Best Prison movies

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 : Lia Flessa, Petros Zarkadis, Giorgos Stratigakis, Yannis Petrakis,
Directors : Kostas Doukas,

Two criminals escaped from prison abuse a family which takes bloody revenge later.

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 : 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 : Françoise Dorner, Louise Marleau, Alberta Watson, Lenore Zann,
Directors : Pierre-Alain Jolivet,

A downbeat story of life inside a women's prison. There is more crime inside than out. When the inmates see that a woman is soon to be admitted for killing a young boy, they begin to plan her murder.

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?

Actors : Chiu Ming Chen, Kuo-Hua Chen, Fu Hung Cheng, Barry Chan,
Directors : Fei-Chien Wu,

During the Second World War, the Japanese send in two ex-prisoners to rule over a lumberyard in occupied China with brutal methods.

Actors : Eric Sykes, Charlotte Rampling, Anton Rodgers, Ian Bannen,
Directors : John Boulting,

Rogues Jelly Knight, Scapa Flood, and Lennie the Dip leave prison expecting boss The Duke to have their stash ready to share out. Instead, Duke's girl Sara gives them the news Duke is dead ...

Actors : Steve Railsback, Larry Linville, Linda Ljoka, Don Mogavero,
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 : Giorgos Foundas, Zoras Tsapelis, Manos Katrakis, Gely Mavropoulou,
Directors : Hristos Kyriakopoulos,

Captain Vergos escapes from Albania, where he was taken prisoner and returned to Greece. But arrested as a spy, because Captain Vergos had escaped a year ago and had returned to his duties....

Actors : Jean Willes, James Brown, John Clarke, John Pickard,
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 : Craig Hill, Eduardo Fajardo, Piero Lulli, Giulia Rubini,
Directors : Mario Caiano,

A man is arrested, tried and convicted for a robbery that was actually committed by someone else. After he gets out of prison, he goes in search of the real robbers.

Actors : Jamshid Mashayekhi, Morteza Ahmadi, Nilufar, Ezzatollah Moghbeli,
Directors : Esmail Nooriala,

A famous singer named Eskandar who killed his cousin out of love and served 15 years in prison is released. He finds out that his nephew Sasan has impregnated his late cousin's daughter ...

Actors : Natasha, Gordon, Loie Lane, Banana Peel,
Directors : Manuel Conde,

A gang of four lesbian inmates escapes from prison and kidnaps the boyfriend of a wealthy woman. She hires a tough private eye to find her boyfriend and rescue him.

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 : Ciccio Ingrassia, Fiorenzo Fiorentini, Franco Franchi, Gina Rovere,
Directors : Riccardo Pazzaglia,

A man who has tried to kill his unfaithful wife goes to prison, escapes, ends up in a convent, teaches the nuns to make cookies, captured again and before going back to prison tries to take...

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 : Bohumil Smída, Josef Somr, Ilja Prachar, Jirí Adamíra,
Directors : Dusan Klein,

Marek (Jirí Holý), formerly a driver of a long-distance lorry, has served his term for smuggling art works abroad and is released from jail. Years ago, he sacrificed himself and confessed ...

Actors : Gilles Ségal, Peter Bonke, Jean Bollery, Jean Dautremay,
Directors : Jean-Louis Leconte,

The everyday life of an anonymous prisoner on death row. His torments, memories and suicide attempts slowly lead him towards a silent madness that the ruthless prison system will not prevent before the final act.

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 ...