Prison Movies

A fatally shot female gangleader recounts her sordid life of crime to a police officer just before she dies.

A young man recently released from prison attempts to rebuild his life after the death of his mother.

Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.

A story about friendship and moral dilemmas. Young people yearn for a better future in developing country, while old people seek to restore the old...

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A...

When World War II breaks out, two German lovers are cruelly separated. While he is sent to fight at the front, she, a Jewish girl, is sent to a...

Based on the true story of three Christian prisoners who face execution in a third world country and how their joy in Christ results in a stunning...

Betty Jara reassembles the Yaguareté Commandos to exchange an imprisoned criminal for one of her own agents. A risky operation becomes even...

A female journalist disguises herself as a prisoner to investigate a murder case. The investigation led him to the terrible secret of the isolation...

Slip and Sach take the rap for a robbery they did not commit in order to uncover the real robbers, whom they suspect are led by a convict who gives...

The true story of baseball star Ron LeFlore, from his days as a street-corner punk with no future to his days behind bars on a petty robbery...

Four female cons who have formed a band in prison get a chance to play at a police ball outside the walls. They take the chance to escape. Being on...

Life for Dee Stanton is improving at every turn. Her legal career is blossoming and her boyfriend Dominic unexpectedly proposes to her. Things were...

A dirty corrections officer gets involved in a murder plot involving one of the inmates.

A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring...

Ruben and Carlos become cellmates in a minimum-security prison. While Ruben struggles to learn the ropes of daily life and where he falls in the...

A documentary from within the Swedish Migration Board's locked repository where people are in custody awaiting forced deportation. Prisoner and guard...

When a young man is accused of a crime, his prideful confession resonates in the face of injustice.

Conny is a chemistry teacher who is framed for drug possession. Unable to prove his innocence he ends up in prison. When he finds a secret exit some...

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