Best Prison movies of 2011

Actors : Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya,
Directors : Pedro Almodóvar,

A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

Actors : Ty Jones, Harmony Santana, Esai Morales, Robert Salzman,
Directors : Rashaad Ernesto Green,

An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his child exploring a gender transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.

Actors : Alice Taglioni, Stéphane Debac, Sergi López, Albert Dupontel,
Directors : Eric Valette,

Bank-robber Franck Adrien is serving a prison sentence after robbing a national bank. Before he was caught he managed to hide the money but now it's not just the police who are looking for ...

Actors : Will Poulter, Charlie Creed-Miles, Iwan Rheon, Sammy Williams,
Directors : Dexter Fletcher,

A street-toughened parole finds his two boys abandoned by their mum and fending for themselves. Time to step up, or not.

Actors : Manzar Sehbai, Shafqat Cheema, Humaima Malik, Iman Ali,
Directors : Shoaib Mansoor,

A female convict on death row, her last wish is to tell her story to the media.

Actors : Stacy Keach, Héctor Jiménez, Kevin P. Farley, Tom Sizemore,
Directors : Jesse Baget,

Leroy Lowe, grand dragon of the Texas Ku Klux Klan confronts everything he's been taught to hate when he's sentenced to three years of hard labor on a prison work farm, where Warden ...

Actors : Parker Posey, Bruce Dern, Paul Levesque, Michael Rapaport,
Directors : Artie Mandelberg,

A man is released from prison after serving a long time for killing a man who tried to kill his best friend. Once out, he just wants to live a normal life, but his best friend immediately gets him into a new heap of serious troubles.

Actors : Dave Legeno, Richard Brake, Darren Kent, Rupert Evans,
Directors : Alexandre Courtès,

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm.

Actors : Craig Parkinson, Martin Compston, David Schofield, John Lynch,
Directors : Craig Viveiros,

'GHOSTED' tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the ...

Actors : Sami Bouajila, Maurice Bénichou, Salomé Stévenin, Denis Podalydès,
Directors : Roschdy Zem,

In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal is found murdered in the basement of her home with the message "Omar M'a Tuer" (Omar has kill me) written beside in her own blood. ...

Actors : Noel Clarke, James D'Arcy, Frank Harper, Kate Magowan,
Directors : Reg Traviss,

The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on ...

Actors : Khaled Saleh, Ghada Adel, Mohamed Sabry, Ahmed el-Sakka,
Directors : Amr Arafa,

After spending 30 years in prison, a man comes out to find out he has a son. Together with his son and a newly-acquired friend he resumes his criminal life.

Actors : Steven Berkoff, Ricky Grover, Eddie Webber, Maxwell Laird,
Directors : Ricky Grover,

A fast moving, star studded, roller coaster ride of violence, madness and mayhem in this gritty British crime film. Bulla is the 'Big Fat Gypsy Gangster, 'labeled 'the most dangerous man in...

Actors : Kimberly Dawn Guerrero, Carrie Lazar, Robin Sydney, Jacqui Holland,

The gingerdead man travels back in time to 1976 and carries out an epic disco killing spree.

Actors : Kenny Johnson, David Marciano, Erin Daniels, Brad Dourif,
Directors : George A. Pappy Jr.,

When a convicted drug courier leaves prison after 22 years for one youthful mistake, he just wants to start over and obey the law. But, unable to find work, he's forced to take a supposedly...

Actors : Leon Bashir, Farrakh Abbas, Kristoffer Joner, Jeppe Beck Laursen,
Directors : Sebastian Dalén,

After an unintentional "holiday" in prison, Ali has had enough. He has a plan which can't go wrong. He's gonna be a lawful citizen. All he needs is a race course, a circus and a money transport.

Actors : Rannvijay Singh, Tanvi Azmi, Raghuvir Yadav, Ayesha Takia,
Directors : Nagesh Kukunoor,

A woman falls for a male she believes is her class-mate until she finds out that he is an unknown and unstable inmate from a mental institute.

Actors : Stefan Söderberg, Emelie Sundelin, Sofie Karlsson, Magnus Skog,

Kim has grown up outside of the city in a criminal family. After a prison sentence he makes up his mind to move on. Now he wants a job, a house and a girl.

Actors : Billey Demirtas, Jonathan Zaccaï, Özz Nûjen, Golshifteh Farahani,
Directors : Hiner Saleem,

In Paris' cosmopolitan and colorful 10th arrondissement, Philippe, who's fresh out of prison, crosses paths with Avdal, a Kurd who is trying to track down an Iraqi war criminal. Avdal, who ...

Actors : Rachel Hunter, Michael Madsen, Lazar Rockwood, Tony Pearce,
Directors : Fatmir Doga,

Some 9 years ago, Walter Karl is convicted for the brutal murder of 11-year-old Annie Gordon and sentenced to 17 years in prison. Now, out early for good behaviour, his release sends shock ...