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 ...

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Indie prison flicks are breakout trend With boxoffice for indie films taking a nose dive and new Cannes market titles seen as tough to market, many North American buyers feel like they're in a kind of ...

An effective cornerstone of dramas is the prison drama, which remains an interesting sub-genre that has given audiences a ton of compelling titles over the years. Whether looking at classical era hits ...

A brooding romantic in the tradition of Nicholas Ray and Francois Truffaut, Scottish director David Mackenzie (Young Adam, Mister Foe) would seem ill suited for a realistic prison drama. His films are ...

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Sofie Grabol as Miriam in the Danish TV prison drama series “Prisoner.” Photo by Adam Wallensten. Courtesy of MHZ Choice Prison films and series tend to pick one of the following themes: Action flicks ...

It’s Hollywood in the hoosegow! The inaugural San Quentin Film Festival this fall will present movies in the old California state prison and all the movies will be by or about convicts. The Oct. 10 ...

An early entry in the subgenre of women behind bars, John Cromwell's Caged is about a married 19-year-old (Eleanor Parker) who is locked up after a botched bank robbery in which her husband is killed.