Best Prison movies

Actors : Marek Walczewski, Anna Ciepielewska, Jan Kreczmar, Aleksandra Slaska,

While being aboard a transatlantic ship, German woman Liza notices someone who looks like Marta, the former inmate at Auschwitz, where Liza used to be the guard.

Actors : Isabella Ferrari, Alessio Boni, Alina Nedelea, Michele Placido,
Directors : Michele Soavi,

Giorgio Pellegrini, a former left-wing activist turned terrorist has fled to Central America and fought with a guerrilla movement. Fifteen years later he is fed up with living in the jungle...

Actors : Erik Griffin, Melissa Leo, Tessa Thompson, Edgar Ramírez,
Directors : Laurie Collyer,

When an inmate is granted one weekend out of prison to see her dying mother, a rookie correction officer struggles to keep her under control.

Actors : Columbus Short, Bruce Dern, Kaiwi Lyman, Denise Richards,
Directors : Timothy Woodward Jr.,

Fascinated by the root causes of violent behavior, world renowned psychologist, Dr. Amanda Tyler, has an opportunity to interview and analyze death row inmate Jackson Shea. As the interview...

Actors : Kumiko Asô, Tomorô Taguchi, Akira Emoto, Jacques Gamblin,
Directors : Shôhei Imamura,

At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.

Actors : RJ Balaji, Karthi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Shraddha Srinath,
Directors : Mani Ratnam,

Set during the Kargil War, fighter pilot Varun recalls his romance with Leela while being held prisoner in Pakistan.

Actors : Gilles Marini, Cody Kasch, Brett Cullen, Ryan Merriman,
Directors : Eric Colley,

World War II: Shortly after D-Day, three American soldiers and two Army Corps nurses are stranded behind enemy lines. They take a high-ranking German officer as their prisoner and try to orchestrate an escape.

Actors : Ismaila Cissé, Ababacar Sy Cissé, Sidiki Bakaba, Hamed Camara,

In this semi-autobiographical film, black soldiers help to defend France, but are detained in prison camp before being repatriated home.

Actors : Lou Diamond Phillips, Bellamy Young, Louis Herthum, Jennifer Lafleur,
Directors : Megan Griffiths,

An account of serial killer Richard Ramírez and his rampage in California during the mid-1980s.

Actors : David Gulpilil, Frank Thring, Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson,
Directors : Philippe Mora,

The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.

Actors : Betty Buckley, Steve Zahn, Iona Morris, Carolyn McCormick,
Directors : Gary O. Bennett,

It's the year 2042 and the threat is real...women are going to prison for terminating their pregnancies. An investigating reporter is determined to reveal the truth behind the convictions.

Actors : Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina, Vasiliy Shukshin, Ivan Ryzhov, Mariya Skvortsova,
Directors : Vasiliy Shukshin,

A former thief is released from a prison. He tries to start a new life with his penfriend - a good village woman, but his past doesn't let him go.

Actors : Ulrik Munther, Loa Ek, Mats Blomgren, Ellen Mattsson,
Directors : Magnus von Horn,

When John returns home to his father after serving time in prison, he is looking forward to starting his life afresh. However, in the local community his crime is neither forgotten nor forgiven.

Actors : Florin Busuioc, Monica Anghel, Paula Chirila, Sergiu Costache,
Directors : Catalin Bugean,

The story of three friends who, through a less happy situation, end up in prison. There they plan their escape and with the help of a local mobster they manage to escape only to prepare for...

Actors : Kyung-soo Do, Jared Grimes, Hye-soo Park, Oh Jung-Se,
Directors : Hyeong-Cheol Kang,

The story of Ro Gi Soo, a tap dancing North Korean soldier who was held captive in the Geoje prison camp during the Korean War. ~~ Based on Korean musical "Rho Ki-Soo," written by Jang Woo-Sung and directed by Kim Tae Hyung.

Actors : Dominika Moravkova, Anna Geislerová, Milan Ondrík,
Directors : Tereza Nvotová,

A successful man's perfect life shatters when his baby disappears from daycare. His wife's frantic call reveals a devastating truth about a memory lapse known as Forgotten Baby Syndrome, joining countless similar tragedies.

Actors : Paul Muller, Roger Darton, Monica Swinn, Lina Romay,
Directors : Jesús Franco,

Women's prison tale, with Lina Romay as Maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director Jess Franco, who tries to rape her. Lesbian wardens, torture, nudity, sex, insanity and conspiracy round out the formula.

Actors : Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Nigel Stock, Alfred Lynch,
Directors : Andrew L. Stone,

A World War II British officer named Charles Coward, having been captured by the Germans, tries everything he can to escape. In the process, among many other adventures he gets awarded the ...

Actors : Josh Charles, Donal Logue, Gabrielle Anwar, Craig Sheffer,
Directors : Jonas Pate,

Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.

Actors : Laura del Sol, Leo Gullotta, Ben Gazzara, Marzio Honorato,
Directors : Giuseppe Tornatore,

Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra's bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story of the criminal career of "Il professore" (the professor). He is in prison, and by ...