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1. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Not Rated | 147 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand
Votes: 19,387
2. Brute Force (1947)
Passed | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo
Votes: 11,601
3. The Pardon (2013)
PG-13 | 120 min | Crime
With all the picturesque glamour of the 1940s, "The Pardon" recounts the unlikely true story of Toni Jo Henry. A grisly murder leads to a series of sensational trials in which she pleads her innocence; she was executed in Louisiana, 1942.
Director: Tom Anton | Stars: T.J. Thyne, Jaime King, John Hawkes, Jason Lewis
Votes: 445
4. Convicted (1950)
Passed | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A D.A. becomes the prison warden where he tries to help an inmate he prosecuted, because he believes his sentence was excessive.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Millard Mitchell, Dorothy Malone
Votes: 1,498
5. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fed up with the inhumane prison living conditions, a general prison riot breaks out, leading to hostage-taking, a stand-off with the guards and eventual negotiations with the prison administration officials.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Neville Brand, Emile Meyer, Frank Faylen, Leo Gordon
Votes: 2,454
6. RSO: Registered Sex Offender (2008)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
There may be one thing worse than being a sex offender sent to prison: Being a sex offender released from prison. RSO tells the story of one offender's unlikely rehabilitation.
Director: Bob Byington | Stars: Gabriel McIver, Kristen Tucker, Kevin Corrigan, Andrew Bujalski
Votes: 500
7. The Pickup Game (2019)
TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary
The Pickup Game is an inside look at the emergence of the 'pickup' industry - an business where self-styled seduction coaches travel the world, charging a small fortune to teach men skills ... See full summary »
Directors: Barnaby O'Connor, Matthew O'Connor | Stars: Robert Beck, Maximillian Berger, Linda Boisvert, Nikolaos Brahimllari
Votes: 3,544
8. I Thank a Fool (1962)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
After prosecuting a doctor for mercy killing, a district-attorney hires the same doctor to care for his mentally ill wife.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 415
9. Eli & Ben (2008)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Family
The life of the Yassif family becomes almost impossible when the father who is the city architect, is charged with taking bribes.
Director: Ori Ravid | Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Yuval Shevach, Yael Hadar, Nissan Nativ
Votes: 137
10. Who Knows? (1976)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Eric Fullilove | Stars: Bill Charlton, Frank Gallacher, Rob George, John Clayton
11.
This Is Us (2016–2022)
Episode:
Birth Mother
(2021)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Randall uncovers new truths about his past.
Director: Kay Oyegun | Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz
Votes: 2,133