» Murder in the Big House (1942, USA)
Neat film about a cub reporter who solves a prison murder. Much too neat, really.
» Prisoner/Terrorist (2007, Japan)
Turgid, opaque movie of a terrorist’s tortured descent into madness in prison.
» Prison Planet (1992, USA)
Poorly acted, non-prisonny, pretty awful sci-fi flick. At least it doesn’t take itself too seriously.
» A cavallo della tigre / On the Tiger’s Back (1961, Italy)
An ingenuous petty crook is literally dragged into an escape. Terrific film, but no tigers.
» The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969, UK)
Sympathetic treatment of a guilt-ridden, traumatised teenager and other girls in a remand home.
» Femmine in Fuga / Women in Fury (1984, Italy / Brazil)
Young woman taking big rap for brother is hunted, and hunted. Silly WIP fare.
» The Outer Gate (1937, USA)
Innocent man in prison plots revenge against the man who put him there.
» Us (2019, USA)
Fine horror movie. No prison, but some prison-related social commentary, perhaps. You decide.
» Shaun the Sheep (2015, UK / France / USA)
Wonderful, witty animation with a delightful prison sequence.
» The Forgiven (2017, UK)
Heavyweight bout between Archbishop Tutu and a racist prisoner. Cape Town, 1996.