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1. Papillon (I) (2017)
R | 133 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter, Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic, Christopher Fairbank, Jason Ryan
Votes: 86,492 | Gross: $2.34M
2. Marmalade (2024)
99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Follows a man in jail who narrates the colorful tale of a romantic bank heist to his cunning cellmate to escape and reunite with the alluring love of his life.
Director: Keir O'Donnell | Stars: Joe Keery, Camila Morrone, Aldis Hodge, Ozioma Akagha
Votes: 1,387
3. The Big House (1930)
Passed | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences.
Directors: George W. Hill, Ward Wing | Stars: Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery
Votes: 2,599
4. Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
Passed | 87 min | Western
In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Randolph Scott, James Craig, Angie Dickinson, Dani Crayne
Votes: 816
5. Carbine Williams (1952)
Unrated | 92 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey, Carl Benton Reid
Votes: 2,097
6. Convicts 4 (1962)
Approved | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko (Ben Gazzara) is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora Prison where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.
Director: Millard Kaufman | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Ray Walston, Vincent Price
Votes: 546
7. The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short
Swept up in a police raid, Stan and Ollie are sentenced to jail and land in a jail labor camp. The governor visits, accompanied by two flappers, where the duo accidentally create rice pudding for a food fight.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Phil Bloom, Robert Bolder
Votes: 1,330
8. Fighting Lawman (1953)
Passed | 71 min | Western
Woman is determined to get loot stolen by robbers, is pursued by a sheriff who's determined that she won't.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Wayne Morris, Virginia Grey, John Kellogg, Harry Lauter
Votes: 82
9. Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Passed | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of prisoners are planning an escape. They take hostages. Warden Duffy tries to convince one of the inmates that their plight is useless, and to give up.
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 120
10. Pinkcome Tax (1968)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In medi-evil England, The Pink Pather attempts to rescue a poor unfortunate (our pointy-nosed man again) from incarceration due to his inability to pay his tax. Ultimately they are both ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Davis
Votes: 182
11. Le Cop on Le Rocks (1967)
6 min | Animation, Short
Mistaken for a bank-robbing lookalike, The Inspector is sent to prison and his efforts to escape prove a hopeless challenge.
Director: George Singer | Stars: Pat Harrington Jr., Marvin Miller
Votes: 82
12.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Steve Lawrence and Lily Tomlin
(1972)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Highlights include: guests Steve Lawrence and Lily Tomlin take part in an opening musical number, "We're All in the Same Band"; Lily does a monologue as a woman abandoned by her boyfriend, ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 52
13.
Cimarron Strip (1967–1968)
Episode:
The Blue Moon Train
(1967)
TV-PG | 73 min | Western
An ex-convict kidnaps Francis and forces Marshal Crown to assist him rescue a number of prisoners being shipped to federal prison on a special train.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend
Votes: 50
14.
Inés of My Soul (2020)
Episode:
La muerte, menos temida, da más vida
(2020)
Drama
DEATH GIVES MORE LIFE WHEN LESS FEARED: Christmas arrives in Cuzco, but it seems that there will be no time for peace and recollection since an Almagrier is conspiring to rise up against ... See full summary »
Directors: Nicolás Acuña, Vicente Sabatini | Stars: Elena Rivera, Eduardo Noriega, Enrique Arce, Federico Aguado
Votes: 25
15.
Hanna (2019–2021)
Episode:
A Way to Grieve
(2020)
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Drama
Following Marissa's failed break-out attempt, Carmichael accuses her of being involved in both Sonia and Sawyer's deaths and locks her in a cell at The Meadows' Staff Headquarters. ... See full summary »
Director: Ugla Hauksdóttir | Stars: Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Dermot Mulroney, David Avery
Votes: 810
16.
Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Episode:
You Can't Save Them All, Grace
(2010)
TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Grace tries to find out if a childhood friend is really guilty of killing her husband. But the friend isn't interested in Grace's help, which is hard for Grace to accept. The squad ... See full summary »
Director: Gary A. Randall | Stars: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Bailey Chase
Votes: 94
17.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
Terrors
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Batman assigns Superboy and Miss Martian to go undercover inside Belle Reve, a federal prison designed to house the world's worst super-villains.
Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Danica McKellar, Nolan North, Khary Payton, Dave Franco
Votes: 3,170