Prison Movies

A young man is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term in prison. There he forms a close relationship with his cellmate. Upon his release...

A renegade federal agent uses a new drug to create an army of unbeatable warriors.

An urban drama about a parolee trying to be a better father to his daughter as he struggles for perspective in his life.

A two-hander set in a prison. Plot TBA.

In the documentary Last To Know political prisoners, sent to jail for openly opposing the East German regime that existed until the German...

Refuge(e) traces the incredible journey of two refugees, Alpha and Zeferino. Each fled violent threats to their lives in their home countries and...

A look beyond the shock and inhumanity of prison rape to the intricate social hierarchy that keeps it alive. A filmmaker goes deep inside Alabama's...

Elliott was a loser who robbed the bank only to land in jail. In prison, he encounters homosexuality as every inmate wants to turn Elliott into a...

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.

A short directed by Diederik Van Rooijen.

A look at the prison breakout of Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional facility, as well as a look back at some of the most daring...

In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of...

A prisoner's wife joins him on an island where a killer satellite and shark-infested waters keep inmates in check.

“Fresh Start: A Marcus Harvin Story” presents an intimate portrayal of Marcus Harvin’s journey as he transcends his past to make a...

Simon, a prison guard at St. Mau, loses the trust of his inmates after a tragic accident during a routine chase. Years later, haunted by his damaged...

A prison inmate obtains his release from prison in order to rescue his daughter from the clutches of her unscrupulous mother's plot to implicate the...

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

Presented by Voices in Society and Travelers Insurance Indemnity, this untitled PSA-style film from the 1970s is a compilation of various anti-drug...

Arriving in Bangkok, former boxer Marco Boschi meets Fabio and Andrea to organize the delivery of a cargo of heroin to Italy