swap_horiz Fortress (1992) 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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In Prison Awaiting Trial

In Prison Awaiting Trial is a 1971 Italian drama by Nanni Loy, notable for Alberto Sordi's Kafkaesque ordeal in Italy's...

Italian Drama 1970S Legal

7.6 Good

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The Prisoner (1955)

The Prisoner is a 1955 British psychological drama by Peter Glenville, starring Alec Guinness and nominated for five BAF...

Drama Political 1950S Interrogation

7.6 Good

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Clemency

Clemency is Chinonye Chukwu's 2019 U.S. death-row drama; she was the first Black woman to win Sundance's U.S. Dramatic G...

Drama 2010S Death Row Warden

7.6 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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The Hurricane (1999)

The Hurricane is a 1999 biographical prison drama by Norman Jewison, notable for Denzel Washington's Oscar-nominated por...

Boxing Biopic 1990S Wrongful

7.4 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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Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son is a 1996 Irish-British drama by Terry George, notable for viewing the 1981 Maze hunger strike through...

Political 1990S Irish Hunger Strike

7.1 Good

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Life (1999)

Life is a 1999 American prison comedy-drama, notable for Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence as bootleggers serving life se...

Comedy 1990S Period Wrongful

7.0 Good

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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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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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Last Dance

Last Dance is a 1996 American prison drama by Bruce Beresford, notable for Sharon Stone's death-row inmate and Rob Morro...

Drama 1990S Legal Death Row

5.6 Mediocre

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Wedlock

Wedlock is a 1991 HBO sci-fi action film by Lewis Teague, starring Rutger Hauer as a thief trapped by linked explosive p...

Sci Fi Escape Thriller 1990S

5.6 Mediocre

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Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail is a 1990 comedy starring Jim Varney, notable for sending the Ernest P. Worrell character to prison...

Comedy 1990S Jail Mistaken Identity

5.3 Mediocre

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Riot (2015)

Riot is a 2015 American prison action film directed by John Lyde, starring Matthew Reese, Dolph Lundgren, and Chuck Lidd...

Action Fighting Undercover 2010S

4.9 Poor

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Half Past Dead 2

Half Past Dead 2 is a 2007 direct-to-video American prison action sequel by Art Camacho, starring Bill Goldberg and Kuru...

Action 2000S Sequel Gang

4.2 Poor

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FO

Fortress 2: Re-Entry

Fortress 2: Re-Entry is a 2000 sci-fi action sequel by Geoff Murphy, returning Christopher Lambert to a Men-Tel space pr...

Action Sci Fi 2000S Space Prison

4.1 Poor

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CH

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