List of prison films
This is a list of prison films — films which are primarily concerned with prison life or prison escape or have at least one memorable prison scene.
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13 Dead Men20,000 Years in Sing Sing, 19323 Deewarein- ''6,000 Enemies''
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1939Angel on My ShoulderAgainst the WallAlien 3American History XAnimal FactoryAnything for HerAround the World in 80 Days, 1956B
Bad Boys, 1983Bangkok HiltonBeyond Re-AnimatorThe Big Bird CageThe Big Doll HouseThe Big House, 1930Big StanBirdman of AlcatrazBlack Mama White MamaBlackmailBlood In Blood OutBloodfist III: Forced to FightBorstal BoyBoys' ReformatoryBrawl in Cell Block 99Breath, 2007Bride of FrankensteinBringing Up BabyBrokedown PalaceBronsonBrubakerBrute Force, 1947C
Caesar Must DieCaged Fury, 1989Caged in ParadisoCanon CityCaptain America: Civil WarCaptain Blood, 1935CaptivesCarandiruThe Case Is Closed, Forget ItCastle on the HudsonCell 211Cell 2455, Death Row, 1955The Chain Gang, 1930Chain Gang, 1950Chain Gang, 1984Chained HeatChicago, 2002Chicken RunChopperCivil BrandClash by Night, 1963A Clockwork OrangeCon AirCon GamesThe Concrete JungleCondition RedConvict 13Convicted, 1950Convicts 4Cool Hand LukeThe Count of Monte Cristo, 1934Crime After CrimeThe CriminalThe Criminal CodeD
Dear SarahDeath WarrantDeathrow GameshowDestroyerDevil's Island, 1939Dirty Hands, 2008Do Aankhen Barah Haath, 1947Dog PoundDoing Hard TimeDoing Time, 2002Don't Let Them Shoot the KiteDracula's DaughterDressed to Kill, 1946Dragon in JailE
Each Dawn I DieErgastoloErnest Goes to JailEscape from AlcatrazEscape from SobiborEscape PlanThe Escapist, 2008Everynight... EverynightThe Experiment, 2010- ''Das Experiment''
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Face/OffFast-WalkingFelonFemale Prisoner 701: ScorpionThe First Time Is the Last TimeFor You I DieFortress, 1992Fortress 2: Re-EntryFortune and Men's EyesG
GamerGet the GringoGhosts... of the Civil DeadThe Ghost of FrankensteinGideon's TrumpetGo for Broke!, 1951GoodfellasGone With the WindThe Green MileGreenfingersGuardians of the Galaxy- ''Gunga Din''
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H3Half Past DeadHalf Past Dead 2HeartlockHell to EternityHellgate, 1952The HillThe Hole, 1960HolesThe Hot BoxHoudiniHouse of DraculaHouse of Frankenstein, 1944House of Numbers, 1957The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1939Hunger, 2008The Hurricane, 1937The Hurricane, 1999I
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangI Believe in YouI Love You Phillip MorrisI Want to Live!I'm Going to Get You, Elliott BoyIf I Want to Whistle, I WhistleIn Hell, 2003The Inner Cage In the Name of the FatherIn Prison Awaiting TrialAn Innocent ManInside the Walls of Folsom PrisonInvisible Stripes- ''Island of Fire''
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Jailbait, 2004Jamila dan Sang PresidenJe li jasno, prijatelju?El juego de ArcibelJuarez, 1939K
Kill Kill Faster FasterKing of the DamnedL
The Last CastleLast LightThe Last Mile, 1959Law Abiding CitizenLet's Go to PrisonLes Misérables, 1935LiliesLion's Den, 2008Lock UpLockdownLocked Up: A Mother's RageThe LonersThe Longest Yard, 1974The Longest Yard, 2005Love Child, 1982Lucky Break, 2001M
Made in BritainMadea Goes to JailThe Magic of Ordinary DaysLes mains libresMaléfiqueThe Maltese Falcon, 1931A Man EscapedManners of DyingMarquisThe Mask of ZorroMaundy ThursdayMean Frank and Crazy TonyMean MachineMemoirs of PrisonMen of San QuentinMidnight ExpressMiracle in Cell No. 7, 2013Miracle in Cell No. 7, 2019, PhilippinesMiracle in Cell No. 7, 2019, TurkeyMiracle in Cell No. 7, 2022Moon 44Mrs. SoffelMuktodharaMurder in the FirstMutiny in the Big HouseMy Life for Ireland- ''My Six Convicts''
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Naked Gun : The Final InsultNational Security, 2012Natural Born KillersNew AlcatrazThe New GuyA Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984A Nightmare on Elm Street, 2010Night Train to Munich No Escape, 1994O
Odd Man OutOhm KrugerOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, 1970Out of SightOutlandP
Paddington 2PapillonThe Paradine CasePardon UsThe PartyThe Pearl of DeathPenitentiary, 1938Penitentiary IIPerfect ExchangePirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black PearlPorridgeThe Pot CarriersPressure PointPrison, 1987Prison BreakPrison of SecretsPrison on FirePrison on Fire IIPrison on Fire – Life SentencePrison SongPrison-A-Go-Go!Prisoner 1040The Prisoner of Shark IslandThe ProfessorA ProphetPros & ConsPsycho, 1960Public Hero No. 1The Pursuit of Happiness, 1971R
Raising ArizonaThe ReaderReflections on a CrimeRelease the Prisoners to SpringRiding High, 1950Riki-Oh: The Story of RickyRing of DeathRiotRiot in Cell Block 11The RockRoxie Hart, 1942- ''Runaway Train''
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SadomaniaScarlett, 1994The Score, 1978La ScoumouneScumThe Second Hundred YearsSeed, 2007A Sense of FreedomSeven KeysSex, Drugs, Rock & RollThe Shawshank RedemptionSherlock Holmes, 1932Short EyesShot CallerThe Sign of the CrossSlaughterhouse RockSleepersSomebody Has to Shoot the Picture, 1990The Son of Monte Cristo Spotlight ScandalsStarred UpStirStir CrazyStoicStranger InsideStrawberry Fields, 1997T
Tango & CashThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1938Toy Story 3The Trial of Joan of ArcThis Is My AffairTower of London, 1939Tower of London, 1962Train to Alcatraz, 1948True Believer, 1989Turning to StoneTwo Thousand Women- ''Two-Way Stretch''