Here we've displayed a list of the best Prisoner films : The Shawshank Redemption(1994), Les Misérables: The Staged Concert(2019), The Green Mile(1999), Oldboy(2003), I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang(1932), The Great Escape(1963), Cool Hand Luke(1967), The Executioner(1963), Papillon(1973), Planet of the Apes(1968), The Hill(1965), A Prophet(2009) ... ...
9.3/10
Drama
USA
1994
142 Minutes
Tim Robbins Morgan Freeman Bob Gunton William Sadler Clancy Brown Gil Bellows James Whitmore Mark Rolston Jeffrey DeMunn
innocent man prisoner warden guard banker friend powerful emotional gripping maine prison mexico beach field store murder escape corruption freedom friendship
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
8.6/10
Musical
2019
170 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy Shan Ako Michael Ball Alfie Boe Earl Carpenter Carrie Fletcher Rob Houchen Matt Lucas Katy Secombe
prisoner prison guard peasant waif innkeeper love interest spirited touching bleak france prague street inn poverty injustice historical events prison break class conflict underdog pursuit
Seen by over 120 million people worldwide one of the world's most popular musicals. Now cinema audiences can experience a live broadcast of the musical phenomenon which broke box office records and sold out its entire 16-week season.
8.6/10
Fantasy, Drama
USA
1999
189 Minutes
Tom Hanks David Morse Michael Clarke Duncan Bonnie Hunt James Cromwell Michael Jeter Graham Greene Doug Hutchison Sam Rockwell Barry Pepper Jeffrey DeMunn
guard prisoner emotional somber powerful prison household louisiana nursing home death superhuman abilities execution murder mystery quest 1930s
The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.
8.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
South Korea
2003
118 Minutes
Min-sik Choi Ji-tae Yu Gang Hye Jeong Dae-han Ji Dal-su Oh Byeong-ok Kim Seung-shin Lee Jin-seo Yoon
drunk kidnapper friend police officer prisoner suspenseful thrilling shocking new york city cell jail restaurant secret kidnapping imprisonment money chases loneliness mystery pursuit
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.
8.2/10
Drama
USA
1932
93 Minutes
Paul Muni Glenda Farrell Helen Vinson Preston Foster Edward Ellis Allen Jenkins Noel Francis Berton Churchill
veteran prisoner guard landlady lawyer bleak brutal intense georgia diner prison chicago construction site prison injustice torture escape aspirations jealousy escape
Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.
8.2/10
War, Drama
USA
1963
172 Minutes
Steve McQueen James Garner Richard Attenborough Charles Bronson James Donald Donald Pleasence James Coburn David McCallum Gordon Jackson John Leyton Angus Lennie
military officer soldier prisoner nazi cheeky engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful germany pow camp escape deception confinement dangerous assignment prison rebellion escape quest pursuit
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
8.1/10
Drama
USA
1967
129 Minutes
Paul Newman George Kennedy J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio Robert Drivas Strother Martin Jo Van Fleet Wayne Rogers Anthony Zerbe Ralph Waite Harry Dean Stanton
prisoner warden guard police officer mother brash cool moving bleak amusing gritty florida prison farm hideout country road church cell prison rebellion escape
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
8.0/10
Comedy, Drama
Spain|Italy
1963
95 Minutes
Nino Manfredi Emma Penella José Isbert Angel Alvarez Guido Alberti María Luisa Ponte Julia Caba Alba Lola Gaos Félix Fernández Alfredo Landa Jose Luis Coll
executioner undertaker daughter prisoner love child crafty witty offbeat spain prison execution chamber execution unlikely romance work moral dilemma death difficult decision love sacrifice discovery
An undertaker marries an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
8.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
1973
150 Minutes
Steve McQueen Dustin Hoffman Victor Jory Don Gordon Anthony Zerbe Robert Deman Woodrow Parfrey Bill Mumy George Coulouris Ratna Assan William Smithers
convict forger prisoner doctor indian nun gritty brutal dark fiery tense emotional french guiana prison camp cell jungle colombia devil's island imprisonment escape
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
8.0/10
Adventure, Sci-Fi
USA
1968
112 Minutes
Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Maurice Evans James Whitmore James Daly Linda Harrison Robert Gunner
astronaut slave prisoner dark creative outer space desert cave travel accident racism hunting evolution communism escape pursuit rivalry 21st century
An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.
7.9/10
Drama
UK
1965
123 Minutes
Sean Connery Harry Andrews Ian Bannen Alfred Lynch Ossie Davis Roy Kinnear Jack Watson Ian Hendry Michael Redgrave Norman Bird Neil McCallum
prisoner sergeant guard british soldiers bleak brutal intense prison camp africa libya desert following orders humiliation morality military prison rivalry discovery underdog fall
In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.
7.9/10
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.
7.8/10
Biography, Drama, Crime
USA
1962
148 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Karl Malden Thelma Ritter Betty Field Neville Brand Edmond O'Brien Hugh Marlowe Telly Savalas James Westerfield Chris Robinson
prisoner warden guard mother wife moving touching leavenworth prison alcatraz island missouri solitude prison new love redemption rise transformation 1960s
A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
7.8/10
Adventure, History, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico|UK
2006
137 Minutes
Rudy Youngblood Raoul Trujillo Dalia Hernandez Gerardo Taracena Jonathan Brewer Fernando Hernandez Rodolfo Palacios Morris Birdyellowhead Maria Isidra Hoil Antonio Monroi Carlos Emilio Baez
prisoner tribal leader wife child explorer hunter gritty suspenseful touching brutal central america waterfall village pyramid yucatan jungle violence rape prophecy torture
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
7.8/10
Romance, Drama
India
2004
193 Minutes
Shah Rukh Khan Rani Mukherji Preity Zinta Kiron Kher Divya Dutta Boman Irani Anupam Kher Amitabh Bachchan Hema Malini Manoj Bajpayee Zohra Segal
prisoner indian pilot emotional jail bus legend life secret transformation
Veer-Zaara is a saga of love, separation, courage and sacrifice. A love story that is an inspiration and will remain a legend forever.
7.8/10
Documentary
USA
2000
94 Minutes
homeless person convict prisoner dark dense uneasy prison new york city subway drug addiction rape confinement child abuse poverty crime fall sacrifice 2000s
A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1971
88 Minutes
Paul Alelyanes Carmen Argenziano Stan Armsted Harold Beaulieu Jim Bohan Kerry Cannon
prisoner judge federal agent police chief activist frightful bleak gory california desert tent dystopia vietnam war richard nixon activism culture clash prison wretched excess underdog escape
"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types ... See full summary »
7.8/10
Western
USA
2015
168 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Kurt Russell Jennifer Jason Leigh Walton Goggins Demián Bichir Tim Roth Michael Madsen Bruce Dern James Parks Dana Gourrier Zoë Bell
bounty hunter fugitive prisoner sheriff stranger man brooding bleak intense suspenseful frightening wyoming town stagecoach camp mountain trail american civil war bounty travel
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
7.8/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
107 Minutes
James Caan Kathy Bates Frances Sternhagen Richard Farnsworth Lauren Bacall Graham Jarvis J.T. Walsh June Christopher
author nurse prisoner uneasy tense creepy chilling colorado cabin obsession writing obsessive fan captivity car crash escape rivalry 1980s
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
7.8/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1985
111 Minutes
Sean Astin Josh Brolin Jeff Cohen Corey Feldman Kerri Green Martha Plimpton Ke Huy Quan John Matuszak Anne Ramsey Joe Pantoliano Keith Walker
young boy young girl prisoner fugitive frenetic amusing oregon cave treasure coming of age friendship romance pirates adventure growing up pursuit 1980s
A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
7.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany
2001
116 Minutes
Moritz Bleibtreu Maren Eggert Christian Berkel Justus von Dohnányi Oliver Stokowski Andrea Sawatzki Edgar Selge Timo Dierkes Nicki von Tempelhoff Antoine Monot Jr. Philipp Hochmair
prisoner guard soldier psychologist leader chilling intense germany prison power play corruption abuse experiments discovery wretched excess 2000s
For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.
7.7/10
Drama
Iran
2004
101 Minutes
Faramarz Gharibian Taraneh Alidoosti Babak Ansari Hossein Farzi-Zadeh
daughter sister father mother friend prisoner intense moving tense iran prison family dysfunction money forgiveness race against time death sentence law and order quest revenge 2000s
In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."
7.7/10
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1967
149 Minutes
Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Jim Brown John Cassavetes Richard Jaeckel George Kennedy Trini Lopez Ralph Meeker Robert Ryan Telly Savalas
colonel prisoner murderer nazi rapist major brash spirited gory england france revenge world war ii special ops retribution adventure revenge pursuit 1940s
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
7.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Hume Cronyn Charles Bickford Yvonne De Carlo Ann Blyth Ella Raines Anita Colby Sam Levene Howard Duff Art Smith Roman Bohnen
prisoner warden guard wife criminal dark gritty prison doctor's office prison escape illness violence escape quest 1940s
At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
7.6/10
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.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1958
97 Minutes
Tony Curtis Sidney Poitier Theodore Bikel Charles McGraw Cara Williams Lon Chaney King Donovan Claude Akins Larry Dobkin Whit Bissell Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
criminal prisoner sheriff captain landowner brash endearing spirited deep south household friendship racism chain gangs outlaws escape discovery sacrifice 1950s
Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
7.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
Austria
1997
108 Minutes
Susanne Lothar Ulrich Mühe Frank Giering Arno Frisch Stefan Clapczynski Doris Kunstmann Christoph Bantzer Wolfgang Glück Susanne Meneghel Monika Zallinger
father mother son prisoner thug accomplice bleak brutal chilling creepy austria lake cabin boat murder home invasion torture survival humiliation hostage situation
Two violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
7.6/10
Musical, Drama, History
UK|USA
2012
158 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe Anne Hathaway Amanda Seyfried Eddie Redmayne Helena Bonham Carter Sacha Baron Cohen Samantha Barks Aaron Tveit Daniel Huttlestone Isabelle Allen
prisoner prison guard peasant waif innkeeper love interest spirited touching bleak france prison street inn poverty injustice historical events prison break class conflict underdog pursuit
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
7.5/10
Comedy, Action
USA
1988
122 Minutes
Robert De Niro Charles Grodin Yaphet Kotto John Ashton Dennis Farina Joe Pantoliano Wendy Phillips Richard Foronjy
ex-cop bounty hunter prisoner fbi agent mobster accountant witty gritty new york city arizona los angeles car road trip embezzlement chases organized crime pursuit transformation 1980s
An accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the F.B.I., and the Mafia after jumping bail.
7.5/10
Adventure
USA
1934
113 Minutes
Robert Donat Elissa Landi Louis Calhern Sidney Blackmer Raymond Walburn O.P. Heggie Irene Hervey Georgia Caine Walter Walker Lawrence Grant Luis Alberni
prisoner count villain fiancée spirited gutsy rousing gripping paris italy island revenge fortune imprisonment rags to riches adventure revenge rivalry transformation 1810s
After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them.
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