Best Prison Movies Ever

[JackOfNoTrades]

Stir Crazy was a riot - didn't see mentioned or listed

 

[Montanalo]

The Birdman of Alcatraz, Shawshank Redemption, Green Mile and Cool Hand Luke are tips for me

 

[Ranched]

 

[shabazz]

While it is not a movie, Oz served to keep me on the path of doing anything I could to stay out of prison.

……how else would we know what a “tossed salad” really meant. Ruined that word combination for life

 

[Ranched]

Ironically, today is the anniversary of the escape 60 years ago.

 

[RodeoJake]

I am a fugitive from a chain gang

 

[SMASHMOUTH9473]

1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Brubaker
3. Attica
4. Blood In Blood Out
5. Cool Hand Luke
6. The Longest Yard (Burt Reynolds)
7. The Green Mile
8. American Me
9. American History X
10. Shot Caller

I've been in corrections for 27+ years...these are my favorite prison movies.

 

[HungryLion]

The Op list is very good.


I would like to mention “The Last Castle”. Very good movie. Robert Redford and James Gandolfini give excellent performances in it.

 

[shabazz]

I am a fugitive from a chain gang

Paul Muni was a master for that era

 

[RodeoJake]

Paul Muni was a master for that era

He was a great actor who totally immersed himself in his roles. This one and Scarface are my favorites of his.

 

[darthseinfeld]

https://www.looper.com/808989/best-prison-movies-of-all-time-ranked/

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls026379126/

https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/the_25_best_prison_movies_of_all_time/s1__30075968

Best or Favorite Prison Movies of All time - How would you rank them ?

My list:

Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Brubaker
The Rock
Blood In Blood Out
The Hurricane
Life
Penitentiary
Cool Hand Luke
Escape from Alcatraz
Longest Yard (Burt Reynolds)
Undisputed
Escape Plan
Lockdown
First time Felon
The Big Doll House
The Big Bird Cage
Caged Heat
Reform School Girls
Cell Block Seven

I've heard of these but never saw them or finished them:

Bridge on the River Kwai ….. @
Stalag 17 …….@
Midnight Express ..@
Animal ........@
Animal Factory .........@
Felon ........@
Papillion ... @
Locked Up (stallone)

* Note: i don't consider American History X or Con Air as " prison' movies.

No Bad Boys?

 

[shabazz]

He was a great actor who totally immersed himself in his roles. This one and Scarface are my favorites of his.

The one where he played a Chinese farmer is pretty good one too.

can’t make a movie like that or Charlie Chan these days using those type of actors.

 

[RodeoJake]

The one where he played a Chinese farmer is pretty good one too.

can’t make a movie like that or Charlie Chan these days using those type of actors.

The Good Earth is that film

 

[shabazz]

The Good Earth is that film

I think TCM shows that movie 10 times a year. There's so many good films they neglect to show

 

[quickccc]

While it is not a movie, Oz served to keep me on the path of doing anything I could to stay out of prison.

yeh ,... if it were about both movie and TV series .. no doubt HBO's OZ would be undisputed leader as regards to TV series in Prison ,..and that includes Prison Break.

 

[RodeoJake]

I think TCM shows that movie 10 times a year. There's so many good films they neglect to show

I don't watch TCM much anymore. There's only a couple of their hosts I can listen to. Most the neglected movies, I have on DVD.

 

[jsb357]

I am a fugitive from a chain gang

Everett, Pete, or Delmar?

 

[BigStar]

Blood In Blood Out, South Central, and Shot Caller more recently. I actually re-watched Blood In Blood Out on Youtube recently. It can be a bit cheesy for modern day, but forgot just how much was taken from that movie for every "realistic" prison movie since.

A so bad it's good prison movie is "Undisputed" with Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhames playing a mock Mike Tyson. Weak plot but great action sequences.

 

[Runwildboys]

Stir Crazy was a riot - didn't see mentioned or listed

"That's right, we bad!"

 

[Runwildboys]

……how else would we know what a “tossed salad” really meant. Ruined that word combination for life

Scared Straight taught us that phrase, back in the 70s or 80s. Just hearing that kept me from a life of crime!