Time in Prison
Or, "Life in The Big House". The prison film has proved to be a popular subject for cinema and many superb titles are represented in this canon of work. Here the human spirit is often shown to thrive in what are generally hostile and oppressive settings. There are the tales of the 'wrongly accused man' protesting his innocence, the 'race against time' thrillers to save the condemned from execution, and the 'prison as hell' where your worst nightmares have come true. There are also the comedies where the familiar prison 'cliches' are parodied, and the science-fiction variants that show the possible shape of things to come...
Now, go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
Pictured: Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in "The Shawshank Redemption".
Lock Up (1989)
6.4/10
Director: John Flynn
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Darlanne Fluegel, Frank McRae,...
It's the most hellish prison in America, and when inmate Sylvester Stallone is brought there for six months of torture at the hands of sadistic warden... Read more
Orange Is the New Black: Season 3 (2015)
8.2/10
Starring: Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Michael Harney,...
The women of Litchfield unapologetically return for the third coming. With a crisis of faith and their beliefs and loyalties being tested, each charac... Read more
Wedlock (1991)
5.9/10
Director: Lewis Teague
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen, James Remar
Aka "Deadlock". Rutger Hauer and Mimi Rogers escape a high-tech prison but are bound by a security device that will explode if they stray more than 10... Read more
100 Feet (2008)
5.5/10
Director: Eric Red
Starring: Famke Janssen, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Pare, Ed Westwick
Marnie (Famke Janssen) is in prison for the murder of her abusive husband, but is granted early release on the condition she remain under house arrest... Read more
Orange Is the New Black: Season 4 (2016)
8.2/10
Starring: Kate Mulgrew, Taryn Manning, Taylor Schilling, Jessica Pimentel, Michael Harney,...
From Jenji Kohan, the creator of "Weeds", "Orange Is the New Black" is a thought-provoking, funny, and evocative show about life in a women's prison.... Read more
Prisoner Cell Block H - Volume 1 (1979)
Starring: Elspeth Ballantyne, Sheila Florance, Val Lehman, Fiona Spence
Attaining cult status around the world, this Australian series set in a women's prison was a gritty no-nonsense drama that tackled issues such as homo... Read more
Killer: A Journal Of Murder (1996)
6.4/10
Director: Tim Metcalfe
Starring: Cara Buono, Robert Sean Leonard, James Woods, Ellen Greene, Robert John Burke, S...
Set in the 1920s, this powerful true story centers on a Jewish Leavenworth prison guard, Henry Lewis, who attempts to befriend convicted killer Carl P... Read more
A Young Prisoner's Revenge (2002)
Director: Mu Deyuan
Starring: Zhao Youliang, Chen Si Cheng, Xi Mei Juan
A fifteen year old boy is charged with a robbery, in order to reduce his sentence the family offer the judge a bribe, but unbeknowns to them the lawye... Read more
Jailhouse Rock ( Blu-ray ) (1957)
6.5/10
Director: Richard Thorpe
Starring: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Dean Jones, Jennifer Holden
Elvis Presley goes to prison for accidentally killing a man in a bar fight, and is signed to a musical contract following his performance on a TV show... Read more
Return of the Street Fighter (1974)
6.4/10
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Starring: Sonny Chiba
Martial arts sensation Sonny Chiba is back! Having well earned his reputation as a man who gets things done, he is hired by a gang to silence a squeal... Read more