Highest-Rated Movies about 'Cellmate', Sort by Popularity

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987), THX-1138 (1971), A Man Escaped (1956), Love and Larceny (1960), The Crowd Roars (1932), Two Way Stretch (1960), Pardon Us (1931), The Escapist (2008) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Cellmate movies.

#16. The Domino Principle (1977)

Storyline: Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can't seem to keep out of trouble, in the years since his discharge. The only thing he got out of the war was his skill with a rifle. Now, serving a long stretch in prison for murder, he has hit rock-bottom. But one day a man in a three-piece suit visits him in prison, a man he has never seen before, and informs him that he can walk out of prison a free man if he will shoot someone for them, no questions asked.—Strelnikoff

Plot Keywords: ex-convict, stranger, wife, cellmate, employer, general, tense ...

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#17. Penitentiary (1979)

Storyline: A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.—page8701

Plot Keywords: innocent man, prostitute, cellmate, friend, trainer, prison guard, gritty ...

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#18. I Was Framed (1942)

Storyline: A newspaperman out to get the goods on a crooked politician winds up in jail, framed for a killing he didn't commit. He and another prisoner attempt an escape, but although the newspaperman gets away, his colleague is caught and returned to jail. Years later, the convict gets out of prison and winds up in the same town where his former cellmate is now a respected citizen and attempts to blackmail him.—frankfob2@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: innocent man, cellmate, pregnant wife, corrupt businessman, politician, reporter, crafty ...

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#19. The Outer Gate (1937)

Storyline: Bob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and because of Borden's strong sense of obligation to his stockholders, Bob is railroaded to prison. A few years later, the real thief is apprehended and Bob is released. He now begins his plan for revenge against Borden with the aid of his prison cell mate Todd and a gangster, John Carmody. Soon, some bonds are missing again and Borden knows Bob is involved but because Bob has suffered at his hands before, Borden assumes the responsibility and is about to be sentenced to prison. Todd is shot while trying to steal the bonds back from Carmody, but gets the bonds back to Bob and, before he dies, begs Bob to return them to the owner.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: boss, gangster, ex-convict, thief, cellmate, girlfriend, brooding ...

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#20. The Criminal Code (1931)

Storyline: After young Robert Graham (Phillips Holmes) commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady (Walter Huston) and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes the prison warden and offers the beleaguered Robert a job as his chauffeur. Robert cleans up his act, but, on the eve of his pardon, his cellmate drags him back into the world of violence, and he faces a difficult choice that could return him to prison.

Plot Keywords: young man, district attorney, daughter, cellmate, guard, informant, bleak ...

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#21. Once in the Life (2000)

Storyline: A gritty drama centered around brotherhood and friendship, "Once in the Life" is a realistic depiction of how everyday choices affect our path in life. It is a cautionary tale about making the wrong choices and the inevitable, tragic conclusion of an individual who is drawn to a life of crime - - once in the life, always in the life.

Plot Keywords: small-time crook, brother, drug dealer, cellmate, police officer, best friend, gritty ...

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