Jail Movies

Four women meet at Dar Joued on the eve of Independence. With different ages and social conditions, they are condemned to live together under the auth...

One of four western films made for PRC by bantam-weight Bob Steele, Ambush Trail stars Steele as cowpoke Curley Thompson. The villain of the piece int...

Chronicles the days between Mayweather's May 5, 2012 victory over Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto and the start of a three-month jail term on June...

A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer.

A rich man's enemies cause him to lose his money, his best friend (his dog),as he goes to jail. Once free he spends all his time hunting for his lost...

One of the social guidance / scare films made by prolific filmmaker Sid Davis, “Book Him!” was produced in the 1960s. It shows various youth / delinqu...

A father killed his son. In a state of alcoholic delirium, a young man murdered his friend. A 21 year-old boy shot a policeman. Faced with their death...

Described as a drama/crime comedy involving a bank robbery, Anker, who gets released after a jail stint for a heist from which the money was never rec...

In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at wor...

In the heart of their hood, Lola and Moha are staggering home. On their way, they come across a car, the lights are on… as if someone had forgotten to...

A guard prevents the inmate's escape from the prison. During his second attempt, the inmate decides to save guard's life who have been fallen into the...

Dani is a petty criminal who falls in love with the female police officer who arrests him after a robbery. It is love at first sight, a moment of unex...

Set in two contrasting environments that underline the same premise of imprisonment, Selda tells the story of Rommel, a young man who accidentally kil...

The war on drugs has been going on for more than three decades. Today, nearly 500,000 Americans are imprisoned on drug charges. In 1980 the number was...

Ahmed Zaki plays a peasant, Mountasir, who gets involved in a criminal racket run by his friend Midhat. Mountasir is betrayed by Midhat and goes to ja...

The story of three boys who, fascinated with seventh art magic, decide to escape from their remote village straight to Hollywood. In the same time, a...

Norbert Witte, once the king of the only amusement park of the former GDR, today he is behind bars in Germany. When fleeing bankruptcy in Berlin, Norb...

Loaded with a hilarious cast of comedians and internet personalities, The Bid follows Maurquis Boone and Richard “Philly Filthy Rich” Harris serving t...

Psychiatrists interview criminals and victims together to see how they got where they are in space and time. Their stories are told in flashbacks.