Prison is one of the harshest places to serve a sentence for criminals. Some deservedly fall into places of deprivation of liberty, others, by the will of fate, are unfairly imprisoned. A lot of films about the life of prisoners in the zone were shot.
Our rating describes the best films about the prison, the list of which is presented below.
10
Closer
« Closer »( 1989) - a film of American cinema, telling the story of one of the prisoners, Frank Leone. He roughly behaves behind bars, but after a while decides to escape. Frank is caught and he gets an extra time. The recidivist makes an enemy in the person of the head of the colony of Warden Dramgul. Director of the prison, who received a black stain on his reputation for Frank, is going to take revenge on the prisoner. He provokes a recidivist on another escape to plant Leon forever behind bars.
9
Prisoner R
« Prisoner R »( 2009) - a criminal drama telling about the prison life of the prisoner R .The convict falls into prison for rape. The prison where the R falls is particularly cruel. The rapist is placed in the cell to especially dangerous zeks, who repair their own orders and laws. The new cellmate has to learn how to play by the rules of the prison world and in tough conditions to fight for the salvation of his own skin.
8
The verdict
" The verdict "( 2010) is an American drama based on real events. In the center of the story, Betty Ann, whose brother Kenny Worthas is in prison, is charged with murder. Kenny faces a life sentence. Sister Worthasa, confident of his innocence, decides to do everything possible to achieve liberation. The woman receives a legal education and conducts further investigation of the murder case to prove the innocence of the relative. Prison is not the place where her brother should be.
7
Escape plan
« Escape plan »( 2013) is a thriller with uncompromising positions by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Designer and test designer Ray Breslin is developing security systems for prisons. He is invited to test ready systems. Ray is chosen from any prison. Already intending to retire, he receives an offer, which he could not refuse - to escape from prison for especially dangerous criminals. All that he knew was only the name - "Tomb".Only getting there, Ray realizes that he was framed: do not count on the evacuation code, it simply does not work, and the prison manager is not attuned to him favorably. After analyzing, Ray comes to the conclusion that the chances of escape are zero. And only by enlisting the support of the prisoner Emil Rothmaier, he decides to do the impossible.
6
In hell
« In hell »( 2003) - American thriller about the most brutal prison for all time, which is called "Bloody".This is where the main character of the film Kyle comes in for illegally punishing his wife's killer. Arriving in this prison, the hero realizes that there is a complete chaos, like hell. Over prisoners are brutally mocked by supervisors, and higher authorities arrange illegal fighting between criminals. All those who fall into the hellish lair lose all human qualities and become creatures with animal instincts. But Kyle does not intend to succumb to local laws and is going to get out of an eerie place.
5
Experiment
" Experiment "( 2000) - a psychological thriller, telling about an unusual experiment of scientists. For its implementation, there are two groups of volunteers. Some of them will be prisoners, and others will be supervisors. Subjects are given instructions, which they must strictly follow, hitting the walls of the prison. If all the conditions of the experiment are met, then each participant will be paid a good amount of compensation. Scientists did not even suspect that the situation could get out of control. While reveling in power without restraint, supervisors come into the image and begin brutally beating prisoners. But the authors of the experiment are not going to disrupt the course of events and remain on the sidelines as observers. There is a riot, which can lead to the most terrible consequences.
4
Escape from Alcatraz
" Escape from Alcatraz "( 1976) - a film about the imprisoned bank robber Frank Maurice. He is placed in the most reliable prison Alcatraz, where all the famous criminals served time, and none managed to escape from there. The prison is isolated from the outside world, as it is on the island. Frank is a recidivist, who has not managed to leave any prison with the help of a wall escape. Now he faces a new challenge - to come up with a plan for how to escape from Alcatraz and leave the island. In this he will help like-minded people. The film received good reviews from viewers and film critics and is among the top ten films about the prison.
3
Law-abiding citizen
" Law-abiding citizen "( 2009) - American thriller about one of the respectable inhabitants of Philadelphia, Clyde Alexandra Shelton. Clyde is a happy family man, and suddenly loses everything. His wife and child are killed by thieves who entered the house. Shelton is looking for a fair trial for murderers. Bandits make a deal with a lawyer and they are released because of insufficient evidence. Killed by grief and the decision of justice, Clyde does not intend to leave everything like this. He decides to avenge not only the murderers of his family, but the entire justice system. Shelton is imprisoned and begins a series of murders with his participation. Law enforcement agencies are at a loss, and the former law-abiding citizen keeps in fear the whole city being in prison. Only assistant district attorney Nick Rice managed to uncover the plan of revenge of the prisoner and neutralize him.
2
Green Mile
" Green Mile "( 1999) is a dramatic film based on the mystical novel by Stephen King. One of the main characters of the movie, the black haired John Coffey is sent to prison because of a charge of brutal killing of children. After a while, John will be led to an electric chair. While he is waiting for his turn behind bars, the black man gets acquainted with the prison supervisor Paul Edgecomb. Paul learns about the miraculous gift of the convict and his innocence to the murder. John heals the overseer from a disease with which the doctor could not help him. The inspector faces a difficult choice: to cross the law and release John or lead him to execution. The film was awarded the "Saturn" and other awards.
1
Escape from Shawshank
" Escape from Shawshank "( 1994) is a drama from American cinema that takes a leading position in all lists of the best films. In the center of the story is the banker Andy Dufrain, convicted for the murder of his wife and her lover. Fate played a cruel joke with the man, since he did not commit a crime. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and goes to Shoushenk High Security Prison. This place of deprivation of liberty is distinguished by a special cruelty and lawlessness. No one has managed to escape from here. Andy is going to do the impossible - to escape from prison hell. All that he has is the hope and passionate desire for freedom. The film received many awards and seven times participated in the nomination for "Oscar".