Reformatory movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant reformatory movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, tense, disturbing, bleak and emotional films and TV shows about / with reformatory, prison, violence, life is a bitch, society, coming of age, teenager, redemption, survival and prison life plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, Spain, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as reformatory: Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), Dog Pound (2010), Borstal Boy (2000), The King of Havana (2015), Forever Mary (1989), Picco (2010), The Consequence (1977), Sleepers (1996), Teenagers (1983), Zerwany (2003).
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List of reformatory movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Denmark, UK, Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, bleak, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
child abuse, juvenile delinquency, abuse, boarding school life, corporal punishment, gay rape, punishment, dedicated educator, child rape, boyhood, reformatory, orphanage ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939
Place:
ireland, europe, spain
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14K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Canada, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
Style:
sincere, tense, sexy, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, prison, juvenile prison, teenage boy, teenage protagonist, accidental killing, male pubic hair, prison life, reformatory, sodomy, juvenile detention, youth ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
montana
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on Irish poet Brendan Behan's experiences in a reform school in 1942. A 16 year-old Irish republican terrorist arrives on the ferry at Liverpool and is arrested for possession of explosives. He is imprisoned in a Borstal in East ...
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, touching, political ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, gay teenager, homosexuality, boarding school life, lgbtq, boys love, gay slur, coming of age, gay love, playwright, drag, friendship ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, europe, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Dominican Republic
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, good humor and above all hunger, accompany him in his wanderings, ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
sex scene, male nudity, reformatory, male pubic hair, sexuality, adolescence, poverty, murder, life is a bitch, survival, rivalry, society ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
cuba
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, realistic, touching, neorealism ...
Plot:
gay interest, youth, transvestism, homosexual, male prostitute, sexual assault, juvenile delinquency, prison, juvenile delinquent, reform, life is a bitch, school ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
italy, sicily, europe, milan italy, palermo italy
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
In an inaccessible place between the mountains and isolated from the world, a school is located next to an old monastery. The students are rebellious and problematic young people who live under the strict and severe discipline imposed by the center ...
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, captivating, sinister ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
boarding school, reform school, supernatural, threat, coming of age, reformatory, secrets, isolation, dark secret, supernatural power, problem child, mysticism ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Kevin is new in youth prison. Due to over-occupancy he has to share a cell with Tommy, Andy and Marc. A partnership of convenience in a system where only the strong prevail and which is dominated by violence and latent aggression. Oppression and ...
Style:
emotional, rough, serious, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
male rape, juvenile delinquency, isolation, prison, confined, prison life, criminal heroes, society, youth, gay, sexual frustration, jail ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Thomas is the son of a prison warden. He falls for and seduces Martin, who is older and one of the prison inmates. After Martin is released, They try to build a relationship and a life together but, no one will leave them alone.
Style:
tense, thought provoking, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
prison, reformatory, gay, homosexual, age difference, father son conflict, gay interest, lgbt, bullying, lgbtq, homosexuality, gay bar ...
Time:
70s
Place:
germany, munich germany
Is relevant?
250K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
Style:
disturbing, sadistic, harsh, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
courtroom drama, child abuse, vengeance, childhood, rape, pedophile, lawyer, pedophilia, murder trial, friendship, sexual abuse, sexualized violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, 60s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, madison square garden manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former athlete runs a camp dedicated to reforming juvenile criminals, a tough job with no quick payoffs.
Audience:
kids
Plot:
boy, traumatic childhood, youth, nude bathing, skinny dipping, juvenile delinquency, job, nude young male, nudity, bare butt, ex athlete, teenage boy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A teenager prisoner awaits his release when two weeks before that happens he's told that his mother is returned home. Meanwhile, he finds himself in love with a Sociology student, Ana, working in the penitentiary as an intern.
Style:
serious, rough, touching, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
forced sexual contact, prison warden, teenage love, redemption, power relations, family relations, parents and children, unfulfilled love, confined, society, hopes, bittersweet ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
romania, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Events are shown from the perspective of a boy (played by Christopher Ciupa ), which surpasses the intelligence and sensitivity of others, is the one who feels and sees more. Lost hero who is trying to find a cruel world. Children's home, ...
Style:
compassionate, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
boy, brutality, orphanage, reformatory, runaway, juvenile detention, kids in trouble, absent mother, compassion, life is a bitch, cruelty, young boy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Spitteri finds himself locked up in an immigration detention centre upon his return to Australia. With old enemies on his tail and a target on his back, he navigates a series of comedic misadventures, sharing with his fellow detainees the meaning of ...
Style:
dark comedy, buddy comedy, satirical, multicultural, fast paced ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
reformatory, friendship, underdog, community, heartwarming, ex convict, social commentary, identity, fish out of water, survival, redemption, forgiveness ...
Place:
australia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A pretty young college student is arrested during a demonstration. She is taken to a notorious detention center, where she is subjected to sexual harassment by lesbian inmates and guards, and becomes the target of a sadistic, bullwhip-wielding ...
Style:
controversial, transgressive, tension, retro, period piece ...
Plot:
female prisoner, women in prison, prison, mature, sexual harassment, reformatory, sexual abuse, exploitation, sexploitation, corruption, voyeur, abuse of power ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Laura Regueira is wrongly accused of the murder of her boyfriend, he was killed by a band of thugs the night they were sharing a romantic moment. In the woman's reformatory Laura, besides of having to endure the life of prisoner, will have the ...
Style:
crime thriller, dark, intense, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
women's prison, wrongful conviction, drug traffic, prostitution, reformatory, injustice, sexploitation, abuse of power, corruption, survival, prison, betrayal ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The German Frau Gelli runs a school aimed at girls from wealthy families who presented problems of social behavior and challenge the established principles. In order to educate the young, Frau Gelli imposes an iron discipline, in which is assisted ...
Style:
dark, harsh, tense, crime drama, controversial ...
Plot:
women's prison, women in prison, abuse of power, punishment, reformatory, oppression, authoritarianism, murder, exploitation, sadism, violent, victimization ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A destitute 14 year old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother. Petty thefts for food grow into more major ...
Style:
emotional, harsh, tense, rough, grim ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
redemption, child abuse, children, coming of age, boy, dysfunctional family, working class, juvenile detention, youth, corporal punishment, childhood, poverty ...
Time:
year 1999, 70s, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, california
Is relevant?
145K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Style:
inspirational, psychological, visually stunning, grim, mind twisting ...
Plot:
prison escape, prison, life philosophy, escape, prison break, runaway, prison life, jail, protector, human spirit, escape attempt, escape plan ...
Time:
year 1973, 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 70s
Place:
south america, persia, guyana, latin america, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one ...
Style:
grindhouse, controversial, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
rape, women in prison, women's prison, prison, female psychopath, runaway, prison rape, female nudity, physical abuse, female victim, female prisoner, teenage runaway ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
TV show
Story:
Senior correctional officer Man Sheung Shing is stationed at the Stanley Prison and is in charge of prisoner discipline. Clashing with prisoners every day, he is under heavy pressure and must act carefully every step of the way. In contrast, his ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, harsh, bleak ...
Plot:
prison, discipline, penal colony, prison warden, prison life, prison guard, jail, jail cell, officer, reformatory, power, confined ...
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a female guard becomes a prisoner of his mind, a male inmate struggles to keep the truth from escaping.
Style:
captivating, romantic, romantic drama, independent film, suspenseful ...
Plot:
prisoner, imprisonment, husband wife relationship, relationships, romantic relationship, love affair, love and romance, love interest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, reformatory, couple relations ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Spain, 1982. Marisa decides to take her daughter to Madrid to find a solution for an unwanted pregnancy. Lucia ends up in Peñagrande, a reformatory for pregnant teenagers. There, she will forge strong friendships with the other girls and discover ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, emotional, tense, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
injustice, motherhood, women's rights, unwanted pregnancy, child kidnapping, abuse of power, trauma, social realism, family drama, reformatory, human rights, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
spain, madrid
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Triad leader Roller and life-sentence inmate Scar maintain the balance of power as the bosses of the prison they're incarcerated at. Life at the prison gets disrupted by the arrival of new inmate Mak, who has run-ins with both Scar and Roller. ...
Style:
light, captivating, entertaining, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
escape, prison, gang, jailed, prison escape, jail, bandit, prison gang, escape from custody, prison life, organized crime, escapades ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An undocumented immigrant, Roberto, seeks a way to become lawful, but all efforts are put on hold when he becomes a new father at the onset of the US government's 'Zero Tolerance' child separation policy at the US / Mexico border.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional, tension ...
Plot:
immigration, undocumented immigrant, social issues, immigrant, illegal immigration, family drama, border crossing, father son relationship, marital problem, life is a bitch, family problems, family relations ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Forced to flee his home in Honduras, Óscar seeks asylum in the United States, only to find himself trapped in the immigration system.
Style:
suspense, rough, ambiguous ending, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
escape, undocumented immigrant, immigration, fear, violence, breakup, gang, arrest, court, tattoo, child protagonist, border ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, central america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Convicted murderer Clyde Thompson receives the death penalty for shooting two men in Texas in 1928. When the governor spares his life, Thompson gains a reputation as the meanest man in the state while working hard labor in prison.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, period piece, bleak ...
Plot:
redemption, faith, biopic, convict, murderer, historical figure, changing lives, parole, serial killer, in love, fall in love, character change ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s
Place:
texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Conflicts between the scouts and boys in a reformatory at the common scout camp, are sometimes very strong. One of the scouts dies. Jacek does not trust the police, who recognizes that it was an unfortunate accident. Sam believes in a world of a ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, camp, crime investigation, murder investigation, cold case, conflict, crime solving, prospector, unsolved crime, uncover truth, death, reformatory ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Leaving his dirty past behind, Sadi Payasli, who is appointed as a geography teacher at Karabayir High School, crosses the path with five young people from the reformatory.
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot:
high school, generation gap, teenage girl, second chance, redemption, troubled past, teenager, school, high school life, schoolboy, mafia, teacher ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
"Les Enfants Du Désordre " depicts a lost generation ,a distraught youth who finds comfort in drugs .Marie ,an unwed young mother, a former junkie- prostitute, is in a reformatory school :she has been a misfit for most of her life. If ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic
Plot:
character study, drug addiction, substance abuse, female protagonist, desperation, rehabilitation, alienation, realism, street life, prostitution, social commentary, single mother ...
Time:
80s
Place:
france
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.
Style:
disturbing, serious, sincere, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
male nudity, male pubic hair, courtroom drama, mental institution, mental health, fighting the system, social decay, injustice, life is a bitch, price of justice, hospital, prodigy ...
Time:
year 1989, 50s, year 1957, year 1952, year 1955 ...
Place:
florida, usa, oklahoma, miami, korea
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