Best Prison movies

Actors : Daniel Beaty, Selenis Leyva, Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine,
Directors : Jamal Joseph,

Upon his return from serving a ten-year sentence in prison, reformed gang leader, S. Lance Ingram, struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Unable to use the technological skills he acquired...

Actors : Lancelot Roch, Olivier Marchal, Diane Kruger, Vincent Lindon,
Directors : Fred Cavayé,

With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.

Actors : Dana Carvey, Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Richard B. Shull,
Directors : George Gallo,

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

Actors : Maggie Grace, Forest Whitaker, Cam Gigandet, Adrien Brody,
Directors : Paul Scheuring,

26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

Actors : Dianna Agron, Shawn Ashmore, Jared Abrahamson, Rachelle Lefevre,
Directors : Scooter Corkle,

A woman with a troubled past sets out to find her missing brother.

Actors : Kate Bosworth, Ving Rhames, Tom Wright, Charlie Weber, Ryan Phillippe,
Directors : Nicolas Harvard,

A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.

Actors : Diane Kruger, Patrick Lyster, Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert,
Directors : Bille August,

GOODBYE BAFANA is the true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.

Actors : Wilhelm von Homburg, Clemens Scheitz, Eva Mattes, Bruno S.,
Directors : Werner Herzog,

In Berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins his elderly friend and a prostitute in a determined dream to leave Germany and seek a better life in Wisconsin.

Actors : Sener Sen, Sermin Hürmeriç, Yesim Salkim, Ugur Yücel,
Directors : Yavuz Turgul,

The epic adventures of the legendary Baran the Bandit following his release from prison. After serving 35 years, it is no surprise that the world has changed dramatically. Still, Baran ...

Actors : Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Jimmy Shergill,
Directors : Neeraj Pandey,

After 20 years in prison, a man reunites with his lost love and the truth behind his crimes is revealed.

Actors : Chieko Misaka, Kenji Matsuda, Hideo Sakaki, Tak Sakaguchi,
Directors : Ryûhei Kitamura,

There are 666 portals that connect this world to the other side. These are concealed from all human beings. Somewhere in Japan exists the 444th portal.... The forest of resurrection.

Actors : Eve Macklin, Matthew Broome, Asha Banks,
Directors : Dani Girdwood, Charlotte Fassler,

An 18-year-old girl moves from America to London with her mother and wealthy stepfather. When she meets her stepbrother, an attraction sparks despite their efforts. Her estranged father also tracks her down after his release from prison.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Cameron Monaghan, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Anna Gutto,

A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.

Actors : Andrés Gertrúdix, Javier Gutiérrez, Karra Elejalde, Luis Callejo,
Directors : Lluís Quílez,

On a lonely road, a prison transport is brutally assaulted. Martin, the policeman who was driving, survives and fortifies his position while the con men search for a way to finish him.

Actors : Sharon Gans, Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche,
Directors : George Roy Hill,

A man named Billy Pilgrim tells the story of how he became unstuck in time and was abducted by aliens.

Actors : Xun Zhou, Mi Yang, Kun Chen, Wei Zhao,
Directors : Wuershan,

An ancient fox spirit embarks on a diabolical quest to become human after escaping an icy prison, and becomes bound to a disfigured princess who seeks the love of a noble guard as her ...

Actors : Arturo Castro, Nat Wolff, Jai Courtney, Finn Wittrock,
Directors : Henry Alex Rubin,

A police officer who serves in the Marine Corps Reserves is faced with an ethical dilemma when it comes to helping his brother in prison.

Actors : Burt Young, Denis O'Hare, Joe Manganiello, Sofía Vergara,
Directors : Raymond De Felitta,

After serving 17 years in prison for a violent mistake he made in his youth, a once-aspiring baseball player returns to his Bronx neighborhood.

Actors : Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tim Allen, Ray Liotta, Sigourney Weaver,
Directors : Tim Allen,

A recently paroled ex-con who has trouble adjusting to the wacky normalcy of life outside of prison. He has spent the last three years behind bars after getting caught committing a crime and taking the rap for his much more dangerous pal.

Actors : Jasmin Tabatabai, Jutta Hoffmann, Katja Riemann, Nicolette Krebitz,
Directors : Katja von Garnier,

Four female cons who have formed a band in prison get a chance to play at a police ball outside the walls. They take the chance to escape. Being on the run from the law they even make it to...