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    Way Back Home 2013 POSTER

    Way Back Home

    2013

    Korean

    7.5

    7

    Action

    Drama

    france

    prison

    woman director

    Pang Eun-jin Pang Eun-jin Director Kim Soo-hyun Kim Soo-hyun as Consul Bang's wife Corinne Masiero Corinne Masiero as Hellboy Choi Young-woo Choi Young-woo as Organ broker Joanna Kulig Joanna Kulig as Yalka
    Jeong-yoon and Jong-bae own a car body repair shop together that gets in financial trouble. To help cover the losses and take care of her family, Jeong-yoon decides to smuggle thirty kilograms of cocaine.
    Backtrace 2018 POSTER

    Backtrace

    2018

    English

    3.8

    47

    9%

    23%

    Action

    armored car robbery

    Crime

    Drama

    experimental drug

    prison

    Sci-Fi

    thief

    Thriller

    Brian A Miller Brian A Miller Director Tyler Jon Olson Tyler Jon Olson as Farren Christopher McDonald Christopher McDonald as Franks Brooks Nader Brooks Nader as Orderly: Lisa Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Stallone as Sykes
    The lone surviving thief of a violent armored car robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.
    Five Guns to Tombstone 1960 POSTER

    Five Guns to Tombstone

    1960

    English

    4.9

    2

    Action

    Drama

    gang leader

    prison

    Western

    Edward L. Cahn Edward L. Cahn Director James Brown James Brown as Billy Wade Boyd Stockman Boyd Stockman as Gang Member Gregg Palmer Gregg Palmer as Mel Dixon Herman Hack Herman Hack as Townsman
    Billy Wade is an ex-gunslinger who is approached by his outlaw brother Matt, not long out of prison, to help him with a big-time robbery. Matt forces Billy's participation with an offer he cannot refuse, unaware that Billy is actually working on the side of the law.
    Buffalo '66 1998 POSTER

    Buffalo '66

    1998

    English

    7.4

    27

    76%

    88%

    Action

    bowling

    Comedy

    Drama

    gambling

    kidnapping

    prison

    Romance

    upstate new york

    winter

    Vincent Gallo Vincent Gallo Director Ben Gazzara Ben Gazzara as Jimmy Brown Christina Ricci Christina Ricci as Layla Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke as The Bookie Rosanna Arquette Rosanna Arquette as Wendy Balsam
    Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
    Ladies They Talk About 1933 POSTER

    Ladies They Talk About

    1933

    English

    6.6

    3

    60%

    60%

    Action

    bank robbery

    Drama

    female prisoner

    jealousy

    pre-code

    prison

    revenge

    William Keighley William Keighley Director Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Attendee at Revival Meeting Harold Minjir Harold Minjir as Bank Teller Lillian Roth Lillian Roth as Linda Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck as Nan Taylor
    A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
    Mr. Nice 2010 POSTER

    Mr. Nice

    2010

    English

    6.3

    7

    53%

    44%

    Biography

    central intelligence agency (cia)

    cia

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    explosive

    prison

    smuggling (contraband)

    wales

    Bernard Rose Bernard Rose Director Crispin Glover Crispin Glover as Ernie Combs Elsa Pataky Elsa Pataky as Ilze Kadegis David Thewlis David Thewlis as Jim McCann Ken Russell Ken Russell as Russell Miegs
    Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.
    Pressure Point 1962 POSTER

    Pressure Point

    1962

    English

    7.1

    5

    76%

    76%

    Action

    antisemitism

    Drama

    fascism

    flashback

    insomnia

    nightmare

    prison

    Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer Director Barry Gordon Barry Gordon as Boy Patient James Anderson James Anderson as Father Butch Patrick Butch Patrick as Imaginary Playmate Peter Falk Peter Falk as Young Psychiatrist
    An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
    The Grave 1996 POSTER

    The Grave

    1996

    English

    5.7

    15

    48%

    48%

    Action

    buried alive

    Comedy

    Crime

    fugitive

    Horror

    north carolina

    prison

    prison escape

    thief

    Thriller

    Jonas Pate Jonas Pate Director Eric Roberts Eric Roberts as Cass Gabrielle Anwar Gabrielle Anwar as Jordan Keith David Keith David as The Priest Giovanni Ribisi Giovanni Ribisi as Wex
    Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.
    The Experiment 2001 POSTER

    The Experiment

    2001

    German

    7.7

    25

    72%

    88%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    experiment

    journalist

    prison

    prisoner

    rape

    Thriller

    Oliver Hirschbiegel Oliver Hirschbiegel Director Justus von Dohnányi Justus von Dohnányi as Berus Antoine Monot Jr. Antoine Monot Jr. as Bosch Oliver Stokowski Oliver Stokowski as Günther Schütte Nr. 82 Nicki von Tempelhoff Nicki von Tempelhoff as Kamps
    20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
    Insiang 1976 POSTER

    Insiang

    1976

    Tagalog

    7.5

    10

    100%

    96%

    adultery

    Drama

    love triangle

    philippines

    prison

    rape

    slum

    Lino Brocka Lino Brocka Director George Atutubo George Atutubo as Joe Jardi Joe Jardi as Bebot's friend Eddie Pagayon Eddie Pagayon as Bebot's friend Danilo Posadas Danilo Posadas as Dado's friend
    A story about the life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila, which becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
    Solitary 2016 POSTER

    Solitary

    2016

    English

    7.1

    1

    82%

    82%

    Action

    Documentary

    prison

    solitary confinement

    woman director

    Kristi Jacobson Kristi Jacobson Director
    There are 100,000 US citizens in solitary confinement across the country, a staggering number prompting comment from both President Obama and the Pope. Situated in rural Virginia, 300 miles from any urban center, Red Onion State Prison is one of over 40 supermax prisons across the US built to hold prisoners in eight-by-ten-foot cells for 23 hours a day. Filmed over the course of one year, this eye-opening film braids stark prison imagery, stories from correction officers, and intimate reflections from the men who are locked up in isolation. The inmates share the paths that led them to prison and their daily struggles to maintain their sanity.
    Please Hold 2020 POSTER

    Please Hold

    2020

    English

    7.2

    8

    100%

    100%

    Comedy

    Drama

    drone

    prison

    Sci-Fi

    short film

    wrongful arrest

    KD Davila KD Davila Director Daniel Edward Mora Daniel Edward Mora as Dad Devon Dávila Devon Dávila as Onlooker Shaun S. Sutton Shaun S. Sutton as 'Ready-to-Win' Commercial Brian Paison Brian Paison as Various
    A young man’s life is suddenly and inexplicably derailed, as he finds himself at the mercy of automated ‘justice’.
    The Big Doll House 1971 POSTER

    The Big Doll House

    1971

    English

    5.8

    6

    100%

    50%

    Action

    Drama

    exploitation

    prison

    rape

    sadism

    Thriller

    torture

    women's prison

    Jack Hill Jack Hill Director Roberta Collins Roberta Collins as Alcott Pat Woodell Pat Woodell as Bodine Pam Grier Pam Grier as Grear Sid Haig Sid Haig as Harry
    Female prisoners in a Philippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women -- along with the help of two men -- plot an escape.
    Out of the Blue 1980 POSTER

    Out of the Blue

    1980

    English

    7.2

    11

    95%

    79%

    Drama

    drug abuse

    heroin

    prison

    runaway

    suicide

    trauma

    Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper Director Ron Chartier Ron Chartier as Boy at Car Don Gordon Don Gordon as Charlie Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper as Don Sharon Farrell Sharon Farrell as Kathy
    A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.
    Blood of the Vampire 1958 POSTER

    Blood of the Vampire

    1958

    English

    5.5

    10

    28%

    28%

    Action

    disease

    Horror

    laboratory

    mad scientist

    prison

    scientist

    Sci-Fi

    vampire

    Henry Cass Henry Cass Director John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier as Judge Barbara Shelley Barbara Shelley as Madeleine Hal Osmond Hal Osmond as Small Sneak Thief Bruce Wightman Bruce Wightman as Third Guard
    A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.
    Murder in the First 1995 POSTER

    Murder in the First

    1995

    English

    7.3

    27

    55%

    79%

    Action

    alcatraz prison

    courtroom

    death row

    Drama

    lawyer

    prison

    prisoner

    Thriller

    Marc Rocco Marc Rocco Director Mia Kirshner Mia Kirshner as Adult Rosetta Young William H. Macy William H. Macy as D.A. William McNeil Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon as Henri Young Gary Oldman Gary Oldman as Milton Glenn
    A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
    Down by Love 2016 POSTER

    Down by Love

    2016

    French

    5.9

    15

    40%

    32%

    Action

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    love

    prison

    Romance

    Pierre Godeau Pierre Godeau Director Adèle Exarchopoulos Adèle Exarchopoulos as Anna Amari Jean-Yves Freyburger Jean-Yves Freyburger as Homme couloir Palais de justice Guillaume Gallienne Guillaume Gallienne as Jean Firmino Marie Rivière Marie Rivière as La mère d'Anna
    A man, a woman. A prison director, his inmate. An impossible love, a true story.
    Savage Dog 2017 POSTER

    Savage Dog

    2017

    English

    5.0

    114

    71%

    44%

    1950s

    Action

    boxer

    Drama

    indochina

    labor camp

    prison

    sports

    Jesse V. Johnson Jesse V. Johnson Director Dennis Keiffer Dennis Keiffer as Fighter Matthew Marsden Matthew Marsden as Harrison Scott Adkins Scott Adkins as Martin Keith David Keith David as Valentine
    A story set in Indochina in 1959, a lawless land controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war-criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it is here that an Irish, former-champion boxer Martin Tillman has made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tillman is due for release, he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that Tillman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is forced to confront the men responsible and take his revenge. The birth of a legend.
    The Crucifixion 2017 POSTER

    The Crucifixion

    2017

    English

    5.1

    30

    6%

    57%

    Action

    exorcism

    Horror

    investigation

    journalist

    Mystery

    newspaper

    nun

    prison

    Thriller

    Xavier Gens Xavier Gens Director Radu Andrei Micu Radu Andrei Micu as Deacon Maia Morgenstern Maia Morgenstern as Dr. Funar Sophie Cookson Sophie Cookson as Nicole Rawlins Jeff Rawle Jeff Rawle as Philip
    When a priest is jailed for the murder of a nun on whom he was performing an exorcism, an investigative journalist strives to determine whether he in fact murdered a mentally ill person, or if he lost the battle with a demonic presence.
    Traitor 2008 POSTER

    Traitor

    2008

    English

    6.9

    35

    64%

    64%

    Action

    alcohol

    bomb

    Crime

    Drama

    escape

    faith

    kidnapping

    prison

    Thriller

    Jeffrey Nachmanoff Jeffrey Nachmanoff Director Jonathan Walker Jonathan Walker as Hayes Neal McDonough Neal McDonough as Max Archer Guy Pearce Guy Pearce as Roy Clayton Paulino Nunes Paulino Nunes as Suicide Bomber #4
    When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.
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