Prison movies are perhaps the most captivating of all movies, as the following films illustrate. From grim portrayals of life behind bars to escape thrillers to World War II team-ups to earnest ...

Prison movies are essentially a whole genre at this point, since so many films take place either wholly or entirely within prisons, and focus on things like survival and/or escape. It’s not ...

The best prison movies aren't just about bars and walls. They're about defiance, hope, transformation, and the will to survive. These films peer into some dark places, but they also shine with moments ...

These prison movies are captivating. Get it? Some of the best movies are actually movies about life on the outside, where the prison represents the mental traps imposed on us by society, or our own ...