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The best prison movies

Prison movies are really about people: hope, friendship and the will to get out. This list has The Shawshank Redemption, the quiet power of The Green Mile and the nail-biting Escape from Alcatraz, plus gripping British picks like Starred Up. Settle in, they are hard to switch off.

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43 movies

  1. The Shawshank Redemption poster The Shawshank Redemption1994
  2. The Green Mile poster The Green Mile1999
  3. Escape from Alcatraz poster Escape from Alcatraz1979
  4. Cool Hand Luke poster Cool Hand Luke1967
  5. Papillon poster Papillon1973
  6. The Great Escape poster The Great Escape1963
  7. Midnight Express poster Midnight Express1978
  8. In the Name of the Father poster In the Name of the Father1993
  9. American History X poster American History X1998
  10. Con Air poster Con Air1997
  11. Bronson poster Bronson2009
  12. Starred Up poster Starred Up2014
  13. Dead Man Walking poster Dead Man Walking1995
  14. The Hurricane poster The Hurricane1999
  15. Sleepers poster Sleepers1996
  16. Bound by Honor poster Bound by Honor1993
  17. Hunger poster Hunger2008
  18. Birdman of Alcatraz poster Birdman of Alcatraz1962
  19. Stalag 17 poster Stalag 171953
  20. The Longest Yard poster The Longest Yard1974
  21. Brubaker poster Brubaker1980
  22. Escape Plan poster Escape Plan2013
  23. Lock Up poster Lock Up1989
  24. Shot Caller poster Shot Caller2017
  25. Brawl in Cell Block 99 poster Brawl in Cell Block 992017
  26. The Last Castle poster The Last Castle2001
  27. Life poster Life1999
  28. Stir Crazy poster Stir Crazy1980
  29. Down by Law poster Down by Law1986
  30. Undisputed poster Undisputed2002
  31. Scum poster Scum1979
  32. Murder in the First poster Murder in the First1995
  33. Sing Sing poster Sing Sing2024
  34. Escape from Pretoria poster Escape from Pretoria2020
  35. Felon poster Felon2008
  36. Chopper poster Chopper2000
  37. Kiss of the Spider Woman poster Kiss of the Spider Woman1985
  38. American Me poster American Me1992
  39. Mean Machine poster Mean Machine2001
  40. Bad Boys poster Bad Boys1983
  41. Brute Force poster Brute Force1947
  42. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932
  43. The Hill poster The Hill1965

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