Jail cell movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant jail cell movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, tense, psychological, suspenseful, suspense and serious films and TV shows about / with jail cell, prison, jail, prison life, prisoner, friendship, violence, murder, flashback and death plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, Germany, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as jail cell: Karagar (2022), The Prince (2019), 25 Years of Innocence (2020), Tom of Finland (2017), The Numbers (2016), Cell 211 (2009), Undisputed III: Redemption (2010), Great Freedom (2021), Run Sweetheart Run (2020), Ghostbusters (1984).
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List of jail cell movies
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
A prisoner appears in Akashnagar Central Jail's Cell No.145, which has been shut for 50 years, and claims immortality. Who is this mystery man, and what secrets does he hold inside him?
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jail cell, jail, mysterious man, prisoner, prison, identity, secrets, claustrophobia, secret, undercover, riddles and clues, problem ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Argentina, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Prince, moved by jealousy and doubts about its sexuality, kills the Gipsy, his bestest friend. In jail he'll meet the Horse, a respected gangster in prison through which will discover, by force, the immense human need of love and being ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, suspense, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay relationship, homosexual, gay love, male objectification, naked man, male full rear nudity, erection, gay, homosexual sex, sodomy, jail cell ...
Time:
year 1970, 2000s, 70s
Place:
chile
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A story of Tomasz Komenda - a man, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison, for a crime he did not commit.
Style:
heartbreaking, poignant, sad, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
convict, jail cell, rape victim, prison, murder, investigation, courtroom, victim, suicide attempt, true crime, prison rape, false accusation ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of ...
Style:
homoerotic, serious, realistic, compassionate, romantic ...
Plot:
gay, male homosexuality, lgbtq, naked man, gay slur, lgbt, gay soldier, homosexual history, emigrant, homosexuality, gay relationship, lgbtqi ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, post world war two, year 1991
Place:
new york, san francisco, los angeles, berlin germany, helsinki finland ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Four men are assigned to the prison: Jūgo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to gamble with women; Rock, a man who likes to get into fights; and Nico, a man who likes anime.
Style:
anime, humorous, entertaining, action comedy, colorful ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, prisoner, confined, life, escape attempt, prison gang, jailed, prison sentence, escapades, jail cell, runaway ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
Style:
tense, psychological, clever, intense, tricky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, survival, prison life, hostage, convict, prison guard, confined, prison escape, manipulation, danger, criminal heroes, rebelliousness ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, basque country, south america, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
prison fight, prison, boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, fistfight, mixed martial arts, hand to hand combat, contests and competitions, capoeira, prison life, fight ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, touching, romantic, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
prison, lgbt, lgbtq, gay interest, homosexuality, prison sex, gay love, gay, prison life, gay cruising, gay bar, masturbation ...
Time:
20th century, year 1945, year 1969, year 1968, year 1957 ...
Place:
germany, west germany, australia
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns violent.
Style:
suspense, brutal, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
survival horror, husband wife relationship, lovers, blind date, car crash, woman in jeopardy, harassment, babysitter, single mother, decapitation, mother daughter relationship, single parent ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
los angeles
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484K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, cult classic, horror comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, monster, nerd, transformation, accountant, imagination, giant monster, chase, friendship, librarian, haunting ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1989, year 1984 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, nova scotia, usa, new york state ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison is a 1977 Italian drama directed by Lino Del Fra.
Style:
political, serious, thought provoking, period piece, intellectual ...
Plot:
jail cell, fascism, communism, historical figure, character study, biopic, political repression, italian history, flashback, ideology, solitude, introspection ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
A Netflix comedy series written and directed by Catherine Tate set in a women's prison. Tate plays multiple characters as a documentary crew follows the inmates and staff of HMP Woldsley capturing the penal system at its brutal humorous best.
Style:
mockumentary, satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
prison, jail cell, prison guard, prisoner, cell mate, social problems, social issues, lifestyle, satire, women's prison, joke, british ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Style:
road movie, psychedelic, independent film, cult classic, avant garde ...
Plot:
road trip, hippie, on the road, existentialism, motorcycle, marijuana, rebelliousness, friendship, biker, self discovery, rock music, stoner ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
california, new mexico, alabama, arizona, louisiana ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A businessman wakes up beside an ancient grist mill situated in the center of an open-air prison cell with no idea how he got there. Forced to work as a beast of burden to stay alive, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, captivating, scary, exciting ...
Plot:
prison, escape, jail cell, management, corporate world, survival, trapped in a building, male protagonist, trapped in a room, trap, trapped, isolation ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, clever, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, chick flick
Plot:
twists and turns, obsession, plot twist, secret, magic, magician, rivalry, illusionist, stage magic, uninhibited rivalry, deception, secrets ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, future, edwardian era, turn of the century ...
Place:
london, peru, colorado, los angeles, britain ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the ...
Style:
realistic, tense, captivating, rough, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison life, male pubic hair, friendship, gang, confined, warden, murder, violence, muslim, racial slur, nordic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, europe
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Inspired by real events, The Last Executioner is the story of Chavoret Jaruboon, the last person in Thailand whose job it was to execute by gun. A rock musician who adored Elvis, but took a 'respectable' job to support the family he loved ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, rough, thought provoking
Plot:
prison, death row, executioner, karma, corporal punishment, prisoner, death penalty, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, death of protagonist, fortune teller, haunted by the past ...
Time:
80s, 60s
Place:
thailand
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28K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, inspirational, f word
Plot:
prison, theater, african american, jail cell, jailed, prison life, theatre play, falsely accused, problem, false accusation of murder, accused of murder, prison sentence ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: Germany, Italy, Netherlands
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring: Fatih Akin’s new film is based on the autobiographical novel »Alles oder Nix« (»All or Nothing«) of the probably most authentic exponent of German gangsta ...
Style:
dramatic, entertaining, captivating, serious, interesting
Plot:
musician, rap, prison, drug dealer, jail cell, jail, music, rap star, artist, performer's life, convict, musician's life ...
Time:
80s, year 2009, year 1986, year 1996, year 1982
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Super-Hero partners Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne, along with with Hope's parents Janet van Dyne and Hank Pym, and Scott's daughter Cassie Lang, find themselves exploring the Quantum Realm, interacting with strange new creatures and ...
Style:
psychotronic, captivating, tense, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
superhero, scientist, villain, multiverse, advanced technology, empire, rescue, genocide, pizza, superhero team, bartender, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 19th century, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
A prisoner on death row in the US, a vicar in a quiet English town, and a maths teacher trapped in a cellar cross paths in the most unexpected way.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating
Plot:
prison, prisoner, jail cell, death row, tutor, basement, secret, confined, deathtrap, threat, jail, trap ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
england, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Kenta Kurihara (Tasuku Nagaoka) is sent to prison for battery. In his cell he is referred to as the "newcomer." Meanwhile, Kenta is bummed out with simple meal offerred in prison. The four other prisoners in his jail cell have no problems ...
Style:
humorous, funny, captivating, entertaining, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
food, prison, jail cell, prisoner, new year, jail, satire, conversation, prison sentence, humour, prison life, storytelling ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1976 the British Government put an end to the special category status of prisoners from the Provisional Irish Republican Army, no longer treating them as prisoners of war, but as common criminals. Mairéad Farrell - on whose life much of the film ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
ira, prison, anglo irish relations, cell mate, women's prison, female prisoner, jail cell, protest, resistance, hunger, problem, jailed ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an expert in Victorian home restoration and renovation. Through her ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, disturbing, emotional
Plot:
female detective, amateur detective, murder mystery, abduction, jail cell, murder, police investigation, police detective, partner, friendship, interrogation, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.
Style:
poignant, technicolor, political drama, gay cinema
Plot:
gay interest, gay, gay sex, prison, political prisoner, jail cell, imprisonment, friendship, empathy, political repression, confined, survival ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
argentina, latin america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After being transferred from juvenile to adult prison, Mel Blight is taken under the wing of both Mark Shepard, Australia’s most despised criminal, and Warren Murfett, a soon to be paroled inmate. As a paternal triangle grows between them, we see ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, harsh ...
Plot:
prison, jail, jail cell, prison life, prison sentence, jailed, relationships, imprisoned, life is a bitch, moral ambiguity, confined, character study ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Bruno applies his own personal idea of justice inside his prison while outside of it his life is far from ordered. When his kingdom unexpectedly comes under threat, he finds himself fighting the most difficult war of his life.
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, tense, captivating
Plot:
corruption, prison warden, jail, reformatory, prison, prison guard, jail cell, prison riot, prison life, prison fight, prison gang, criminal ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Hairdresser Suus ends up in jail after attempting to murder her husband.
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, tense
Plot:
women's prison, prison, female prisoner, human spirit, jailed, prison life, jail cell, prison sentence, jail, penal colony, women in prison, colony ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Estonia, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young boy lives with his mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest in the remote wilds of the Finnish countryside. From time to time, the boy visits his father - a man of great violence - in prison. Locked in the stable is an unruly horse, the ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspense, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
childhood, boy, child's point of view, parents and children, mute, stranger, mysterious character, family relations, life turned upside down, crow, countryside, desperation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
finland, europe
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
It's an iconic line in any crime story: when a suspect is arrested and gets to make one call. In reality, once a person enters the criminal justice system, there are multiple opportunities to make calls while awaiting trial. The vast majority ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, jail, prison, homicide detective, suspicion of murder, telephone call, true crime, prison life, crime investigation, jail cell, secret ...
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