Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to O.G. List

• The Shawshank Redemption - Explores themes of incarceration and redemption.
• Prison Break - Focuses on the lives of inmates and their escape plans.
• American History X - Deals with race, redemption, and the impact of incarceration.
• The Green Mile - Explores the lives of death row inmates and their stories.
• Dead Man Walking - Centers on a death row inmate and explores similar moral themes.
• A Prophet - Follows a young Arab man in a French prison, charting his rise within the criminal hierarchy.
• Blood In Blood Out - Explores life in prison and the struggles of identity.
• The Last Castle - Involves military prison and themes of honor and redemption.
• Inside Out - Follows a criminal's emotional journey behind bars.
• Orange Is the New Black - Offers a comedic and serious portrayal of women's prison life.
• Escape from Alcatraz - Classic prison escape narrative featuring strong characters.
• The Wire - A detailed look at crime and its impact on lives in Baltimore, including prison life.
• The Experiment - Explores psychological effects of confinement and prison life.
• Shutter Island - Involves themes of psychological struggle within a confined institution.
• Good Time - Follows a desperate man's efforts to rescue his brother from prison.
• The Night Of - Explores a criminal case and its effects on those involved, including prison life.
• Law Abiding Citizen - Involves themes of justice and revenge originating from prison experiences.
• 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story - A documentary on the life of a young man sentenced to prison, similar themes of redemption.
• Changing Habits - A comedy set in a convent that also touches on personal change and redemption.
• Righteous Kill - Focuses on crime, justice, and the moral dilemmas surrounding it.
• Con Air - Action-packed prison movie exploring human connections and moral choices.
• The Hurricane - Based on a true story of a boxer wrongfully imprisoned, exploring racism and justice.
• Les Misérables - Explores themes of social injustice and redemption post-incarceration.
• My Name Is Earl - Involves personal redemption and the consequences of one’s actions.
• Weeds - Deals with crime and societal issues around drugs and family.
• Belly - Explores crime life and the repercussions of choices in the urban environment.
• The Longest Yard - Features a prison setting where inmates find camaraderie.
• The Life of David Gale - Involves discussions around crime, justice, and capital punishment.
• The Outsiders - Focuses on youth and the struggles of belonging, including elements of violence.
• Boyz n the Hood - Explores the implications of crime and social issues in urban youth culture.
• The Sopranos - Delves into the life of organized crime and its consequences.
• Better Call Saul - Focuses on the legal and criminal world, deeply exploring character arcs.
• Monsters - Explores the consequences of trauma and the lives of marginalized individuals.
• The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Deals with themes of identity, belonging, and societal issues.
• Boy Erased - Explores themes of identity, family, and societal pressures.
• The Night Of - Examines a criminal case and its impact on various lives, including those involved in the justice system.
• Caged - A gritty depiction of the lives of women in prison and their struggles.
• The Get Down - Focuses on youth, crime, and music, with themes of community and struggle.
• The Florida Project - Explores the struggles of marginalized individuals living in challenging circumstances.