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The Hurricane (1999) - Another gripping performance by Denzel Washington as Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder
My Cousin Vinny (1992) - In case you need more proof that prison movies can be funny. Stars Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei.
Stir Crazy (1980) - One of Richard Pryor's funniest movies. Who would have imagined the chemistry between Pryor and Gene Wilder? Directed by Sydney Poitier.
Alien 3 (1992) - Sigourney Weaver's space pod crashes on a remote prison planet. Let the mayhem begin.
The Life of David Gale (2003) - One of the most controversial films on the list. Stars Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet.
25th Hour (2002) - A Spike Lee joint. What goes on in a man's life as he spends his final day before doing a seven year prison term.
21 Grams (2003) - While questionable as to whether or not it qualifies as a prison movie, it does feature Sean Penn and Naomi Watts in one of the best performances by Naomi Watts' nipples.
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) - No fiction writer would dare make an attempt at presenting such an unbelievable story of inept police work and plot implausibility.
The Great Raid (2005) - John Daul film based on the William B. Breuer book of one of the bravest acts in military history that no one knows about.
Brubaker (1980) - Starring Robert Redford as the titular warden, this film won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for its writer, W.D. Richter. Yes, it's that good.
Blood in, Blood Out (1993) - Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca and other members of an East L.A. gang, the film depicts how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. So as not to promote gang violence, Disney actually released the film under the banner "Bound By Honor" since "Blood In, Blood Out" is the motto of La Onda, the prison gang depicted in the film.
The McKenzie Break (1970) - In the closing days of World War II, German prisoners riot in a POW Camp in Scotland. Fearful of a mass escape attempt, the British Army sends in an unorthodox Irish Captain (in the person of Brian Keith) in hopes of discovering exactly what is going on. A true multinational production - the setting is Scotland, the film was made largely on location in Ireland with a cast of British, American and German actors, produced and directed by Americans."
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