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Cool Hand Luke (1967), 21 (2008), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Lock Up (1989), Hunger (2008), The Longest Yard (1974), Saat po long (2005) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

8.1/10 Drama, Crime

A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.

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21 (2008)

21 (2008)

6.8/10 Crime, Drama, History, Thriller

"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

7.8/10 Drama, Crime, Biography

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.

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Lock Up (1989)

Lock Up (1989)

6.4/10 Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

With only six months left of his sentence, inmate Frank Leone is transferred from a minimum security prison to a maximum security prison by a vindictive warden.

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Hunger (2008)

Hunger (2008)

7.6/10 Drama, Biography

Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.

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The Longest Yard (1974)

The Longest Yard (1974)

7.1/10 Comedy, Crime, Drama

A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.

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Saat po long (2005)

Saat po long (2005)

7.0/10 Action, Crime, Thriller

A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.

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Animal Factory (2000)

Animal Factory (2000)

6.6/10 Crime, Drama

A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.

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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

9.3/10 Drama, Crime

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

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Tango & Cash (1989)

Tango & Cash (1989)

6.4/10 Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a mismatched LAPD crime-fighting duo has to put its differences aside to even the score with the evil kingpin who put them behind bars once and for all.

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Papillon (1973)

Papillon (1973)

8.0/10 Drama, Crime, Biography

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

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Brubaker (1980)

Brubaker (1980)

7.2/10 Crime, Drama

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

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Papillon (2017)

Papillon (2017)

7.1/10 Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama

Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.

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Midnight Express (1978)

Midnight Express (1978)

7.6/10 Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

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Stir Crazy (1980)

Stir Crazy (1980)

6.8/10 Comedy, Crime

Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends will be sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell could keep them locked in.

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The Longest Yard (2005)

The Longest Yard (2005)

6.4/10 Comedy, Crime

Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.

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Shot Caller (2017)

Shot Caller (2017)

7.3/10 Crime, Drama, Thriller

A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

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A Prayer Before Dawn (2017)

A Prayer Before Dawn (2017)

6.9/10 Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller

The true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.

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