Top 25 Prison Films

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I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
1.  I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Paul Muni
The list author says:
  "Superbly gritty 1932 classic from the director of Little Caesar.  Paul Muni is astonishing and the supporting actors are uniformly good.  There is also an unforgettably horrible scene; the flogging!"
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Midnight Express [DVD]
2.  Midnight Express [DVD] DVD ~ Brad Davis
The list author says:
  "Truly brutal Turkish prison film from Alan Parker and Oliver Stone.  It did spawn that hilarious exchange in Airplane though:  ''Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?''"
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Cool Hand Luke [1967] [DVD]
3.  Cool Hand Luke [1967] [DVD] DVD ~ Paul Newman
The list author says:
  "''What we've got here is FAILURE to communicate!''  Paul Newman, Joe Don Baker, Clifton James and George Kennedy star in this classic."
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Riot in Cell Block 11 [VHS]
4.  Riot in Cell Block 11 [VHS] VHS Neville Brand
The list author says:
  "Don Siegel classic starring the incomparable Neville Brand [of Death Trap fame among countless others].  Brutal and uncompromising cinema."
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Prison [DVD]
5.  Prison [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Surprisingly excellent Prison set horror film with Viggo Mortensen [Lord of the Rings] and Lane Smith [TV's Lois and Clark].  Well acted and stylishly directed, this film is well worth checking out."
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Escape from New York [Special Edition] [DVD]
6.  Escape from New York [Special Edition] [DVD] DVD ~ Escape from New York
The list author says:
  "In what has to be the biggest prison on the list, this classic presents the WHOLE of New York as its prison.  Kurt Russell stars as Snake Plissken in this dark urban thriller from John Carpenter."
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Escape From Alcatraz [1979] [DVD]
7.  Escape From Alcatraz [1979] [DVD] DVD ~ Clint Eastwood
The list author says:
  "Low key, grimy looking prison flick with Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan and the underrated Fred Ward."
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Wedlock [DVD] [1991]
8.  Wedlock [DVD] [1991] DVD ~ Rutger Hauer
The list author says:
  "Rutger Hauer is betrayed by his criminal cohorts Joan Chen and James Remar and left for dead.  The cops get him and he is incarcerated in a prison where the inmates wear explosive collars... Cracking!"
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Tango & Cash [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
9.  Tango & Cash [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Sylvester Stallone
The list author says:
  "While not entirely set in prison, this joyous actioner spends a third of its running time in the slammer.  Over the top violence abounds with Kurt and Sly busting heads.  They make a great pairing!"
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Fortress [VHS] [1994]
10.  Fortress [VHS] [1994] VHS Christopher Lambert
The list author says:
  "Enjoyable action nonsense set in a futuristic prison. With Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith and Vernon Wells [aka Bennett from Commando].The dvd versions are the cut US version; the UK VHS is uncut"
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The Big Doll House [1971] [DVD]
11.  The Big Doll House [1971] [DVD] DVD ~ Judith M. Brown
The list author says:
  "Classic Women in prison film from Jack Hill.  Roberta Collins and Pam Grier give stand out turns."
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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion [DVD]
12.  Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Ultra-stylish Japanese Exploitation mayhem!"
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The Big Bird Cage [DVD]
13.  The Big Bird Cage [DVD] DVD ~ Pam Grier
The list author says:
  "Sequel to Big Doll House is more outrageously sleazy and camp than the grittier original, and arguably all the better for it.  Pam Grier incarcerates herself in an attempt to stage a prison break."
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Missing In Action 2: The Beginning [DVD]
14.  Missing In Action 2: The Beginning [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "The definitive melodramatically overwrought P.O.W. action film.  Chuck Norris Vs. Vietcong.  There can be only one winner!"
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An Innocent Man [DVD] [1990]
15.  An Innocent Man [DVD] [1990] DVD ~ Tom Selleck
The list author says:
  "Tom Selleck is excellent in this surprisingly tough and gritty prison-set Thriller.  F Murray Abraham is great as Selleck's prison mentor.  A must see."
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King Rat [DVD] [2005]
16.  King Rat [DVD] [2005] DVD ~ Denholm Elliott
The list author says:
  "Excellent P.O.W. flick starring George Segal in one of his best roles."
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Lock Up [DVD]
17.  Lock Up [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Highly underrated prison Melodrama starring the undervalued Sylvester Stallone.  Great supporting cast including Frank McCrae, Donald Sutherland and Sonny Landham."
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Each Dawn I Die [DVD] [1939] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
18.  Each Dawn I Die [DVD] [1939] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ James Cagney
The list author says:
  "Superb Prison Drama starring the great James Cagney and George Raft."
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Naked Gun 33.3 - Final Insult The [1994] [DVD]
19.  Naked Gun 33.3 - Final Insult The [1994] [DVD] DVD ~ Leslie Nielsen
The list author says:
  "This third and best instalment of the Classic Comedy trilogy is a side-splittingly silly send up of Prison movie cliches."
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The Longest Yard [DVD]
20.  The Longest Yard [DVD] DVD ~ Burt Reynolds
The list author says:
  "Cracking Prison-based Sports Comedy from Robert Aldrich, starring Burt Reynolds at his very best."
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Toy Story 3 [DVD] [2010]
21.  Toy Story 3 [DVD] [2010] DVD ~ Tom Hanks
The list author says:
  "The third and possibly best of the masterful Animated trilogy takes a decidedly darker turn than its predecessors."
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White Heat [1949]
22.  White Heat [1949] DVD ~ James Cagney
The list author says:
  "This Cagney masterpiece has a memorable stretch in the clink, with the pint sized psycho having a meltdown in the canteen upon hearing shocking news; genius acting."
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Ilsa She Wolf of the SS [DVD]
23.  Ilsa She Wolf of the SS [DVD] DVD ~ Dyanne Thorne
The list author says:
  "Grim Exploitation Classic set in a Nazi P.O.W. camp.  Dyanne Thorn excels as the villainous Ilsa."
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The Untold Story (Uncut) (import) NTSC
24.  The Untold Story (Uncut) (import) NTSC DVD ~ Anthony Wong
The list author says:
  "This demented Exploitation Horror movie about a restaurateur turned killer morphs into a gritty, gruelling Prison film in its final third."
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The Green Mile [DVD] [1999]
25.  The Green Mile [DVD] [1999] DVD ~ Tom Hanks
The list author says:
  "A superior prison melodrama to Darabont's Shawshank Redemption [a film with an undeservedly high reputation which slickly rounded up the usual cliches]; fine acting all-round, if overly sentimental."
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