2010s Prison Movies

39 movies found (page 1/2):

Captive(2015)

FSK: 12+ years

2.9/5 (with 120 votes)

Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.

Directed by Jerry Jameson - With Kate Mara, Claudia Church, David Oyelowo, E. Roger Mitchell, Michael K. Williams, Jessica Oyelowo, ...

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Boyka: Undisputed IV(2016)

1h 27min | Action, Drama

3.5/5 (with 547 votes)

In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, Boyka offers to fight in a series of impossible battles to free her from a life of servitude.

Directed by Isaac Florentine - With Scott Adkins, Emilien De Falco, Alon Abutbul, Brahim Achabbakhe, Valentin Ganev, Bashar Rahal, ...

Escape Plan(2013)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 55min | Action, Thriller

3.4/5 (with 2,327 votes)

Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

Directed by Mikael Håfström - With Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vinnie Jones, 50 Cent, ...

Shot Caller(2017)

2h 1min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.5/5 (with 910 votes)

A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh - With Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omari Hardwick, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen, Jeffrey Donovan, ...

Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)

1h 36min | Action

2.6/5 (with 607 votes)

Ray Breslin manages an elite team of security specialists trained in the art of breaking people out of the world's most impenetrable prisons. When his most trusted operative, Shu Ren, is kidnapped and disappears inside the most elaborate prison ever built, Ray must track him down with the help of some of his former friends.

Directed by Steven C. Miller - With Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, Jaime King, Jesse Metcalfe, Titus Welliver, 50 Cent, ...

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Trial by Fire(2019)

2h 7min | Drama, Crime

3.4/5 (with 87 votes)

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

Directed by Edward Zwick - With Laura Dern, Jack O'Connell, Emily Meade, Jason Douglas, Chris Coy, Jeff Perry, ...

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)(2015)

FSK: 18+ years

| 1h 43min | Horror

1.9/5 (with 328 votes)

Taking inspiration from The Human Centipede films, the warden of a notorious and troubled prison looks to create a 500-person human centipede as a solution to his problems.

Directed by Tom Six - With Bree Olson, Carlos Ramírez, Dieter Laser, Eric Roberts, Robert LaSardo, Tom Six, ...

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison(2011)

1h 48min | Thriller, Animation, Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery

3.7/5 (with 238 votes)

After his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as the Blood Prison. Mui, the castle master, uses the ultimate imprisonment technique to steal power from the prisoners, which is when Naruto notices his life has been targeted. Thus begins the battle to uncover the truth behind the mysterious murders and prove Naruto's innocence.

Directed by Masahiko Murata

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The Stanford Prison Experiment(2015)

FSK: 16+ years

| 2h 2min | Thriller

3.4/5 (with 417 votes)

This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.

Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez - With Ki-hong Lee, Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano, Ezra Miller, Moisés Arias, Olivia Thirlby, ...

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Papillon(2017)

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h 14min | Drama

3.7/5 (with 849 votes)

Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

Directed by Michael Noer - With Charlie Hunnam, Tommy Flanagan, Rami Malek, Roland Møller, Ian Beattie, Joel Basman, ...

Camp X-Ray(2014)

1h 57min | Drama

3.4/5 (with 458 votes)

A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive squadmates, she strikes up an unusual friendship with one of the detainees.

Directed by Peter Sattler - With Kristen Stewart, Lane Garrison, Payman Maadi, John Carroll Lynch, Julia Duffy

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Get the Gringo(2012)

FSK: 18+ years

| 1h 36min | Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama

3.3/5 (with 713 votes)

A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.

Directed by Adrian Grünberg - With Mel Gibson, Dolores Heredia, Peter Stormare, Dean Norris, Bob Gunton, Scott Cohen, ...

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Brawl in Cell Block 99(2017)

2h 12min | Action, Crime, Thriller

3.5/5 (with 604 votes)

After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.

Directed by Steven Craig Zahler - With Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Marc Blucas, Dan Amboyer, ...

Escape Plan: The Extractors(2019)

1h 37min | Action, Thriller, Crime

2.7/5 (with 348 votes)

After security expert Ray Breslin is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin's girlfriend is also captured. Now he and his team must pull off a deadly rescue mission to confront their sadistic foe and save the hostages before time runs out.

Directed by John Herzfeld - With Sylvester Stallone, Dave Bautista, 50 Cent, Devon Sawa, Jaime King, Daniel Bernhardt, ...

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Lockout(2012)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 35min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

3.0/5 (with 821 votes)

Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

Directed by James Mather, Stephen Saint Leger - With Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Lennie James, Peter Stormare, Vincent Regan, Joe Gilgun, ...

Son of a Gun(2014)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 48min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

3.2/5 (with 338 votes)

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.

Directed by Julius Avery - With Alicia Vikander, Brenton Thwaites, Ewan McGregor, Jacek Koman, Damon Herriman, Nash Edgerton, ...

The Mustang(2019)

1h 36min | Drama

3.5/5 (with 172 votes)

While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.

Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre - With Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Gideon Adlon, Connie Britton, Bruce Dern

Avengement(2019)

1h 30min | Crime, Action

3.4/5 (with 194 votes)

While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.

Directed by Jesse V. Johnson - With Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass, Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran, Kierston Wareing, Leo Gregory, ...

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American Heist(2014)

1h 34min | Action

2.4/5 (with 152 votes)

Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.

Directed by Sarik Andreasyan - With Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody, Jordana Brewster, Tory Kittles, Rachel Bilson, Akon, ...

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Ozzy(2016)

1h 30min | Animation, Kids & Family

3.0/5 (with 72 votes)

Ozzy, a friendly, peaceful beagle has his idyllic life turned upside down when the Martins leave on a long and distant trip. There's only one problem: no dogs allowed! Unable to bring their beloved Ozzy along for the ride, they settle on the next best thing, a top-of-the-line canine spa called Blue Creek.

Directed by Alberto Rodríguez Librero

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Stone(2010)

1h 45min | Drama, Thriller

2.6/5 (with 298 votes)

Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson, a convicted arsonist who is up for parole. Jack is initially reluctant to indulge Stone in the coarse banter he wishes to pursue and feels little sympathy for the prisoner's pleads for an early release. Seeing little hope in convincing Jack himself, Stone arranges for his wife to seduce the officer, but motives and intentions steadily blur amidst the passions and buried secrets of the corrupted players in this deadly game of deception.

Directed by John Curran - With Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, Frances Conroy, Enver Gjokaj, Peter Lewis, ...

The Prison(2017)

2h 5min | Crime, Action

3.6/5 (with 38 votes)

An imprisoned ex-police inspector discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate running a crime syndicate and becomes part of the crime empire.

Directed by Na Hyun - With Han Suk-kyu

Revenger(2018)

1h 42min | Action

2.7/5 (with 59 votes)

Hell-bent on avenging the murder of his family, a former detective infiltrates a remote island that serves as a prison for vicious death row criminals.

Directed by Lee Seung-won - With Bruce Khan, Park Hee-soon, Yoon Jin-seo, Kim In-gwon, Park Cheol-min, Jeon Soo-jin, ...

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The Merciless(2017)

2h | Action, Crime, Mystery

3.6/5 (with 51 votes)

Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives starts to emerge.

Directed by Byun Sung-hyun - With Sol Kyung-gu

Starred Up(2014)

FSK: 16+ years

| 1h 46min | Drama

3.5/5 (with 418 votes)

19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.

Directed by David Mackenzie - With Ben Mendelsohn, Jack O'Connell, Rupert Friend

Kaithi(2019)

2h 27min | Action, Thriller

3.7/5 (with 39 votes)

Dilli, a convicted criminal, is out on parole to meet his daughter. However, a drug bust sets him off on a mission to save the life of police officers.

Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj - With Karthik Siva kumar, Narain, Sai Dheena

P Storm(2019)

1h 36min | Action, Crime

3.3/5 (with 26 votes)

Liu Yue Ping reports to the ICAC about a rich 2G Cao Yuen Yuen who bribed officers of the Hong Kong Correctional Services (HKCS) from inside the prison. William Luk decides to infiltrate the prison as an inmate to conduct his investigation, while his partner Ching Tak Ming and Chief Inspector Lau Po-keung back him up from the outside.

Directed by David Lam - With Louis Koo

Text(2019)

FSK: 16+ years

| 2h 12min | Drama, Thriller

3.4/5 (with 37 votes)

Ilya Goryunov has spent seven years in prison on false charges of drug trafficking. When Ilya is free he realizes that the old life that he yearned for is no more. Although he did not intend to take revenge on the man who sent him to prison, now there is no other way out.

Directed by Klim Shipenko - With Alexander Petrov, Kristina Asmus, Ivan Yankovsky, Vitaliy Khayev, Kirill Nagiev

Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre(2015)

1h 24min | TV Movie, Science Fiction, Action, Horror

2.6/5 (with 22 votes)

When a fracking mishap accidentally rips apart the earth’s crust, the resulting hole opens up a gaping underground water way to a vast and mysterious ocean somewhere deep below. Instantly, giant prehistoric sharks begin wending their way upward toward a murky bog in the heart of the Arkansas Bayou. Unfortunately, for a group of female prisoners on a work detail in the swamp, the deadly sharks attack without warning – pinning a hapless group of intended victims in a small deserted cabin in the heart of the wetlands. Death may be the only means of escape!

Directed by Jim Wynorski - With Dominique Swain

Instinct(2019)

1h 38min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

2.5/5 (with 18 votes)

Nicoline, a criminal psychologist, begins work at a prison where one of her new cases, Idris — an apparently reformed sex offender — is preparing for release after five years of confinement. Despite her professional misgivings, she becomes infatuated with her charismatic, manipulative patient.

Directed by Halina Reijn - With Carice van Houten, Marwan Kenzari, Marie-Mae van Zuilen, Pieter Embrechts, Ariane Schluter, Betty Schuurman, ...

2010s Prison Movies

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Captive(2015)

Boyka: Undisputed IV(2016)

Escape Plan(2013)

Shot Caller(2017)

Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)

Trial by Fire(2019)

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)(2015)

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison(2011)

The Stanford Prison Experiment(2015)

Papillon(2017)

Camp X-Ray(2014)

Get the Gringo(2012)

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Brawl in Cell Block 99(2017)

Escape Plan: The Extractors(2019)

Lockout(2012)

Son of a Gun(2014)

The Mustang(2019)

Avengement(2019)

American Heist(2014)

Ozzy(2016)

Stone(2010)

The Prison(2017)

Revenger(2018)

The Merciless(2017)

Starred Up(2014)

Kaithi(2019)

P Storm(2019)

Text(2019)

Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre(2015)

Instinct(2019)

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