Prison life intrigues audiences. ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ has been number one on the top 250 IMDb list for ages. In recent years, there have been several gripping prison movies as well, that we summed up below.
- New prison movies in 2018
- Best prison movies of 2017
- 2010-2018: Must-watch prison movies on Netflix or DVD
New prison movies in 2018
Top movies up for release in 2018A Prayer Before Dawn
DIRECTOR: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire CAST: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Panya Yimmumphai, Nicolas Shake
A young Englishman ends up in one of the most notorious prisons of Thailand. Read more
RATING: 77/100
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Top rated 2017 prison moviesPapillon
DIRECTOR: Michael Noer CAST: Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Tommy Flanagan
A remake of the 1973 classic is in the making! And Rami Malek (Mr Robot) plays the lead role. Read more
RATING: 90/100
RELEASE DATE: December 12th, 2018
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Best prison movies on Netflix or DVD in 2018
2010's best rated prison movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon).13th
DIRECTOR: Ava DuVernay CAST: Melina Abdullah Michelle Alexander Cory Booker
film that documents a true and detailed account of events and situations that expose the US prisons and prison system and also reveals the history of still prevalent... Read more
RATING: 83/100
RELEASE DATE: October 7th, 2016
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DIRECTOR: Jacques Audiard CAST: Tahar Rahim Niels Arestrup Adel Bencherif
The film features the situation of a person trapped in a foreign captivity; it depicts the struggle and courage of an Arab boy who is imprisoned in a French prison. Read more
RATING: 79/100
RELEASE DATE: March 26th, 2010
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DIRECTOR: Marius Holst CAST: Benjamin Helstad Trond Nilssen Stellan Skarsgård
The story depicts brutal and inhumane conditions on an island prison in Norway; a new inmate leads all his companions into an uprising against the apathetic and cruel... Read more
RATING: 75/100
RELEASE DATE: December 17th, 2010
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DIRECTOR: David Mackenzie CAST: Jack O'Connell Ben Mendelsohn Rupert Friend
Eric is a violent and dangerous criminal who is shifted to the adult wing where he meets his father who tries to convince him to participate in a therapy program so as to... Read more
RATING: 74/100
RELEASE DATE: August 26th, 2014
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DIRECTOR: Pablo Trapero CAST: Martina Gusman Elli Medeiros Rodrigo Santoro
A heart-touching rendition of prison life that showcases the bond of motherhood as a mother separated from her child struggles to raise her son from the prison. Read more
RATING: 71/100
RELEASE DATE: March 29th, 2008
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DIRECTOR: Peter Sattler CAST: Kristen Stewart Peyman Moaadi Lane Garrison
The flower of love and friendship sometimes flourishes even in the driest of the deserts; an assigned soldier at the Guantanamo Bay befriends a prisoner and bears deep... Read more
RATING: 70/100
RELEASE DATE: October 17th, 2014
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