Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Prison List
- The Shawshank Redemption - Both revolve around life in prison and themes of hope and friendship.
- Orange Is the New Black - A comedic drama set in a women's prison, exploring relationships among inmates.
- Locked Up - A Spanish drama focusing on the lives of women in prison.
- Escape Plan - An action thriller about a man trying to escape from a high-security prison.
- Prison Break - Follows a man who deliberately gets himself imprisoned to break his brother out.
- The Green Mile - Set in a prison, telling the story of death row inmates and supernatural events.
- American History X - Explores themes of redemption and racial tensions within a prison environment.
- The Night Of - A crime drama that examines the criminal justice system through a murder case.
- The Last Castle - A military prison drama about a general's rebellion against a corrupt warden.
- Oz - A gritty drama series set in a maximum-security prison, delving into inmate lives.
- Dead Man Walking - A story about a death row inmate and the nun who becomes his spiritual advisor.
- The Escapists - Focuses on prisoners planning and executing a daring escape.
- A Prophet - A French crime drama about a young man navigating the violence of prison life.
- Beyond Scared Straight - A reality series showing at-risk youth spending time in prisons to deter crime.
- The Experiment - A psychological thriller based on a prison experiment and its consequences.
- Cool Hand Luke - Follows a prisoner who refuses to conform to the system, leading to rebellion.
- Get the Gringo - An action film about a man trying to survive in a notorious Mexican prison.
- Felon - A drama about a family man who ends up in prison and struggles to survive.
- Inside Man: Most Wanted - A heist thriller that involves a hostage situation in a police precinct.
- The Longest Yard - A comedic film about inmates forming a football team to challenge their guards.
- Cell 211 - A Spanish thriller about a prison guard who becomes trapped in a riot.
- Con Air - An action-packed film involving convicts aboard a hijacked prison transport plane.
- Law Abiding Citizen - Involves a man seeking justice from inside prison after a crime against his family.
- The Killing - A gritty crime drama that explores complex narratives around murder investigations.
- Concrete Revolutio - A fantasy series that intertwines various societal issues, including those faced by convicts.
- The Night Manager - Though not exclusively about prison, it deals with themes of crime and undercover operations.
- Mindhunter - Explores the minds of criminals, including those involved in violent crimes, often leading to imprisonment.
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints - A romantic crime film that deals with the consequences of crime and time served.
- The Bridge - Focuses on the struggles and complexities of those within the criminal world.
- The Sopranos - Deals with crime, consequences, and the psychological struggles of its characters, some of whom have prison backgrounds.
- Banshee - A crime drama set in a small town featuring an ex-con who assumes the identity of the town's murdered sheriff.
- Money Heist - Focuses on heists and the relationships among criminals, with some prison elements.
- Counting Cars - Though a reality series, it explores personal conflict and redemption through various stories, sometimes involving ex-convicts.
- The Wire - A crime drama showcasing the drug trade and law enforcement, often dealing with incarceration issues.
- Shutter Island - Explores themes of confinement and psychological struggle within a closed system.
- The Count of Monte Cristo - A classic tale of betrayal, imprisonment, and revenge.
- Papillon - A story about escape from a brutal French penal colony.
- The Great Escape - A classic movie about WWII prisoners planning an infamous escape.
- God's Pocket - A film that combines crime and personal struggle, with a grim look at life on the outskirts of society.
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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1994 | United States of America | Drama | 2927360 | 9.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 2 |
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2013 | United States of America | Comedy | 322661 | 8 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 3 |
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2015 | Spain | Drama | 26429 | 8.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 4 |
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2013 | United Kingdom | Action | 259294 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2005 | United States of America | Action | 588002 | 8.3 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 6 |
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1999 | United States of America | Crime | 1425630 | 8.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 7 |
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1998 | United States of America | Crime | 1197920 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 8 |
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2016 | United Kingdom | Crime | 175458 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 9 |
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2001 | United States of America | Action | 86002 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 10 |
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1997 | United States of America | Crime | 108022 | 8.7 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 11 |
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1995 | United States of America | Crime | 102501 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 12 |
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2008 | Mystery | 8 | 8.8 | Movie | Released | ||
| 13 |
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2009 | France | Crime | 102788 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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2011 | United States of America | Crime | 1272 | 7.3 | Serie | Canceled | TV-PG |
| 15 |
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2001 | Germany | Drama | 96493 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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1967 | United States of America | Crime | 190219 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 17 |
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2012 | United States of America | Action | 112067 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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2008 | United States of America | Crime | 84158 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 19 |
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2019 | United States of America | Action | 4871 | 5.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 20 |
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2005 | United States of America | Drama | 197440 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 21 |
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2009 | France | Action | 71160 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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1997 | United States of America | Action | 322306 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 23 |
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2009 | United Kingdom | Drama | 323648 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 24 |
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2011 | United States of America | Crime | 125250 | 8.3 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 25 |
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2015 | Japan | Action | 136 | 5.9 | Serie | Ended | |
| 26 |
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2016 | Spain | Crime | 105226 | 8 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-MA |
| 27 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 344617 | 8.6 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 28 |
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2013 | United States of America | Crime | 22995 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 29 |
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2011 | Denmark | Crime | 77731 | 8.6 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 30 |
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1999 | United States of America | Crime | 484655 | 9.2 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 31 |
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2013 | United States of America | Action | 127246 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 32 |
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2017 | Spain | Action | 542137 | 8.2 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 33 |
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2012 | United States of America | Reality-TV | 2992 | 7 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-14 |
| 34 |
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2002 | United States of America | Crime | 384058 | 9.3 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 35 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 1480590 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 36 |
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2002 | United States of America | Action | 149935 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 37 |
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1973 | United States of America | Biography | 139396 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 38 |
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1963 | United States of America | Adventure | 261224 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 39 |
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2014 | United States of America | Crime | 12570 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | R |