Best new Prison movies in 2021 & 2020 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List)
List of the latest prison movies in 2021 and the best prison movies of 2020 & the 2010's. Top prison movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.
New prison movies in 2021 in Cinema & on VOD
Top movies up for release in 2021 in cinema and on VOD
DIRECTOR: Franka Potente CAST: Kathy Bates, Jake McLaughlin & Lil Rel Howery
Franka Potente, known for her role in Run Lola Run, makes her directorial debut with this intriguing drama about trying to leave a life of crime behind. The film follows an ex-felon who has just been released from prison and seeks to get his life back together. He finds himself returning home and trying to confront the darkness of his past in hopes of carving out a better future. This emotional picture stars the likes of Jake McLaughlin, Kathy Bates, and Aisling Franciosi. Read more Watch the trailer of Home Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Emmanuel Courcol CAST: Kad Merad, Marina Hands & Laurent Stocker
Etienne is finding himself all washed up as an actor who can hardly any work. The only opportunity he can find for theater is directing the theater workshop of a prison. He decides to produce Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot but will have to do so with an acting troupe of prisoners who are in need of some guidance. But will it be enough to prepare these prisoners for when the curtain finally opens? It’s up to Etienne to make the play come off stunning in this quirky comedy from director Emmanuel Courcol. Read more Watch the trailer of The Big Hit Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
Best prison movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2021
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and the 2010's best rated prison movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).
DIRECTOR: Henry Alex Rubin CAST: Jai Courtney, Nat Wolff & Finn Wittrock
The story sees Courtney as Cal, a by-the-book police officer who makes ends meet as a Marine Corps reservist along with his rowdy and inseparable group of childhood friends. When Cal's younger,... Read more Watch the trailer of Semper Fi
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DIRECTOR: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre CAST: Josh Stewart, Connie Britton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Gideon Adlon
Mustang stars Matthias Schoenaerts plays the violent convict Roman Coleman. Coleman gets the chance to participate to train wild mustangs as part of a rehabilitation program. Through connecting with a horse, he faces and comes to terms with his violent past. Read more Watch the trailer of The Mustang
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DIRECTOR: Josh Trank CAST: Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini & Matt Dillon
An iconic actor to play iconic gangster. Tom Hardy as Al Capone. After having spend 10 years in prison Al, at age 47, slowly loses touch with reality as he develops dementia. Fonzo is a biographical crime drama about an old Al Capone who gets haunted by his violent past. Read more Watch the trailer of Fonzo
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DIRECTOR: Andrea Di Stefano CAST: Ana de Armas, Rosamund Pike & Joel Kinnaman
A former secret agent is being released from prison to become an informant for the FBI. However, he is sent back to prison by the mob to help secure an important drug... Read more Watch the trailer of The Informer
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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 Watch the trailer of Papillon RATING: 90/100 RELEASE DATE: September 7th, 2017
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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 Watch the trailer of 13th 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 Watch the trailer of Une Prophete 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 Watch the trailer of King of Devil’s Island RATING: 75/100 RELEASE DATE: December 16th, 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 Watch the trailer of Starred Up RATING: 74/100 RELEASE DATE: September 9th, 2013
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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 Watch the trailer of Leonera 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 Watch the trailer of Camp X-Ray RATING: 70/100 RELEASE DATE: October 17th, 2014
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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.
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