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Women's Prison (1988)
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Original name: 女子監獄
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman about to get married discovers all too late that her spouse has mafia connections, when violence breaks out during her wedding. Caught up in the crossfire Lynn gets arrested and thrown into a women's prison.
Style:
rough, bleak, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
prison, prison riot, heroes, escape, youth, life is a bitch, prison life, rebellion, frame up, fighting the system, vigilantism, bookies, rivalry, society, danger, law enforcement, false accusation, juvenile delinquency, confined, rebelliousness, one man army, dishonesty, criminal heroes, wrongfully committed, kids in trouble ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and suspenseful films with plots about life is a bitch, prison, confined, prison life, dishonesty, false accusation and rivalry mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Women's Prison: Prison on Fire II (1991), Purgatory (1988), Girls in Prison (1994), The Pursuit of Happiness (1971), Reform School Girls (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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679
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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48%
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 98 min.
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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