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1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
R | 142 min | Drama
Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Votes: 2,885,131 | Gross: $28.34M
2. Revenge (2011–2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An emotionally troubled young woman sets out to exact revenge against the people who wronged her father.
Stars: Madeleine Stowe, Emily VanCamp, Gabriel Mann, Nick Wechsler
Votes: 125,004
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush
Votes: 563,533 | Gross: $241.06M
4. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Carla Quevedo
Votes: 222,176 | Gross: $6.39M
5. Life (I) (1999)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century.
Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Nick Cassavetes
Votes: 54,727 | Gross: $63.84M
6. Midnight Express (1978)
R | 121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli
Votes: 88,148 | Gross: $35.00M
7. The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Approved | 93 min | Horror
In eighteenth-century Spain, an adopted boy becomes a werewolf and terrorizes the inhabitants of his town.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, Catherine Feller
Votes: 6,828
8. Undisputed (2002)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When heavyweight champion George "Iceman" Chambers lands in prison, the resident gangster arranges a boxing match with the reigning prison champ.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker
Votes: 34,370 | Gross: $12.76M
9. Alison (II) (2016)
80 min | Documentary
Raped. Disemboweled. Nearly decapitated. Dumped on the outskirts of a nature reserve, dead - or so they thought. She needed a hero that night, so that's what she became. This is Alison's tale. A tale of monsters, miracles and hope.
Director: Uga Carlini | Stars: Christia Visser, Alison Botha, De Klerk Oelofse, Zak Hendrikz
Votes: 1,446
10. Breaker Morant (1980)
PG | 107 min | Drama, History, War
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown
Votes: 14,410 | Gross: $7.14M
11. Countess Dracula (1971)
PG | 93 min | Horror
In 17th-century Hungary, elderly widow Countess Elisabeth Nádasdy maintains her misleading youthful appearance by bathing in the blood of virgins regularly supplied to her by faithful servant Captain Dobi.
Director: Peter Sasdy | Stars: Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès, Maurice Denham
Votes: 4,808
12. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,650
13. Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Approved | 114 min | Drama, Romance
A man arrives in New Orleans searching for his former girlfriend, an artist who now works in a bordello.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Capucine, Jane Fonda, Anne Baxter
Votes: 2,939
14. A Cry in the Dark (1988)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves, David Hoflin
Votes: 11,195 | Gross: $6.91M
15. Compulsion (1959)
Approved | 103 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Bradford Dillman
Votes: 7,487
16. Paradise Now (2005)
PG-13 | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Kais Nashif, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Hamza Abu-Aiaash
Votes: 24,065 | Gross: $1.45M
17. The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
R | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.
Director: John Malkovich | Stars: Javier Bardem, Laura Morante, Juan Diego Botto, Elvira Mínguez
Votes: 6,876 | Gross: $2.38M
18. Suhaag (1994)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Collegian Ajay Sharma was born on 2 April 1968 and lives in Bombay with his widowed mom Asha. He is friendly with fellow-collegian Raj Sinha, from a wealthy family. Ajay often gets beaten ... See full summary »
Director: Kuku Kohli | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor, Nagma
Votes: 2,039
19. Closer to the Moon (2014)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of old friends from the World War II Jewish Resistance to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.
Director: Nae Caranfil | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd, Anton Lesser
Votes: 4,337
20. Prophet's Prey (2015)
TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, ... See full summary »
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Nick Cave, Elaine Anderson, Sam Brower, Andrew Chatwin
Votes: 1,981 | Gross: $0.01M
21. Terra Nova (2008)
119 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
This dystopia takes place in the near future. The death penalty has been abolished throughout the world. The prisons are overcrowded. International organizations decide to conduct an experiment.
Director: Aleksandr Melnik | Stars: Konstantin Lavronenko, Andrey Feskov, Marat Basharov, Pavel Sborshchikov
Votes: 2,063
22. Fall River (2021)
TV-MA | 235 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Re-investigation of the murder of three young women in 1979 - Fall River, MA.
Stars: Murray Farnell, Chaz Smith, Alan Alves, Alan Silvia
Votes: 847
23. Duniya (1984)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama
Framed for a crime he didn't commit, Mohan Kumar loses his wife, son, and freedom, then he emerges from prison vowing revenge.
Director: Ramesh Talwar | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Singh
Votes: 299
24. Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011)
TV-14 | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Biopic of the notorious late-1940s Manila gangster until his death at 26 in 1951: a legend known to this day who came from Tondo, a town in Manila known during that period as a tough and dangerous place.
Director: Tikoy Aguiluz | Stars: Jorge Estregan, Roi Vinzon, Danny Labra, Eddie Tuazon
Votes: 215
25. Ghayal (1990)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Moushumi Chatterjee
Votes: 5,063
26. Hagoku (2017 TV Movie)
108 min | Drama
The year is 1942 and Japan is in the midst of World War II. Prison warden Susumu's prisoner Seitaro escapes from his cell through the thick of winter and disappears. He was serving a life ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Sari Awano, Duncan, Isao Hashizume, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Votes: 139
27. Lea (1996)
100 min | Drama, Romance
51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Fíla | Stars: Lenka Vlasáková, Christian Redl, Hanna Schygulla, Miroslav Donutil
Votes: 497 | Gross: $0.03M
28. Salaakhen (1998)
165 min | Action, Drama
When an honest school teacher testifies in a rape case against a prominent businessman's son, he is psychologically tortured and forced to commit suicide. His young son then takes the law into his own hands in order to avenge his father.
Director: Guddu Dhanoa | Stars: Sunny Deol, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher
Votes: 555
29. Kala Pani (1958)
164 min | Crime, Musical, Romance
Based on A.J.Cronin's 'Beyond This Place', this movie narrates the story of an untiring crusade for justice. A young man, learning about his father's wrongful implication in a ... See full summary »
Director: Raj Khosla | Stars: Dev Anand, Madhubala, Nalini Jaywant, Agha
Votes: 357
30. Crowned and Dangerous (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After the murder of a beauty queen, an investigation reveals the suspects to be a former lover, a rival contestant, and a stage mother.
Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Yasmine Bleeth, Jill Clayburgh, Cassidy Rae, Gates McFadden
Votes: 489
31. I Accuse! (1958)
Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1894 France, a Jewish officer in the French Army is falsely accused of spying for Germany.
Director: José Ferrer | Stars: José Ferrer, Anton Walbrook, Viveca Lindfors, Leo Genn
Votes: 731
32. Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (2014)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Friends and family reflect on the life and death of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, who was murdered in a targeted homophobic attack in Wyoming in 1998.
Director: Michele Josue | Stars: Michele Josue, Judy Shepard, Zeina Barkawi, Dennis Shepard
Votes: 1,589
33. Shastra (1996)
Not Rated | 144 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
One of the employees of Vijay's parents, Babu, is sentence to a long jail term for killing them. In hot pursuit to avenge the death of his parents Vijay wait until Babu is release from jail... See full summary »
Director: Sanjay Khanna | Stars: Suniel Shetty, Anjali Jathar, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa
Votes: 122
34. Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (1985)
Not Rated | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Though David is loyal to Suryaprakash, a politician, he rapes and kills David's wife and sends him to jail. He comes back from jail, after serving life imprisonment to exact his revenge.
Director: Bharathiraja | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Revathi, Radha, Janakaraj
Votes: 292
35. Silent Scream (1990)
85 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In London 1963, Larry Winters (Iain Glen) murders a bartender. Sentenced to life Winters has fits of rage which continue until prison doctors put him in an experimental unit. Flashbacks to ... See full summary »
Director: David Hayman | Stars: Iain Glen, Andrew Barr, Kenneth Glenaan, Steve Hotchkiss
Votes: 162
36. Under Age (1941)
Approved | 59 min | Crime, Drama
Jane Baird and her kid sister, Edie are released from the county detention home, where they had been jailed for vagrancy. They are approached by the Head Talent Scout/Pimp, Tap Mason,, in a... See full summary »
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Nan Grey, Alan Baxter, Mary Anderson, Tom Neal
Votes: 44
37. Behind Stone Walls (1932)
58 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Esther Clay, wife of District Attorney John Clay and mother of attorney Bob Clay, is having an affair with Jack Keene. Scorned by him Esther kills Jack. Bob comes to her defense and ... See full summary »
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Edward J. Nugent, Priscilla Dean, Ann Christy, Robert Elliott
Votes: 102
39. Sanam (1951)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sanam is a love story in which Yogen (Dev Anand), a poor unemployed young man, comes across Sadhana (Suraiya) and Rani (Meena Kumari).
Director: Nandlal Jaswantlal | Stars: Dev Anand, Suraiya, Meena Kumari, K.N. Singh
Votes: 28
40. My Son: The Serial Killer (2017 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary, Crime
Conrad Wright, the father of Steve Wright the serial killer dubbed "The Suffolk Strangler", offers his deeply personal insights into the horrific crimes committed by his son in 2006.
Director: Tom Jenner | Stars: Alison Steadman, Conrad Wright, Diane Cassell, Isabella Clennell
Votes: 11
41. Artham (1989)
134 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Narendran chooses to jump in front of the train to commit suicide. He waits for the train but end up saving another young man named Janardanan who has the same intention. Narendran consoles... See full summary »
Director: Sathyan Anthikad | Stars: Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Saranya Ponvannan, Murali
Votes: 195
42. Nadzór (1985)
118 min | Drama
A story of a young woman arrested by police on the day of her wedding for embezzlement, and promptly sentenced to life. She is already pregnant and has her baby in prison. Immediately after... See full summary »
Director: Wieslaw Saniewski | Stars: Ewa Blaszczyk, Teresa Sawicka, Grazyna Szapolowska, Gabriela Kownacka
Votes: 128
43. Kadachit (2007)
127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The relationship between Gayatri and her father, whom she accused of killing her mother. 20 years later, she feels that he might be innocent.
Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni | Stars: Ashwini Bhave, Sachin Khedekar, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Tushar Dalvi
Votes: 68
44. Blatnoi mir (2001)
Documentary
Director: Jouni Hiltunen | Stars: Valeri Balin, Mihail Buharov, Andrei Shudarikov
Votes: 14
45. O isovitis (1992– )
5 min | Comedy
A prisoner sentenced to 622 years in prison is imprisoned in a Greek prison in which the laws of the Junta are still in force. Isovitis (Lifer) and all prisoners are supported by a mouse ... See full summary »
Stars: Giorgos Ninios, Sofia Vossou, Yannis Bostantzoglou, Giannis Evdaimon
Votes: 16
46. Elevator (I) (2007)
19 min | Short, Drama
Two men are stuck in an elevator. One thinks he is going up and the other thinks he is going down. For each, the elevator is on an endless trip in his direction until they question the reasons that led them to meet each other.
Director: Aliocha | Stars: John B. McCann, Joseph Raven
Votes: 18
47. The Amazing Mr. Nordill (1947)
11 min | Short, Crime, Mystery
This Passing Parade short is based on the exploits of counterfeiter Everett Nordill, one of the cleverest counterfeiters who ever baffled the agents of the U. S. Treasury department.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: John Nesbitt, Leon Ames, Clinton Sundberg, Elinor Donahue
Votes: 113
48. À l'ombre de la République (2011)
100 min | Documentary
Directors: Stéphane Mercurio, Edie Laconi | Stars: Marine Calazel, Jean-Marie Delarue, Xavier Dupont, Lucie Montoy
Votes: 21
49.
Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode:
Enigma
(1998)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
On their first visit to a new planet, SG-1 finds it subject to totally destructive volcanic activity and saves ten natives, the Tollan, a far more technologically advanced society. Their ... See full summary »
Director: William Gereghty | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 1,560
50.
Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
Episode:
Prisoners
(1998)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
SG-1 inadvertently help a desperate criminal and are charged and sentenced as accessories to his crime. They are banished to a desolate, brutal penal colony and strike a deal with a ... See full summary »
Director: David Warry-Smith | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 1,340