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

1. Golden Kamuy (2018– )

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.

Stars: Chikahiro Kobayashi, Haruka Shiraishi, Fumihiko Tachiki, Kentarô Itô

Votes: 2,557

2. Escape from Pretoria (2020)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Mystery

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

Director: Francis Annan | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter

Votes: 43,908

3. Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

112 min | Drama, History

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan

Votes: 14,791

4. Deadman Wonderland (2011)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama

After being falsely convicted for the murder of his entire class, a young man must learn to survive in a mysterious prison with a perverted take on incarceration while also looking to clear his name.

Stars: Monica Rial, Kana Hanazawa, Greg Ayres, Romi Park

Votes: 12,069

5. Caged Fury (1990)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action

Discontent leads to a daring escape plan in a women's prison where the inmates are all lingerie clad models and the lesbian warden demands unusual favours for early parole.

Director: Bill Milling | Stars: Kascha, Gregory Scott Cummins, Elizabeth Hicks, Sydney Coale

Votes: 1,284

6. Carry on Up the Khyber (1968)

Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khyber Pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas.

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Roy Castle

Votes: 5,479

7. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

Votes: 952

8. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)

PG-13 | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks, Ralph Richardson

Votes: 2,546

9. The Big Hit (2020)

105 min | Comedy, Drama

An actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage "Waiting for Godot."

Director: Emmanuel Courcol | Stars: Kad Merad, David Ayala, Lamine Cissokho, Sofian Khammes

Votes: 2,956

10. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan

Votes: 3,233

11. A Man Called Sledge (1970)

R | 93 min | Western

In the Old West, a gunfighting outlaw connives his way into a prison in hopes of getting his hands on a large shipment of gold stored there.

Directors: Vic Morrow, Giorgio Gentili | Stars: James Garner, Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, John Marley

Votes: 1,534

12. Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014)

R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller, War

An American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site, where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee.

Director: Luke Moran | Stars: Luke Moran, Sean Astin, Sara Paxton, Omid Abtahi

Votes: 2,374

13. Hard Cell (2022)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy

A documentary crew follows the inmates and staff of HMP Woldsley while Catherine Tate portrays multiple characters to capture the penal system at its brutal humorous best.

Stars: Catherine Tate, Donna Preston, Christian Brassington, Caroline Harding

Votes: 2,161

14. War of the Buttons (2011)

PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Family

Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's happening.

Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Laetitia Casta, Guillaume Canet, Jean Texier, Ilona Bachelier

Votes: 2,362 | Gross: $0.05M

15. A Nun's Curse (2019)

73 min | Horror

A group of travelers are forced to seek shelter inside an abandoned jail where a notorious nun named Sister Monday had once been assigned and was suspected of murdering prisoners.

Director: Tommy Faircloth | Stars: Felissa Rose, Damian Maffei, Erika Arlee, Kristi Ray

Votes: 481

16. Day Zero (I) (2022)

82 min | Action, Horror

When society breaks down due to a violent outbreak that turns victims into undead monsters, a former elite soldier breaks out of jail to find his family.

Director: Joey De Guzman | Stars: Brandon Vera, Pepe Herrera, Mary Jean Lastimosa, Joey Marquez

Votes: 498

17. Imprisoned (2018)

R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

Dylan attempts to move on from his former life as a criminal, with his true love, Maria. He soon realizes that his past will continue to haunt him, when he learns the new local prison warden has not forgiven him for an old crime.

Director: Paul Kampf | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos, John Heard

Votes: 305

18. The Rose Garden (1989)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama

In Germany, an old man attacks another old man and is arrested. The attacker refuses to speak. A female lawyer is appointed to him. She discovers that the attacker has numbers tattooed on his arm and the attacked man was a German officer.

Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Maximilian Schell, Peter Fonda, Jan Niklas

Votes: 465

19. Alien Intruder (1993 Video)

R | 120 min | Sci-Fi

Space traveling convicts become the victims of their own fantasies when virtual reality is made to go wrong.

Director: Ricardo Jacques Gale | Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Tracy Scoggins, Billy Dee Williams, Gary Roberts

Votes: 741

20. Theresienstadt (1945)

28 min | Documentary, Short, History

Nazi propaganda film depicting the notorious Theresienstadt concentration camp as a sort of idyllic rest stop, in an attempt to convince world opinion that there was no such thing as Nazi death camps.

Directors: Kurt Gerron, Karel Pecený | Stars: Paul Eppstein, Karel Fischer, Kurt Gerron, Frau Görtz

Votes: 163

21. Olvidados (2014)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, History, War

After suffering a heart attack, retired General José Mendieta is haunted by his past as an officer in Operation Condor, the CIA-backed campaign of political repression in Latin America.

Director: Carlos Bolado | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Rafael Ferro, Carla Ortiz, Tomás Fonzi

Votes: 162 | Gross: $0.02M

22. Princess of Dark (2013)

Not Rated | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In a filthy, cramped prison, some inmates must submit to injustices perpetrated by the head of the guards and his tormentors. Above everyone and everything, however, is the Judge, whom no ... See full summary »

Director: Ivan Zuccon | Stars: Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, Tara Cardinal, Domiziano Arcangeli

Votes: 437

23. Todos a la cárcel (1993)

99 min | Comedy, Drama

In the celebration of the International Day of the Political Prisoner, the victims of the Franco repression convene in the Model Prison of Valencia. Among them are parvenus, mafiosi, ... See full summary »

Director: Luis García Berlanga | Stars: José Sazatornil, José Sacristán, Agustín González, Manuel Alexandre

Votes: 1,493

24. El valle de los miserables (1975)

110 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In 1909, the former Judge Cristobal Zamarripa is the owner of the Valle Nacional, the a plantation where snuff exploits workers, supported by the tyrant Porfirio Diaz, who sends political prisoners as slaves.

Director: René Cardona Jr. | Stars: Mario Almada, Fernando Almada, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Silvia Mariscal

Votes: 44

25. U2: Song for Someone (Version 1) (2015 Music Video)

4 min | Short, Drama, Music

An inmate is released from prison.

Director: Vincent Haycock | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Zoe Harrelson, James Frecheville, Alfred Adderly

Votes: 80

26. Blackbeard (1911)

17 min | Short, Adventure

Blackbeard sacks the town and takes the governor and his family prisoners. A maid helps the governor escape. A British Man O' War arrives, rescuing the governor and leading a daring attack on the pirate ship to rescue the others.

Director: Francis Boggs | Stars: Sydney Ayres, Hobart Bosworth, Tom Santschi, Herbert Rawlinson

Votes: 13

27. Shonentachi (2019)

Action

At a boy prison in 2012, the prisoners fight each other all the time. A new boy prisoner enters the prison. He does not talk to anyone. He is always alone and he often writes in a diary. ... See full summary »

Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Hikaru Iwamoto, Jesse, Taiga Kyômoto

28. 7 Doors In

Drama | Announced

This gripping drama inspired by true-life events from the book "Seven Doors In", about one teacher's journey in a maximum-security prison that would forever impact both her and the offenders she taught.

Stars: Emily Shah, Lucy Deacon, Keith David

29. Prisoners: 'Where's my Daughter' Scene - Demo Reenactment (2024)

2 min | Short, Thriller

Prisoners (2013) "Where's My Daughter" Scene, Demo Reenactment. Demo Reel Reenactment of one of the most intense moments from French Canadian director Denis Villeneuve's acclaimed film, ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Calle | Stars: Thomas Calle, Andrew Siwik

30. Mindgame Trilogy (1999 Video)

80 min | Sci-Fi

Sequel to "Mindgame" (1998) which follows the fate of the three prisoners after their escape from their asteroid prison cell. Sontaran Sarg faces death against overwhelming odds on a ... See full summary »

Director: Keith Barnfather | Stars: Sophie Aldred, Miles Richardson, John Wadmore

Votes: 60

31. Dying Out Loud (2019)

20 min | Documentary, Short

Female prisoners in a US maximum-security prison explain how they got to be facing Life Without Parole, even though they didn't pull the trigger. Is it just that they die slowly in prison without hope?

Director: Jake J. Smith

Votes: 77

32. Amnesty! When They Are All Free (2011)

70 min | Documentary

The documentary examines Amnesty International's successes and failures over the 50 years since it was founded.

Director: James Rogan | Stars: Claudio Cordone, Gerardo Ducos, Patricia Feeney, Said Haddadi

Votes: 13

33. Kriminalgården (2015 TV Short)

10 min | Short, Comedy

Kriminalgården is the first private correctional facility in Sweden specialized in treating the most challenging female prisoners within the country. Jasmine, Lova and Emilia are all ... See full summary »

Director: Lars Sandberg | Stars: Norbert Adamek, Therese Andersson, Milla Bergh, Jonny Bogevik

34. Fume: An Aboriginal and Prison Health Education Video (1997 Video)

28 min | Short, Documentary

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Director: Tom Hickey

35. Ashr Snin (2017)

99 min | Drama

Haya, a Palestinian lawyer who struggles to find the truth behind her brother arrest by the Israeli army.

Director: Alaa Al-Aloul | Stars: Aya Abu-Sultan, Ismail Dahlan, Ahmad Hussain, Akram Obaid

Votes: 18

36. Tomorrow: Women, Murder, Redemption (2021)

66 min | Documentary

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Director: Renford Reese | Star: B.K. Wilson

37. Ravaged (2008)

20 min | Short, Horror, Thriller

A woman seeks revenge against the men she believes are responsible for her attack/rape months earlier.

Director: Drew Kochera | Stars: Chamane Barbatti, Eddie Lawshea, Joe Hammerstone, Jaxon Stanford

38. Testify (2018 Music Video)

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Director: Will Thomas | Stars: Eshon Burgundy, Matthew Hudson, Winston Mayo

39. Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Episode: Swimming with Sharks (1999)

R | 95 min | Crime

Jane Halifax is summoned to investigate a murder within a prison's High Security Unit. There are five suspects, one of whom is a multiple murderer John Garth, whose handiwork has haunted Jane since she helped put him away.

Director: Brendan Maher | Stars: Danny Adcock, Dawn Bamforth, Nicholas Bell, Chris Broadstock

Votes: 88

40. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: The Buffalo Man (1967)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Convict labor is used at the ranch during harvest time. The men are treated sadistically by their guard, especially an ex-slave who served in a special unit during the Civil War.

Director: Joe Mazzuca | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 89

41. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: Drums Along the Dusseldorf (1968)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, War

A German truck carrying an experimental jet fuel is the latest target for Hogan and his men. But when all efforts to sabotage the shipment fail, Carter gets down to business with the remaining weaponry at hand - a bow and arrow.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 162

42. The Outcasts (1968–1969)
Episode: And Then There Was One (1969)

30 min | Western

Corey and Jemal take on a wagon-load of seven prisoners. Adventures, escape attempts, a wedding, and attempted murder plague them as, one by one, the prisoners are either let go or escape ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Lejtes | Stars: Don Murray, Otis Young, Alejandro Rey, John Cullum

Votes: 9

43. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode: Seven (1960)

TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western

Seven escaped prisoners terrorize the town of North Fork. The leader has a personal grudge against Lucas McCain that he must settle before leaving the town.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Bing Russell

Votes: 122

44. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Kill the Alligator and Run (2000)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Fearing he only has three years to live, Homer takes the family on a vacation to Florida, where they become fugitives after seemingly killing a famous alligator.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Jen Kamerman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,133

45. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode: A Quality of Mercy (1961)

TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

On the last day of World War II in the Pacific, hot-shot new Lieutenant Katell tries to make his mark on military history and receives a unique perspective on his actions.

Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Dean Stockwell, Albert Salmi, Rayford Barnes, Ralph Votrian

Votes: 2,384

46. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
Episode: Part I (1986)

TV-PG | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery

Part one of two. Trapped in a Berlin asylum in 1920, enigmatic Anna Anderson (Amy Irving) turns heads with her claims to be the daughter of Russia's Nicholas II.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy

Votes: 20

47. Outlander (2014– )
Episode: I Am Not Alone (2022)

TV-MA | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Richard Brown and his Committee of Safety arrive to arrest Claire for murder. However, due to the rising political tensions in the colonies, Brown's plan to find a judge for a trial does not go as expected.

Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 1,503

48. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
Episode: Episode 2 (1996)

Unrated | 47 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Moll travels to Chatham and becomes Mrs Flanders, a rich widow. She marries a Virginian sea captain, sails to the colonies and meets her new mother-in-law. They have two children, but then ... See full summary »

Director: David Attwood | Stars: James Bowers, Alex Kingston, Roger Morlidge, Sam Halpenny

Votes: 12

49. Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)
Episode: Part 1 (2023)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Western

Bass rides into hell. Esau makes a violent impression on Bass. Bass escapes his chains, but has to make a hard sacrifice.

Director: Christina Alexandra Voros | Stars: David Oyelowo, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck

Votes: 908

50. Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode: Hotel St Marc (2022)

TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eliza is on the trail of a notorious conman and tracks him down to a hotel in a remote part of France. She believes she has finally caught Scotland Yard's most wanted man, but she's not the only hotel guest who wants to claim the reward.

Director: Rachael New | Stars: Greg Haiste, Robert Wilfort, Kate Phillips, Felix Scott

Votes: 293