Best Prison movies

Actors : Margaret Markov, Carmen Argenziano, Andrea Cagan, Rickey Richardson,
Directors : Joe Viola,

Hot action and lust in the steamy tropical jungle, as heroines break out of a women's prison and start a local revolution.

Actors : Miles O'Keeffe, Chris Bolton, Jane Wheeler, Roddy Piper,
Directors : Marc F. Voizard,

Frank, an auto mechanic, witnesses the love of his life's demise at the hands of a drunk driver. Frank lets loose his rage, and kills the man. He then goes to prison, where he is framed for...

Actors : Adrià Salazar, Alain Hernández, Mario Casas, Richard van Weyden,
Directors : Mar Targarona,

The story of the Catalan photographer Francisco Boix. An inmate in the Austrian concentration camp of Mauthausen.

Actors : Susan Hayward, Diane Cilento, Cyril Cusack, Peter Finch,
Directors : Robert Stevens,

A physician Christine Allison)is employed by an attorney, played by Peter Finch, who formerly prosecuted her on charges of euthanasia to watch over his mentally ill wife.

Actors : Jino Kang, Michael Bauld, Bill Duff, Gina Beretta,
Directors : Jino Kang,

Years ago, Ken Min failed to stop his friend from killing a young couple, leaving their infant son orphaned. After his friend is sent to prison for the crime, Ken spends his life running ...

Actors : Richard Harris, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn, Justin Henry,
Directors : Alan Gibson,

Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a twelve-year-old as hostage. He proves to be named Martin, too, a quiet "good little boy" always obeying the rules, ...

Actors : Stavros Kalaroglou, Nikos Bousdoukos, Zorz Sarri, Giorgos Moshidis,
Directors : Pantelis Voulgaris,

A concentration camp on a barren island is hell for the exiled prisoners. The everyday life of the people who live there consists of interrogations, psychological and physical violence, ...

Actors : Hong-pa Kim, Jae-hong Ahn, Won-hae Kim, Seong-oh Kim,
Directors : Hong-jin Mo,

Missing You is a 2016 South Korean revenge thriller film written and directed by Mo Hong-jin. It was released in South Korea on March 10, 2016. A little girl named Hee-ju who lost her father to a serial killer named Ki-bum 15 years ago awaits for his release. Ki-bum is released from prison after serving his sentence. Dae-young, a detective follows Ki-bum closely as he remains suspicious of the ...

Actors : Sunnyi Melles, Marc Hosemann, Nicolette Krebitz, Axel Milberg,
Directors : Rainer Kaufmann,

When Ben is released from prison, undercover police agent Melody picks him up at the gate. Kahnitz, her sinister and ambitious boss, wants to see Ben convicted of another crime as soon as ...

Actors : Els Dottermans, Matthias Schoenaerts, Damiaan De Schrijver, Veerle Baetens,
Directors : Hilde Van Mieghem,

Shy, gentle half-wit Dennis, whose only obsession is train-spotting, is released early on account of good behavior after a rape sentence. His parents who run a modest barbershop, skeptic ...

Actors : Diane Neal, Jodelle Ferland, Melissa Marie Elias, Devon Sawa,
Directors : Mike Elliott,

The new female warden of a high-security prison faces challenges when an inmate puts up a bounty to anyone who can break him out of jail.

Actors : Valeria Moriconi, Gian Maria Volontè, Mario Adorf, Nino Manfredi,
Directors : Luigi Comencini,

An inept thief wants to escape prison and return to his family, but two of his prison mates also want out.

Actors : Rongcai Fu, Chao Ji, Dan Liu, Shudi Liu,
Directors : Yi'nan Diao,

Wu Hongyan is a young woman working as a prison guard during executions of female convicts. She feels lonely after her husband died, and she takes a night train to another city to visit a ...

Actors : Ted Markland, Laura Albert, Jerry Trimble, George Takei,
Directors : Cirio H. Santiago,

A man is unjustly convicted of a brutal crime. In prison he must fight for survival, justice and freedom.

Actors : Sophie Marceau, Marie-Sohna Condé, Carole Franck, Marie Denarnaud,
Directors : Audrey Estrougo,

In order to save the man she loves from jail, Mathilde takes his place by helping his break-out. While she exclusively relies on him to survive in this prison setting, Mathilde has not ...

Actors : Jack Spencer, Jaqueline Webb, Judith Israel, Neil Flanagan,
Directors : Andy Milligan,

A deranged 15th Century prison colony chaplain exploits his power to get money for his church including murder and grave robbing committed by his vampire mistress and one-eyed hunchback assistant.

Actors : Richard Bright, John Heard, Thomas G. Waites, Mike Kellin,
Directors : Raphael D. Silver,

In prison, one prisoner buys some smokes from another. Then he admits he can't pay for it and becomes indebted to him and the interest is rising daily.

Actors : Dermot Kelly, Sylvia Syms, Patrick McGoohan, Walter Macken,
Directors : Arthur Dreifuss,

Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His ...

Actors : Allen Leech, Owen McDonnell, Orlaith Rafter, Amy Huberman,
Directors : P.J. Dillon,

Karen, a recovering addict, has settled into a successful new life with her husband and young daughter. When Karl, an old boyfriend recently released from prison, turns up unexpectedly, ...

Actors : Ruth White, Barbara Hershey, Arthur Hill, Michael Sarrazin,
Directors : Robert Mulligan,

A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets. When the opportunity presents itself he escapes and is ...