Inmate Movies

A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State...

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.

A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm

Kung-Fu Ombijam, an artist and former inmate, and Facundo, a young man still serving his sentence, are united by their passion for rap. Both take...

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are...

Johnnie Porche, a former Special Ops Army vet and police officer from a distinguished law enforcement family, suddenly finds himself a marked man...

Tawny Kim heads to a halfway house for female ex-inmates transitioning into mainstream life. Once there, Tawny encounters her old cellies, Concha and...

After two years in jail, Issa is about to get out when he meets Gaëtan, a young inmate who has not served his sentence yet.

When a covert black-ops contractor seizes Alcatraz, the CIA smuggles hardened agent Lt. Jack Callahan inside to extract whistleblower Anya Turner and...

A condemned inmate's premature death places officials under suspicion.

The internal journey of eight men, who, through a theater workshop, go through the different prisons they inhabit. Practicing the art of seeing...

Man-hee, imprisoned for being caught up in an accidental violent case, will be admitted to a violent room where the king of prison can be found. On...

This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island...

Achille, 13, awaits, full of hope, the release from prison of his father, unknown and fantasized. His dream of living as a threesome, like a real...

Made for the landmark anthology series, For the Record, Seer Was Here is an example of the bold dramatic programming made at the CBC in the mid-70s,...

An investigation into how inmates, from their cells on Death Row, help pen pals outside in their daily struggles.

A social media influencer falls for an inmate and starts a crusade to prove his innocence, but after they win his appeal, she uncovers a dark secret...

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

A man has an affair with his condemned brother's girlfriend while plotting his escape in Tangier.

A look beyond the shock and inhumanity of prison rape to the intricate social hierarchy that keeps it alive. A filmmaker goes deep inside Alabama's...