What's the best prison / jail movie?

[frango]

movies are shite
go to youtube and or look for documentaries

 

[The Diplomat]

Other than the ones that have been said, Vince Vaughn's Brawl in Cell Block 99 isn't too bad.

 

[Graves The Elder]

American Me

 

[neverwas]

 

[Bay Area]

Animal Factory

That's a good movie. I can't find it anywhere though.

 

[Bay Area]

There is a prison movie where the main character flees to Mexico, and the final scene has him talking to a prostitute in some cheap hotel. Does this ring a bell with anyone?

 

[My2Cents]

Un Prophet is one of the best

 

[Sansnom]

Bronson has Tom Hardy's underwhelming penis but is pretty solid (unlike his penis)

 

[TribalDrumz]

Was the show OZ realistic at all? Wasn't there a thread asking the prison guard questions on what actually happens?

 

[Goon Dog]

 

[Omegaboy13]

Shawshank.

Most realistic? None of them.

 

[Edgy Brah]

Exactly how it should be looked at.

 

[Turtlejuice]

I enjoyed the green mile. I thought Fortress was good when I watched it, but I was about 12 at the time so dunno if that one holds up.

 

[I Am Legion]

Shawshank and nothing else is within a jelly roll.

 

[blitzk]

There a lot of great ones. Many have already been listed here; Escape from Alcatraz, Sleepers, The Midnight Express, Shawshank, etc.

Not sure if these count as prison movies because the context is military, but:
My contribution is The Last Castle. With Robert Redford, Mark Ruffalo and James Gandolfini. Underrated movie that I feel like flew under the radar, I really liked it.

Also military:
The Great Escape (WW2 POW movie) with Steve McQueen is fucking amazing.
Rescue Dawn (based on a POW true story), with Christian Bale and Steve Zahn is very good too.

 

[BisexualMMA]

Shawshank Redemption
Lock Up
The Longest Yard
The Great Escape
Escape from Alcatraz
Shot Caller

 

[chubbman]

That's a good movie. I can't find it anywhere though.

I have it on VD, because I’m old and don’t like these new fangled gadgets with their blue stingrays and load-downs

 

[HARRISON_3]

American History X
Shawshank Redemption
Lock Up
Shot Caller

Honorable Mention: The Last Castle

 

[Fishmonger]

 

[Agent Mulder's Hair]

Not sure if these count as prison movies because the context is military, but:
My contribution is The Last Castle. With Robert Redford, Mark Ruffalo and James Gandolfini. Underrated movie that I feel like flew under the radar, I really liked it.

Good call. I forgot all about that movie