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Prison, confinement movies

by binhdan • Created 10 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
I had an experiment about that case, not only one, till now. Who else ever experience that feeling, will know and respect the Freedoom. No chain, no prison, no cage, Just Free.
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  • Douglas Russell in Let Us Prey (2014)

    1. Let Us Prey

    20141h 32mNot Rated
    5.8 (12K)
    Held in a remote police station, a mysterious stranger takes over the minds and souls of everyone inside.
    DirectorBrian O'MalleyStarsLiam CunninghamPollyanna McIntoshBryan Larkin
  • Oldboy (2003)

    2. Oldboy

    20032hR78Metascore
    8.3 (686K)
    After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeong
  • Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

    3. Escape from Alcatraz

    19791h 52mPG76Metascore
    7.5 (158K)
    Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsClint EastwoodPatrick McGoohanRoberts Blossom
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    4. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Philippe Leroy, Michel Constantin, Jean Keraudy, Raymond Meunier, and Marc Michel in The Hole (1960)

    5. The Hole

    19602h 11mNot Rated
    8.5 (22K)
    Distrust and uncertainty arise when four long-term inmates cautiously induct a new prisoner into their elaborate prison-break scheme.
    DirectorJacques BeckerStarsAndré BervilJean KeraudyMichel Constantin
  • Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen in Papillon (1973)

    6. Papillon

    19732h 31mR58Metascore
    8.0 (143K)
    A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
    DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsSteve McQueenDustin HoffmanVictor Jory
  • Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)

    7. Cool Hand Luke

    19672h 7mApproved92Metascore
    8.0 (195K)
    A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
    DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsPaul NewmanGeorge KennedyStrother Martin
  • Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

    8. The Great Escape

    19632h 52mApproved86Metascore
    8.2 (271K)
    Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II make a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of POWs hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard Attenborough
  • The Valachi Papers (1972)

    9. The Valachi Papers

    19722h 5mPG
    6.4 (4.8K)
    Gangster Joe Valachi is a marked man in the same joint where mob boss Don Vito Genovese is imprisoned and he's forced to co-operate with the DA in exchange for protection.
    DirectorTerence YoungStarsCharles BronsonLino VenturaJill Ireland
  • Brad Davis in Midnight Express (1978)

    10. Midnight Express

    19782h 1mR59Metascore
    7.5 (92K)
    Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
    DirectorAlan ParkerStarsBrad DavisIrene MiracleBo Hopkins
  • Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater in Murder in the First (1995)

    11. Murder in the First

    19952h 2mR
    7.3 (32K)
    An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.
    DirectorMarc RoccoStarsChristian SlaterKevin BaconGary Oldman
  • Lock Up (1989)

    12. Lock Up

    19891h 49mR52Metascore
    6.4 (48K)
    With only six months left of his sentence, inmate Frank Leone is transferred from a minimum security prison to a maximum security prison by a vindictive warden.
    DirectorJohn FlynnStarsSylvester StalloneDonald SutherlandJohn Amos
  • Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, and Harold Perrineau in Felon (2008)

    13. Felon

    20081h 44mR58Metascore
    7.4 (87K)
    Locked up for killing an intruder in self-defense, a family man must cope with life in the violent penal system.
    DirectorRic Roman WaughStarsStephen DorffMarisol NicholsVincent Miller
    This movie make me crazy. Look like something appeared in my life.
  • Michael Jai White in Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing (2006)

    14. Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing

    20061h 38mRVideo
    7.0 (41K)
    Sequel to the 2002 film. This time, Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian Jail on trumped-up drug charges.
    DirectorIsaac FlorentineStarsMichael Jai WhiteScott AdkinsBen Cross
  • Ving Rhames and Wesley Snipes in Undisputed (2002)

    15. Undisputed

    20021h 34mR58Metascore
    6.1 (36K)
    When heavyweight champion George "Iceman" Chambers lands in prison, the resident gangster arranges a boxing match with the reigning prison champ.
    DirectorWalter HillStarsWesley SnipesVing RhamesPeter Falk
  • Scott Adkins and Mykel Shannon Jenkins in Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010)

    16. Undisputed 3: Redemption

    20101h 36mRVideo
    7.3 (46K)
    Boyka is back. This time he is fighting in the first ever inter-prison tournament with one knee.
    DirectorIsaac FlorentineStarsScott AdkinsMykel Shannon JenkinsMark Ivanir
  • Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler in Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

    17. Law Abiding Citizen

    20091h 49mR34Metascore
    7.4 (336K)
    A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
    DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsGerard ButlerJamie FoxxLeslie Bibb
  • "Birdman of Alcatraz" (Saul Bass Poster) 1962

    18. Birdman of Alcatraz

    19622h 27mApproved76Metascore
    7.8 (21K)
    A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsBurt LancasterKarl MaldenThelma Ritter
  • Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)

    19. Dead Man Walking

    19952h 2mR80Metascore
    7.5 (106K)
    A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
    DirectorTim RobbinsStarsSusan SarandonSean PennRobert Prosky
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    20. The Green Mile

    19993h 9mR61Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    A death row guard learns that a gentle giant in his charge possesses a mysterious gift.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid Morse
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme in In Hell (2003)

    21. In Hell

    20031h 38mR
    6.1 (22K)
    A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the wardens' entertainment.
    DirectorRingo LamStarsJean-Claude Van DammeLawrence TaylorLloyd Battista
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Death Warrant (1990)

    22. Death Warrant

    19901h 29mR34Metascore
    5.7 (22K)
    In a violent and corrupt prison, decorated cop Louis Burke must infiltrate the jail to find answers to a number of inside murders. What he finds is a struggle of life and death tied in to his own past.
    DirectorDeran SarafianStarsJean-Claude Van DammeRobert GuillaumeCynthia Gibb
  • Luis Tosar in Cell 211 (2009)

    23. Cell 211

    20091h 53m
    7.6 (73K)
    The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
    DirectorDaniel MonzónStarsLuis TosarAlberto AmmannAntonio Resines
  • Daniel Bernhardt in Bloodsport 2 (1996)

    24. Bloodsport 2

    19961h 30mR
    4.8 (4.3K)
    Alex Cardo is imprisoned and disciplined by one of the inmates. His new master also tells him about the brutal yet illegal Kumite tournament - but how will they get there?
    DirectorsAlan MehrezPhilip TanStarsDaniel BernhardtJames HongPat Morita
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    25. American History X

    19981h 59mR62Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'Angelo

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