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42) Monster's ball
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
A hard hitting southern drama tempered by a story of powerful, life-changing love. It is the story of Hank an embittered prison guard working on death row who begins an unlikely, but emotionally charged affair with Leticia, the wife of a man under his watch on The Row.
43) Escape plan
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Ray Breslin, one of the world's foremost authorities on structural security, agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called The Tomb. Deceived and wrongly imprisoned, Ray must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built.
"...a likably lunkheaded meat-and-potatoes brawler..."--Variety
"They just don't...
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Being the adventures of a young man who couldn't resist pretty girls, or a bit of the old ultra-violence, who went to jail, was re-conditioned, and came out a different young man. Or was he?" So might opine your humble narrator, Alex. Alex and his droogs Georgie, Dim, and Pete are bored. Alex loves Ludwig van, milk bars, and mayhem. One night a botched burglary ends in murder. Apprehended by the police, Alex is tried, sentenced, and sent to...
46) The purge
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity, including murder, becomes legal. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.
"The tension is well sustained..."--Observer (UK)
"...it is delicious."--Village Voice.
"The vague posters for...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who masterminded the only successful escape from Alcatraz's infamous maximum security prison. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once; by three men who were never heard from again. Based on the true story.
49) In enemy hands
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The U.S.S. Swordfish U-boat is taken prisoner in a battle with a German sub. Meningitis strikes half the German crew. Avoiding the contagion and POW protocol, crew members and prisoners must work together to survive.
50) True story
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After journalist Michael Finkel is fired from The New York Times for embellishing a story, he learns that accused murderer Christian Longo has been claiming to be him. Hoping this story will save his career, Finkel begins interviewing Longo in prison. But soon, the men find themselves in an eerie game of cat and mouse.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The remarkable true story of Billy Moore, a young English boxer incarcerated in two of Thailand's most violent prisons. When the prison authorities allow Billy to participate in Muay Thai boxing tournaments, Billy goes from one savage fight to the next in a relentless, action-packed journey to preserve his life and regain his freedom. Shot in an actual Thai prison with a cast comprised of real inmates.
52) Dark passage
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
A convict escapes from San Quentin to prove he was framed for the murder of his wife. Includes: Making of Featurette - Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: the Story of Dark Passage.
53) The system
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following a drug bust, a former marine (Tyrese Gibson) is recruited by authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous private prison. After discovering an underground fight ring, he must fight to stay alive and take down the corrupt system.
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy scientist, Cecilia Kass escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding. But when her abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia's sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being...
55) Faster
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After being released from prison, a man seeking revenge for his brother's death sets out on a mission to kill everyone who double-crossed them, and he is tracked by a cop and a paid assassin.
56) Little
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jordan is a take-no-prisoners mogul who torments her long-suffering assistant and employees daily. She soon faces an unexpected threat to her personal life and career when she magically transforms into a thirteen-year-old version of herself.
57) White oleander
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Astrid Magnussen's mother Ingrid is a beautiful gifted poet whose scattered life is governed by an enormous ego; deranged by the rejection of a lover, Ingrid murders the man and is sentenced to life in prison while Astrid journeys through a series of foster homes.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Joe Ross is the inventor of "The Process," a top-secret formula which promises to make his company unimaginably rich. But when Joe meets a successful, cynical businessman he begins to suspect that his boss will never share the profits. And with that seed of doubt planted, an intricate con-game soon falls into place.
59) The Mauritanian
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor,...
60) The defiant ones
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Two prisoners on a chain gang hate each other, but react in an unexpected way when they are finally free.