swap_horiz Chained Heat Alternatives

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Le Trou

Jacques Becker’s *Le Trou* (The Hole) is a seminal 1960 French prison film. The movie gained recognition for its remarka...

Classic French Escape 1960S

9.5 Brilliant

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Starred Up

Starred Up is a 2013 British prison drama by David Mackenzie, notable for Jack O'Connell's violent young offender placed...

Youth British Violence 2010S

8.2 Great

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A Twelve-Year Night

A Twelve-Year Night is Alvaro Brechner's 2018 Uruguayan-led drama about Tupamaro prisoners, including future president J...

True Story Political Uruguayan 2010S

7.8 Good

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Made in Britain

Made in Britain is a 1982 British television film by Alan Clarke, notable for Tim Roth's debut as a racist skinhead in s...

Youth British 1980S Detention

7.5 Good

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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 POW drama by Nagisa Oshima, starring David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto in a Japane...

Japanese 1980S War Pow

7.3 Good

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Bad Boys (1983)

Bad Boys is a 1983 juvenile prison drama by Rick Rosenthal, notable for Sean Penn's early starring role as a Chicago you...

Drama Crime 1980S Juvenile

7.2 Good

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Everynight... Everynight

Everynight... Everynight is Alkinos Tsilimidos's 1994 Australian prison drama set in Pentridge's H Division; it won Mont...

Drama Australian 1990S Violence

7.2 Good

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Stir (1980)

Stir is Stephen Wallace's 1980 Australian prison drama, based on writer Bob Jewson's experience of the 1974 Bathurst pri...

Drama Australian 1980S Riot

7.0 Good

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McVicar

McVicar is a 1980 British prison drama by Tom Clegg, starring Roger Daltrey as armed robber and later writer John McVica...

Escape British 1980S Biopic

6.8 Fair

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Paradise Road

Paradise Road is a 1997 wartime prison drama by Bruce Beresford, notable for depicting women interned by Japan in Sumatr...

1990S War Women Pow

6.6 Fair

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An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man is a 1989 American prison drama by Peter Yates, notable for casting Tom Selleck as a framed engineer for...

Drama Revenge 1980S Wrongful

6.3 Fair

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Brokedown Palace

Brokedown Palace is a 1999 American drama by Jonathan Kaplan, notable for its Thai prison setting after two U.S. tourist...

1990S Women Thailand Wrongful

6.2 Fair

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The Big Bird Cage

The Big Bird Cage is a 1972 women-in-prison exploitation film by Jack Hill, notable for Pam Grier and Sid Haig in a Phil...

Exploitation Escape 1970S Women

5.8 Mediocre

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Prison (1987)

Prison is a 1987 American horror film directed by Renny Harlin, starring Viggo Mortensen and filmed at the Old State Pri...

Supernatural Horror Revenge 1980S

5.8 Mediocre

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Civil Brand

Civil Brand is Neema Barnette's 2002 U.S. women-in-prison drama about inmates resisting abuse; it won Best Film at the A...

Drama Exploitation 2000S Women

5.8 Mediocre

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The Big Doll House

The Big Doll House is a 1971 women-in-prison film by Jack Hill, notable for helping launch Pam Grier's screen career in...

Exploitation 1970S Philippines Women

5.6 Mediocre

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Reform School Girls

Reform School Girls is a 1986 American prison black comedy by Tom DeSimone, a genre spoof starring Linda Carol and Wendy...

Exploitation 1980S Women Juvenile

5.4 Mediocre

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Madea Goes to Jail

Madea Goes to Jail is a 2009 comedy by Tyler Perry, notable for bringing Perry's Madea character into a prison plot afte...

Comedy 2000S Women Jail

4.5 Poor

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Penitentiary III

Penitentiary III is a 1987 sequel by Jamaa Fanaka, notable for extending the prison boxing series with Leon Isaac Kenned...

Boxing 1980S Sequel Blaxploitation

4.2 Poor

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Chained Heat II

Chained Heat II is a 1993 women-in-prison sequel directed by Lloyd A. Simandl, starring Brigitte Nielsen and shot in the...

Exploitation Sequel 1990S Women

3.6 Poor