Highest-Rated Movies about 'Maximum Security Prison', Sort by Popularity

Escape Plan (2013), Fortress (1992), Half Past Dead 2 (2007) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Maximum Security Prison movies.

#1. Escape Plan (2013)

• Rating: 6.7/10
• Length: 1h 55min
• Genre: Action, Thriller
• Director: Mikael Håfström

Storyline: Ray Breslin's an expert on building security. After reviewing every high security prison, his skills are challenged. He's set up, and sent to one of the toughest (security-wise) prisons - one he designed, himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

Plot Keywords: inmate, tough guy, prison guard, intense, unrestrained, gripping, solitary confinement ...

#2. Fortress (1992)

• Rating: 5.9/10
• Length: 1h 35min
• Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Science Fiction
• Director: Stuart Gordon

Storyline: In 2017, John Henry Brennick and his wife Karen are captured at a US immigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of the movie. The prison is run by a private corporation bent on mind control.

Plot Keywords: prisoner, warden, wife, dark, thrilling, maximum security prison, mind control ...

#3. Half Past Dead 2 (2007)

• Rating: 4.7/10
• Length: 92 mins
• Genre: Action
• Director: Art Camacho

Storyline: A prisoner (Bill Goldberg) joins forces with a fellow inmate (Kurupt) to survive a riot and save his family from a madman.

Plot Keywords: prisoners, thrilling, maximum security prison, prison riot, gangs, teamwork, hostage situation ...