swap_horiz King Rat 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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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

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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

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In Prison Awaiting Trial

In Prison Awaiting Trial (Italian: Detenuto in attesa di giudizio) is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama directed by Nanni Loy...

Italian Drama 1970S Legal

7.6 Good

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The Prisoner (1955)

*The Prisoner* is a 1955 British psychological drama film directed by Peter Glenville and starring Alec Guinness and Jac...

Drama Political 1950S Interrogation

7.6 Good

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Clemency

"Clemency" is a 2019 American drama film directed by Chinonye Chukwu that explores the profound psychological toll of ca...

Drama 2010S Death Row Warden

7.6 Good

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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

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Night of the Kings

"Night of the Kings" is a 2020 Ivorian fantasy drama film written and directed by Philippe Lacôte. Set within the real M...

Storytelling Drama 2020S Ivorian

7.4 Good

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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

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The Inner Cage

The Inner Cage is a 2021 Italian prison drama directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo that explores the psychological dynamics...

Modern Italian Drama 2020S

7.3 Good

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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 British-Japanese war film directed by Nagisa Oshima, adapted from Laurens van der...

Japanese 1980S War Pow

7.3 Good

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Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo is a 1940 MGM drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford. Set in a Fr...

Drama Escape Thriller 1940S

7.3 Good

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The Old Man and the Gun

2018 American biographical crime film directed by David Lowery, in which Robert Redford portrays real-life bank robber F...

Drama Crime True Story 2010S

7.3 Good

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The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away is a 1957 British war film directed by Roy Ward Baker. It chronicles the true story of Franz von W...

True Story Escape 1950S Pow

7.2 Good

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The Mustang

The Mustang is a 2019 psychological drama film directed by French actress and filmmaker Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. It f...

Drama Rehabilitation 2010S Horse Training

7.2 Good

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Against the Wall

Against the Wall is a 1994 historical crime drama television film produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer. It...

Drama True Story 1990S Riot

7.2 Good

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The Criminal (1960)

Short Eyes is a 1977 American prison drama film directed by Robert M. Young and adapted by Miguel Piñero from his own pl...

Drama Crime British 1960S

7.1 Good

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Paradise Road

Paradise Road is a 1997 war drama directed by Bruce Beresford. Set during World War II, it portrays women from different...

1990S War Women Pow

6.6 Fair

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Convicts Four

Convicts Four is a 1962 American crime drama directed by Millard Kaufman and starring Ben Gazzara as John Resko. The fil...

Drama True Story 1960S Rehabilitation

6.5 Fair

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Riot

Riot is a 1969 American prison film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Gene Hackman and Jim Brown. Its story depicts in...

Drama Crime Escape 1960S

6.3 Fair