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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: 2,886,663 | Gross: $28.34M

2. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein | Stars: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith

Votes: 224,333

3. The Boondock Saints (1999)

R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Two Irish Catholic brothers become vigilantes and wipe out Boston's criminal underworld in the name of God.

Director: Troy Duffy | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco

Votes: 250,566 | Gross: $0.03M

4. Bound by Honor (1993)

R | 180 min | Crime, Drama

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo

Votes: 34,000 | Gross: $4.50M

5. Raising Arizona (1987)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Crime

When a childless couple--an ex-con and an ex-cop--decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman

Votes: 150,260 | Gross: $22.85M

6. Mystery Men (1999)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city.

Director: Kinka Usher | Stars: Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria

Votes: 70,612 | Gross: $29.76M

7. The Getaway (1972)

PG | 123 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers

Votes: 35,670 | Gross: $36.73M

8. Let's Go to Prison (2006)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Crime

When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.

Director: Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Dax Shepard, Will Arnett, Chi McBride, David Koechner

Votes: 26,454 | Gross: $4.61M

9. Big Stan (2007)

R | 105 min | Action, Comedy

A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.

Director: Rob Schneider | Stars: Rob Schneider, David Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Jennifer Morrison

Votes: 47,218

10. Corrective Measures (2022)

TV-MA | 106 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the world's most dangerous maximum security prison filled with supervillain inmates and corrupt staff, tensions rise leading to anarchy and destruction.

Director: Sean Patrick O'Reilly | Stars: Michael Rooker, Tom Cavanagh, Brennan Mejia, Kevin Zegers

Votes: 4,365

11. Henry's Crime (2010)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.

Director: Malcolm Venville | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Judy Greer

Votes: 21,356 | Gross: $0.10M

12. Caged (1950)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson

Votes: 4,698

13. Bustin' Loose (1981)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids from Philadelphia to Washington State.

Directors: Oz Scott, Michael Schultz | Stars: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Angel Ramirez Jr., Jimmy Hughes

Votes: 3,713 | Gross: $31.26M

14. Call Northside 777 (1948)

Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker

Votes: 10,234

15. The Wendell Baker Story (2005)

PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.

Directors: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson | Stars: Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Seymour Cassel, Jacob Vargas

Votes: 6,025 | Gross: $0.13M

16. Wild in the Country (1961)

Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Musical

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.

Director: Philip Dunne | Stars: Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins

Votes: 2,081

17. Convicted (1950)

Passed | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A D.A. becomes the prison warden where he tries to help an inmate he prosecuted, because he believes his sentence was excessive.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Millard Mitchell, Dorothy Malone

Votes: 1,485

18. Marie (1985)

PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama

A political appointee risks her job and her life to expose corruption.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman

Votes: 1,025 | Gross: $2.51M

19. The Badlanders (1958)

Approved | 85 min | Western

Released from the Yuma Prison in 1898, ex-killer John McBain wants to go straight while ex-robber Peter Van Hoek seeks revenge but their destinies eventually converge in the mining town of Prescott.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado, Claire Kelly

Votes: 1,687

20. The Hoodlum (1951)

PG | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Paroled sociopath and career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family's trust when he masterminds a complex armored car robbery.

Director: Max Nosseck | Stars: Lawrence Tierney, Allene Roberts, Marjorie Riordan, Lisa Golm

Votes: 1,161

21. Each Dawn I Die (1939)

Approved | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A corrupt D.A. (Thurston Hall) with political ambitions is angered by news stories implicating him in criminal activity and decides to frame the reporter (James Cagney) for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Director: William Keighley | Stars: James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft

Votes: 3,731

22. I Don't Like Mondays (2006 TV Movie)

49 min | Documentary, Crime

A documentary about 16-year-old Brenda Spencer's school shooting of 1979.

Director: John Dower | Stars: Brenda Spencer, Richard Sachs, Gene Cubbison, Penny Buckley

Votes: 308

23. Piñero (2001)

R | 103 min | Biography, Drama

Miguel Pinero's creative and turbulent life was cut short at age 40: a Tony Award nominee who did time at Sing-Sing, a volatile urban poet whose work is recognized as a precursor to rap and hip-hop, and a writer of hit TV shows.

Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Talisa Soto, Nelson Vasquez

Votes: 1,403 | Gross: $1.42M

24. The Company She Keeps (1951)

Approved | 82 min | Drama

A female ex-convict meets a handsome man and they start dating, but she jeopardizes their relationship by not telling him that she was in prison--and he doesn't reveal his involvement with her parole officer.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer, Dennis O'Keefe, Fay Baker

Votes: 651

25. Island of Doomed Men (1940)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Undercover agent Mark Sheldon gets paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine manned by slave labor run by sadistic Stephen Danel.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox, Don Beddoe

Votes: 627

26. Poor Boy's Game (2007)

R | 104 min | Drama

On his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie, a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent, Ossie.

Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Rossif Sutherland, Danny Glover, Flex Alexander, Greg Bryk

Votes: 1,400

27. City Without Men (1943)

Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A young woman's husband has been imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. In order to be near him to try to help him get his sentence overturned, she moves into a boardinghouse near the prison whose residents are the wives of inmates.

Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Linda Darnell, Edgar Buchanan, Michael Duane, Sara Allgood

Votes: 175

28. The Farm: Angola, USA (1998)

88 min | Documentary

Documentary depicting day to day life in Angola Prison mostly from an inmate's perspective. Interviews are with several inmates including one with a life sentence who is about to die.

Directors: Liz Garbus, Wilbert Rideau, Jonathan Stack | Stars: Bernard Addison, Burl Cain, George Crawford, Wilbert Rideau

Votes: 814

29. San Quentin (1946)

Passed | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Ex con Lawrence Tierney, hunts a supposedly reformed inmate, MacLane who escapes during a trip to San Francisco.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Lawrence Tierney, Marian Carr, Barton MacLane, Harry Shannon

Votes: 391

30. Parole, Inc. (1948)

Passed | 71 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

Parole officers fight against gangsters trying to infiltrate the parole system.

Director: Alfred Zeisler | Stars: Michael O'Shea, Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers, Virginia Lee

Votes: 422

31. Buried Alive (1939)

Approved | 62 min | Drama, Thriller

A prison trustee rescues a despondent executioner from a bar-room brawl, and is blamed for the fight by a tabloid reporter who actually started it, and loses parole, becomes embittered, and gets blamed for murder of guard.

Director: Victor Halperin | Stars: Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox, Paul McVey, Ted Osborne

Votes: 219

32. Parole! (1936)

Passed | 67 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In a state penitentiary on New Year's Eve, gangster "Okay" Percy Smith knifes fellow inmate Zingo Browning, killing him. The next day, convicted lawyers Russell Whalen and Marty Crawford ... See full synopsis »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Henry Hunter, Ann Shepherd, Alan Dinehart, Alan Baxter

Votes: 40

33. Hitch Hike Lady (1935)

Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Drama

In this touching tale, an elderly British woman saves up enough money to visit her son in the U.S. She believes that he is doing well, but he is actually a prisoner in San Quentin.

Director: Aubrey Scotto | Stars: Alison Skipworth, Mae Clarke, Arthur Treacher, James Ellison

Votes: 132

34. Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)

Passed | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an alias, up for parole and makes the decision to cast the approving vote. This turns out to cause many problems for the family while on vacation.

Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Lewis Stone, James Gleason, Bruce Cabot, Louise Latimer

Votes: 209

35. Jailbreak (1936)

Passed | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Ex-racketeer slugs a cop and goes to prison to keep from being involved in crime again. On the day of his parole, his plans are dashed. It's up to a brash newspaper reporter to figure out what happened.

Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Barton MacLane, June Travis, Craig Reynolds, Dick Purcell

Votes: 123

36. Men of San Quentin (1942)

Passed | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crooked deputy warden at San Quentin Penitentiary tries to frame a sergeant of the guards, Jack Holden, for the killing of a guard and a prisoner during a jailbreak.

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: J. Anthony Hughes, Eleanor Stewart, Dick Curtis, Charles Middleton

Votes: 63

37. John Worboys: The Taxi Cab Rapist (2018 TV Movie)

47 min | Documentary, Crime

Susanna Reid chronicles the story of John Worboys, Britain's most prolific serial rapist.

Directors: Dan Aldridge-Neil, Hedieh Mehdyzadeh, Elen Moore | Stars: Fiona, Kerry Daynes, Dave Reid, Claire

Votes: 11

38. The Man in Blue (1937)

Passed | 67 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A police officer who kills a thief during the commission of a robbery takes on the responsibility of raising the man's son.

Director: Milton Carruth | Stars: Robert Wilcox, Edward Ellis, Nan Grey, Richard Carle

Votes: 18

39. The Real Untouchables (2001 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.

Director: John Fothergill | Stars: James Woods, Bob Kaliebe, Dominic Capone III, Tom Clarke Hill

Votes: 23

40. City of Silent Men (1942)

Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A business owner takes a shot on two convicts, but the town has prejudices they can't seem to get past. *Please be advised that this title has been transferred from source materials rescued... See full summary »

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Frank Albertson, June Lang, Jan Wiley, Richard Clarke

Votes: 19

41. Parole Racket (1937)

Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Following a long investigation, Police Detective-Lieutenant Anthony "Tony" Roberts becomes convinced that there is some powerful unknown-master-mind leader behind the gangs of crooks who ... See full summary »

Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Paul Kelly, Rosalind Keith, Thurston Hall, Leona Maricle

Votes: 19

42. No Second Chances: Inside Alabama's Parole System (2022 Video)

24 min | Documentary, Short

A look inside Alabama's notorious parole system, which does not allow inmates to speak on their own behalf at their parole hearings, only allows those testifying on an inmate's behalf to ... See full summary »

Stars: Martha Carr, Chris England, Alonzo Goines Sr., Alfonso Goines

43. Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Episode: Words Without Music (1995)

R | 95 min | Crime

While assessing a convicted murderer for the Parole Board, Jane is asked to provide Grief Counseling at an exclusive boys' school where a teacher has suddenly died.

Director: Mike Smith | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Nicholas Eadie, John Walton, Adrian Wright

Votes: 45

44. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: The Buffalo Man (1967)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Convict labor is used at the ranch during harvest time. The men are treated sadistically by their guard, especially an ex-slave who served in a special unit during the Civil War.

Director: Joe Mazzuca | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 89

45. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Mad Dog (1997)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial rapist recently granted parole against Jack's wishes is a suspect in a new rape and murder. Detectives can't get enough evidence to charge him, so Jack orders detectives to trail and harass him.

Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 353

46. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: The People vs. Emil Blonsky (2022)

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

She-Hulk represents Emil Blonsky aka The Abomination, but his parole hearing doesn't go as planned.

Director: Kat Coiro | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga, Steve Coulter

Votes: 16,631

47. Grand Jury (1959– )
Episode: Parole (1960)

30 min | Drama

Driscoll and Kennedy are ordered to scrutinize the actions of a parole board and discover that a convict was released from prison after bribing one of its members.

Stars: Lyle Bettger, Harold J. Stone, Don Beddoe, Bob Hastings

48. Reyka (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2021)

53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Criminal profiler Reyka is summoned to a hearing to approve an abductor's parole application to be set free after twenty years of incarceration.

Director: Zee Ntuli | Stars: Kim Engelbrecht, Iain Glen, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Rashaan Stackling

Votes: 85

49. Batwoman (2019–2022)
Episode: Power (2021)

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

Black Mask unleashes chaos on Gotham, and Ryan tries to stop him without the Batsuit.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Javicia Leslie, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang

Votes: 725

50. Reyka (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.7 (2021)

53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Reyka re-enacts the shooting of Soda and is shocked to discover that all the evidence leads back to one suspect close to her.

Director: Catharine Cooke | Stars: Kim Engelbrecht, Iain Glen, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Rashaan Stackling

Votes: 50