Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "paroled-convict"

1. The Blues Brothers (1980)

R | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.

Director: John Landis | Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, John Candy

Votes: 215,292 | Gross: $57.23M

2. Con Air (1997)

R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, Colm Meaney

Votes: 320,235 | Gross: $101.12M

3. Out of the Blue (II) (2022)

R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Connor, a man whose dull life is transformed into a thrilling fantasy world thanks to the seductive Marilyn.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Diane Kruger, Ray Nicholson, Gia Crovatin, Hank Azaria

Votes: 1,442

4. Urban Cowboy (1980)

PG | 132 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.

Director: James Bridges | Stars: John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith Osborne

Votes: 16,925 | Gross: $53.30M

5. Cold War (2018)

R | 89 min | Drama, Music, Romance

In the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France.

Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza

Votes: 62,078 | Gross: $4.57M

6. Corrective Measures (2022)

TV-MA | 106 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the world's most dangerous maximum security prison filled with supervillain inmates and corrupt staff, tensions rise leading to anarchy and destruction.

Director: Sean Patrick O'Reilly | Stars: Michael Rooker, Tom Cavanagh, Brennan Mejia, Kevin Zegers

Votes: 4,622

7. The Mighty (1998)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

Two young boys are social outcasts in their community due to their disabilities and broken home lives. When they are paired together, they form a bond over their shared circumstances.

Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 13,933 | Gross: $2.64M

8. A Hero (I) (2021)

PG-13 | 127 min | Drama

Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.

Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sahar Goldoost, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy

Votes: 29,711

9. Bird on a Wire (1990)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.

Director: John Badham | Stars: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke

Votes: 48,057 | Gross: $70.98M

10. A Score to Settle (2019)

Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-enforcer for a local crime syndicate has vowed to enact retribution on his mob bosses after 19 years of wrongful imprisonment. The only thing diverting his violent plans is a new found relationship to his beloved son.

Director: Shawn Ku | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Noah Le Gros, Karolina Wydra, Mohamed Karim

Votes: 7,143

11. Undertow (1949)

Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A paroled convict is framed for murder and must clear himself before the police catch him.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart, Peggy Dow

Votes: 933

12. Morning Glory (1993)

PG-13 | 96 min | Drama

An ex-convict on parole is accused of murdering a loose woman in the town where he works.

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Deborah Raffin, Lloyd Bochner, Nina Foch

Votes: 558 | Gross: $0.02M

13. Shéhérazade (2018)

TV-MA | 109 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Zachary, 17 years old, gets out of jail. Rejected by his mother, he hangs out in the mean streets of Marseille. This is where he meets Shéhérazade.

Director: Jean-Bernard Marlin | Stars: Dylan Robert, Kenza Fortas, Idir Azougli, Lisa Amedjout

Votes: 2,670

14. All Is Bright (2013)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

While out on parole, Dennis reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old buddy Rene in order to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she's always wanted.

Director: Phil Morrison | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Sally Hawkins, Amy Landecker

Votes: 6,954 | Gross: $0.00M

15. I Died a Thousand Times (1955)

Passed | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lori Nelson, Lee Marvin

Votes: 1,631

16. Get Santa (2014)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

After Santa Claus is arrested and jailed, a recently paroled prisoner and his young son attempt to save Christmas before it's too late.

Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kit Connor, Ewen Bremner

Votes: 4,766

17. An Unfinished Affair (1996 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Thriller

Art professor Alex had an affair with student Sheila because he thought he lost his wife to cancer. But then his wife goes into complete remission, and he dumps Sheila. However, Sheila ... See full summary »

Director: Rod Hardy | Stars: Jennie Garth, Tim Matheson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Peter Facinelli

Votes: 433

18. Steelyard Blues (1973)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Crime

Several misfits decide to restore a PBY flying boat and fly to a place where they can enjoy total freedom but a few obstacles hamper their plans.

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Mel Stewart, Donald Sutherland, Howard Hesseman, Morgan Upton

Votes: 986 | Gross: $0.02M

19. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980)

102 min | Comedy, Crime

Released from a British prison, an American is hired as an electrician for a London bank but his criminal acquaintances show-up and force the reluctant Yank to join them as the inside-man in a well-planned bank heist.

Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Richard Jordan, Oliver Tobias, David Niven, Elke Sommer

Votes: 489

20. Roses Are Red (1947)

Approved | 67 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A paroled convict who bears a striking resemblance to the local District Attorney is hired by the mob to impersonate him, while the real District Attorney is kidnapped and held captive at a secret location.

Director: James Tinling | Stars: Don Castle, Peggy Knudsen, Patricia Knight, Joe Sawyer

Votes: 264

21. Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A paroled embezzler skips town with his $100K loot and boards the Chicago-New York train, followed by an assortment of shady characters who want the money, but en-route to NYC the embezzler is murdered and his loot disappears.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Marjorie Main, James Whitmore, Ann Dvorak, Phyllis Kirk

Votes: 624

22. Paris Prestige (2016)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

Just out of prison, Nas returns to his neighborhood, Pigalle, where he finds his friends and his older brother Arezki, boss of the bar Le Prestige. Nas is determined to recreate a name and Le Prestige could well serve as a springboard .

Directors: Hamé Bourokba, Ekoué Labitey | Stars: Reda Kateb, Slimane Dazi, Mélanie Laurent, Constantine Attia

Votes: 448

23. The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)

Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Sleuth Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) helps a wartime convict (Erik Rolf) who was framed for a murder while out on parole.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates, Richard Lane

Votes: 301

24. The Great O'Malley (1937)

Passed | 71 min | Drama

A by-the-book patrolman who cares more about the letter of the law than justice feels guilty when his inflexibility sends a family man to prison.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Sybil Jason, Ann Sheridan

Votes: 891

25. Beyond All Limits (1959)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama

In a Mexican fishing village, gringo Jim Gatsby hatches an illegal shrimp-catching scheme and runs afoul of local authorities as well as of jealous Mexican fisherman Pepe Gamboa who suspects his wife Magdalena of infidelity.

Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: María Félix, Jack Palance, Pedro Armendáriz, Juan Múzquiz

Votes: 111

26. Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode: Hear No Evil (1972)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A paroled electronics expert is threatened by three businessmen, and his wife, an ex-cop, calls Cannon.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: William Conrad, William Daniels, Linden Chiles, Louise Troy

Votes: 103

27. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: Death of a Nobody (1971)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The trio investigates after an innocent bystander is killed by a speeding car after it narrowly misses Pete.

Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 35

28. Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode: Mind of the Serial Killer (2019)

TV-14 | 57 min | Documentary, Crime

We examine the crimes of notorious serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez - the Night Stalker and John Wayne Gacy - the Clown Killer, to try to work out how the mind of a psychopath works.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Frederic Reamer, Eric Hickey, Jack Levin, Kirk Gill

Votes: 25

29. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: The People vs. Emil Blonsky (2022)

TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

She-Hulk represents Emil Blonsky aka The Abomination, but his parole hearing doesn't go as planned.

Director: Kat Coiro | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga, Steve Coulter

Votes: 16,678

30. The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2021)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History

With Cooper's second parole hearing looming closer, DSU Steve Wilkins and his team face Cooper head-on in three days of interviews.

Director: Marc Evans | Stars: Luke Evans, Keith Allen, Caroline Berry, Oliver Ryan

Votes: 448

31. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: The Retreat (2022)

TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jen visits Blonsky's wellness retreat, meets new friends and gets in touch with her inner She-Hulk.

Director: Anu Valia | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga, Nick Gomez

Votes: 11,635

32. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: Whose Show Is This? (2022)

TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jen finds herself in trouble with the law and struggles to pick up the pieces of her life.

Director: Kat Coiro | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga

Votes: 14,965

33. Reyka (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.7 (2021)

53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Reyka re-enacts the shooting of Soda and is shocked to discover that all the evidence leads back to one suspect close to her.

Director: Catharine Cooke | Stars: Kim Engelbrecht, Iain Glen, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Rashaan Stackling

Votes: 53

34. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode: Bad (2010)

TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Peter's trial begins, Alicia is busy with a civil trial defending a contemptible husband who was found not guilty of killing his wife. Meanwhile, Diane considers buying a gun for protection against an ex-con.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Josh Charles

Votes: 745

35. Walker (2021–2024)
Episode: Bygones (2022)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Cordell needs the help of someone from his past, but can they be trusted? Trey shows James and August a new way to deal with some of life's frustrations.

Director: Phil Hardage | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Ashley Reyes, Molly Hagan, Keegan Allen

Votes: 1,266

36. Kin (2021– )
Episode: Episode #2.2 (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama

All hell breaks loose with the unexpected arrival of a family member. While Viking welcomes him with open arms, the rest of the family are not so pleased, most of all Amanda.

Director: Felix Thompson | Stars: Charlie Cox, Clare Dunne, Aidan Gillen, Emmett J Scanlan

Votes: 217

37. CNN Special Reports (1980– )
Episode: Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders (2015)

42 min | News

CNN revisits the vicious, horrific killings by Charles Manson's followers, 45 years later.

Stars: Sara Sidner, Alisa Statman, Mary Neiswender, Jeff Guinn

38. Outlaw Empires (2012– )
Episode: Aryan Brotherhood (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An outgrowth of the racial desegregation of the late 1960s, the Aryan Brotherhood had its origins in American prisons. But as the decades passed, it widened its influence past prison walls ... See full summary »

Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Fred M., Kurt Sutter, Michael T., John Greschner

Votes: 17

39. Lucifer (2016–2021)
Episode: Sweet Kicks (2016)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

When Lucifer is attending a fashion show, a girl gets murdered. He then volunteers to help Detective Decker solve the homicide. Mazikeen goes behind Lucifer's back.

Director: Tim Matheson | Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside

Votes: 5,781

40. Prime Suspect: Tennison (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2017)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Following the revelation of the red Jaguar in George and Mary Collins' garage, the pair protest their innocence about their daughter's final days.

Director: David Caffrey | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Franc Ashman, Andrew Brooke, Nancy Carroll

Votes: 237