20 movies like The Outer Gate, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), The Raid 2(2014), Duniya(1984), South Central(1992), Le Doulos(1961), The Good Bad Girl(1931), Alcatraz Island(1937), Woodpeckers(2017), The Sicilian Clan(1969), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Black Tuesday(1955), King of the Underworld(1939) ...
Drama
USA
1937
62 Minutes
Ralph Morgan Kay Linaker Ben Alexander Eddie Acuff Charles Brokaw
boss gangster ex-convict thief cellmate girlfriend brooding crafty prison house restaurant office embezzlement imprisonment theft vengeance wrongfully accused frame-up revenge quest
Bob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and because of Borden's strong sense of ... See full summary »
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Crime, Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action
Indonesia|USA
2014
148 Minutes
Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian Arifin Putra Oka Antara Tio Pakusadewo Alex Abbad Julie Estelle Cok Simbara Cecep Arif Rahman Very Tri Yulisman Ryuhei Matsuda
son gangster family member undercover cop inmate kingpin brash brooding chilling prison office police station jakarta, indonesia building drug house undercover operations crime family fighting prison
Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Drama
India
1984
180 Minutes
Ashok Kumar Dilip Kumar Rishi Kapoor Amrita Singh Prem Chopra Amrish Puri
husband wife friend daughter ex-convict gripping engaging emotional india city house apartment prison imprisonment revenge murder justice love quest pursuit
Mohan Kumar's diligence and honesty lands him in trouble with Balwant Singh Kalra, Jugal Kishore Ahuja, and Mr. Bhandari. Together the trio frame and imprison Mohan and make him watch ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Drama
1961
108 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Serge Reggiani Fabienne Dali Monique Hennessy Michel Piccoli René Lefèvre Jean Desailly Philippe March
friend jewel thief informant ex-convict gangster superintendent suspenseful melodramatic tense france prison police station house car undercover operations theft murder gangs deception mystery
A former convict (Serge Reggiani) suspects his best friend (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a burglar with police contacts, of being a stool pigeon.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
67 Minutes
Mae Clarke James Hall Marie Prevost Nance O'Neil Edmund Breese James Donlan Paul Porcasi Paul Fix Wheeler Oakman George Berliner
girlfriend gangster son parent best friend detective melodramatic gripping intense nightclub houseboat apartment philadelphia prison gangsters murder marriage friendship reputation wealth
Marcia Cameron (Mae Clark), a gangster's moll, quits her racketeering boyfriend Dapper Dan Tyler (Robert Ellis) for a respectable rich man, Bob Henderson (Jmaes Hall), but after giving ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
64 Minutes
Ann Sheridan John Litel Gordon Oliver Mary Maguire Dick Purcell Ben Welden
father racketeer nanny daughter prison official criminal brooding gripping tense prison house cell alcatraz island san francisco prison life crime kidnapping feud family vengeance
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1969
120 Minutes
Alain Delon Jean Gabin Lino Ventura Irina Demick Amedeo Nazzari Sydney Chaplin Elisa Cegani Karen Blanguernon Marc Porel Yves Lefebvre Philippe Baronnet
gangster prisoner police officer murderer thief mafia boss engaging brutal thrilling suspenseful intense italy sicily prison diamond heist gangs gangsters adventure escape pursuit
A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Peter Graves Jean Parker Milburn Stone Warren Stevens Jack Kelly Sylvia Findley James Bell Victor Perrin Hal Baylor Harry Bartell
convict reporter girlfriend hostage police officer priest dark melodramatic gripping prison hideout warehouse cell prison break hostage situation crime money law and order escape revenge
Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
69 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Kay Francis James Stephenson John Eldredge Jessie Busley Arthur Aylesworth Raymond Brown Harland Tucker Ralph Remley Murray Alper Charles Foy
doctor gangster writer widow police officer gambler suspenseful melodramatic tense small town doctor's office prison police station apartment casino grief murder reputation marriage medicine
After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board.
Biography, Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Aldis Hodge Greg Kinnear Sherri Shepherd Melanie Liburd Tiffany Dupont Gino Vento Xosha Roquemore Mystie Smith Jose Miguel Vasquez Dorian Missick Monique Grant
football player convict wrongly accused police officer assistant district attorney family member inspiring emotional confident moving football field house prison courtroom law office wrongfully accused shattered dreams wrongful conviction imprisonment self-confidence
A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
1978
121 Minutes
Brad Davis Randy Quaid John Hurt Bo Hopkins Paul L. Smith Mike Kellin Norbert Weisser Irene Miracle Paolo Bonacelli Michael Ensign Kevork Malikyan
prison guard prisoner police officer girlfriend judge bleak gutsy shocking istanbul prison airport prison life prison break drug trafficking foreign relations torture escape transformation wretched excess 1970s
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
Crime, Drama
1960
97 Minutes
Stanley Baker Sam Wanamaker Margit Saad Gregoire Aslan Jill Bennett Laurence Naismith Edward Judd Patrick Magee
criminal mastermind gang member traitor ex-convict girlfriend bleak engaging gripping intense suspenseful prison crime scene city robbery imprisonment torture kidnapping blackmail money
The mastermind (Stanley Baker) of a racetrack robbery escapes from prison to the loot and is double-crossed by his gang.
Drama
Canada
2007
104 Minutes
Rossif Sutherland Danny Glover Greg Bryk Flex Alexander Laura Regan Chris Collins Tonya Lee Williams Carol Sinclair
ex-convict boxer father mother rival brooding thrilling emotional prison boxing ring house street canada halifax, nova scotia race relations family class struggle boxing prison homosexuality
Donnie Rose went to prison for beating a young man so brutally it left him handicapped for life. Nine years later, Donnie is out. He's a different man with only one place to go: back home ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
87 Minutes
Wallace Beery Chester Morris Robert Montgomery Lewis Stone Leila Hyams George F. Marion J.C. Nugent Karl Dane DeWitt Jennings Matthew Betz Claire McDowell
prisoner prison official guard warden criminal gritty thrilling bleak prison prison life prison break drunk driving corruption crime escape revenge 1930s
A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson James Stewart Rose Stradner Lionel Stander Douglas Scott John Carradine Sidney Blackmer Grant Mitchell
gangster wife reporter henchman brother son melodramatic gripping spirited new york city alcatraz island newsroom household street organized crime murder father/son relationship marriage kidnapping imprisonment
A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
83 Minutes
Paul Henreid Joan Bennett Eduard Franz Leslie Brooks John Qualen Mabel Paige Herbert Rudley Charles Arnt George Chandler Sid Tomack Alvin Hammer
gangster henchman rival secretary brother girlfriend dark intense prison gambling house los angeles office doctor's office parking garage one last job gangsters love impersonation brotherhood disillusionment
Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity - with unfortunate results.
Crime, Drama
USA
1959
105 Minutes
Rod Steiger Fay Spain James Gregory Martin Balsam Nehemiah Persoff Murvyn Vye
gangster widow police officer henchman crime boss reporter brutal crafty engaging suspenseful chicago illinois store office prison apartment organized crime al capone loyalty murder
A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the Prohibition era.