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Best jail movies.

posted 2 years ago by samoanjoes (55068)
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This thread is a sequel to my other post asking if you've ever seen a bad jail movie.

Lost you best jail movies. Most of the movie has to take place in jail. P.O.W. movies can be included.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Le Trou (1960)
Hunger (2008)
The Green Mile (1999)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
The Great Escape (1963)
A Man Escaped (1956)
Starred Up (2013)

[–] FredBurroughs (20827) 2 years ago

Prison Heat (1993)

[–] nyctc7 (42966) 2 years ago

I'll add

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) good even though it shamelessly romanticizes Robert Stroud
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Papillon (1973)

[–] samoanjoes (55068) 2 years ago

Funny, I had Papillon in my mind and thought I put it on my list.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Cool Hand Luke was the first one I thought of too.

[–] Kowalski (71181) 2 years ago

BIRDMAN,COOL HAND AND PAPILLON ARE THREE OF MY TEN FAVORITE FILMS...I THINK I LOVE PRISON FLICKS.

[–] robocat893 (15413) 2 years ago

Midnight Express (1978)
Rescue Dawn (2007)
Brokedown Palace (1999)

[–] samoanjoes (55068) 2 years ago

Never saw Brokedown Palace but the first two are solid.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

[–] rex (2860) 2 years ago

bad boys '83
Lock Up '89
american me '92

[–] Rockman4 (1636) 2 years ago

Shot Caller (2017)
The Last Castle (2001)

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

I will check out A Man Escaped (1956).

[–] samoanjoes (55068) 2 years ago

If you haven't seen "Le Trou", I'd recommend that one more.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

i watched a man escaped. not bad. i would rate it around a 7/10. i noticed they never showed the germans which i assume was intentional.

[–] samoanjoes (55068) 2 years ago

I saw it many moons ago. As I recall, you don't even see any scenes outside the prison premises.

[–] GypsyMike (282) 2 years ago

Ernest Goes To Jail