Best Prison movies

Actors : Marc Limpach, Murathan Muslu, Liv Lisa Fries, Max von der Groeben,
Directors : Stefan Ruzowitzky,

When an ex-prisoner of the Great War returns home and finds his comrades brutally murdered, he decides to bring the serial-killer to justice.

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 ...

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Nathaniel Martello-White, Cary Crankson, Bradley Taylor, Frank Harper,
Directors : Will Thorne,

Mark, a low end South London hitman recently released from prison, tries to go straight for his daughter, but gets drawn back in by Alan, his former cellmate, to do one final job.

Actors : Florin Busuioc, Paula Chirila, Monica Anghel, 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 : David Gulpilil, Dennis Hopper, Frank Thring, 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 : 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 : 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 : Caco Ciocler, Flavio Bauraqui, Antônio Pompêo, Werner Schünemann,
Directors : Lúcia Murat,

The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. His childhood friend Jorge is a major drug-dealer. In the 1970s, they meet in prison: Miguel was ...

Actors : Stefanie Powers, Robert Foxworth, Sue Lyon, Mark Slade,

A convicted strangler, studying the paranormal in his jail cell, learns to make himself invisible. As an invisible man, he escapes from prison to stalk and strangle the five women who ...

Actors : Troy Kotsur, Jess Alexander, Shawn Ashmore, Kyle Gallner, Johnny Sequoyah, William Forsythe,
Directors : Paul Pompa III, Johannes Roberts,

Nick Bianco sets out to reunite with the love of his life after serving a year in jail for assault, only to discover that she has a new admirer named Chester who also happens to be his parole officer.

Actors : Joel Basman, Martin Kiefer, Frederick Lau, Constantin von Jascheroff,
Directors : Philip Koch,

Kevin is new in youth prison. Due to over-occupancy he has to share a cell with Tommy, Andy and Marc. A partnership of convenience in a system where only the strong prevail and which is ...

Actors : Andrew Bongiorno, Lance Henriksen, Robert Miano, Kevin McCorkle,
Directors : Anna Zielinski,

In 605 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including Daniel. Daniel was taken to Babylon to serve it. As Powerful ...

Actors : Shinsuke Ashida, Misako Watanabe, Mari Shiraki, Michitarô Mizushima,
Directors : Seijun Suzuki,

A prison truck is assaulted and the two convicts inside are murdered. The prison guard on duty gets suspended for negligence and takes it upon himself to track down the killers.

Actors : Nicholas Lamont, Dominic Carter, Nicholas Moss, Neil Fitzmaurice,
Directors : Jim Doyle,

After surviving prison, a man has to forge a career in the crime world.

Actors : Natsuko Yashiro, Shun Domon, Asami Ogawa, Hiromi Namino,
Directors : Noribumi Suzuki,

One dark and stormy night, a middle age prison escapee haphazardly breaks into the luxurious mason of a wealthy and privileged family and rapes the young wife in front of her bound husband....