Prison Movies

Pete and Toshi Seeger, their son Daniel, and folklorist Bruce Jackson visited a Texas prison in Huntsville in March of 1966 and produced this rare...

An abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial...

A concentration camp on a barren island is hell for the exiled political prisoners. The everyday life of the prisoners consists of interrogations,...

It has been almost five years since the outlaws have stolen the army payroll from Lt. Raymond D'Arcy. While claiming that he gave the money to Major...

The Lemon Drop Kid is a fast-talking racetrack bum who swindles $100 from an old, ailing man. He takes it on the lam with his sidekick, The Professor.

Pierre Clémenti's Soleil presents a psychedelic meditation on his life and his detention in an Italian Prison in 1972.

Patio is the story of individuals whose city, no matter how large it may be, feels similar to a small patio for them.

About Murat's struggle for his family, who got into trouble because of his brother Kemal. As Murat tries to get revenge on the gang, a tragedy will...

In this crime drama a wealthy business tycoon serves a sentence for tax fraud. While there he becomes good friends with his cellmates and after they...

This is a story of tragic loss and blessed gain. This is the story of John Turnipseed, who spent his youth fighting disadvantages and hardship,...

Josef tries to survive and repent in prison. However, both authorities and inmates are curious about the money he has supposedly hidden.

In 2011, Maine State Prison launched a pioneering reform program to scale back its use of solitary confinement. Bafta and Emmy-winning film-maker Dan...

A young girl is framed for a robbery and sent to a harsh reform school, where she becomes the target of a vicious warden.

A man is facing a trial for murdering a Latvian union leader, which more likely than not will end with a death sentence. A close-up look at his...

Hostage-taking in a maximum security prison. Three felons bring three friends with homemade bombs under their control. A police officer who happens...

A story involving a group of traveling actors who perform at an experimental prison where the thieves have first class comforts provided to them by a...

A man wrongly accused of a crime must decide between getting involved in a prison break, or remaining in jail until his wife can prove his innocence.

An organic farmer in Maine sets out to transform the prison food system. Seeds of Change captures the intersecting stories of life-long farmer Mark...

A prisoner's wife joins him on an island where a killer satellite and shark-infested waters keep inmates in check.

Former conservative Justice Secretary Ann Widdecombe visits a Norwegian prison that has been described as the most luxurious of its kind.