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.

American Me

1992

English

7.1

♡ 24

73%

Edward James Olmos Director

Manny Perry as Arthur J

Rolando Molina as Cop

Jaime Gomez as Eddie

Sal Lopez as Pedro Santana

During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.

Raw Deal

1948

English

7.2

♡ 14

100%

man between two women

Anthony Mann Director

John Ireland as Fantail

Cliff Clark as Gates

Claire Trevor as Pat Regan

Regis Toomey as Police Capt. Fields

Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He's taken the rap for his accomplice Rick, a sadistic mobster who owes him $50,000 from the job they pulled. Rick sets up an escape for Joe, assuming that Joe will be killed while fleeing. But with the help of his love-struck girl Pat and his sympathetic legal caseworker Ann, Joe gets further than Rick intended...

Return to Sender

2015

English

5.1

♡ 43

14%

Fouad Mikati Director

John McConnell as Choking Man

Billy Slaughter as Kevin

Rosamund Pike as Miranda Wells

Nick Nolte as Mitchell Wells

A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and turns her life upside down. The woman works to reclaim her life and exact revenge on her assailant after he's paroled from prison.

Last Dance

1996

English

5.7

♡ 12

30%

Bruce Beresford Director

Skeet Ulrich as Billy, Cindy's Brother

Sharon Stone as Cindy Liggett

Peter Gallagher as John Hayes

Rob Morrow as Rick Hayes

Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer.

Escape from Hell

1980

Italian

4.7

♡ 7

Edoardo Mulargia Director

Anthony Steffen as Doctor Farrell

Cintia Lodetti as Katie

Yael Forti as Marika

Maite Nicote as Mary

A women's prison camp is located deep in the tropical rain forest. Sadistic guards and a warden from hell make life almost unbearable for the inmates, and any infraction of the rules is dealt with swiftly and savagely. The camp doctor is horrified at what he sees happening, and drinks heavily to push the horror away. Finally the inmates have had had enough, and they enlist the help of the doctor to try and escape.

The Informer

2019

English

6.6

♡ 46

63%

62%

Action

based on novel or book

Andrea Di Stefano Director

Joel Kinnaman as Pete Koslow

Ana de Armas as Sofia

Matthew Marsh as Warden Leinart

Rosamund Pike as Wilcox

In New York, former convict Pete Koslow, related to the Polish mafia, must deal with both Klimek the General, his ruthless boss, and the twisted ambitions of two federal agents, as he tries to survive and protect the lives of his loved ones.

Rosewater

2014

English

6.6

♡ 16

76%

Jon Stewart Director

Amir El-Masry as Alireza

Kim Bodnia as Javadi

Golshifteh Farahani as Maryam

Shohreh Aghdashloo as Moloojoon

In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with comedian Jason Jones. The interview was intended as satire, but if the Tehran authorities got the joke they didn't like it - and it would quickly came back to haunt Bahari when he was rousted from his family home and thrown into prison.

In Hell

2003

English

6.1

♡ 45

53%

Ringo Lam Director

Jorge Luis Abreu as Boltun

Jean-Claude Van Damme as Kyle LeBlanc

Carlos Gómez as Tolik

Michael Bailey Smith as Valya

A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.

Shot Caller

2017

English

7.3

♡ 298

69%

Ric Roman Waugh Director

Jon Bernthal as Frank 'Shotgun'

Lake Bell as Kate

Holt McCallany as The Beast

Andrew Bachelor as Tony

A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

The Longest Yard

1974

English

7.1

♡ 25

76%

Robert Aldrich Director

Joe Dorsey as Bartender

Malcolm Atterbury as Bit Part

Burt Reynolds as Paul Crewe

Chuck Hayward as Trooper I

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.

House of Whipcord

1974

English

5.8

♡ 5

43%

parent child relationship

prison

sadism

women's prison

Pete Walker Director

Celia Imrie as Barbara

Rose Hill as Henry's Wife

Patrick Barr as Justice Bailey

Ron Smerczak as Ted

Somewhere in the middle of the English countryside a former judge and a group of former prison warders, including his lover, run their own prison for young women who have not been held properly to account for their crimes. Here they mete out their own form of justice and ensure that the girls never return to their old ways.

Survivors Guide To Prison

2018

English

7.1

♡ 6

100%

Matthew Cooke Director

Susan Sarandon as Narrator

Danny Trejo as Self Ice-T

Ice-T as Self

Patricia Arquette as Self

Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.

The Prison Within

2020

English

7.6

♡ 3

Katherin Hervey Director

Hill Harper as Narrator

Barry Spillman as Self

Troy Williams as Self

Sonya Shah as Self

Survivors of violent crimes and prisoners incarcerated for murder connect to undergo astonishing transformations, liberating themselves from the debilitating constraints of trauma, and shattering preconceptions of "us and them."

Son of a Gun

2014

English

6.4

♡ 51

63%

Julius Avery Director

Ewan McGregor as Brendan Lynch

Tom Budge as Josh

Brenton Thwaites as JR

Alicia Vikander as Tasha

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.

Lock Up

1989

English

6.4

♡ 64

31%

John Flynn Director

William Allen Young as Braden

Danny Trejo as Chink's Gang

Sylvester Stallone as Frank

Frank Pesce as Johnson

Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2013

English

7.1

♡ 45

61%

Justin Chadwick Director

Nelson Mandela as Himself

Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela

Elizabeth Taylor as Self

Naomie Harris as Winnie Madikizela

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Larceny

2017

English

3.5

♡ 4

26%

R. Ellis Frazier Director

Dolph Lundgren as Jack

Corbin Bernsen as Price

Eddie J. Fernandez as Ramon

Louis Mandylor as Sen. Tom Pumple

After being busted for a heist, a former CIA contractor is sent to a Mexican prison. His former CIA boss offers him freedom if he can break into the prison vault and steal $50 Million.

Made in Britain

1983

English

7.2

♡ 11

Alan Clarke Director

Christopher Fulford as P.C. Anson

Bill Stewart as Peter Clive

Geoffrey Hutchings as Superintendent

Tim Roth as Trevor

After being sent to a detention centre, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers who want to conform him to the status quo.

Gangster No. 1

2000

English

6.7

♡ 16

71%

Paul McGuigan Director

Johnny Harris as Derek

David Thewlis as Freddie Mays

João Costa Menezes as Witness

Paul Bettany as Young Gangster

An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.

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American Me

Raw Deal

Return to Sender

Last Dance

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The Informer

Rosewater

In Hell

Shot Caller

The Longest Yard

House of Whipcord

Survivors Guide To Prison

The Prison Within

Son of a Gun

Lock Up

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Larceny

Made in Britain

Gangster No. 1