Best Prison movies

Actors : Christine Pritchard, Nicholas McGaughey, Dafydd Emyr, Nia Medi,
Directors : Paul Turner,

After a man, convicted of rape and death of a girl, is released from prison after only three years, her brother seeks revenge. His other sister tries to stop him, for his own good, in this intent.

Actors : Nami Matsukawa, Shigeru Muroi, Mina Asami, Ryoko Watanabe,
Directors : Masaru Konuma,

An inmate attempts to escape from prison and is confronted by the guard.

Actors : Steven Marlow, Dawn Hamil, Philip Edward McFarlin, Joseph Bishop,
Directors : Javan Garza,

After the tragic death of one of her patients, Dr. Sullivan takes an assignment working for the enigmatic Dr. Freeman at his secret military facility known only as 'The Garden,' housing ...

Actors : Yûnosuke Itô, Fubuki Koshiji, Hideo Sunazuka, Ichirô Nakatani,
Directors : Kihachi Okamoto,

Filmed as a traditional Japanese play, a yakuza boss is released from prison, but finds his gang usurped by a shady politician. With the help of his former cell mate he decides to assassinate the politician with an explosive pen.

Actors : Beano, Angelyne, Ted Prior, Vincent Barbi,
Directors : Tony Zarindast,

When Bud McCall is framed for a drugs charge he ends up in prison and he must prove his innocence by testifying against his former police partner to put him and his gang behind bars for good.

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Shafi Inamdar, Smita Patil, Sabia,
Directors : I.V. Sasi,

Mary, an inmate of an orphanage run by nuns, is good at studies and is artistically talented, her education so far has been sponsored by a philanthropist. Her sponsor, a rich old man who ...

Actors : Walter Olkewicz, Kenneth White, Kenn Whitaker, Gabriel Jarret,
Directors : Mark J. Harris,

A walled off, "by the book" State Executioner befriends a man on death row and is humanized by the experience.

Actors : Rick Cluchey, Billy Hayes, Douglas Van Leuven, Stefan Kalinka,
Directors : Rick Cluchey,

Prison inmates stage a mock trial for a convicted murderer.

Actors : Ron Foster, Merry Anders, Harp McGuire, Joan Evans,
Directors : Edward L. Cahn,

Nick gets out of prison after serving his time for robbery, but no one ever found the stolen money, a quarter million dollars. Everyone's watching him: the police, a mobster, his girlfriend...

Actors : Nicholas Crowder, Billy Jessen, Ryan Bjelland, Andrew Napier,
Directors : Andrew Napier,

After taking scientifically altered super steroids, Al Capone escapes from Alcatraz and wielding a sledge hammer as his only weapon, he goes on a nation wide bank robbing spree wearing a ski mask, "Sledge" is born and the legendary prohibition agent Eliot Ness must go after him once again.

Actors : Andrew Stevens, Julian Glover, Lucy Gutteridge, John Rhys-Davies,
Directors : Tara Moore,

Roger Singh is an animal poacher with hate in his heart, and revenge on his mind. Embittered by a recent stint in prison, Singh returns to the forbidden ivory trade only to lock horns with ...

Actors : Chloé Malaisé, Brian Gross, Christy Carlson Romano, Carson Rowland,
Directors : Barbie Castro,

When a rising teen singer is falsely accused of murdering her producer, her estranged mother must find the real killer before her daughter is sent to prison for life.

Actors : Laure Duthilleul, Maria Schneider, Claire Nebout, Olivier Angèle,
Directors : Mehdi Charef,

Raissa, Henriette and Theresa have completed several years of their long prison sentences. On their first 24 hours vacation the traffic employees are on strike. So the three meet and spend ...

Actors : Paul Rogers, Tom Bell, Kay Walsh, Judi Dench,
Directors : Charles Crichton,

Peter Rayston, has been in and out of prison most of his life. At 30, he is released for the eighth time, after serving a sentence for housebreaking. Immediately, he goes back to his old ...

Actors : Steve Railsback, Larry Linville, Don Mogavero, Linda Ljoka,
Directors : David Giancola,

Deadly government assassin Sebastian Dellacourt botches a job and ends up in prison. His only way out is to do one final job and infiltrate a dangerous militia led by delusional Arno Taylor, who wants to overthrow the US government.

Actors : Jean Willes, John Pickard, James Brown, John Clarke,
Directors : Edward L. Cahn,

In this movie filmed and released in 1961 (and not a 1962 production), an escaped convict returns to town and begins a reign of terror. Marked for death are Dr. Dean Knudtson, his wife ...

Actors : Sharat Saxena, Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Tanuja,
Directors : Raj N. Sippy,

Shanker is jailed for theft and there meets with Tony, who introduces him to professional boxing, after witnessing him fight an inmate. When he gets out of jail, Shanker takes up professional boxing.

Actors : Carlos Cotrim, Tônia Carrero, Sadi Cabral, Arturo de Córdova,

When chain gang prisoners attack their guards, some of the hardened criminals escape Brazil's infamous Anchieta Prison amidst all the pick-ax carnage. The government dispatches a ...

Actors : Michael Hilow, Amy Nohavic, Dan Ranger, Renn Richards,
Directors : Karl Krogstad,

Micheal Smith is released from prison after serving four long years for a crime that he claims he did not commit. Within a few hours of his release, a man offers Michael a ride in his truck...

Actors : Christina Trevino, C.H. Morris, Sebastian Trevino, Daniela Somers,
Directors : Justin Price,

When an elementary school teacher named Angelica gets involved with a newly relocated family, she discovers that they are hiding from more than just a broken marriage. What do you do when Daddy comes home?