Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "prisoner-abuse"

1. The Hateful Eight (2015)

R | 168 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins

Votes: 661,802 | Gross: $54.12M

2. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi

In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke

Votes: 882,828 | Gross: $6.21M

3. Papillon (I) (2017)

R | 133 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime

Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter, Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.

Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic, Christopher Fairbank, Jason Ryan

Votes: 86,571 | Gross: $2.34M

4. The Mauritanian (2021)

R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud, Mohamed Yeslem Mousse

Votes: 62,118

5. A Hidden Life (2019)

PG-13 | 174 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.

Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Karin Neuhäuser

Votes: 28,328

6. The Experiment (2010)

R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller

26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

Director: Paul T. Scheuring | Stars: Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace

Votes: 57,249

7. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

R | 119 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.

Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris

Votes: 52,593 | Gross: $14.92M

8. Rescue Dawn (2006)

PG-13 | 125 min | Adventure, Biography, War

A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Zach Grenier

Votes: 110,915 | Gross: $5.49M

9. Murder in the First (1995)

R | 122 min | Drama, Thriller

An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.

Director: Marc Rocco | Stars: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz

Votes: 30,729 | Gross: $17.38M

10. Land of Mine (2015)

R | 100 min | Drama, History, War

In post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight.

Director: Martin Zandvliet | Stars: Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Votes: 45,878 | Gross: $0.44M

11. Women in Cages (1971)

R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama

American women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action.

Director: Gerardo de Leon | Stars: Judith Brown, Roberta Collins, Jennifer Gan, Pam Grier

Votes: 1,945

12. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)

R | 123 min | Drama, War

During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.

Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano

Votes: 20,085 | Gross: $2.31M

13. Corrective Measures (2022)

TV-MA | 106 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the world's most dangerous maximum security prison filled with supervillain inmates and corrupt staff, tensions rise leading to anarchy and destruction.

Director: Sean Patrick O'Reilly | Stars: Michael Rooker, Tom Cavanagh, Brennan Mejia, Kevin Zegers

Votes: 4,605

14. Shocker (1989)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp

Votes: 17,747 | Gross: $16.55M

15. Prison (1987)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Lane Smith, Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lincoln Kilpatrick

Votes: 4,778 | Gross: $0.35M

16. West of Memphis (2012)

R | 147 min | Documentary, Crime

An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.

Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Michael Baden

Votes: 10,973 | Gross: $0.31M

17. Chattahoochee (1989)

R | 98 min | Biography, Drama

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand, Pamela Reed

Votes: 2,430 | Gross: $0.26M

18. Caged (I) (2021)

Not Rated | 81 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and pushed to the breaking point by an abusive female guard.

Director: Aaron Fjellman | Stars: Edi Gathegi, Melora Hardin, Angela Sarafyan, Tony Amendola

Votes: 584

19. Screwed (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama

The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on ... See full summary »

Director: Reg Traviss | Stars: James D'Arcy, Noel Clarke, Frank Harper, Kate Magowan

Votes: 2,306

20. Kommando Leopard (1985)

TV-PG | 103 min | Action

A cruel dictator rules a Latin American state. Corruption, brutality and exploitation are present every day. A few people begin to organise resistance. Under the leader "El Leopardo" a ... See full summary »

Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Lewis Collins, Klaus Kinski, Cristina Donadio, Manfred Lehmann

Votes: 567

21. The Mark of Cain (2007)

R | 87 min | Drama, War

Uses detailed research and explosive new testimonies by soldiers who have served in Iraq to tell an emotional fictional story of two young men very much out of their depth.

Director: Marc Munden | Stars: Gerard Kearns, Matthew McNulty, Naomi Bentley, Elliot Cowan

Votes: 1,554

22. Ghost Machine (2009)

R | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Two technicians battle a vengeful spirit that has infected their stolen military software.

Director: Chris Hartwill | Stars: Sean Faris, Rachael Taylor, Luke Ford, Richard Dormer

Votes: 1,934

23. Belly of the Beast (I) (2020)

TV-14 | 82 min | Documentary

When an unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women's prisons, they wage a near impossible battle against the Department of Corrections.

Director: Erika Cohn | Stars: Lynn Acosta, Pamela Baker, Teresa Brown, Cynthia Chandler

Votes: 103

24. Thunder II (1987)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Drama

Indian sheriff Thunder is transferred to a small town in the desert. He learns that the corrupt deputy is paid by the drug mob. To protect himself, the deputy sets a trap for Thunder and ... See full summary »

Director: Fabrizio De Angelis | Stars: Mark Gregory, Raimund Harmstorf, Karen Reel, Bo Svenson

Votes: 284

25. Tangier (2006)

105 min | Drama

In August 1996, bus drivers Marcel Van Loock and Wim Moreels are apprehended by the Moroccan Customs for drug trafficking. Inside their bus, hidden behind a false compartment, they have ... See full summary »

Director: Frank van Mechelen | Stars: Filip Peeters, Els Olaerts, Kyoko Scholiers, Emile Van Hamme

Votes: 1,746

26. Female Prisoner No. 701: Sasori (2011)

97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Based on the movie series of the same name from 1972 and on, the updated film is the story of a betrayed Nami Matsushima, prisoner #701, who is sent to a women's prison for attempted murder... See full summary »

Director: Ken'ichi Fujiwara | Stars: Kirara Asuka, Sana, Suwaru Ryû, Jun'ichi Kawamoto

Votes: 52

27. Datsui-mâjan purizun (2014 Video)

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Director: Mac P. Forever | Stars: Sasa Handa, Hiroaki Kawatsure, Uta Kohaku, Azusa Maki

28. Rikers (2016)

70 min | Documentary

RIKERS provides powerful personal testimonies about the culture of violence and corruption that has plagued the notorious New York City jail for over three decades.

Directors: Mark Benjamin, Marc Levin | Stars: Tariq Barnes, Barry Campbell, Hector Custodio, Candie Hailey-Means

Votes: 35

29. A Kind of Sisterhood (2015)

75 min | Documentary

Follows female political prisoners in Armagh and Maghaberry jails, told in their own words.

Directors: Michele Devlin, Claire Hackett | Stars: Raymond Murray, Rosina Brown, Nell McCafferty, Jackie Upton

Votes: 11

30. Médecin-chef à la Santé (2012 TV Movie)

85 min | Drama

A woman replaces a co-worker as a medical doctor at La Sante prison in Paris.

Director: Yves Rénier | Stars: Mathilde Seigner, Samuel Labarthe, Youssef Hajdi, Jérôme Robart

Votes: 37

31. Masters of the Air (2024)
Episode: Part Seven (2024)

TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The prisoners of Stalag Luft III attempt to connect with the outside world. Berlin becomes the 100th's primary target. Rosie makes a crucial decision.

Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Jordan Coulson, Jonas Moore

Votes: 1,784

32. Superjail! (2007–2014)
Episode: Bunny Love (2007)

TV-MA | Animation, Action, Comedy

The Warden requests the inmates wear bunny costumes as uniforms, but the Twins order some wolf costumes as well and make all Hell breaks lose when they start acting like the animals they are dressed as.

Director: Christy Karacas | Stars: David Wain, Teddy Cohn, Richard Mather, Christy Karacas

Votes: 150

33. Superjail! (2007–2014)
Episode: Ladies Night (2008)

TV-MA | 11 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The Warden makes a bet with his counterpart from a women's prison

Director: Christy Karacas | Stars: David Wain, Teddy Cohn, Richard Mather, Christopher McCulloch

Votes: 125

34. Superjail! (2007–2014)
Episode: Terrorarium (2008)

TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The Warden holds a science fair, but declares himself the winner, with his "Terrorarium" and makes several inmates go inside of it.

Director: Christy Karacas | Stars: David Wain, Teddy Cohn, Richard Mather, Christopher McCulloch

Votes: 104

35. Inside Man (2022)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2022)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As chaos unfolds, Jefferson Grieff faces execution, Janice Fife's time in the cellar runs out, and Harry Watling battles to protect his family while staying on the right path.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: David Tennant, Stanley Tucci, Dolly Wells, Lydia West

Votes: 992

36. Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode: Blind Spot (2011)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Brody confronts the lone survivor among the insurgents that held him, but their reunion surprises everyone; the agency is hot on the trail of the lovers who bought a house near the airport with illicit funds.

Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood

Votes: 3,411

37. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode: Behind Bars (2014)

TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lindsay is remanded in custody where she is victimized by both staff and prisoners. Meanwhile Steve and Kate discover the identity of the dead witness from blunt inspector Cottan. He was ... See full summary »

Director: Douglas Mackinnon | Stars: Keeley Hawes, Matt Faris, Niall Cusack, Fo Cullen

Votes: 1,262

38. The Empire Files (2015– )
Episode: Enter the Biggest Prison System in History (2015)

Documentary, News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Eddie Conway, Abby Martin, Eugene Puryear

Votes: 17

39. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode: Who Sows the Wind (2017)

TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A dismembered body is discovered, and worries grow when Roz fails to report for duty. After further questioning of Michael Farmer unearths crucial new information, AC-12 challenge the case against him.

Director: Jed Mercurio | Stars: Mark Stobbart, Andy Kellegher, Scott Reid, Vicky McClure

Votes: 1,197