Movies like Catch a Fire

20 movies like Catch a Fire, ordered by similarity : Woodpeckers(2017), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Papillon(2017), Maze(2017), Midnight Express(1978), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom(2013), Green Street Hooligans 2(2009), Escape From Pretoria(2020), The Big House(1930), Drum(2004), Bandits(1997) ...

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Catch a Fire

A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.

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Woodpeckers

Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.

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The Old Man & the Gun

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.

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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

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.

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Papillon

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.

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Maze

Inspired by the true events of the 1983 breakout of 38 Irish Republican prisoners from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.

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Midnight Express

Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

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Green Street Hooligans 2

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 »

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Escape From Pretoria

Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

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The Big House

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.

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Drum

In 1950s Johannesburg, black South African reporter Henry Nxumalo (Taye Diggs) uncovers an explosive story.

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Bandits

Four female cons who have formed a band in prison get a chance to play at a police ball outside the walls. They take the chance to escape. Being on the run from the law they even make it to... See full summary »

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Anything for Her

With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.

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The Firm

A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.

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The Body of My Enemy

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.

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Bronson

A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.

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Shot Caller

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.

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Shagird

A rookie cop questions the tactics of his superior, and attempts to track the abductors of his girlfriend.

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Triad Election

A violent chain reaction unfolds as a crafty entrepreneur (Louis Koo) wrests power from a veteran Hong Kong crime lord (Simon Yam).

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A Prophet

A young Algerian man is sent to a French prison.

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