Prison movies are perhaps the most captivating of all movies, as the following films illustrate. From grim portrayals of life behind bars to escape thrillers to World War II team-ups to earnest ...

Perhaps the most intimate of the prison escape films on this list ... his yearning to fly free is impossible to squash. While some of the escapees on this list get lucky on their first try ...

Fans of Breaking Bad have been urged to check out a film hailed by viewers as the 'best prison movie ever' that is streaming for free. Shot Caller, which hit cinemas in 2017, has recently been ...

With The Shawshank Redemption turning 30 this year, the hosts of BBC Radio 4's Screenshot Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode are putting the best prison movies and TV shows on trial. Incarceration has ...

6. Kiss of the Spider Woman No LGBTQ+ prison film has been quite as impactful as 1985’s Kiss of the Spider Woman. Based on an Argentine novel, the movie follows Valentin, a hardened leftist ...

As several films and shows have shed light on, the prospect of jailing someone is currency by itself, used for political and personal reasons. Filmmakers have captivatingly explored the prison ...