Here are mine.

1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Midnight Express
3. Green Mile
4. Papillon
5. Escape from Alcatraz

Honorouble mention: Blood in Blood out.

Mean Machine (British version)
Shawshank Redemption
One flew over the cuckoos nest(not exactly prison ,but close)
Green Mile
Escape to Victory

Do you mean just civil prison Or P O W as well ?
Wooden horse
colditz story
green mile
papillon
great escape

Chopper

Shawshank Redemption

Hurricane

Natural Born Killers

Pappillon

Shawshank
Green Mile
Midnight Express
Papillon
Dead Man Walking

..and then further (way further) down the list...

The Rock
Alien3
Innocent Man
Tango & Cash


Originally posted by venger
Romper Stomper

Dude, I'm trying real hard to remember the connection Romper has with prison... but I can't. Help me out, or I'll have to dust the DVD down.....

Nobody has mentioned Cool Hand Luke

The Shawshank Redemption
The Great Escape
The Birdman of Alcatraz
Angels with Dirty Faces
Papillon

Originally posted by Ginner


Dude, I'm trying real hard to remember the connection Romper has with prison... but I can't. Help me out, or I'll have to dust the DVD down.....

Silly me, I meant Chopper ! Ta :thumbsup:

Yeah Chopper is my fav too...If you keep stabbing me like that mate, your gonna kill me.

The Blockhouse, made in the 1970s, is a scary prison film. Has anyone else seen it?

I forgot to mention the TV series OZ. Has anyone seen this? It was shown on E4 about two years ago. I would hate to be in that prison!

And nobody has mentioned Scum. It must be one of the best if not the best British prison films.

Scum
Animal Factory
Cool Hand Luke

Three I know but I'm lazy.

Nobody has mentioned Lock up or Death Warrant yet. :D


An Innocent Man has been mentioned and that is another that I like.

I take it we aren't talking "Lesbians Behind Bars" here then ;)

Just been through my collection of prison films, but then realised you guys wouldn't have heard of any of them :blush:

In seriousness, The Green Mile is one of my all time favourites!

Originally posted by LordChaverly
I forgot to mention the TV series OZ. Has anyone seen this? It was shown on E4 about two years ago. I would hate to be in that prison!
Got the first series (and best series) on DVD :D
It's r88888888888888888888888 good :wow:

My favs would have to be:

Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Bad Boys (Sean Penn)
An Innocent Man (Tom Selleck)
Scum
McVicar

Things like: Chopper and Natural Born Killers I wouldn't class as a prison film. They have scenes of prison in them, but not totally prison related.

Originally posted by evildrneil
I take it we aren't talking "Lesbians Behind Bars" here then ;)

There was a film called Caged Heat which had this theme.

I wonder why they make prison porn films, it's not like prison is most peoples idea of a sexy place.

I think the consensus of opinion here is that Shawshank is the greatest prison film of all time. I agree. In fact this is probably one of the best films of all time in any genre - a masterpiece.

Originally posted by nick2
I wonder why they make prison porn films, it's not like prison is most peoples idea of a sexy place.
I suppose that depends on who's thinking about it ;)

Originally posted by nick2
I wonder why they make prison porn films, it's not like prison is most peoples idea of a sexy place.

Probably because of the phenomena of prison sexuality. (http://www.answers.com/prison%20sexuality) Please don't ask how I became aware of this! ;)

Does anyone remember the Australian TV series Prisoner Cell Block H?

It was so bad it was almost good.

Originally posted by Kristian
Probably because of the phenomena of prison sexuality. (http://www.answers.com/prison%20sexuality) Please don't ask how I became aware of this! ;)
:gag: Interesting

Cool Hand Luke gets my vote

Was waiting for McVicar, no mention of American History X yet....

Originally posted by LordChaverly
And nobody has mentioned Scum. It must be one of the best if not the best British prison films.

Have only ever seen one scene from this, and it truly was enough to put me off ever watching the whole thing.

The potting shed... need I say more? :shocked:

Don`t know what the fuss about green Mile is,

Way over rated.

Animal Factory was a disappointment also IMO.

There is an Aussie prison drama with Nick Cage starring which I fancy, not found it yet, cannot even remember the name just now.

Shall google sometime.

Originally posted by venger
Was waiting for McVicar, no mention of American History X yet....
Again I wouldn't class that as a prison film (and it's one of my favourites).

Originally posted by Kristian
Probably because of the phenomena of prison sexuality. (http://www.answers.com/prison%20sexuality) Please don't ask how I became aware of this! ;)

Interesting, but I don't think it's as common in prison as people think. I know a couple of people who have been to prison and they never saw/did anything "gay".

It's also known as being "prison bent" - Not exactly embraced openly on the wing but it does go on behind closed doors (from what I understand these cells are refered to as the married quarters).

1.)Shawshank Redemption
2.)Green Mile
3.) Cool Hand Luke(loved the fighting scene)
4.)Sleepers
5.)Prison

Anyone see I Want to Live!? With Susan Hayward? Great '50's prison movie.

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=24154

:) Sierra