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Kanopy
85
8.2
/274334/
80
/4821/
79
/2724/
4.2
/135251/
94
/53/
95
/4759/
86
/16/
cc age 8+

The Great Escape (1963)
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
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Netflix
82
7.6
/73348/
76
/2147/
74
/1319/
3.8
/32244/
98
/47/
88
/495/
cc age 17+

Cell 211 (2009)
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
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Netflix
82
8.6
/1532603/
86
/31686/
85
/18624/
4.3
/1085931/
78
/134/
94
/31674/
61
/36/
cc age 16+

The Green Mile (1999)
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
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Criterion Channel
79
76
7.5
/12568/
72
/236/
72
/197/
3.8
/14124/
95
/20/
87
/151/
80
/14/

Brute Force (1947)
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
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fuboTV
76
7.5
/93021/
74
/1935/
74
/1816/
3.7
/67499/
90
/31/
88
/1399/
59
/11/
cc age 16+

Midnight Express (1978)
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
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The CW
73
7.3
/33275/
72
/739/
69
/388/
3.4
/6194/
83
/101/
80
/1111/
66
/28/
cc age 15+

City Island (2009)
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
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Peacock Premium
69
6.9
/332586/
68
/7246/
67
/4689/
3.2
/180052/
68
/278/
59
/20363/
70
/35/
cc age 17+

Public Enemies (2009)
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
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YouTube TV
67
6.9
/335915/
71
/9880/
67
/4496/
3.5
/190957/
59
/70/
75
/12750/
52
/23/
cc age 17+

Con Air (1997)
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
6.4
/37710/
65
/2016/
68
/429/
2.6
/43542/
35
/20/
96
/852/
cc age 15+

Nefarious (2023)
On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.
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Disney Plus
63
6.4
/38863/
66
/2165/
63
/879/
3.2
/109514/
80
/201/
59
/1737/
61
/37/
cc age 6+

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.
poster
70
61
7.6
/5419/
68
/69/
71
/81/
3.8
/5022/
50
/8/
83
/73/

Caged (1950)
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
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Netflix
59
6.4
/208363/
67
/6518/
66
/3568/
3.1
/188664/
31
/167/
62
/1313045/
48
/35/
cc age 14+

The Longest Yard (2005)
Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.
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Kanopy
66
58
6.9
/5278/
63
/77/
67
/109/
3.5
/3693/
60
/10/
72
/204/

Breath (2007)
A condemned prisoner slowly falls in love with the married female artist who decorates his prison cell. Jin is a convicted killer awaiting execution on Death Row; Yeon is a lonely artist locked in a loveless marriage.
poster
68
57
6.4
/2879/
63
/134/
67
/76/
3.4
/9277/
78
/18/

Sons (2024)
Eva, an idealistic prison officer, is faced with the dilemma of her life when a young man from her past gets transferred to the prison where she works. Without revealing her secret, Eva asks to be moved to the young man’s ward – the toughest and most violent in the prison. Here begins an unsettling psychological thriller, where Eva’s sense of justice puts both her morality and future at stake.
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Kanopy
67
57
6.8
/3343/
67
/172/
66
/93/
3.5
/13021/

The Letter Room (2020)
Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.
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Amazon Prime Video
56
6.1
/24080/
65
/770/
62
/459/
3.0
/9781/
59
/22/
41
/235/

No Escape (1994)
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
50
6.4
/226755/
65
/6788/
62
/3996/
2.8
/71770/
41
/155/
60
/9437/
43
/24/
cc age 18+

Death Race (2008)
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
poster
70
49
7.1
/1745/
73
/40/
69
/40/
3.7
/2129/
63
/126/

Yield to the Night (1956)
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
31
6.7
/1143/
68
/50/
59
/21/
3.3
/238/
75
/12/
67
/17/

Healing (2014)
Viktor Kahdem is a man who has almost given up on life, sentenced to a low-security prison farm, a completely non-threatening environment where it is still felt that some individuals can be reformed. At Won Wron, Case Worker Matt Perry has established a unique program to rehabilitate broken men through giving them the responsibility for the rehabilitation of injured raptors - beautiful, fearsome proud eagles, falcons and owls. Against all odds, Matt takes on Viktor as his number one test case, introducing him to Yasmine, the majestic wedge tailed eagle with a 2 metre wingspan. If these two can tame each other, anything is possible.
poster
65
27
6.9
/840/
60
/14/
64
/42/
3.4
/692/

Robin Hoodwinked (1958)
Jerry and a friend overhear that Robin Hood is imprisoned; they set off to free him, but first they have to contend with his guard, Tom.
poster
40
19
3.6
/1566/
54
/13/
35
/25/
36
/44/

Unspeakable (2003)
Despite vocal objections from Warden Blakely, prison psychologist Diana Purlow journeys deep inside the mind of serial killer Jesse Mowat in a desperate attempt to reveal the source of his psychotic tendencies.
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Amazon Prime Video
56
14
5.7
/978/
71
/32/
59
/16/
40
/5/

Abducted (2007)
Melanie is married to Tom, a controlling, cold and self-centered man who happens to be a prison warden. He finds her to be a liability to his career aspirations and secretly plans to have her kidnapped and killed, by Jack, a dangerous inmate.
poster
57
12
5.9
/322/
50
/10/
55
/16/
3.2
/433/

Satan in Prison (1907)
The title is vital, since the bulk of the action consists of a well-dressed man magically producing a series of items to furnish a bare room, culminating in his summoning up a charming lady to share his meal. Hearing the guards approaching, the man reverses the process, ending with a bare room when the two men enter.
poster
30
8
3.3
/800/
40
/30/
30
/20/
19
/6/

Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood where she meets crazy studio execs, insane producers and a gangster who agrees to finance her film – for a price…
poster
45
6
6.1
/272/
46
/6/
58
/4/
17
/29/

Racing for Time (2008)
Cleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions among female teen offenders and decides to do something about it. He gathers African-American, Latina and Caucasian teens, and organizes a multi-racial track team behind the bars of the prison. Participation in Stack's track team not only breaks down the racial divides between the girls, but puts them on a path to turn their lives around.
poster
66
?
7.6
/108/
55
/4/
65
/2/
3.5
/324/

Motel (1989)
Documentary looking at the culture of three motels and their owners who remain untouched by homogenization and corporatism, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Florence, Arizona; and the semi-ghost town of Death Valley Junction, California. Everyone has an unusual story to tell.
poster
?
6.7
/39/
80
/2/
80
/2/

Bewaarders (2018)
In 2016 the largest and most modern prison in the Netherlands, Judicial Complex Zaanstad, opens its doors. New architecture and a new professional modus operandi enhance the efficiency of the complex and increase the responsibility for prisoners and guards. The demanding and versatile work of guards and prison officials gives us an insight into modern prison practices.
poster
44
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4.5
/153/
46
/3/
43
/6/

Captive (1998)
Joe Goodies has just entered an advertising agency after recovering from the death of his girlfriend in a car accident. Ruined by the compensation he has to pay for the accident, he decides, with his new girlfriend, to kidnap the son of the president of the agency and ask for a bailout.
poster
?
7.7
/51/
20
/1/
70
/1/

Chalk (2001)
A short directed by Diederik Van Rooijen.
poster
?
7.0
/8/

Violetas (2008)
Emma is 50 years old and twenty who acts corrections officer. Her life revolves around the jail where he works and her home. Without leaving his loneliness, her order and her almost obsessive routine, lives locked in a reality that has been built for she.
poster
?
6.1
/46/
33
/3/
55
/4/

Jail in Burning Island (1997)
A young police officer "makes a mess" of a police operation, shoots a man in self-defense, and ends up in prison. There he learns that the world isn't black and white, but has many shades of gray, and makes new friends and enemies.
poster
?
51
/5/
59
/4/

Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment (1991)
The Stanford prison experiment was a landmark psychological study of the human response to captivity, in particular, to the real world circumstances of prison life, and the effects of imposed social roles on behaviour. It was conducted in 1971 by a team of researchers led by Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University.
poster
?
5.7
/38/
90
/1/
40
/1/

Lars Hård (1948)
Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.
poster
56
?
7.7
/192/
10
/1/
63
/3/
3.8
/230/

The Walled In (1969)
A guard prevents the inmate's escape from the prison. During his second attempt, the inmate decides to save guard's life who have been fallen into the river while trying to catch him. Since the guard's job is now to keep an eye on him in the cell, they spend a lot time together and their hatred turns into a sincere friendship. The guard wants to help inmate to escape again.
poster
58
?
6.5
/297/
48
/5/
62
/12/

Outlaw! (1999)
The movie is based on the autobiography of Horst Fantazzini. Son of an anarchist, he was known in Northern Italy as “the gentleman bandit” because he robbed banks without violence, with only a toy gun. After many convictions and jailbreaks, in the summer of 1973 he's being held in Fossano, Piedmont when he tries to escape again. This time things get messy and he has to use a real gun and take two prison guards as hostages.
poster
53
?
4.6
/157/
65
/34/
49
/7/

Butterfly in Grey (2002)
Dao was life sentenced from the guilty of murder at first degree which changed her world upside down, once young bright graduate with prosperous future with her boyfriend turned to be a convict in Area 8.
poster
46
?
4.8
/390/
37
/7/
55
/11/

Under Lock and Key (1995)
A drug lord's prison connections make this a dangerous and deadly assignment for undercover FBI agent Danielle Peters.
poster
?
6.8
/68/
76
/3/
70
/3/

Detained (2015)
A documentary from within the Swedish Migration Board's locked repository where people are in custody awaiting forced deportation. Prisoner and guard are in close proximity around the clock. Converses during sleepless nights and playing football during hot summer days. We follow Sophie, 29, who loves her job at the repository, Sami, 20, the young rebel who is locked up but free inside, and Aina, 47, who were separated from her children and kept locked up while the police are stepping up efforts to enforce their expulsion order.
poster
50
?
4.8
/393/
50
/6/
42
/9/
60
/1/

Condition Red (1995)
Prison guard falls in love with inmate. She wants him to let her escape.
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The Roku Channel
61
?
5.7
/310/
67
/22/
61
/23/

The Age of Blood (2017)
Ancient Korea, 1728. Swordsman Kim Ho, guard of King Yeong-jo of Joseon, is demoted and sent to work in Uigeumbu prison. When night falls, the prison is assaulted by the master warrior Do Man-cheol and his powerful henchmen for the purpose of freeing Lee In-jwa, who has been condemned to death for rising up in revolt against the king.
poster
?

The Blurring Of Trees (2024)
Two incarcerated women in a secured forest of the North of Quebec are subjected to hard labour of reforestation. Confronted to their body’s instrumentalisation and its underhand control, they enjoy a little area of freedom they managed to create thanks to a prison guard particularly empathetic towards them.
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Released
An older convict is paroled and takes his wife from a nursing home to help him recover stolen money from a bank heist as a relentless prison guard is hot on his trail.


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