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2) Papillon
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Thrilling adventure of imprisonment and escape(s) from a French Guiana prison.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
""Red" Redding is a lifer who knows the ropes at Maine's Shawshank State Prison. New inmate Andy Dufresne is a quiet banker, unjustly convicted of murder. Andy's indomitable will earns Red's friendship and his resourcefulness brings hope and change to the entire prison. Andy is full of surprises-- and he saves his best for last." -from container.
Publisher
Alpha Video Distributors Inc
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
During World War II, the Far East island of Borneo is captured by the Japanese. Based on true events, this is the story of American author Agnes Newton Keith, who along with her husband, a British administrator, is arrested. Their family is separated and placed into different prison camps. The camp commander takes an avid interest in the authoress, but does not intervene when she is subject to torture, starvation and humiliation at the hands of the...
7) The escapist
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Fourteen years into a life sentence, convict Frank Perry (Brian Cox) plans to escape from prison after learning his daughter nearly overdosed from heroin. With the help of fellow prisoners, Frank begins digging tunnels that will lead to the outside world. As Frank and his friends dig, he fends off Rizza (Damian Lewis), a fearsome gangster who runs the inside of the prison, and his brother, Tony (Steven Mackintosh), a junkie with designs on Frank's...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
“BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ,” director John Frankenheimer’s biographical drama, stars Burt Lancaster as Robert Stroud who, as the film begins, is incarcerated at Leavenworth Prison for murder, a sentence that will eventually lead him to Alcatraz. Seeing his days stretch out to life without parole for the murder of a prison guard, Stroud passes his days in solitary confinement caring for a baby sparrow, an act which eventually blossoms into caring for...
10) The longest yard
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
©2005.
Description
A sadistic prison warden will make any sacrifice to push his prison guards' semi-pro football team to a national championship.
11) A prophet
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Malik el Djebena, who is condemned to six years in prison, cannot read or write, but soon figures out the politics of the prison. Though Malik is only 19-years-old, the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison corners him and gives him certain 'missions' to carry out. He quickly gains the confidence of the gang leader, as these assignments begin to toughen him up. But Malik soon develops some plans of his own.
12) Death race 2
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Description
In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple; drive, or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there's a price on his head, his only hope is to survive a twisted race against an army of hardened criminals and tricked-out cars. Tells the explosive story of how the legendary race began. Strap yourself in for an insane thrill-ride!
13) Slam
Publisher
Offline Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Trapped in Dodge City, a drug-infested war zone in southeast Washington D.C., Ray Joshua gets caught up in a drug deal gone bad and is sucked into the criminal justice system. In jail he finds truth in himself and his craft through Lauren Bell, a beautiful and charismatic writing teacher who leads him to the path of salvation. Using his talent for poetic rap, Ray learns to survive and rise above the pain of his lost generation.
14) Crime school
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2009
Description
A warden stands up for boys sent to a reform school and tries to change the conditions there.
16) Slamma jamma
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Wrongfully accused and sent to prison, a former basketball star prepares for the national slam dunk competition while finding redemption in himself and in those he loves.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Surrounded by the conflict in Northern Ireland, Kathleen Quigley has managed to stay clear of it, devoting herself to her three children. Yet in a single moment, the war claims her as one of its living victims. Kathleen is caught in an inescapable political crossfire when her son, actively involved with the IRA, is jailed by the British.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Malik el Djebena, who is condemned to six years in prison, cannot read or write, but soon figures out the politics of the prison. Though Malik is only 19-years-old, the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison corners him and gives him certain 'missions' to carry out. He quickly gains the confidence of the gang leader, as these assignments begin to toughen him up. But Malik soon develops some plans of his own.
19) Cell 211
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
2011
Description
On his first day on the job, prison officer Juan Olivier is knocked unconscious in a freak accident and his co-workers carry him to an empty cell. When he awakens, Juan discovers that he has been abandoned in the middle of a riot in a high-security cellblock, home to the prison's most dangerous criminals. If they discover he's a guard, he's dead meat. To survive, Juan must pose as a prisoner and conspire with the riot's vicious leader, Malamadre.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
"In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted to a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. But when the US president ... crash lands inside, only one man can bring him back: notorious outlaw and form Special Forces war hero Snake Plissken ... But time is short. In 24 hours, an explosive device implanted in his neck will end Snake's mission-- and his life-- unless he succeeds!"--Container.