Prison movies are perhaps the most captivating of all movies, as the following films illustrate. From grim portrayals of life behind bars to escape thrillers to World War II team-ups to earnest ...

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When it comes to great prison break movies, there are few more iconic than Papillon, the 1973 classic that starred Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen. While The Shawshank Redemption may be a more ...

TIFF: Cal McMau's film convincingly makes its point that prison violence is brutal and senseless, but doesn't do enough to justify making us watch copious amounts of it. But prisons are filled with ...

These prison movies are captivating. Get it? Some of the best movies are actually movies about life on the outside, where the prison represents the mental traps imposed on us by society, or our own ...