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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

8.58 Great

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The Work

Inside Folsom State Prison, incarcerated men and visitors from outside take part in an intensive group-therapy retreat....

Documentary Therapy 2010S Folsom

8.22 Great

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A Twelve-Year Night

Álvaro Brechner's 2018 Uruguayan historical drama follows three Tupamaro prisoners held under the country's military dic...

True Story Political Uruguayan 2010S

7.78 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

7.58 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

7.55 Good

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Made in Britain

Made in Britain is a 1982 British television drama film directed by Alan Clarke and written by David Leland. It marked t...

Youth British 1980S Detention

7.45 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

7.45 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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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

7.22 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

7.18 Good

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Everynight... Everynight

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

Drama Australian 1990S Violence

7.18 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

7.18 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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Short Eyes

The Criminal is a 1960 British crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker. The film follows Johnny B...

Drama 1970S Violence Play Adaptation

7.10 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

7.05 Good

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Undisputed IV: Boyka

Boyka: Undisputed is a 2016 martial arts film and the fourth installment in the Undisputed franchise, starring Scott Adk...

Action Sequel Fighting 2010S

7.05 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

7.02 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

6.95 Fair

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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

6.88 Fair