swap_horiz Convicted Alternatives

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The Prisoner (1955)

*The Prisoner* is a 1955 British psychological drama film directed by Peter Glenville and starring Alec Guinness and Jac...

Drama Political 1950S Interrogation

7.6 Good

2

The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code is a pre-Code American drama film released in 1931, directed by Howard Hawks and distributed by Columb...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

7.5 Good

3

The Old Man and the Gun

2018 American biographical crime film directed by David Lowery, in which Robert Redford portrays real-life bank robber F...

Drama Crime True Story 2010S

7.3 Good

4

Bad Boys (1983)

"Bad Boys" is a 1983 American crime drama directed by Rick Rosenthal. The film is notable for featuring Sean Penn in an...

Drama Crime 1980S Juvenile

7.2 Good

5

The Criminal (1960)

Short Eyes is a 1977 American prison drama film directed by Robert M. Young and adapted by Miguel Piñero from his own pl...

Drama Crime British 1960S

7.1 Good

6

The Last Mile

The Last Mile is a 1932 American pre-Code prison drama film directed by Samuel Bischoff, based on the 1929 Broadway play...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

7.1 Good

7

On the Yard

On the Yard is a 1978 American prison drama set in a California state penitentiary. Adapted from Malcolm Braly's novel,...

Drama Survival Crime 1970S

6.6 Fair

8

Black Tuesday

Black Tuesday is a 1954 American film noir directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Edward G. Robinson as a condemned gan...

Crime Noir 1950S Death Row

6.5 Fair

9

So Young So Bad

So Young So Bad is a 1950 American drama directed by Bernard Vorhaus, starring Paul Henreid as a progressive psychiatris...

Drama Youth 1950S Reform

6.4 Fair

10

Riot

Riot is a 1969 American prison film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Gene Hackman and Jim Brown. Its story depicts in...

Drama Crime Escape 1960S

6.3 Fair

11

Women's Prison

Women's Prison is a 1955 American prison-noir film directed by Lewis Seiler and released by Columbia Pictures. Ida Lupin...

Classic Drama 1950S Women In Prison

6.3 Fair

12

San Quentin

San Quentin is a 1937 Warner Bros. crime film starring Pat O'Brien and Humphrey Bogart, set inside California's San Quen...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

6.1 Fair

13

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island is a 1939 American crime drama directed by William C. McGann and released by Warner Bros. John Garfie...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

6.1 Fair

14

Cell 2455, Death Row

Cell 2455, Death Row is a 1955 Columbia Pictures film based on the autobiography of Caryl Chessman, a convicted criminal...

Drama True Story Noir 1950S

6.0 Fair

15

Chain Gang

Chain Gang is a 1950 American prison drama directed by Lew Landers. Douglas Kennedy stars as a reporter who goes underco...

Classic Drama 1950S Chain Gang

5.9 Mediocre

16

The Steel Cage

The Steel Cage is a 1954 American prison film noir directed by Walter Doniger. The film presents three connected stories...

Classic Drama Anthology 1950S

5.8 Mediocre

17

Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House is a 1942 Warner Bros. B-picture directed by B. Reeves Eason, following a reporter who goes unde...

Classic Drama Mystery Crime

5.5 Mediocre

18

Reform School Girl

Reform School Girl is a 1957 American International Pictures exploitation film directed by Edward Bernds, about an innoc...

Drama Youth Exploitation 1950S

5.2 Mediocre

19

Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls is a 1932 independent American drama directed by Frank Strayer, depicting the harsh conditions inside...

Classic Drama Crime 1930S

5.0 Mediocre

20

Girls on the Loose

Girls on the Loose is a 1958 American crime film directed by Paul Henreid and produced for Universal-International. It f...

Drama Crime Exploitation 1950S

4.6 Poor