Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "parole-violation"

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: 2,887,586 | Gross: $28.34M

2. Stolen (2012)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Malin Akerman, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston

Votes: 46,433 | Gross: $0.30M

3. Freeway (1996)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.

Director: Matthew Bright | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri

Votes: 31,738 | Gross: $0.30M

4. The Informer (2019)

R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-convict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum security prison.

Director: Andrea Di Stefano | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz

Votes: 42,065

5. The Cotton Club (1984)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner, and guests (like gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-1930s Harlem.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee

Votes: 19,540 | Gross: $25.93M

6. 102 Dalmatians (2000)

G | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Cruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after the puppies once more.

Directors: Michael D Moore, Kevin Lima | Stars: Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans

Votes: 39,609 | Gross: $66.96M

7. Straight Time (1978)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama

The difficulties of a career burglar to reinsert himself after being released on parole.

Directors: Ulu Grosbard, Dustin Hoffman | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 10,150 | Gross: $9.90M

8. Lies My Mother Told Me (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Inspired by actual events, about a young girl and her mother, Laren Sims, a con-artist and master of disguises who steals the identities of other women and then turns to murder to protect her secrets.

Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Joely Richardson, Colm Feore, Hayden Panettiere, Jasmine Berg

Votes: 916

9. Tough Guys (1986)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Crime

Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.

Director: Jeff Kanew | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Alexis Smith

Votes: 7,853 | Gross: $21.46M

10. 3 Strikes (2000)

R | 82 min | Comedy

Rob has 2 strikes and 3 strikes now means 25 to life. Leaving prison, he's picked up in a stolen car later stopped by the police. Can he prove his innocence before he's caught?

Director: DJ Pooh | Stars: Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love, E-40

Votes: 3,695 | Gross: $9.82M

11. Rich and Famous (1981)

R | 117 min | Drama

Liz and Merry become BFFs in college. A decade later, Liz is a serious writer with writer's block, and Merry is a homemaker and a mom who has written a novel. Other bestsellers, riches, and fame follow.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, David Selby, Hart Bochner

Votes: 2,051 | Gross: $14.49M

12. Camille (I) (2008)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.

Director: Gregory Mackenzie | Stars: Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine, Scott Glenn

Votes: 4,988 | Gross: $0.00M

13. Lone Star State of Mind (2002)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Crime

A young Texas mechanic (Jackson) tries to save a dim-witted relative from the mob. There's also something about the murderer of the mechanic's father, who's been in prison for 20 years, thanks to histestimony as a child.

Director: David Semel | Stars: Joshua Jackson, Jaime King, Matthew Davis, Ryan Hurst

Votes: 3,231

14. Once a Thief (1965)

Not Rated | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

San Francisco ex-con Eddie Pedak wants to go straight, but local cop Mike Vido, motivated by a personal vendetta, keeps harassing him while Eddie's brother Walter wants Eddie for one last major heist.

Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin, Jack Palance

Votes: 2,075

15. Manny & Lo (1996)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.

Director: Lisa Krueger | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, Mary Kay Place, Dean Silvers

Votes: 2,204 | Gross: $0.50M

16. Slightly Scarlet (1956)

Passed | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An urban wheeler-dealer gets involved in organized crime, corrupt city politics and graft while falling in love with the fiancée of the newly elected mayor.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Kent Taylor

Votes: 1,288

17. Two Friends (2015)

100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two best friends have their relationship tested when Abel tries to help his friend Clement with the latter's love interest Mona.

Director: Louis Garrel | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Vincent Macaigne, Louis Garrel, Mahaut Adam

Votes: 2,149

18. Shockproof (1949)

Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A parole officer falls in love with his client, a ravishing blonde who served time for murder, and he's determined to help her go straight despite her interfering criminal boyfriend.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight, John Baragrey, Esther Minciotti

Votes: 2,293

19. Get Santa (2014)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

After Santa Claus is arrested and jailed, a recently paroled prisoner and his young son attempt to save Christmas before it's too late.

Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kit Connor, Ewen Bremner

Votes: 4,753

20. Blackbird (I) (2012)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama

An alienated teenager's posturing online threat ignites a firestorm of fear in a small community.

Director: Jason Buxton | Stars: Connor Jessup, Alexia Fast, Michael Buie, Alex Ozerov-Meyer

Votes: 1,735

21. Convict's Code (1939)

62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A man is framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. When he is let out on limited parole, he sets out to clear his name and find the real criminals.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Robert Kent, Anne Nagel, Sidney Blackmer, Victor Kilian

Votes: 285

22. Outbound (2010)

PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A drama about a woman who seems able to overcome everything for freedom, except for her past mistakes.

Director: Bogdan George Apetri | Stars: Ana Ularu, Andi Vasluianu, Ioana Flora, Mimi Branescu

Votes: 903

23. Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther (1970)

73 min | Documentary, Biography

Cleaver, on film as in life, is a complex mixture of profound political insight, socially crystallized ghetto cultural patterns and a multifaceted human personality.

Director: William Klein | Stars: Eldridge Cleaver, Kathleen Cleaver

Votes: 53

24. Gone Tomorrow (2015)

TV-MA | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Five years after taking the fall for his younger brother, a tormented ex-con flees parole to find his kidnapped baby niece. One step ahead of the police, and one behind an unraveling ... See full summary »

Director: Jordan Brown | Stars: Christopher Russell, Scott Gibson, Chad Connell, Samantha Brown

Votes: 149

25. The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)

Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Sleuth Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) helps a wartime convict (Erik Rolf) who was framed for a murder while out on parole.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates, Richard Lane

Votes: 298

26. Adriana's Pact (2017)

96 min | Documentary

An astonishing documentary about a woman who is looking about her aunt past during Pinochet's period in Chile.

Director: Lissette Orozco | Stars: Adriana Rivas, Lissette Orozco

Votes: 240

27. Office Hostages (2004 Video)

48 min | Adventure

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Stars: Monique Alexander, Charisma Cole, Frankie Dee, Christina Kazan

28. Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode: Riddler's Reform (1994)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Riddler has apparently gone straight, but Batman is not so sure.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Bob Hastings, Mari Devon

Votes: 1,495

29. The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
Episode: The Rangerette (1955)

30 min | Western

Pickett's plans to gain control of the Flying "A" Ranch hits a snag when he learns that the disgraced heir, Big Jim Weston, has a child.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Emile Meyer, Sally Mansfield

Votes: 12

30. The Guardian (2001–2004)
Episode: Testimony (2002)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama

Nick is arrested and refused bail for parole violations after Mandy Gressler's ultimately fatal OD in his home. Unless the court is convinced the cocaine came with her, Nick's case looks ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Stars: Simon Baker, Alan Rosenberg, Wendy Moniz, Charles Malik Whitfield

Votes: 127

31. International Detective (1959–1961)
Episode: The Raffael Case (1960)

26 min | Crime, Drama

When an employee of a movie theater chain represented by the International Detective Agency is shot, the company steps in to assist the police with their investigation. The gang responsible... See full summary »

Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Art Fleming, Lionel Murton, Bill Edwards, Lee Hamilton

32. U.S. Marshal (1958–1960)
Episode: The Diner (1959)

30 min | Crime, Drama, Western

Two prisoners who escaped from a Utah penitentiary arrive in Tucson looking for an ex-convict who owes them $600. They stumbled upon a parolee working in the diner who divulges the ... See full summary »

Director: Harve Foster | Stars: John Bromfield, Harold J. Stone, Eddie Firestone, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 14

33. Drive (2007)
Episode: Let the Games Begin (2007)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

On the road from Florida to Rome, Georgia, Alex and Corinna gets separated when Alex gets arrested by a shady Florida state trooper who claims to know him from years ago that he ... See full summary »

Director: Marita Grabiak | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Kristin Lehman, Mircea Monroe, Riley Smith

Votes: 132

34. The Rookie (2018– )
Episode: The Bet (2019)

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

Officer Nolan navigates his relationship with Jessica and a developing rapport with Grace while working a high-stakes criminal case involving an undercover homeland security agent; Officer Chen meddles with Officer Bradford's love life.

Director: Barbara Brown | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Makin Jr.

Votes: 1,120

35. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Institutionalized (2019)

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

When a Petty Officer's son is found murdered at his welcome home from prison party, evidence suggests that Kasie's lifelong best friend, Dante Brown, is the suspect.

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Mark Harmon, Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Emily Wickersham

Votes: 492

36. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: A Cinderella Story (2007)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Crime

The victim had been sexually assaulted and stabbed to death on the beach, just ten yards from the hotel where she was staying. A pair of men's tennis shoes was discovered near her body. ... See full summary »

Stars: Peter Thomas, Thomas Berry, Celeste Bethmann, Mark Boodee

Votes: 93

37. Official Detective (1957– )
Episode: Hired Killer (1957)

30 min | Mystery, Adventure

A wife murders her husband's sister and attempts to make it appear as an accident.

Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Everett Sloane, Johnny Mack Brown, Richard Crane, Jean Byron

38. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: Whose Show Is This? (2022)

TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jen finds herself in trouble with the law and struggles to pick up the pieces of her life.

Director: Kat Coiro | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga

Votes: 14,911

39. Batwoman (2019–2022)
Episode: Kane, Kate (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Batwoman struggles as Black Mask continues to raise the stakes with Circe as his henchwoman. Alice and Safiyah cross paths once again.

Director: Carl Seaton | Stars: Javicia Leslie, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang

Votes: 682

40. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: The Heroin Don (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

Carmine Galante was the mafia boss who industrialized heroin smuggling into the U.S. A brutal psychopath, he let nothing stand in his way.

Director: Wilfred Spears | Stars: Angela Tucceri, Bill Clark, Carmine F. Russo, Ralph Blumenthal

Votes: 13

41. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: The Dating Game Killer: Smooth Talker Pt. 1 (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

In 1968, an 8-year-old girl is abducted, raped and left for dead.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Alan R. Warren, Stephanie Elam, Steve Hodel

Votes: 18

42. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Veterans (2010)

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

Raylan learns that his dad's life is in danger because he ran Bo Crowder's business while Bo was in prison and ran it into the ground. Raylan turns to an unlikely source to pin a meth lab killing on Boyd Crowder.

Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,786

43. Crime Stories (1998– )
Episode: The Homicidal Drifter (2006)

46 min | Documentary, Crime

Spring 1998. In the city of Moncton, New Brunswick police discover the bodies of Joan Hicks and her 11-year-old daughter, Nina - both brutally murdered late in the night. That same day, an ... See full summary »

Directors: Steve Allen, Chris Triffo | Stars: Bill Courage, Murray Brewster, Michelle Guenard, Wendell Maxwell

44. Franklin & Bash (2011–2014)
Episode: The Bangover (2011)

TV-14 | 41 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When Infeld's niece Lily is arrested for drug possession during a visit to their house, Peter and Jared work to gain her freedom while keeping the news from her uncle. Meanwhile, a surprise... See full summary »

Director: Steve Robin | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Reed Diamond, Dana Davis

Votes: 143

45. Dual Suspects (2010– )
Episode: Hollywood Homicide (2011)

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Directors: Annie Bradley, Marcus Valentin | Stars: Jacqueline Bynon, Frank J. Zupancic, Charles McGeoghan, Abdul Loobie

46. Cold Blood (2008–2012)
Episode: In Plain Sight (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

In Colorado, a lifelong bad boy comes home to finds his wife, savagely raped and strangled to death. Evidence indicates the attack is personal. But is the husband is trying to get away with murder or could someone else be involved?

Director: Tim Wolochatiuk | Stars: Alfonso Guerra, Zachary Connor, Ryan Griffiths, Melissa Medeiros

Votes: 10

47. A Friend of the Family (2022)
Episode: Son of Perdition (2022)

TV-MA | 52 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

In Jackson Hole, Jan finds herself overwhelmed by the demands of the mission; Bob and Mary Ann organize an aggressive legal strategy to bring her home.

Director: Steven Piet | Stars: Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace

Votes: 168

48. The Finder (2012)
Episode: The Last Meal (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In a romantic mood, Walter accepts to find for Joe Turnbull the favorite dish he hopes may save his marriage. That really means retrieving the brilliant Cuban chef of their closed-down ... See full summary »

Director: Milan Cheylov | Stars: Geoff Stults, Maddie Hasson, Mercedes Mason, Michael Clarke Duncan

Votes: 240

49. Bones (2005–2017)
Episode: The Future in the Past (2012)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Months later, Brennan is still on the run from the FBI, after being framed for murder by Christopher Pelant. The remaining team searches for the real killer.

Director: Ian Toynton | Stars: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor

Votes: 1,145

50. Dating Death (2022)
Episode: Dating Death 1 (2022)

Documentary, Crime

In 1968, LA Police rescue a kidnapped girl, but the suspect escapes and reappears across the country using a new identity and praying upon women in New York City.

Stars: Rodney Alcala, Jill Barcomb, Chris Camacho, Cornelia Crilley

Votes: 14