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Prison movies

Explore prison life, imprisonment and escapes.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 510 films · Page 20.

Chain Gang (1984)

prison film

Framed for murder, Mac McPherson (Owensby) is sentenced to 15 years hard labor in Black Creek Prison Farm. McPherson breaks loose to prove his innocence and take down the corrupt system that set him up.

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Spotlight Scandals (1943)

drama film, musical film, prison film

Entertainer Frank Fay is stranded in a midwestern town, where local barber Billy Gilbert is stage-struck. Billy offers to pay Frank's railroad fare east, provided Frank will help Billy pursue a stage career in New York. Billy struggles thr…

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Millionaires in Prison (1940)

crime film, prison film

Nick Burton is a convict who wields considerable influence among others behind bars. He befriends the prison doctor, Bill Collins, who is seeking a cure for a deadly virus (referred to as 'Malta fever' during the film) and needs guinea pig…

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Outside These Walls (1939)

drama film, prison film

Dan Sparling is a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to …

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You Can't Beat the Law (1943)

drama film, prison film

Johnny Gray (Edward Norris) is a self-proclaimed playboy. Gray's car is found at the scene of a crime; and although it's been stolen, it is enough to convict Gray of the holdup. Rico (Willy Castello) is the real criminal, but never becomes…

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Mutiny in the Big House (1939)

drama film, prison film

Father Joe Collins is a kindly but realistic prison chaplain who tries to bring some humanity behind the grim walls of a major penitentiary. One of his success stories is "Dad" Schultz, a kindly convict who was released after 20 years but …

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Common Bonds (1997)

independent film

Common Bonds tells the story of K.C., a rebellious teenage girl serving time in community service at a senior citizens’ home. Though at first K.C. is distant and defiant, she gradually is pulled into the lives of the seniors.

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Dirty Hands (2008)

drama film, prison film

Five Middle Eastern captives fight to retain their sanity and dignity in the face of their American interrogators, who in turn struggle with demons of their own.

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