The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987), S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Marat/Sade (1967), Maze (2017), Licensed to Kill (1997), Stevie (2002), Lion's Den (2008) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Prison movies.
Storyline: Jobless and desperate, World War I veteran Robert Eliot Burns (Val Kilmer) is arrested for theft and sentenced to work on a prison chain gang. Eager to get away from brutal Warden Hardy (Charles Durning), Burns busts out of jail. Suddenly free, he woos foxy stranger Emily Del Pino Pacheco (Sonia Braga). Soon, though, the romance sours, and, without cover from Emily, Burns is left with nowhere to hide. To his dismay, he might just find himself making a return journey to Hardy's chain gang.
Plot Keywords: biography, drama, crime, history, prison, true story, social injustice ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This documentary, directed by a survivor of the genocide, chronicles the systematized murder perpetuated by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, specifically the torture and killing of the educated classes in the notorious S-21 prison, which is now a museum. But this film is not about statistics and generalized history. Instead, it focuses on two survivors who return to the prison, coming face-to-face with some of the guards who insist that they were only following bureaucratic orders.
Plot Keywords: documentary, genocide, history, war crimes, survivors, prison, torture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays the man's unique way of dealing with his new, torturous life; along the way he befriends a number of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise long-term inmate named Red.
Plot Keywords: hope, redemption, friendship, prison, freedom, perseverance, betrayal ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The Marquis de Sade (Patrick Magee) directs the patients of Charenton mental hospital in a play about the life of Jean-Paul Marat (Ian Richardson).
Plot Keywords: drama, historical, psychological, political, revolution, mental illness, prison ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Inspired by the true events of the 1983 breakout of 38 Irish Republican prisoners from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
Plot Keywords: prison, escape, protest, historical, true story, uk, conflict ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In this documentary, homosexual filmmaker Arthur Dong interviews men who were imprisoned for slaying gays. Dong, who was physically attacked because of his own sexuality in the 1970s, tries to ascertain the convicts' motives -- why they would commit such heinous crimes. Some prisoners express remorse for their acts of violence, while others believe the murders they committed were justified. The interviewees include a U.S. military officer, a devout Christian and a petty thief.
Plot Keywords: documentary, crime, murder, true story, homosexuality, hate crime, usa ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After not seeing his younger friend for several years, documentary director Steve James decides to catch up with the Illinois boy he once mentored. No longer the nerdy preteen James once knew, Stephen Fielding is now a damaged adult who has had repeated problems with the law. While reproaching himself for not maintaining a closer relationship with his old friend, James tries to understand Fielding's evolution from abused child to a man convicted of serious crimes.
Plot Keywords: documentary, biography, crime, social issues, poverty, family, childhood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An Argentine woman (Martina Gusmán) struggles to raise her newborn from behind the walls of a prison-ward nursery.
Plot Keywords: prison, mother, legal, argentina, women, maternal love, survival ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After serving a lengthy prison sentence, a woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) tries to rebuild her relationship with her estranged sister (Elsa Zylberstein).
Plot Keywords: drama, family, emotional, french film, sisters, prison, redemption ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Henry Hill might be a small time gangster, who may have taken part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who might have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners could kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to think about climbing up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry, however, might be badly affected by his partners' success, but will he consider stooping low enough to bring about the downfall of Jimmy and Tommy?
Plot Keywords: gangster, crime, biography, true story, violence, drugs, betrayal ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The mastermind (Stanley Baker) of a racetrack robbery escapes from prison to the loot and is double-crossed by his gang.
Plot Keywords: crime, prison, british film, film noir, drama, social issues, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.
Plot Keywords: drama, fantasy, crime, prison, death penalty, supernatural, humanity ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A young man becomes a gifted storyteller while serving time in jail.
Plot Keywords: crime, drama, coming of age, south africa, gangster, prison, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Interviews, archival footage and photographs help illustrate a biography of the life of former boxer Mike Tyson, in and out of the ring.
Plot Keywords: biography, documentary, boxing, sports, personal history, interview, true story ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The brother of condemned killer Gary Gilmore comes to terms with his brother's crimes and his family's violent legacy.
Plot Keywords: crime, drama, biography, true story, family, tragedy, murder ...
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