Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "murdered-in-prison"

1. Shot Caller (2017)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omari Hardwick, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 98,669

2. Brubaker (1980)

R | 131 min | Crime, Drama

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Morgan Freeman, Jane Alexander

Votes: 19,444 | Gross: $37.12M

3. The Bride Wore Black (1968)

Unrated | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal? What is her purpose?

Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Bouquet, Charles Denner

Votes: 10,148 | Gross: $0.55M

4. Nightmare in Badham County (1976 TV Movie)

R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller

During a road trip, two UCLA coeds end up in a Southern prison farm on trumped-up charges brought on by a small town sex-crazed corrupt sheriff.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Deborah Raffin, Lynne Moody, Chuck Connors, Fionnula Flanagan

Votes: 689

5. You Are a Widow, Sir! (1971)

97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, generals don't like it at all and they try to kill the king. The assassin should be ... See full summary »

Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Iva Janzurová, Olga Schoberová, Eduard Cupák, Jirí Sovák

Votes: 857

6. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020)

TV-MA | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

Follows a mother's tireless crusade to jail her daughter's murderer after Mexico's justice system failed to do so.

Director: Carlos Perez Osorio | Stars: Juan Manuel Fraire Escobedo, Alejandro Fraire, Blanca Escobedo, Patricia González

Votes: 1,973

7. The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)

106 min | Crime, Thriller

An architect jailed for a traffic violation discovers the grim reality of life behind bars, including corrupt staff and inmates, an inhuman judicial system, and the power of the Mafia.

Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Franco Nero, Riccardo Cucciolla, Georges Wilson, John Steiner

Votes: 728

8. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Contempt of Court (1987)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crocket goes to jail to protect his source when he and Tubbs tackle organized crime.

Director: Jan Eliasberg | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 389

9. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode: Three Thousand Suspects (1960)

52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Just as a prisoner is about to turn stool pigeon, he is shot by someone on the inside. So Ness transfers a con from another prison to find the killer.

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Bruce Gordon, Mary Sinclair, Bert Freed

Votes: 98

10. Born to Kill? (2005– )
Episode: Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler (2010)

46 min | Documentary, Crime

Raised amidst extreme family violence and honed within reform school and the U.S. Army, Albert DeSalvo would become The Boston Strangler.

Director: Neil Edwards | Stars: Christopher Slade, F. Lee Bailey, Gregg Barrack, Steve Delaney

Votes: 23

11. Shogun (1980)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1980)

TV-14 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Set in early 17th-century Japan, shipwrecked English navigator John Blackthorne finds intrigue and culture shock in a feudal society that puts a premium on honor. A rival Lord sentences Blackthorne to death.

Director: Jerry London | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai

Votes: 309

12. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Traffic (2010)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nichols and Stevens discover that the murder of a magazine editor could be related to the Russian mob, but later uncover evidence of a relationship between the victim and the daughter of the editor who replaced him.

Director: Christopher Zalla | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Saffron Burrows, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Bill Sage

Votes: 229

13. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: The Hardcore Fates of 10 Infamous Mobsters (2022)

10 min | Documentary

The life a hit man or mob boss is a dangerous one. Here are a few of the nastier ones who found the table turned.

Star: Simon Whistler

14. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Forget Shorty (2023)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime

SWAT teams up with the DEA to conduct a massive gang sweep, only to discover that a vicious cartel is planting roots in the city and endangering numerous lives; Hicks marks an important anniversary.

Director: Paul F. Bernard | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim

Votes: 185

15. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Lockdown (2015)

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

Two guards at a privatized maximum security prison in Texas are murdered. The investigation reveals the suspects may be in the prison.

Director: Thomas Gibson | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook

Votes: 1,994

16. FBI (2018– )
Episode: Pilot (2018)

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

After a bomb explosion devastates a residential apartment building, special agents Maggie Bell and Omar Adom "OA" Zidan of the New York office of the FBI investigate a possible war between rival gangs.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Ebonee Noel, Jeremy Sisto

Votes: 1,182