Prison Life
"prison life" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Midnight Express
Synopsis:
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Starring:
John Hurt,
Randy Quaid,
Paolo Bonacelli
Plot:
gay kiss,
watching someone masturbate,
social masturbation,
1970s,
prison drama,
prison,
torture,
escape,
lawyer,
court
...
#2
Prison Break
Synopsis:
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Starring:
Amaury Nolasco,
Dominic Purcell,
Sarah Wayne Callies
#3
Orange Is the New Black
Synopsis:
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
Starring:
Taryn Manning,
Natasha Lyonne,
Jackie Cruz
#4
Undisputed
Synopsis:
Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due to a rape conviction to ten years in Sweetwater. WHen these two giants collide in the same prison, they fight against each other disputing who is the real champion.
Starring:
Wes Studi,
Jon Seda,
Wesley Snipes
Plot:
prison,
boxing,
fight,
rape,
boxing match,
boxer,
gangster,
convict,
fighting movie,
boxing movie
...
#5
The Green Mile
Synopsis:
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Starring:
Tom Hanks,
Graham Greene,
Michael Clarke Duncan
Plot:
1930s,
good versus evil,
prison guard,
death row,
accused of murder,
evil,
evil man,
murder,
execution,
healing
...
#6
The Experiment
Synopsis:
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
Starring:
Adrien Brody,
Forest Whitaker,
Clifton Collins Jr.
#7
Son of a Gun
Synopsis:
Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.
Starring:
Nash Edgerton,
Ewan McGregor,
Brenton Thwaites
Plot:
prison,
heist,
jail break,
playing chess,
police chase,
deception,
male nudity,
australia,
gangster,
weapon
...
#8
P Storm
Synopsis:
Liu Yue Ping reports to the ICAC about a rich 2G Cao Yuen Yuen who bribed officers of the Hong Kong Correctional Services (HKCS) from inside the prison. William Luk decides to infiltrate the prison as an inmate to conduct his investigation, while his partner Ching Tak Ming and Chief Inspector Lau Po-keung back him up from the outside.
Starring:
Louis Koo,
Patrick Tam,
Louis Cheung
Plot:
internal affairs,
torture,
revenge,
helicopter,
prison life,
undercover,
safe house,
lighthouse,
witness protection
...