    Action

    convict

    Drama

    exotic island

    prison

    Thriller

    woman director

    Stephanie Rothman Stephanie Rothman Director Ena Hartman Ena Hartman as Carmen Simms Tom Selleck Tom Selleck as Dr. Norman Milford Jo Morrow Jo Morrow as Newswoman Richard Stahl Richard Stahl as TV Anchorman
    In the wake of a Supreme Court decision to outlaw the death penalty, California passes an initiative that designates San Bruno island as a dumping spot for first-degree murder convicts, free to do what they like except leave. The main camp of convicts is controlled by the tyrannical Bobby, who rules with an iron hand, and the women are used as sex slaves. A.J. and a group of more free-minded murderers have escaped and gone into hiding. When A.J. and his men liberate the women from Bobby's custody, tensions mount to an all-out confrontation for control of the island.
    Inferno 1999 POSTER

    Inferno

    1999

    English

    5.2

    21

    36%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    harley davidson

    hostage

    hostility

    prison

    Romance

    small town

    sword

    John G. Avildsen John G. Avildsen Director Jaime Pressly Jaime Pressly as Dottie Matthews Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Van Damme as Eddie Lomax Larry Drake Larry Drake as Ramsey Hogan Erik Aude Erik Aude as Soldier
    Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early lending a hand and several area ladies offering aid and comfort.
    Infinity Chamber 2016 POSTER

    Infinity Chamber

    2016

    English

    6.2

    33

    68%

    68%

    Action

    artificial intelligence

    confusion

    dog

    helplessness

    jail

    prison

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Travis Milloy Travis Milloy Director Andrea Annie Owens Andrea Annie Owens as Patron Louis Klotz Louis Klotz as Patron Susan Belkin Susan Belkin as Patron Amanda Lau Amanda Lau as Patron
    A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.
    Violence in a Women's Prison 1982 POSTER

    Violence in a Women's Prison

    1982

    Italian

    4.6

    17

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    masturbation

    nudity

    prison

    rape

    sexploitation-film

    Thriller

    women's prison

    Bruno Mattei Bruno Mattei Director Laura Gemser Laura Gemser as Emanuelle / Laura Kendall Omero Capanna Omero Capanna as Hitman Rolando De Santis Rolando De Santis as Male Prisoner Raul Cabrera Raul Cabrera as Miguel
    Laura Kendall, also known as Emanuelle, arrives at a remote prison with a long, fictional rap sheet that will allow her to go undercover to report on the cruelties behind bars.
    The Glass House 1972 POSTER

    The Glass House

    1972

    English

    7.1

    2

    75%

    75%

    Action

    Drama

    prison

    Tom Gries Tom Gries Director Clu Gulager Clu Gulager as Brian Courtland Alan Alda Alan Alda as Jonathon Paige Billy Dee Williams Billy Dee Williams as Lennox Roy Jenson Roy Jenson as Officer Brown
    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.
    The Mustang 2019 POSTER

    The Mustang

    2019

    English

    6.8

    40

    95%

    76%

    Action

    Drama

    prison

    woman director

    Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Director Josh Stewart Josh Stewart as Dan Bruce Dern Bruce Dern as Myles Connie Britton Connie Britton as Psychologist Noel Gugliemi Noel Gugliemi as Roberto
    While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
    The Congo Murders 2018 POSTER

    The Congo Murders

    2018

    Norwegian

    6.1

    4

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    congo kinshasa

    Crime

    Drama

    norway

    politics

    prison

    Marius Holst Marius Holst Director Milton Schorr Milton Schorr as German Backpacker Tone Danielsen Tone Danielsen as Kari Hilde French Dennis Storhøi Dennis Storhøi as Morten Furuholmen Tobias Santelmann Tobias Santelmann as Tjostolv Moland
    In the spring of 2009 two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, are accused of killing their hired chauffeur just before crossing into the eastern Congo. The following manhunt starts a political and diplomatic headache.
    Fortress 1992 POSTER

    Fortress

    1992

    English

    5.9

    46

    38%

    40%

    Action

    Crime

    cyborg

    dystopia

    escape

    future

    married couple

    prison

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Stuart Gordon Stuart Gordon Director Jeffrey Combs Jeffrey Combs as D-Day Christopher Lambert Christopher Lambert as John Henry Brennick Vernon Wells Vernon Wells as Maddox Tom Towles Tom Towles as Stiggs
    In the future, the inmates of a private underground prison are computer-controlled with cameras, dream readers, and devices that can cause pain or death. John and his illegally pregnant wife Karen are locked inside "The Fortress" but are determined to escape before the birth of their baby.
    Straight Time 1978 POSTER

    Straight Time

    1978

    English

    7.4

    24

    82%

    83%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    drugs

    los angeles, california

    murder

    police

    prison

    robbery

    Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Director John Colton John Colton as Beach Boy #2 Jake Busey Jake Busey as Henry Darin Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Max Dembo Gary Busey Gary Busey as Willy Darin
    After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
    Jacinta 2020 POSTER

    Jacinta

    2020

    English

    7.5

    2

    100%

    94%

    Action

    Documentary

    prison

    Jessica Earnshaw Jessica Earnshaw Director Jacinta Jacinta as Self Rosemary Rosemary as Self
    An intimate portrait of mothers and daughters and the effects of trauma, Jacinta follows a young woman in and out of prison as she attempts to break free from an inherited cycle of addiction, incarceration, and crime.
    Chopper 2000 POSTER

    Chopper

    2000

    English

    7.1

    8

    76%

    89%

    australia

    based on a true story

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    prison

    prostitute

    tattoo

    Andrew Dominik Andrew Dominik Director Fletcher Humphrys Fletcher Humphrys as Bucky Eric Bana Eric Bana as Chopper David Field David Field as Keithy George Kate Beahan Kate Beahan as Tanya
    The true and infamous story of Australia's notorious criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read and his years of crime, interest in violence, drugs and prostitutes.
    Apprentice 2016 POSTER

    Apprentice

    2016

    Malay

    39

    85%

    63%

    Action

    death penalty

    Drama

    executioner

    hangman

    prison

    Junfeng Boo Junfeng Boo Director Boon Pin Koh Boon Pin Koh as James Prem John Prem John as Locker Room Officer Marcus Mok Marcus Mok as Mr. Siew Crispian Chan Crispian Chan as Randy
    When ambitious young correctional officer Aiman is transferred to the country's highest-security prison, he catches the attention of the seasoned chief executioner Rahim. Aiman's desire to become the hangman's apprentice is not only professional but born of an unspeakable urge to reconnect with a past that haunts him.
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