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    Hammer 2019 POSTER

    Hammer

    2019

    English

    5.7

    9

    79%

    69%

    Action

    bag of money

    Crime

    double crossed

    Drama

    drug smuggling

    ex-con

    motorcycle

    murder

    Thriller

    Christian Sparkes Christian Sparkes Director Ben Cotton Ben Cotton as Adams Lara Jean Chorostecki Lara Jean Chorostecki as Debbie Connor Price Connor Price as Jeremy Will Patton Will Patton as Stephen Davis
    A father faces a personal crisis when he discovers his estranged son fleeing a botched drug deal. The two men embark on a violent odyssey that grapples with themes of fatherhood, family and fate.
    Time 2020 POSTER

    Time

    2020

    English

    6.8

    8

    98%

    51%

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    ex-con

    love

    prison industrial complex

    release from prison

    social documentary

    woman director

    Garrett Bradley Garrett Bradley Director Mahlik Richardson Mahlik Richardson as Self Robert Fox Richardson II Robert Fox Richardson II as Self Laurence Mathews Richardson Laurence Mathews Richardson as Self Peggy V. Autrey Peggy V. Autrey as Self
    Fox Rich, indomitable matriarch and modern-day abolitionist, strives to keep her family together while fighting for the release of her incarcerated husband. An intimate, epic, and unconventional love story, filmed over two decades.
    Road to Juarez 2013 POSTER

    Road to Juarez

    2013

    English

    4.9

    Action

    ex-con

    Thriller

    David A. Ponce de Leon David A. Ponce de Leon Director Pepe Serna Pepe Serna as Fortunato Walter Perez Walter Perez as Jacob Saenz Sal Lopez Sal Lopez as Manuel Ruben Garfias Ruben Garfias as Mario
    An American ex-con with Mexican underworld ties ensnares a pair of young misfits into a dangerous heist in Mexico. Inspired by true events.
    Tenth Avenue Angel 1948 POSTER

    Tenth Avenue Angel

    1948

    English

    6.7

    4

    54%

    54%

    Action

    depression

    Drama

    ex-con

    kneeling cow

    lie

    little girl

    new york city

    Roy Rowland Roy Rowland Director Barry Nelson Barry Nelson as Al Parker Connie Gilchrist Connie Gilchrist as Mrs. Murphy Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as Narrator-Visitor to Tenth Avenue Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury as Susan Bratten
    Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in truth he's finished his prison term. Steve wonders how he can make some money and is approached by his old associates. When Flavia discovers the truth about Steve, she loses all faith in her family and in God, and it will take a miracle to restore Flavia's belief and keep Steve out of trouble.
    The Midnight Man 1974 POSTER

    The Midnight Man

    1974

    English

    6.4

    3

    cop

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    investigation

    murder

    Mystery

    Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster Director Robert Quarry Robert Quarry as Dr. Prichette Susan Clark Susan Clark as Linda Thorpe Catherine Bach Catherine Bach as Natalie Claybourne Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as Quartz Willinger
    An ex-convict, and ex-cop, finds himself in the midst of drama as a murder, of a female student, is commited at the university where he works as a night watchman. He is reluctantly drawn into the criminal investigation and eventually becomes a suspect in the case. Will he be able to find the real murderer and clear his own name, or not?
    The Scythian Lamb 2017 POSTER

    The Scythian Lamb

    2017

    Japanese

    6.4

    6

    56%

    56%

    Action

    criminal past

    ex-con

    festival

    small town

    Thriller

    Daihachi Yoshida Daihachi Yoshida Director Fumino Kimura Fumino Kimura as Aya Ryûhei Matsuda Ryûhei Matsuda as Ichiro Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura as Katsushi sugiyama Mikako Ichikawa Mikako Ichikawa as Kiyomi
    Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by the government, with the intention of re-socialising them. Aside from the few who know about the project, the general townsfolk has no idea of the former convicts' identities. Tsukisue is the pleasant and efficient municipal official put in charge of the programme. As he slowly learns about their past, a body is discovered.
    South of Heaven 2021 POSTER

    South of Heaven

    2021

    English

    5.8

    15

    48%

    51%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    Horror

    Mystery

    parole officer

    Thriller

    Aharon Keshales Aharon Keshales Director Evangeline Lilly Evangeline Lilly as Annie Jason Sudeikis Jason Sudeikis as Jimmy Amaury Nolasco Amaury Nolasco as Manny Shea Whigham Shea Whigham as Schmidt
    Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life – unfortunately it’s not that simple.
    Stay Out of the F**king Attic 2020 POSTER

    Stay Out of the F**king Attic

    2020

    English

    4.5

    20

    Action

    ex-con

    experiment

    ghost

    haunted house

    Horror

    mansion

    monster

    Jerren Lauder Jerren Lauder Director Bryce Fernelius Bryce Fernelius as Carlos Morgan Alexandria Morgan Alexandria as Imani Ryan Francis Ryan Francis as Schillinger Michael Flynn Michael Flynn as Vern
    A diverse group of ex-cons-turned-movers are convinced by their creepy client, Vern Muller, to pull an all-nighter for a generous pay bump. As the night progresses and rooms are cleared, they slowly uncover the horrors that exist inside his old Victorian mansion, which include boobytraps, human experimentation, Nazi monsters and more. Will they survive the night?
    Tap 1989 POSTER

    Tap

    1989

    English

    6.6

    4

    56%

    70%

    Action

    Comedy

    dance teacher

    Drama

    ex-con

    Music

    musical

    tap dancing

    Nick Castle Nick Castle Director Harold Nicholas Harold Nicholas as Harold Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy Davis Jr. as Little Mo Joe Morton Joe Morton as Nicky Lloyd Kino Lloyd Kino as Party Hood
    Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, Little Mo, is happy to see him, because he has plans for a show involving Max. In addition, Max's old partners in crime have another job for him.
    The Informer 2019 POSTER

    The Informer

    2019

    English

    6.6

    46

    63%

    62%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    gangster

    new york city

    organized crime

    prison

    Thriller

    Andrea Di Stefano Andrea Di Stefano Director Joel Kinnaman Joel Kinnaman as Pete Koslow Ana de Armas Ana de Armas as Sofia Matthew Marsh Matthew Marsh as Warden Leinart Rosamund Pike 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.
    Kyôko to Shûichi no baai 2013 POSTER

    Kyôko to Shûichi no baai

    2013

    Japanese

    6.2

    Action

    business woman

    Drama

    ex-con

    insurance

    insurance salesman

    rape

    vocational education

    Eiji Okuda Eiji Okuda Director Mitsuru Hirata Mitsuru Hirata as Tasuku Emoto Tasuku Emoto as Sôkô Wada Sôkô Wada as Yoshiko Miyazaki Yoshiko Miyazaki as
    Kyoko (Sakura Ando) works as an insurance agent. Due to a series of unfortunate events, she brings shame to her family and has to leave her hometown. Shuichi (Tasuku Emoto) killed his drunken father to save his mother. After he is released from prison, he begins to work at a small factory in Tokyo.
    Supremacy 2014 POSTER

    Supremacy

    2014

    English

    5.7

    1

    33%

    84%

    Action

    Drama

    ex-con

    family hostage

    hostage

    Thriller

    white supremacy

    Deon Taylor Deon Taylor Director Dawn Olivieri Dawn Olivieri as Doreen Jenica Bergere Jenica Bergere as Gerardi Julie Benz Julie Benz as Kristen Anson Mount Anson Mount as Sobecki
    The story centers on paroled white supremacist who has just killed a cop, and takes a black family hostage. Within hours of being released from 14 years of solitary confinement in maximum-security Pelican Bay State Prison, Garrett Tully is on the run again. When he finds a house off a dirt road and takes a family hostage, he thinks the Aryan Brotherhood has his back–and his kidnap victims are black. The family’s patriarch, Mr. Walker, is a jaded ex-con who hates cops so much he disavowed his own son for becoming one. Seeing a familiar desperation in Tully, Walker refuses to call the authorities for help, causing familial tensions to escalate, and soon grave missteps are made.
    Slightly Scarlet 1956 POSTER

    Slightly Scarlet

    1956

    English

    6.5

    5

    28%

    28%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    kleptomania

    noir

    red hair

    release from prison

    Allan Dwan Allan Dwan Director Murray Alper Murray Alper as Hood Rhonda Fleming Rhonda Fleming as June Lyons Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Man at Campaign Headquarters Ellen Corby Ellen Corby as Martha
    Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign. Seductive Dorothy will do anything to get what she wants, which includes having a good time with Ben-- whom June is now in love with.
    The Free World 2016 POSTER

    The Free World

    2016

    English

    6.1

    1

    50%

    54%

    abusive husband

    Drama

    ex-con

    Romance

    unhappy marriage

    Jason Lew Jason Lew Director Jimmy Gonzales Jimmy Gonzales as Cop #2 Elisabeth Moss Elisabeth Moss as Doris Lamb Waleed Zuaiter Waleed Zuaiter as Khalil Frederick Weller Frederick Weller as Officer Ryan
    Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.
    Wild Bill 2011 POSTER

    Wild Bill

    2011

    English

    7.2

    5

    100%

    82%

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    drug dealer

    ex-con

    parole

    Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher Director Will Poulter Will Poulter as Dean Andy Serkis Andy Serkis as Glen Jaime Winstone Jaime Winstone as Helen Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher as Mysterious Barry
    Out on parole after 8 years inside Bill Hayward returns home to find his now 11 and 15 year old sons abandoned by their mother and fending for themselves. Unwilling to play Dad, an uncaring Bill is determined to move on.
    Tenderness 2009 POSTER

    Tenderness

    2009

    English

    5.4

    3

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    ill wife

    murder of family

    Mystery

    release from prison

    Thriller

    John Polson John Polson Director Laura Dern Laura Dern as Aunt Teresa Michael Kelly Michael Kelly as Gary Russell Crowe Russell Crowe as Lt. Cristofuoro Ben Van Bergen Ben Van Bergen as State Trooper
    A hardened cop tries to unravel the past to discover whether a violent teenager was responsible for the murder of his family. A confused fifteen-year-old runaway becomes enthralled with the young man.
    Hotel of the Damned 2016 POSTER

    Hotel of the Damned

    2016

    English

    4.0

    1

    abandoned house

    cannibal

    car accident

    daughter

    ex-con

    Horror

    stranded

    Thriller

    Bobby Barbacioru Bobby Barbacioru Director Florin Kevorkian Florin Kevorkian as Cannibal Dimitrina Zhivkova Dimitrina Zhivkova as Cannibal Peter Dobson Peter Dobson as Jimmy Louis Mandylor Louis Mandylor as Nicky
    After a car accident and stranded in the middle of nowhere, an ex-con and his daughter find themselves in an abandoned hotel, populated by sub-human cannibalistic creatures.
    Palmer 2021 POSTER

    Palmer

    2021

    English

    7.2

    132

    72%

    87%

    Action

    bullied

    Drama

    ex-con

    homophobia

    house trailer

    small town

    young boy

    Fisher Stevens Fisher Stevens Director Dann Fink Dann Fink as Additional Voices John McConnell John McConnell as Hogan Leroux Wynn Everett Wynn Everett as Lucille Coles Juno Temple Juno Temple as Shelly
    After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.
    Tough Guys 1986 POSTER

    Tough Guys

    1986

    English

    6.3

    16

    50%

    56%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    ex-con

    prison

    train robbery

    Jeff Kanew Jeff Kanew Director Ernie Sabella Ernie Sabella as Hotel Clerk Jake Steinfeld Jake Steinfeld as Howard Billy Barty Billy Barty as Philly Hilary Shepard Hilary Shepard as Sandy
    Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have been incarcerated for thirty years. After serving their time, they are released from jail and have to adjust to a new life of freedom. and soon realize that they still have the pizzazz when, picking up their prison checks at a bank, they foil a robbery attempt.
    The Outfit 1973 POSTER

    The Outfit

    1973

    English

    7.0

    9

    80%

    74%

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    ex-con

    mafia

    parker

    revenge

    Thriller

    John Flynn John Flynn Director Roy Jenson Roy Jenson as Al Bill McKinney Bill McKinney as Buck Cherney Sheree North Sheree North as Buck's Wife Joe Don Baker Joe Don Baker as Jack Cody
    A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
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