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

Noem My Skollie (2015), Woodpeckers (2017), Cell 211 - Celda 211 (2009), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Bad Boys (1983), Escape from New York (1981), The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), A Prayer Before Dawn (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Prisoners movies.

#4. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Storyline: The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island. Although no one had managed to escape before, bank robber Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) masterminded this elaborately detailed, and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape. In twenty-nine years, this seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once by three inmates who were never heard of again.

Plot Keywords: prisoners, warden, brother, gritty, thrilling, alcatraz island, criminal justice system ...

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#5. Bad Boys (1983)

Storyline: Chicago crime kid Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) has been sent to a juvenile prison for vehicular manslaughter. Most unfortunately, the person he kills is the kid brother of his nemesis Paco Moreno (Esai Morales), who vows revenge by raping Mick's girlfriend (Ally Sheedy). Paco is caught and sent to the same prison where he reworks his revenge plan, and Mick has no choice but to defend himself.

Plot Keywords: teenager, gang members, prisoners, tough guy, girlfriend, brother, bleak ...

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#6. Escape from New York (1981)

Storyline: In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.

Plot Keywords: mercenary, president, prisoners, bleak, thrilling, new york city, prison ...

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#7. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

Storyline: Dr. Samuel Mudd (Warner Baxter) is arrested for being an accomplice to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Frank McGlynn Sr.) when he unknowingly aids an injured John Wilkes Booth (Francis McDonald) following the shooting at Ford's Theater. He's sentenced to life in prison and sent to a treacherous penal colony on a remote island in the Dry Tortugas. But when yellow fever breaks out on the island and strikes the prison's doctor, Mudd's medical training becomes invaluable.

Plot Keywords: doctor, abraham lincoln, prisoners, assassin, inspiring, intense, island ...

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#10. Shepherds and Butchers (2016)

Storyline: SHEPHERDS AND BUTCHERS follows a jaded lawyer, John Weber (Steve Coogan), who takes on a seemingly hopeless multiple murder case and uncovers scandalous shortcomings in South Africa's capital punishment system as he mounts a defense for a prison guard traumatized by the executions he took part in.

Plot Keywords: lawyer, prison guard, judge, wife, murderer, prisoner, prisoners ...

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#12. The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

Storyline: Deep in Malaya, as World War II is rapidly coming to an end, men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp. Knowing that Yamamitsu, the sadistic commandant, will murder them all when he learns of his country's defeat, Dutch, a Dutch planter, smashes the camp radio. British officer Lambert and, in the women's prison, the recently-widowed Kate, join Dutch in arming the prisoners.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: prisoner of war, prisoners, brutal, engaging, powerful, british malaya, prison camp ...

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#13. Submergence (2017)

Storyline: In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, a Scotsman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away in the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders prepares to dive in a submersible to the ocean floor. In their confines they are drawn back to the Christmas of the previous year, where a chance encounter on a beach in France led to an intense and enduring romance.

Plot Keywords: couple, prisoners, islamic fundamentalist, bleak, emotional, africa, arctic ocean ...

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#15. Green Street Hooligans 2 (2009)

Storyline: In the tradition of "Crash" comes this explosive new Australian drama. 19 year-old Matt struggles to rebuild his life after a tragic car accident. For a while he finds comfort in the arms of a streetwise call girl. But his past catches up with him, and when an unhinged survivor of the accident kidnaps his sister, Matt is forced to turn to his worst enemy for help - and face up to his own crimes.—ANDREW BETTRIDGE

Plot Keywords: prisoners, prison life, prison guard, girlfriend, gang member, gory, frightening ...

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