swap_horiz Each Dawn I Die 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

2

The Grand Illusion

Jean Renoir’s *The Grand Illusion* explores themes of loyalty and identity within a French prisoner-of-war camp during W...

French Escape 1930S Pow

9.4 Excellent

3

Oz: The Series

Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana that premiered on HBO in 1997, running for six seasons....

Drama Hbo 1990S Violence

8.2 Great

4

The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code is a pre-Code American drama film released in 1931, directed by Howard Hawks and distributed by Columb...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

7.5 Good

5

Two Seconds

Two Seconds is a 1932 Warner Bros. pre-Code drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Edward G. Robinson as a condemned m...

Classic Drama 1930S Pre Code

7.4 Good

6

The Last Mile

The Last Mile is a 1932 American pre-Code prison drama film directed by Samuel Bischoff, based on the 1929 Broadway play...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

7.1 Good

7

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing is a 1932 American pre-Code prison drama directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Spencer Tracy...

Classic Drama 1930S Sing Sing

6.9 Fair

8

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes is a 1939 American crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and released by Warner Bros. George Raft plays a...

Classic Crime 1930S Parole

6.6 Fair

9

Hell's Highway

Hell's Highway is a 1932 American pre-Code drama directed by Rowland Brown and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film...

Classic Drama 1930S Chain Gang

6.4 Fair

10

Devil's Island (1939)

Devil's Island is a 1939 American prison film directed by William Clemens. The story is connected with the French penal...

Classic Escape 1930S Penal Colony

6.1 Fair

11

San Quentin

San Quentin is a 1937 Warner Bros. crime film starring Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart, set inside California's San Quen...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

6.1 Fair

12

Ladies of the Big House

Ladies of the Big House is a 1931 Paramount drama directed by Marion Gering, starring Sylvia Sidney as a woman unjustly...

Classic Drama 1930S Pre Code

6.1 Fair

13

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island is a 1939 American crime drama directed by William C. McGann and released by Warner Bros. John Garfie...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

6.1 Fair

14

Devil's Island

Devil's Island is a 1939 Warner Bros. drama film starring Boris Karloff. The story concerns a French surgeon who is unju...

Classic Drama Escape 1930S

6.0 Fair

15

Up the River

Up the River is a 1930 American pre-Code prison comedy directed by John Ford. The film follows inmates and prison author...

Classic Comedy Escape 1930S

5.9 Mediocre

16

Hold 'Em Jail

Hold 'Em Jail is a 1932 American comedy film starring the vaudeville and film duo Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. Its s...

Classic Comedy Football 1930S

5.9 Mediocre

17

Hell's House

Hell's House is a 1932 American pre-Code drama directed by Howard Higgin. The film follows a young boy who is sent to a...

Classic Drama 1930S Juvenile

5.7 Mediocre

18

State Penitentiary

State Penitentiary is a 1950 Lew Landers prison drama starring Warner Baxter in his final film role, with scenes shot at...

Classic Escape 1950S Wrongful

5.4 Mediocre

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Condemned Women

Condemned Women is a 1938 American prison drama released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Lew Landers. Sally Eilers...

Classic Drama 1930S Women In Prison

5.4 Mediocre

20

Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls is a 1932 independent American drama directed by Frank Strayer, depicting the harsh conditions inside...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

5.0 Mediocre