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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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King Rat

King Rat is a 1965 POW film written and directed by Bryan Forbes, adapted from James Clavell's Changi Prison-based novel...

Drama 1960S War Pow

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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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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Animal Factory

Animal Factory is a 2000 prison drama directed by Steve Buscemi, notable for adapting Edward Bunker's novel with Willem...

Drama Survival 2000S Gang

7.0 Good

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Fortress (1992)

Fortress is a 1992 sci-fi prison film by Stuart Gordon, starring Christopher Lambert in a future corporate maximum-secur...

Action Sci Fi 1990S Future Prison

6.1 Fair

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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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Beyond Re-Animator

Beyond Re-Animator is a 2003 Spanish-American horror sequel directed by Brian Yuzna, the third film in the Re-Animator s...

Horror 2000S Sequel Science Fiction

5.7 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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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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Doing Hard Time

Doing Hard Time is a 2004 American prison action drama, notable for Boris Kodjoe's revenge plot inside prison after his...

Drama Crime Revenge 2000S

4.2 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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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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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