Best Prison movies

Actors : Christine Pritchard, Nicholas McGaughey, Dafydd Emyr, Nia Medi,
Directors : Paul Turner,

After a man, convicted of rape and death of a girl, is released from prison after only three years, her brother seeks revenge. His other sister tries to stop him, for his own good, in this intent.

Actors : Hee-ra Kim, Il-bong Yun, Shi-chan Na, Hye-kyeong Jang,
Directors : Doo-yong Lee,

So-dol, serving a prison sentence after being accused of murdering his friend, gets a 7 day leave from the prison when his mother dies. As soon as he and the guard assigned to him arrive in...

Actors : Duane Hahn, Nancy Harper, Tim Ormond, Craig Cortney,
Directors : Ron Ormond,

The true story of Ed Martin, former chain gang convict who converted to Christianity in prison in 1944 and formed the HopeAglow Prison Ministries. Ron Ormond's dramatized version of Ed's ...

Actors : Nami Matsukawa, Shigeru Muroi, Mina Asami, Ryoko Watanabe,
Directors : Masaru Konuma,

An inmate attempts to escape from prison and is confronted by the guard.

Actors : Nicholas Crowder, Billy Jessen, Ryan Bjelland, Andrew Napier,
Directors : Andrew Napier,

After taking scientifically altered super steroids, Al Capone escapes from Alcatraz and wielding a sledge hammer as his only weapon, he goes on a nation wide bank robbing spree wearing a ski mask, "Sledge" is born and the legendary prohibition agent Eliot Ness must go after him once again.

Actors : Walter Olkewicz, Kenneth White, Kenn Whitaker, Gabriel Jarret,
Directors : Mark J. Harris,

A walled off, "by the book" State Executioner befriends a man on death row and is humanized by the experience.

Actors : Sharat Saxena, Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Tanuja,
Directors : Raj N. Sippy,

Shanker is jailed for theft and there meets with Tony, who introduces him to professional boxing, after witnessing him fight an inmate. When he gets out of jail, Shanker takes up professional boxing.

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Shafi Inamdar, Smita Patil, Sabia,
Directors : I.V. Sasi,

Mary, an inmate of an orphanage run by nuns, is good at studies and is artistically talented, her education so far has been sponsored by a philanthropist. Her sponsor, a rich old man who ...

Actors : Kaneko Iwasaki, Minoru Ôki, Ken Takakura, Takashi Shimura,
Directors : Yasuo Furuhata,

After causing problems, Ken Takahara is transferred from Abashiri to the honor factory at Tanigawa Prison. When the local yakuza gang is hired to destroy the factory, Takahara has to take violent action to save it.

Actors : Andrew Stevens, Julian Glover, Lucy Gutteridge, John Rhys-Davies,
Directors : Tara Moore,

Roger Singh is an animal poacher with hate in his heart, and revenge on his mind. Embittered by a recent stint in prison, Singh returns to the forbidden ivory trade only to lock horns with ...

Actors : Rick Cluchey, Billy Hayes, Douglas Van Leuven, Stefan Kalinka,
Directors : Rick Cluchey,

Prison inmates stage a mock trial for a convicted murderer.

Actors : Stefan Stefanov, Ivan Nestorov, Kolio Donchev, Kristiyan Fokov,
Directors : Kiril Ilinchev,

Three thematically related novels. The first one is "Peter". In a room of provincial railway station, two men guard the prisoner Peter. Peter observes the life from behind the bars. Soon ...

Actors : Michael Hilow, Amy Nohavic, Dan Ranger, Renn Richards,
Directors : Karl Krogstad,

Micheal Smith is released from prison after serving four long years for a crime that he claims he did not commit. Within a few hours of his release, a man offers Michael a ride in his truck...

Actors : Jayant, Shashi Kapoor, Sujit Kumar, Jagdeep,
Directors : Prayag Raj,

Raghuvir is a career criminal, and one day he is arrested by the Police, tried in Court, and sentenced to a long prison term. Shortly thereafter, he breaks out of prison, goes to the Judge ...

Actors : Yayoi Watanabe, Kiwako Taichi, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

After eight years in prison, Takeshi's mission is a big heist from his own clan's gambling parlor.

Actors : Mithun Chakraborty, Amjad Khan, Pran, Ranjeeta Kaur,
Directors : Babbar Subhash,

Shankar Handover his child Ratan to Bhola while he is sentenced to prison. He tells him to raise Ratan in such a way that one day his child should rule the country.

Actors : Steve Railsback, Larry Linville, Linda Ljoka, Don Mogavero,
Directors : David Giancola,

Deadly government assassin Sebastian Dellacourt botches a job and ends up in prison. His only way out is to do one final job and infiltrate a dangerous militia led by delusional Arno Taylor, who wants to overthrow the US government.

Actors : Bruno Cremer, Michel Tureau, Georges Géret, Pierre Vaneck,
Directors : Daniel Moosmann,

Infantryman Jean Froissard is sentenced to two years in Biribi Military Prison in North Africa. He seems to get along, but as incompetence, corruption and sadism of his superiors (which ...

Actors : Laure Duthilleul, Claire Nebout, Maria Schneider, Olivier Angèle,
Directors : Mehdi Charef,

Raissa, Henriette and Theresa have completed several years of their long prison sentences. On their first 24 hours vacation the traffic employees are on strike. So the three meet and spend ...

Actors : Beano, Angelyne, Ted Prior, Vincent Barbi,
Directors : Tony Zarindast,

When Bud McCall is framed for a drugs charge he ends up in prison and he must prove his innocence by testifying against his former police partner to put him and his gang behind bars for good.