what are some good prison movies?

[PersonFromabove]

what are some good prison movies what it is about?

 

[JacobR]

lets go to prison its about a guy who hates this guy so he gets him sent to prison

 

[Bassgirl]

The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
The Life of David Gale (though not strictly a prison movie)
Escape from Alcatraz
The Defiant Ones (though this is about prisoners rather than a prison)
Law Abiding Citizen

If you haven't see Shawshank, do it! Everyone here (almost) has suggested it.

 

[redetuxedo]

i guess "BREAKDOWN" i watched it on HBO, well it was entertaining !!
don't know about the cast...

 

[BrownSigma]

Jail the prison

 

[Marty]

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161
Midnight Express (1978) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077928
Scum (1979) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079871

 

[Elly]

The Shawshank Redemption- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/
The Longest Yard- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398165/
The Green Mile- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120689/

 

[foreversexy]

american history x...its not really a prison movie but it has prison scenes tho

 

[NiemN]

Prison Break series. It's about a guy trying to rescue his brother by breaking out (strategically) of a peneteniary.

 

[riceme]

Sleepers, its where young boy go to jail the police there rape them, then they grow up and get even.
and Shutter Island

 

[Unicorn1]

My choices are Diamond Geezer, The Longest Yard, The Mannsfield and Death race.