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Penitentiary
Penitentiary is a 1979 American exploitation film directed by Jamaa Fanaka. The story follows a man who is sent to prison and becomes involved in the institution’s boxing culture, combining prison drama, physical competition, and conflict among inmates. The film was made within the tradition of inde...
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The top alternative to Penitentiary in 2026 is Papillon (1973) with a score of 8.4/10, followed by Oz: The Series (8.2) and In Prison Awaiting Trial (7.6).
Papillon (1973)
Papillon recounts the true story of Henri Charrière, a French man wrongly convicted of murder who spends years imprisone...
Oz: The Series
Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana that premiered on HBO in 1997, running for six seasons....
In Prison Awaiting Trial
In Prison Awaiting Trial (Italian: Detenuto in attesa di giudizio) is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama directed by Nanni Loy...
The Prisoner (1955)
*The Prisoner* is a 1955 British psychological drama film directed by Peter Glenville and starring Alec Guinness and Jac...
Clemency
"Clemency" is a 2019 American drama film directed by Chinonye Chukwu that explores the profound psychological toll of ca...
King Rat
King Rat is a 1965 war drama written and directed by Bryan Forbes, adapted from James Clavell's novel. Set among Allied...
A Prayer Before Dawn
A Prayer Before Dawn is a 2017 biographical prison drama directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. The film is an adaptation o...
The Criminal Code
The Criminal Code is a pre-Code American drama film released in 1931, directed by Howard Hawks and distributed by Columb...
The Hurricane (1999)
The Hurricane is a 1999 biographical prison drama directed by Norman Jewison, centering on the wrongful conviction of bo...
Night of the Kings
"Night of the Kings" is a 2020 Ivorian fantasy drama film written and directed by Philippe Lacôte. Set within the real M...
Two Seconds
Two Seconds is a 1932 Warner Bros. pre-Code drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Edward G. Robinson as a condemned m...
The Inner Cage
The Inner Cage is a 2021 Italian prison drama directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo that explores the psychological dynamics...
Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo is a 1940 MGM drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford. Set in a Fr...
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...
Everynight... Everynight
"Everynight... Everynight" is a 1994 Australian prison drama film directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos. Based on the stage pla...
The Mustang
The Mustang is a 2019 psychological drama film directed by French actress and filmmaker Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. It f...
Short Eyes
The Criminal is a 1960 British crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker. The film follows Johnny B...
On the Yard
On the Yard is a 1978 American prison drama set in a California state penitentiary. Adapted from Malcolm Braly's novel,...
Born Innocent
Born Innocent is a 1974 American television film broadcast by NBC and starring Linda Blair. Blair plays a teenage girl p...
Penitentiary III
Penitentiary III is a 1987 American crime drama written and directed by Jamaa Fanaka, and the third film in the Penitent...
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