20 movies like The Informer, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), The Big House(1930), Woodpeckers(2017), Maze(2017), First We Take Brooklyn(2018), Breakout(1959), The Captain(2017), Shot Caller(2017), The Philly Kid(2012), Brawl in Cell Block 99(2017) ...
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.
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
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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.
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
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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.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
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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
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.
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
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Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
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
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Inspired by the true events of the 1983 breakout of 38 Irish Republican prisoners from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
91 Minutes
Harvey Keitel AnnaLynne McCord Charlotte McKinney Danny A. Abeckaser Kathrine Narducci Edoardo Ballerini Jon Carlo Sasha Feldman Ido Mosseri Guri Weinberg Stevie Guttman
drug lord prisoner henchman russian mobster tough guy mobster tense thrilling intense prison restaurant courtroom police station brooklyn big city showdown gunfight violent crime rise to power risk
Serving a life sentence in one of Israel's toughest prisons, Mikki Levy never thought he'd ever see the light of day. But when's he's released early on a technicality, Mikki moves to New York hoping for a fresh start. Living with his uncle in Brooklyn, the harsh reality of life as an ex-con sets in and he gets dragged into a brutal turf war with the Russian mob, forcing him to revisit his dark ... See full summary »
Drama, War
UK
1959
99 Minutes
Richard Todd Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Michael Wilding Dennis Price Donald Houston William Franklyn Vincent Ball Peter Arne Peter Jones Ronnie Stevens
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In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.
War, Drama, History
USA
2017
118 Minutes
Max Hubacher Milan Peschel Frederick Lau Waldemar Kobus Alexander Fehling Samuel Finzi Wolfram Koch Britta Hammelstein Bernd Hölscher Sascha Alexander Gersak Blerim Destani
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After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It's not long before Sarah begins to experience ... See full summary »
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
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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.
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
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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.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2017
132 Minutes
Vince Vaughn Jennifer Carpenter Don Johnson Marc Blucas Thomas Guiry Udo Kier Rob Morgan Geno Segers Fred Melamed Dan Amboyer Pooja Kumar
boxer mechanic wife drug trafficker police officer inmate brutal bleak rousing tense unrestrained gritty house prison car boat interrogation room yard prison drug trade
A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly.
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
120 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Marie-France Pisier Bernard Blier Claude Brosset Daniel Ivernel
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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.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2020
125 Minutes
Antoine Pilon Josh Hartnett Stephen McHattie Jim Gaffigan Cory Lipman Don McKellar J.C. MacKenzie Amanda Crew Rose-Marie Perreault Frank Schorpion Lanisa Dawn
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In 1989, a Canadian journalist investigates the circumstances surrounding the suspicious arrest of a heroin addict imprisoned in a Thai jail.
Western
USA
1953
87 Minutes
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A man is framed and sent to toughest prison in the territory.
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.
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.
Drama
USA
1932
93 Minutes
Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Preston Foster Edward Ellis Allen Jenkins Noel Francis Berton Churchill
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Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|France
2010
133 Minutes
Russell Crowe Elizabeth Banks Brian Dennehy Lennie James Olivia Wilde Ty Simpkins Helen Carey Liam Neeson Daniel Stern Kevin Corrigan Jason Beghe
husband wife son ex-convict boss suspenseful brutal united states venezuela prison airport university murder prison break schemes desperation fall rescue pursuit 2000s
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
Crime, Drama
Australia
2009
94 Minutes
Ross McCall Marina Sirtis Treva Etienne Graham McTavish Deobia Oparei Terence Jay Luke Massy Suzanne May
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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 »