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A list of movies about prison life, breakouts, riots, and survival, featuring stars like Mel Gibson, Tom Hardy, and Dwayne Johnson. See ratings, genres, summaries, and trailers for each movie.
Jail is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language crime film written and directed by Vasanthabalan. The film is produced by Sridharan Mariathasan under the production banner of Krikes Cine Creations. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, with debutante Abarnathi and Radhika Sarathkumar.
A personal list of favorite movies about prisons, jails and inmates, created by fredrickholmlia on IMDb. The list includes classics like The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, as well as recent releases like Get the Gringo and Escape Plan.
- The Shawshank Redemption. It had to be "Shawshank." The extraordinary film adapted from a Stephen King novella is a hopeful, nearly perfect experience about an unexpected friendship formed behind prison walls.
- A Man Escaped. French master filmmaker Robert Bresson has a notably distant style, and he employs largely non-professional actors, limited music and stylistic choices to tell his stories.
- Cool Hand Luke. "What we've got here is... failure to communicate" goes the famous line from the effortlessly cool movie "Cool Hand Luke," which features an incredible performance from screen icon Paul Newman.
- Starred Up. David Mackenzie's "Starred Up" is the most recent film in the top reaches of the list, but it's a rare example of a movie that becomes an instant classic upon release.
- The Shawshank Redemption. Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton. 2,886 votes. In this iconic film, a wrongly convicted banker finds himself in a high-stakes game of espionage battling against the corrupt prison authorities.
- The Green Mile. Tom Hanks, David Morse, Michael Clarke Duncan. 2,265 votes. Set in the 1930s, this masterpiece combines supernatural elements with top-notch humor, proving that even death row inmates can have a knack for espionage.
- American History X. Ed Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk. 1,360 votes. An intense, gritty examination of the extent to which spying and deception can infiltrate the lives of ordinary people.
- Escape from Alcatraz. Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Jack Thibeau. 1,451 votes. This thrilling classic follows a group of inmates as they plot a daring escape from the notorious island prison.
Dec 9, 2021 · With Abarnathi, Premgi Amaren, Aparnathi, Yogi Babu. Three friends Karnan (G V Prakash Kumar) a thief, Kalai (Pasanga Paandi) an ex-convict and Rocky (Nandhan Ram) a drug peddler are childhood friends who live in the government housing board complex in Thuraipakkam, Chennai.
Nov 17, 2023 · Movies like Shawshank Redemption, The Great Escape, and Escape From Alcatraz are some of the best prison escape films of all time.
