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Ranker's 40 Best Prison Movies

Best prison movies is a list of the top jail films of all time. These are movies that take place within or around a penitentiary. This prison movies list also includes escape movies, as the plot sometimes revolves around a convict's escape attempt. (ranker)
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
2
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
3
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
4
Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
American History X (1998)
American History X (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
6
The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Papillon (1973)
Papillon (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
8
Midnight Express (1978)
Midnight Express (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
9
The Longest Yard (2005)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   31%
10
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   26%
11
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
12
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
13
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
American Me (1992)
American Me (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
15
Con Air (1997)
Con Air (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
16
Sleepers (1996)
Sleepers (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
17
The Last Castle (2001)
The Last Castle (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
18
The Hurricane (1999)
The Hurricane (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
19
Stalag 17 (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
20
Bad Boys (1983)
Bad Boys (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
21
Brubaker (1980)
Brubaker (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
22
Stir Crazy (1980)
Stir Crazy (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
23
In the Name of the Father (1993)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
24
The Rock (1996)
The Rock (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
25
The Fugitive (1993)
The Fugitive (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
Death Race (2008)
Death Race (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
27
Felon (2008)
Felon (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
28
A Prophet (2009)
A Prophet (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
29
Hunger (2008)
Hunger (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
30
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
31
Bronson (2008)
Bronson (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
32
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
33
Life (1999)
Life (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
34
Murder in the First (1995)
Murder in the First (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
35
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
36
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
37
Holes (2003)
Holes (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
38
Brokedown Palace (1999)
Brokedown Palace (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   31%
39
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Undisputed (2002)
Undisputed (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
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