Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Prison on Fire List

• The Shawshank Redemption - Both focus on life in prison and the struggles for freedom.
• Escape from Alcatraz - Centers around a daring prison escape, highlighting prison life.
• The Green Mile - Explores life on death row and the bonds formed in prison.
• Prison Break - A series focused on escaping prison, with intense drama.
• Cool Hand Luke - A classic about a man in a Southern prison challenging authority.
• Cell 211 - A gripping Spanish film focusing on a prison riot and survival.
• The Great Escape - Based on a real-life escape from a German POW camp during WWII.
• American History X - Explores themes of racism and redemption within a prison context.
• The Count of Monte Cristo - Revenge story rooted in wrongful imprisonment and escape.
• Oz - A gritty depiction of life within a maximum-security prison.
• A Prophet - Follows a young Arab man who rises in the prison hierarchy.
• Law Abiding Citizen - Themes of justice and revenge stemming from prison life.
• Brubaker - A reform movie that focuses on corruption inside a prison.
• The Terminal - Although not about prison, it's about confinement and adaptation.
• Dead Man Walking - Examines death row and human compassion in a prison setting.
• Hunger - A gripping portrayal of a hunger strike in a Northern Irish prison.
• The Night Of - Exploration of the criminal justice system and prison life.
• Caged - Focuses on the struggles of a woman in a women’s prison.
• Short Term 12 - About a facility for troubled youth that tackles confinement issues.
• The Last Castle - Military prison revolt against authority and injustice.
• The Escape - A trapped woman's struggle for freedom mirroring prison themes.
• Felon - Explores life inside a maximum-security prison and the brutality.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Many episodes deal with crimes and their repercussions, including prison.
• Bad Boys - Focuses on police and prison escape themes.
• Carandiru - Based on a true story about life in a Brazilian prison.
• Life - A comedy-drama about two men sentenced to life in prison.
• Brawl in Cell Block 99 - Follows a former boxer navigating the dangers of prison.
• Inside Man - Centers around a heist and the ensuing police and prison dynamics.
• The Escape Plan - About breaking out of a high-security prison.
• The Conjuring - Though a horror film, it explores themes of confinement and fear.
• 12 Monkeys - Themes of confinement and time travel relate to prison life.
• Get the Gringo - A man finds himself in a Mexican prison, battling for survival.
• Shanghai Fortress - Scarcity and survival in a walled city resemble prison dynamics.
• The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Focuses on belonging and confinement in the context of urban life.
• Law Abiding Citizen - Explores justice and the prison system after a personal tragedy.
• Uncut Gems - Intense drama reflecting on choices leading to confinement.
• The Last House on the Left - Themes of revenge connected to the prison system.
• I Am a Killer - True crime docuseries focusing on convicted prisoners' lives.