New prison movies in 2019 in Cinema & on VOD
Top movies up for release in 2019 in cinema and on VOD
The Mustang
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
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Fonzo
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
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The Informer
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
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Best prison movies on Netflix or DVD in 2019
2018, 2017 and the 2010's best rated prison movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu & More).
A 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
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RATING: 77/100
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Papillon
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
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RATING: 90/100
RELEASE DATE: September 7th, 2017 ' 
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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
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RATING: 83/100
RELEASE DATE: October 7th, 2016 
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Une Prophete
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
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RATING: 79/100
RELEASE DATE: March 26th, 2010 Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates 
King of Devil’s Island
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
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RATING: 75/100
RELEASE DATE: December 16th, 2010 ' Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates 
Starred Up
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
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RATING: 74/100
RELEASE DATE: September 9th, 2013 Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates 
Leonera
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
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RATING: 71/100
RELEASE DATE: March 29th, 2008 ' Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates 
Camp X-Ray
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
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RATING: 70/100
RELEASE DATE: October 17th, 2014 ' 
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