swap_horiz Life (1999) Alternatives

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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

2

The Farm: Angola, USA

The Farm: Angola, USA is a 1998 American documentary directed by Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus that follows six inmates...

Documentary True Crime 1990S Louisiana

8.1 Great

3

The Hurricane (1999)

The Hurricane is a 1999 biographical prison drama directed by Norman Jewison, centering on the wrongful conviction of bo...

Boxing Biopic 1990S Wrongful

7.4 Good

4

Each Dawn I Die

"Each Dawn I Die" is a 1939 Warner Bros. gangster and prison drama directed by William Keighley. The film pairs James Ca...

Classic 1930S Gang Wrongful

7.4 Good

5

Everynight... Everynight

"Everynight... Everynight" is a 1994 Australian prison drama film directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos. Based on the stage pla...

Drama Australian 1990S Violence

7.2 Good

6

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

7

Two-Way Stretch

Two-Way Stretch is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Robert Day and starring Peter Sellers. The plot centers on thr...

Classic Comedy British 1960S

7.2 Good

8

Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son is a 1996 Irish-British historical drama directed and co-written by Terry George. Set during the 1981...

Political 1990S Irish Hunger Strike

7.1 Good

9

Doing Time

Doing Time is a 2002 Japanese slice-of-life comedy film directed by Yoichi Sai, based on the autobiographical manga by K...

Japanese Comedy Slice Of Life 2000S

7.1 Good

10

Crown Heights

Crown Heights is a 2017 American biographical crime drama written and directed by Matt Ruskin. It depicts Colin Warner,...

Drama True Story 2010S Wrongful

6.7 Fair

11

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder is a 1995 American film starring James Woods as real-life serial killer Carl Panzram, based...

Drama True Story 1990S Reform

6.7 Fair

12

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

13

An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man is a 1989 American prison crime drama directed by Peter Yates. Tom Selleck plays Jimmie Rainwood, an ord...

Drama Revenge 1980S Wrongful

6.3 Fair

14

Brokedown Palace

Brokedown Palace is a 1999 American drama directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It follows two American tourists traveling in Tha...

1990S Women Thailand Wrongful

6.2 Fair

15

Fortress (1992)

Fortress is a 1992 science-fiction prison film directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Christopher Lambert. It is set in...

Action Sci Fi 1990S Future Prison

6.1 Fair

16

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

17

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

18

Last Dance

Last Dance is a 1996 American prison drama directed by Bruce Beresford. Sharon Stone plays a woman awaiting execution on...

Drama 1990S Legal Death Row

5.6 Mediocre

19

Wedlock

Wedlock is a 1991 science-fiction action film made for HBO and directed by Lewis Teague. Rutger Hauer plays Frank Warren...

Sci Fi Escape Thriller 1990S

5.6 Mediocre

20

Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail is a 1990 American comedy starring Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell. The plot uses mistaken identity...

Comedy 1990S Jail Mistaken Identity

5.3 Mediocre