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1. Fools' Parade (1971)

GP | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

In 1935, after forty years in a West Virginia prison, three released convicts wish to open a legitimate business using the $25,000 earned in prison, but a crooked prison guard in cahoots with the town banker plans to defraud them.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter, Strother Martin

Votes: 1,673 | Gross: $0.06M

2. Nightmare in Badham County (1976 TV Movie)

R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller

During a road trip, two UCLA coeds end up in a Southern prison farm on trumped-up charges brought on by a small town sex-crazed corrupt sheriff.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Deborah Raffin, Lynne Moody, Chuck Connors, Fionnula Flanagan

Votes: 692

3. Convicted Woman (1940)

Approved | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jobless Betty Andrews, although innocent, is convicted of a department store theft and, despite the best efforts of her lawyer and noted social worker Mary Ellis and a reporter, Jim Brent ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Rochelle Hudson, Frieda Inescort, June Lang, Lola Lane

Votes: 289

4. 26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode: Chain Gang (1958)

Western

Arizona's territorial governor orders Rynning to investigate reports of abuses by prison guards of convicts working on chain gangs.

Director: Reg Browne | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Oliver Parmer, Gregg Palmer

5. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode: Three Thousand Suspects (1960)

52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Just as a prisoner is about to turn stool pigeon, he is shot by someone on the inside. So Ness transfers a con from another prison to find the killer.

Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Bruce Gordon, Mary Sinclair, Bert Freed

Votes: 98

6. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode: Silly Season (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Cary and Alicia go head to head again in a prison murder case, Cary uncovers an unlikely connection between the accused and one of Bond's clients. Meanwhile, a dirty campaign trick could backfire on Peter's campaign.

Director: Rosemary Rodriguez | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips

Votes: 634

7. Psych (2006–2014)
Episode: Ferry Tale (2010)

TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Shawn and Gus help a prison guard locate his escaped inmates while on a ferry boat headed to the Channel Islands.

Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson

Votes: 892

8. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Cut Ties (2012)

TV-MA | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While the marshals try to figure out who killed a witness security officer and why, Boyd finds a way to get a message to Dickie Bennett in prison.

Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,558

9. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: The Devil You Know (2012)

TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A prison guard springs Dickie and Dewey from prison in an attempt to get his hands on Mags' secret fortune, while Robert Quarles offers Devil a shot at becoming a boss if he betrays Boyd.

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,536

10. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Outlaw (2013)

TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Will Arlo reveal the identity of Drew Thompson to Raylan, or will he take the secret to his grave? Meanwhile, Boyd tricks the local mob and Wynn Duffy, and Colt is blackmailed over not killing Ellen May.

Director: John Dahl | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,510

11. Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021– )
Episode: Pareto Principle (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Feds call in Bell and Stabler when they suspect a gruesome murder could be connected to a string of bank robberies. When a DNA match is tied to a suspect with the perfect alibi, the team struggles to make a case against him.

Director: Gonzalo Amat | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Brent Antonello

Votes: 194

12. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Shot All to Hell (2014)

TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Art stumbles on Theo Tonin's right-hand man while investigating Nicky Augustine's death, Boyd tries to tie up loose ends with Lee Paxton, the sheriff, and cousin Johnny, and Raylan tries to get the Crowes to leave Harlan.

Director: Adam Arkin | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter

Votes: 1,434

13. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Whistle Past the Graveyard (2014)

TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raylan helps Wendy track down Kendal Crowe after he disappears with an "uncle," while Boyd and the rest of the Crowe family try to get their drugs and dead bodies back across the Mexican border.

Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter

Votes: 1,250

14. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Weight (2014)

TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dewey tries to turn his latest score into a ticket out of Harlan. Ava decides to survive on her own in Trambull. Raylan follows Boyd's heroin trail to the Crowes and is introduced to the 21-foot rule.

Director: John Dahl | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter

Votes: 1,251

15. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Let's Make a Deal (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team discovers that a murdered prisoner who was informing from the inside to the police had a second job informing for the Feds.

Director: Brad Tanenbaum | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 362