20 movies like I Became a Criminal, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), The Big House(1930), Canon City(1948), The Golden Glove(2019), The Body of My Enemy(1976), The Philly Kid(2012), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Blind Alley(1939), The Informer(2019), A Prophet(2009), Maze(2017), Cry of the City(1948) ...
Crime, Drama
UK
1947
103 Minutes
Trevor Howard Sally Gray Griffith Jones Rene Ray Mary Merrall Charles Farrell Michael Brennan Jack McNaughton
innocent man boss fugitive girlfriend henchman thrilling gritty gripping bleak england prison funeral home black market set-up prison break manhunt murder escape rivalry 1940s
After WW2, former RAF airman Clem Morgan joins a gang of black-market smugglers-thieves but when a robbery goes wrong, Clem is caught , framed for a policeman's murder, and is sent to prison where he plots his escape and revenge.
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, 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
1948
82 Minutes
Scott Brady Jeff Corey Whit Bissell Stanley Clements Charles Russell DeForest Kelley Ralph Byrd
escaped convict prisoner hostage police officer warden brash gripping tense melodramatic canon city, colo. prison house prison break fugitives hostage situation crime escape transformation sacrifice rivalry
Twelve inmates plan a prison break from the Colorado State Penitentiary but one of them reluctantly joins the group.
Horror, Crime, Drama
2019
115 Minutes
Jonas Dassler Margarete Tiesel Adam Bousdoukos Marc Hosemann Katja Studt Martina Eitner-Acheampong Tristan Göbel Philipp Baltus Victoria Trauttmansdorff Hark Bohm
man serial killer murderer murder victim monster woman engaging shocking gripping suspenseful brutal thrilling germany hamburg, germany investigation serial murders fear murder danger suspicion
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
120 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Marie-France Pisier Bernard Blier Claude Brosset Daniel Ivernel
prisoner innocent man murderer criminal murder suspect emotional thrilling suspenseful engaging brutal melodramatic prison life after prison prison life innocence fight for justice framed for murder revenge mystery pursuit
A reporter for a gossip magazine stays at a beach house near that of a movie star to investigate reports that he had had a sex change operation.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Wes Chatham Devon Sawa Sarah Butler Neal McDonough Lucky Johnson Chris Browning Adam Mervis Bernard Hocke Ava Bogle Eric Scott Woods Michael Jai White
best friend young man robber police officer prisoner murderer bleak brutal disturbing engaging gripping suspenseful louisiana prison baton rouge, la. cage friendship relationships prison fighting
A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Chester Morris Ralph Bellamy Ann Dvorak Joan Perry Melville Cooper Rose Stradner John Eldredge Ann Doran Marc Lawrence Stanley Brown Scotty Beckett
murderer henchman psychologist student wife son brooding intense frightening prison house basement pier hostage situation fugitives psychology paralysis murder abuse quest
Gangster Hal Wilson takes psychiatrist Dr. Shelby hostage. While captive, the doctor analyzes Wilson as though he were a patient.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|Canada
2019
113 Minutes
Joel Kinnaman Rosamund Pike Clive Owen Common Ana de Armas Martin McCann Eugene Lipinski Valeria Vereau
reformed criminal soldier fbi agent mobster prisoner drug dealer brutal bleak tense thrilling gritty unrestrained prison informing prison drug trade mob pursuit escape fall
An ex-convict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum security prison.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
2009
154 Minutes
Tahar Rahim Niels Arestrup Adel Bencherif Hichem Yacoubi Reda Kateb Antoine Basler Gilles Cohen Pascal Henault Foued Nassah Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
convict mobster prisoner engaging gripping tense france prison crime ambition murder organized crime prison racism growing up discovery rivalry rise 2000s
A young Algerian man is sent to a French prison.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2017
92 Minutes
Martin McCann Niamh McGrady Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Barry Ward Eileen Walsh Andy Kellegher David Coakley Seán T. Ó Meallaigh Aaron Monaghan James Browne Ross McKinney
prisoner freedom fighter terrorist ira agent fascinating gripping tense thrilling prison europe ireland northern ireland prison break prison escape adventure quest escape 1980s
Inspired by the true events of the 1983 breakout of 38 Irish Republican prisoners from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Victor Mature Richard Conte Shelley Winters Fred Clark Berry Kroeger Debra Paget Betty Garde Tommy Cook
police detective murderer girlfriend lawyer thief brutal chilling dark suspenseful new york city hospital prison murder theft investigation imprisonment escape fall pursuit mystery
Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Zero Mostel Ted de Corsia Everett Sloane Roy Roberts Michael Tolan King Donovan Bob Steele Adelaide Klein Don Beddoe Tito Vuolo
district attorney crime boss henchman witness detective hit man brooding gritty dark gripping hotel prison insane asylum church apartment building city hired killers investigation murder case organized crime
A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.
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
Australia
2009
94 Minutes
Ross McCall Marina Sirtis Treva Etienne Graham McTavish Deobia Oparei Terence Jay Luke Massy Suzanne May
prisoners prison life prison guard girlfriend gang member gory frightening gritty street football game prison football field prison release parole freedom corruption kidnapping film rivalry rescue
In the tradition of "Crash" comes this explosive new Australian drama. 19 year-old Matt struggles to rebuild his life after a tragic car accident. For a while he finds comfort in the arms ... See full summary »
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2017
120 Minutes
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lake Bell Jon Bernthal Emory Cohen Jeffrey Donovan Benjamin Bratt Jessy Schram Evan Jones
stockbroker gang leader gang member husband inmate white supremacist brooding brutal dark gripping tense thrilling california chino state prison prison street city criminal underworld gang war gangs
A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
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
USA
1949
63 Minutes
Bill Williams Barbara Hale Richard Quine Richard Loo Frank Fenton Frank Wilcox Marya Marco Robert Bray Martha Hyer Harold Landon James Craven
veteran widow friend prison guard naval officer henchman intricate gripping gritty uneasy long beach, calif. hospital restaurant san diego los angeles government building amnesia false accusations fugitives unlikely allies
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
67 Minutes
reformed criminal police officer convict dancer clown musician suspenseful gripping spirited stage new york city broadway theater backstage prison christmas prison break performance amateur detectives murder false accusations
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.