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1. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting | Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson
Votes: 148,560 | Gross: $93.60M
2. Escape from Pretoria (2020)
PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Mystery
Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.
Director: Francis Annan | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber, Ian Hart, Mark Leonard Winter
Votes: 43,607
3. A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Approved | 126 min | Drama, Music
A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau
Votes: 17,107
4. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Not Rated | 147 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand
Votes: 19,314
5. Finger Man (1955)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An ex-con goes undercover for the government to "finger" the crime boss who made his sister a drug addict.
Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker, Peggie Castle, Timothy Carey
Votes: 426
6. The Big Chase (1954)
Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama
An LAPD rookie tangles with state prison paroled convicts who plan to rob an armored payroll truck in Los Angeles.
Directors: Arthur Hilton, Robert L. Lippert Jr. | Stars: Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Lon Chaney Jr., Jim Davis
Votes: 171
7. Out (1978)
60 min | Crime, Drama
After an eight-year stint for a failed bank heist, Frank Ross (Tom Bell, Prime Suspect) returns to his old gangland haunts to find the snitch who sent him to jail. The smooth, streetwise ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Bell, Brian Croucher, John Junkin, Norman Rodway
Votes: 316
8. Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Passed | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of prisoners are planning an escape. They take hostages. Warden Duffy tries to convince one of the inmates that their plight is useless, and to give up.
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 120
9. Desert Rats (1988 TV Movie)
70 min | Drama
Series pilot about a local rebel who is appointed sheriff of a small Arizona town.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Scott Plank, Scott Paulin, Diedrich Bader, Mark Thomas Miller
Votes: 47
10. In Good Company (2000)
96 min | Comedy
A convict out of prison to visit his mother, followed by two policemen. A lunatic out of the asylum, followed by two doctors. Their meeting is the beginning of the most hilarious situations, as they begin their quest for freedom.
Director: Nikos Zapatinas | Stars: Giorgos Kimoulis, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Evelina Papoulia, Mimis Hrysomallis
Votes: 359
11. Big House Blues (1947)
7 min | Animation, Short
In this Columbia Color Rhapsody (production number 8503), Flippy the canary reads a book on crime, and sees his cage as a cell and himself as stir-crazy. He escapes, only to be pursued by his enemy, the cat, now a prison guard.
Director: Howard Swift | Star: William Shaw
Votes: 21
12. Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frisst... (1962– )
252 min | Drama
After serving five years Willi soon learns that his new life is another kind of prison since no one trusts an ex-convict. His uphill struggle for a job and shattered hopes of a normal existence grind him down to utter despair.
Stars: Klaus Kammer, Siegurd Fitzek, Peter Ehrlich, Ursula Dirichs
Votes: 9
13. Healing: Deleted Scenes (2014 Video)
9 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Don Hany, Xavier Samuel, Hugo Weaving
14. Freedom (III)
Drama | Announced
Two brothers turn to a life of bank theft to attempt to give their family financial freedom, only to learn that it is far more dangerous to have stolen a criminal mastermind's idea than simply money from a bank.
Director: David Muggleton | Stars: Thibul Nettle, Natasha Wanganeen, Marley Sharp
15. Don't Cross A Bridge Till You Come to It (2023)
30 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Following the accidental murder of his girlfriend, Al. Burnett is jailed. Three years later, he finally escapes and catches up with the Unknown Bearded Man. Together, they then must earn a living, but things don't go as planned.
Director: Achille Brunet | Stars: Achille Brunet, Vincent Brunet, Noam Lebourg-Bellanger, Maël Bizeul
Votes: 6
17. Stir: Tales from the Inside (2005 Video)
49 min | Documentary
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Stephen Wallace, Richard Brennan, Bob Jewson, Bryan Brown
18. Healing: Interviews (2014 Video)
18 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Don Hany, Craig Monahan, Xavier Samuel, Hugo Weaving
19. On a Wing and a Prayer: The Making of 'Healing' (2014 Video)
20 min | Short, Documentary
Stars: Ernie Clark, Don Hany, Jane Menelaus, Craig Monahan
20. No Going Back (1981)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Short Australian documentary filmed in South Australia about an ex-prisoner's social adjustment to the world outside of a correctional facility.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Ellen Freeman, Chris Haywood, Richard Moir, Jennifer Scott-Roberts
21. Break-In: The Anatomy of a Gig (1993)
25 min | Short, Drama
Director: Esa Illi | Stars: Antti Reini, Kristoffer Möller, Leea Klemola, Tommi Korpela
Votes: 26
22. One Last Chance (1983)
32 min | Documentary, Short
Short half-hour Australian documentary about probation officers, parole and the probation system in South Australia. Sponsored by the South Australian Department of Correctional Services.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Elizabeth Alexander, Sandie Lillingston, Brenton Whittle
23. Cleaning Up (1939)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Stanley A. Stevens | Stars: Doug Rosenthal, E. Jefferson Sabine, Noel Bartlett, Frederick A. White
24. Who Knows? (1976)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Director: Eric Fullilove | Stars: Bill Charlton, Frank Gallacher, Rob George, John Clayton
25.
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
Episode:
Rabbit Hole
(2021)
TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Crime, History
In 1993, Maury interviews the elusive Berkowitz, who substantiates his theories about the cult. But his obsession with the case begins to take a toll.
Director: Joshua Zeman | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Maury Terry, Wayne Darwen, David Berkowitz
Votes: 604
26.
The IT Crowd (2006–2013)
Episode:
Bad Boys
(2010)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy
Moss and Roy blow off work and miss a party at work they really, really needed to attend, especially since instead they wander into a restricted zone where police suspect an abandoned package is a bomb.
Director: Graham Linehan | Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Matt Berry
Votes: 2,091
27.
WWE Raw (1993– )
Episode:
Royal Rumble Raw
(1997)
TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Sport
Bret Hart's newly adopted attitude continues to put him at odds with his fellow superstars including WWF champion Shawn Michaels. With managers barred from ringside, Mark Mero gets one last opportunity at the Intercontinental Championship.
Stars: Brian Adams, Steve Austin, Gerald Brisco, Mark Calaway
Votes: 36