swap_horiz The Mustang Alternatives

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Visaranai

Visaranai is a 2015 Tamil-language Indian film directed by Vetrimaaran, depicting police brutality and coerced confessio...

Police Brutality True Story Thriller 2010S

8.6 Great

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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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The Work

The Work is a documentary film exploring group therapy sessions within Folsom State Prison. Created by Jairus McLeary an...

Documentary Therapy 2010S Folsom

8.2 Great

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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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A Twelve-Year Night

"A Twelve-Year Night" is a 2018 Uruguayan historical drama film directed by Álvaro Brechner that dramatizes the brutal i...

True Story Political Uruguayan 2010S

7.8 Good

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Brawl in Cell Block 99

Brawl in Cell Block 99 is a 2017 American crime thriller written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, starring Vince Vaughn...

Revenge Violence 2010S Grindhouse

7.6 Good

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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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King Rat

King Rat is a 1965 war drama written and directed by Bryan Forbes, adapted from James Clavell's novel. Set among Allied...

Drama 1960S War Pow

7.5 Good

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A Prayer Before Dawn

A Prayer Before Dawn is a 2017 biographical prison drama directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. The film is an adaptation o...

Boxing True Story Thailand 2010S

7.5 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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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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Dog Pound

"Dog Pound" is a 2010 Canadian psychological drama film directed by Kim Chapiron. It focuses on the experiences of three...

Drama Violence 2010S Juvenile

7.0 Good

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O.G.

O.G. is a 2018 American prison drama film directed by Madeleine Sackler and starring Jeffrey Wright as Louis, a long-inc...

Modern Drama 2010S Reentry

6.9 Fair

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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

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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