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Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in Les Évadés (1994)
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Prison Drama

Subgenre
The prison drama subgenre features the lives of inmates, prison staff, and the dynamics within correctional facilities. These dramas often explore themes of confinement, survival, redemption, human nature, and the impact of incarceration on individuals and society.
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Trending in Prison Drama movies
Tim Robbins in Les Évadés (1994)
#1

Les Évadés

1994
2h 22m
Tous publics avec avertissement
9.3 (3.1M)
Un simple accident (2025)
#2

Un simple accident

2025
1h 43m
Tous publics
7.5 (17K)
Tom Hanks in La Ligne verte (1999)
#3

La Ligne verte

1999
3h 9m
12
8.6 (1.5M)
La Liste de Schindler (1993)
#4

La Liste de Schindler

1993
3h 15m
Tous publics
9.0 (1.6M)
Edward Norton in American History X (1998)
#5

American History X

1998
1h 59m
12
8.5 (1.3M)
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
#6

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024
2h 18m
12
5.2 (178K)
Tim Robbins in Les Évadés (1994)
#1

Les Évadés

1994
2h 22m
Tous publics avec avertissement
9.3 (3.1M)
A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
Un simple accident (2025)
#2

Un simple accident

2025
1h 43m
Tous publics
7.5 (17K)
An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, he rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man's identity.
Tom Hanks in La Ligne verte (1999)
#3

La Ligne verte

1999
3h 9m
12
8.6 (1.5M)
A death row guard learns that a gentle giant in his charge possesses a mysterious gift.
La Liste de Schindler (1993)
#4
La Liste de Schindler
Edward Norton in American History X (1998)
#5
American History X
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
#6
Joker: Folie à Deux
Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in La Grande Évasion (1963)
#7
La Grande Évasion
Jack O'Connell in Invincible (2014)
#8
Invincible
Jennifer Lopez and Tonatiuh in Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)
#9
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Burt Reynolds, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Nelly, Lobo Sebastian, Nicholas Turturro, Bob Sapp, Michael Irvin, and Dalip Singh in Mi-temps au mitard (2005)
#10
Mi-temps au mitard
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Top rated movies

IMDb top rated Prison Drama movies
Les Évadés
9.3
Les Évadés
Trailer
La Liste de Schindler
9.0
La Liste de Schindler
Trailer
La Ligne verte
8.6
La Ligne verte
Trailer
American History X
8.5
American History X
Trailer
La Grande Évasion
8.2
La Grande Évasion
Trailer
Le miracle de la cellule n°7
8.2
Le miracle de la cellule n°7
Trailer
Au nom du père
8.1
Au nom du père
Papillon
8.0
Papillon
Trailer
Luke la main froide
8.0
Luke la main froide
Trailer
Paddington 2
7.8
Paddington 2
Trailer
Un prophète
7.8
Un prophète
Trailer
Le garçon au pyjama rayé
7.7
Le garçon au pyjama rayé
Trailer
La 25ème heure
7.6
La 25ème heure
Trailer
Cellule 211
7.6
Cellule 211
Trailer
Sleepers
7.5
Sleepers
Trailer
L'évadé d'Alcatraz
7.5
L'évadé d'Alcatraz
Trailer
Midnight Express
7.5
Midnight Express
Trailer
Hunger
7.5
Hunger
Trailer
Felon
7.4
Felon
Trailer
Le fils de Saul
7.4
Le fils de Saul
Trailer
Master
7.4
Master
Trailer
L'exécuteur
7.3
L'exécuteur
Trailer
Les Poings contre les murs
7.3
Les Poings contre les murs
Trailer
Invincible
7.2
Invincible
Trailer
The Professor and the Madman
7.2
The Professor and the Madman
Trailer
Chicken Run
7.1
Chicken Run
Trailer
Section 99
7.1
Section 99
Trailer
La Plateforme
7.0
La Plateforme
Trailer
Bronson
7.0
Bronson
Le dernier château
7.0
Le dernier château
Trailer

Popular TV shows

Trending in Prison Drama TV shows
Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
#1

Prison Break

2005–2017
90 eps
Tous publics
8.3 (655K)
Sentenced to Be a Hero (2026)
#2

Sentenced to Be a Hero

2026–
12 eps
TV-MA
8.7 (2K)
Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
#3

Orange Is the New Black

2013–2019
91 eps
16
8.0 (334K)
Paul Walter Hauser and Taron Egerton in Black Bird (2022)
#4

Black Bird

2022
6 eps
16
8.1 (138K)
The Night Of (2016)
#5

The Night Of

2016
8 eps
18
8.4 (191K)
Oz (1997)
#6

Oz

1997–2003
56 eps
10
8.7 (116K)
Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
#1

Prison Break

2005–2017
90 eps
Tous publics
8.3 (655K)
A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking them out from the inside.
Sentenced to Be a Hero (2026)
#2

Sentenced to Be a Hero

2026–
12 eps
TV-MA
8.7 (2K)
A dark fantasy where criminals are sentenced to carry out heroic acts in a penal military unit, and wage war against a demon king's army.
Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
#3

Orange Is the New Black

2013–2019
91 eps
16
8.0 (334K)
Convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting drug money, ordinarily law-abiding Piper Chapman is sentenced to 18 months behind bars and quickly discovers the realities of life-changing prison time.
Paul Walter Hauser and Taron Egerton in Black Bird (2022)
#4
Black Bird
The Night Of (2016)
#5
The Night Of
Oz (1997)
#6
Oz
Stanley Tucci, David Tennant, Dolly Wells, and Lydia West in Inside Man: L'Homme de l'intérieur (2022)
#7
Inside Man: L'Homme de l'intérieur
Sean Bean and Stephen Graham in Time (2021)
#8
Time
Escape at Dannemora (2018)
#9
Escape at Dannemora
Kate Atkinson, Danielle Cormack, Robbie Magasiva, Leah Purcell, Pamela Rabe, and Nicole da Silva in Wentworth (2013)
#10
Wentworth
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Top rated TV shows

IMDb top rated Prison Drama TV shows
Oz
8.7
Oz
Trailer
Wentworth
8.6
Wentworth
Trailer
The Night Of
8.4
The Night Of
Trailer
Prison Break
8.3
Prison Break
Trailer
Time
8.2
Time
Trailer
Black Bird
8.1
Black Bird
Trailer
Criminal Justice
8.1
Criminal Justice
Trailer
Orange Is the New Black
8.0
Orange Is the New Black
Trailer
Escape at Dannemora
7.9
Escape at Dannemora
Trailer
Black Warrant: En sursis
7.9
Black Warrant: En sursis
Trailer
Derrière les barreaux
7.8
Derrière les barreaux
Trailer
Superjail!
7.7
Superjail!
For Life
7.6
For Life
Trailer
Prison School
7.5
Prison School
Trailer
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors
7.4
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors
Trailer
Breakout Kings
7.2
Breakout Kings
Trailer
Deadman Wonderland
7.0
Deadman Wonderland
Trailer
Inside Man: L'Homme de l'intérieur
6.7
Inside Man: L'Homme de l'intérieur
Trailer

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