swap_horiz Made in Britain Alternatives

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Starred Up

Starred Up portrays the brutal realities of adolescent incarceration within the UK prison system. The film’s central nar...

Youth British Violence 2010S

8.2 Great

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Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor is a 1987 British made-for-television film directed by Jack Gold that depicts the 1943 uprising at t...

True Story Escape 1980S Holocaust

7.7 Good

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Ghosts of the Civil Dead

"Ghosts of the Civil Dead" is a 1988 Australian prison drama directed by John Hillcoat. Co-written by Hillcoat, Eugene M...

Australian Experimental 1980S Riot

7.4 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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Bad Boys (1983)

"Bad Boys" is a 1983 American crime drama directed by Rick Rosenthal. The film is notable for featuring Sean Penn in an...

Drama Crime 1980S Juvenile

7.2 Good

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The Escapist (2008)

"The Escapist" is a 2008 British-Irish prison thriller film directed by Rupert Wyatt, who co-wrote the screenplay. The p...

Escape British Thriller 2000S

7.2 Good

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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

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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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The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story is a 1955 British prisoner-of-war film directed by Guy Hamilton and based on books by former captive P...

Escape British 1950S Pow

7.1 Good

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The Escapist

The Escapist is a 2008 British prison drama directed by Rupert Wyatt in his feature debut, starring Brian Cox as Frank P...

Drama Escape British Thriller

7.1 Good

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The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse is a 1950 British prisoner-of-war escape film directed by Jack Lee and based on Eric Williams's memoir....

Escape British 1950S Pow

7.0 Good

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Stir (1980)

Stir is a 1980 Australian prison drama directed by Stephen Wallace and written by Bob Jewson, drawing on Jewson's experi...

Drama Australian 1980S Riot

7.0 Good

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McVicar

McVicar is a 1980 British crime and prison drama directed by Tom Clegg and based on the life and writings of John McVica...

Escape British 1980S Biopic

6.8 Fair

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Fast Walking

Fast Walking is a 1982 American prison drama directed by James B. Harris, starring James Woods as a morally compromised...

Drama Guard Thriller 1980S

6.4 Fair

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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story is a 1980 American television film that dramatizes the history of the Alcatraz Federa...

Drama True Story 1980S TV Film

6.4 Fair

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So Young So Bad

So Young So Bad is a 1950 American drama directed by Bernard Vorhaus, starring Paul Henreid as a progressive psychiatris...

Drama Youth 1950S Reform

6.4 Fair

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Crime School

Crime School is a 1938 Warner Bros. crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Humphrey Bogart. Bogart plays a re...

Drama Youth Reform 1930S

6.4 Fair

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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

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Prison Without Bars

Prison Without Bars is a 1938 British drama directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Set in a French girls' reformatory, it exam...

Drama British 1930S Women In Prison

6.2 Fair

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Born Innocent

Born Innocent is a 1974 American television film broadcast by NBC and starring Linda Blair. Blair plays a teenage girl p...

Drama Youth 1970S TV Film

6.1 Fair