swap_horiz Riot 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

9.45 Excellent

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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

7.48 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

7.45 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

7.34 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

7.28 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

7.22 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

7.20 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

7.12 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

7.10 Good

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The Last Mile

The Last Mile is a 1932 American pre-Code prison drama film directed by Samuel Bischoff, based on the 1929 Broadway play...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

7.05 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

7.02 Good

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On the Yard

On the Yard is a 1978 American prison drama set in a California state penitentiary. Adapted from Malcolm Braly's novel,...

Drama Survival Crime 1970S

6.58 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

6.45 Fair

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Convicted

Convicted is a 1950 Columbia Pictures crime drama directed by Henry Levin. Glenn Ford plays a man who is wrongfully sent...

Drama Crime Noir 1950S

6.18 Fair

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Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island is a 1939 American crime drama directed by William C. McGann and released by Warner Bros. John Garfie...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

6.12 Fair

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San Quentin

San Quentin is a 1937 Warner Bros. crime film starring Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart, set inside California's San Quen...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

6.05 Fair

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Devil's Island

Devil's Island is a 1939 Warner Bros. drama film starring Boris Karloff. The story concerns a French surgeon who is unju...

Classic Drama Escape 1930S

6.02 Fair

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Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House is a 1942 Warner Bros. B-picture directed by B. Reeves Eason, following a reporter who goes unde...

Classic Drama Mystery Crime

5.52 Mediocre

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Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls is a 1932 independent American drama directed by Frank Strayer, depicting the harsh conditions inside...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

4.95 Poor

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Serving Time

American comedy-drama in which a crime boss serves a prison sentence while his associates struggle to manage his crimina...

Drama Survival Crime Thriller

4.80 Poor