Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "shank"

1. Pitch Black (2000)

R | 109 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A transport ship crashes and leaves its crew stranded on a desert planet inhabited by bloodthirsty creatures that come out during an eclipse.

Director: David Twohy | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Vin Diesel, Keith David

Votes: 252,793 | Gross: $39.24M

2. Cube (1997)

R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.

Director: Vincenzo Natali | Stars: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller

Votes: 247,423 | Gross: $0.50M

3. Tin Cup (1996)

R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A washed-up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the U.S. Open in order to win the heart of his successful rival's girlfriend.

Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin

Votes: 53,201 | Gross: $53.85M

4. Unsane (2018)

R | 98 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion?

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple

Votes: 49,877 | Gross: $7.73M

5. Scum (1979)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama

An uncompromising story of life in a British juvenile offender institution in the '70s.

Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth, John Blundell

Votes: 13,060

6. Avengement (I) (2019)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Crime

After years of assaults on him in prison, convicted felon Cain Burgess escapes for avengement on those responsible.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbrass, Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran

Votes: 20,575

7. Starred Up (2013)

Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Eric Love, 19, is locked up in prison. On his first day, he assaults another inmate and several guards. He's offered group therapy and his dad, an inmate as well, tries to talk sense into him. Can he be rehabilitated?

Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, Sam Spruell

Votes: 48,631 | Gross: $0.03M

8. Reindeer Games (2000)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After assuming his dead cell-mate's identity to get with the other man's girlfriend, an ex-convict finds himself a reluctant participant in a casino heist.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, James Frain

Votes: 42,373 | Gross: $23.36M

9. Let's Go to Prison (2006)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Crime

When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.

Director: Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Dax Shepard, Will Arnett, Chi McBride, David Koechner

Votes: 26,448 | Gross: $4.61M

10. R (2010)

Unrated | 99 min | Crime, Drama

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... See full summary »

Directors: Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Roland Møller, Jacob Gredsted

Votes: 5,290

11. Short Eyes (1977)

R | 100 min | Drama

A child molester sent to prison finds that criminals exact harsher justice than society.

Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Bruce Davison, José Pérez, Nathan George, Don Blakely

Votes: 1,559

12. Il camorrista (1986)

171 min | Crime, Drama

Rise and fall of an Italian crime empire.

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Laura del Sol, Leo Gullotta, Marzio Honorato

Votes: 1,663

13. Reform School Girl (1957)

Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama

A young man steals a car and ends up involved in a pedestrian fatality. The only witness is a girl he had just met. He threatens her life if she talks, so when she refuses to tell what she knows, she is sent to reform school.

Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Gloria Castillo, Ross Ford, Edd Byrnes, Ralph Reed

Votes: 305

14. On the Inside (I) (2011)

R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller

A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself in a fight for his life battling ghosts inside his head and very real enemies all around him.

Director: D.W. Brown | Stars: Nick Stahl, Dash Mihok, Olivia Wilde, Pruitt Taylor Vince

Votes: 2,163

15. Screwed (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama

The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on ... See full summary »

Director: Reg Traviss | Stars: James D'Arcy, Noel Clarke, Frank Harper, Kate Magowan

Votes: 2,305

16. 33 Postcards (2010)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Dean Randall has sponsored Mei Mei, a young Chinese orphan, for many years. When she arrives in Sydney out of the blue to thank him, their lives are changed forever.

Director: Pauline Chan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Lin Zhu, Claudia Karvan, Elaine Jin

Votes: 1,145

17. The Ship (2006 Video Game)

T | Action, Mystery

First and third person gameplay with a Sims-style day-to-day needs system. You're on board a Ship to play a deadly cat-and-mouse game. Each player is given the name of one of the other ... See full synopsis »

Director: Chris Peck | Stars: Caro Breton, Suzie Chard, Clareine Cronin, Reanne Farley

Votes: 65

18. Carnivàle (2003–2005)
Episode: Alamogordo, N.M. (2005)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Ben travels on his own to Alamogordo to seek out Father Kerrigan, a former preacher residing in a lunatic asylum - who knew his father, and who tells him to beware of a mysterious tattooed ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, Debra Christofferson

Votes: 610

19. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: Cuts Like a Knife (2001)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

O'Reily regrets getting Cyril involved with the trial drug when it starts taking effect. Meanwhile, Giles' request for an unusual execution creates controversy and the Chinese refugees are ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno

Votes: 1,996

20. Queen of the South (2016–2021)
Episode: Secretos y Mentiras (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An FBI informant threatens Teresa's growing empire while she deals with turmoil within her family.

Director: Laura Belsey | Stars: Alice Braga, Hemky Madera, Alfonso Herrera, David Andrews

Votes: 316

21. Treadstone (2019)
Episode: The Bentley Lament (2019)

TV-MA | 43 min | Action

Bentley discovers the truth. Doug goes on a dangerous mission. Tara confronts her past.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Tracy Ifeachor, Omar Metwally, Han Hyo-joo

Votes: 533

22. Shantaram (2022)
Episode: Dig Two Graves (2022)

TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Lin learns he has been framed, putting his life in danger, so he turns the tables by going after the criminals threatening him.

Director: Iain B. MacDonald | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Fayssal Bazzi, Sujaya Dasgupta, Antonia Desplat

Votes: 327

23. Killing Eve (2018–2022)
Episode: Beautiful Monster (2020)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Lack of progress in the investigation is frustrating Carolyn. Eve searches for a clue to Villanelle's whereabouts. Villanelle and Dasha team together for a kill. Konstantin is crumbling under pressure.

Director: Damon Thomas | Stars: Jodie Comer, Camille Cottin, Alexandra Roach, Fiona Shaw

Votes: 2,360

24. Karkurit (2021– )
Episode: Mastermind (2021)

60 min | Crime, Thriller

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Director: Jalmari Helander | Stars: Pirjo Lonka, Kristo Salminen, Mikko Leppilampi, Matti Onnismaa

Votes: 16

25. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)
Episode: Na Triobloidi (2009)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

As SAMCRO attempts to rid Charming of Ethan Zobelle and The League permanently, familiar faces present new challenges.

Director: Kurt Sutter | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates

Votes: 3,764

26. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)
Episode: Gilead (2009)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The club must make new alliances in prison to survive.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates

Votes: 2,757

27. Superjail! (2007–2014)
Episode: Terrorarium (2008)

TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The Warden holds a science fair, but declares himself the winner, with his "Terrorarium" and makes several inmates go inside of it.

Director: Christy Karacas | Stars: David Wain, Teddy Cohn, Richard Mather, Christopher McCulloch

Votes: 102

28. Lockup (2005– )
Episode: Lockup Raw: Violence Behind Bars (2008)

Documentary, News

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Stars: Armando Barrera, Daniel Bell, Joel Brooks, Rob Dorfmann

Votes: 7

29. Lie to Me (2009–2011)
Episode: Unchained (2009)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The gang tackles two cases--the suspicious death of a firefighter and the parole of a former gang leader.

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund

Votes: 1,063

30. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Blind Spot (2010)

TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raylan and Ava survive a hitman's attack, and Raylan suspects that the Crowder family is trying to get revenge on Ava. But are his own biases clouding his judgment?

Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,958

31. The Boondocks (2005–2014)
Episode: A Date with the Booty Warrior (2010)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Having conquered his prison rape phobia, Tom volunteers a field trip to a super max prison as part of a Scared Stiff program. But when a riot breaks out, Tom has to get the kids and his posterior out in one piece.

Directors: Young Chan Kim, Seung Eun Kim, Kim Sung-hoon | Stars: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams

Votes: 458

32. The Squad: Prison Police (2010– )
Episode: Death Threat (2010)

TV-14 | 22 min | Reality-TV

The warden receives an anonymous letter from an inmate threatening to raise a small army to attack correctional officers. Sgt. Nicky Jordan orders a Trojan Horse-style raid on the cell ... See full summary »

Stars: James Burns, James Fortner, Christopher Henry, Nicky Jordan

33. Femme Fatales (2011–2012)
Episode: Behind Locked Doors (2011)

TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lacey Rivers (Kit Willesee) and prison guard, Rafe (Will Poston), grow closer as Lacey attempts to plot her release from incarceration at Cuesta Verde Women's Correctional Facility.

Director: Greg Pritikin | Stars: Kit Willesee, Will Poston, Ana Alexander, J.C. Brandy

Votes: 162

34. CollegeHumor Originals (2006–2023)
Episode: The Jeggings Gang Gets Pre-Torn Jeans (2012)

TV-MA | 3 min | Comedy

They've got that casual "don't care, don't live in a house" look.

Director: Josh Ruben | Stars: Joshua Cameron, Pocholo Chavez, Allison Hope Cohen, Christopher Coleman

35. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Let's Make a Deal (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team discovers that a murdered prisoner who was informing from the inside to the police had a second job informing for the Feds.

Director: Brad Tanenbaum | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 356

36. Dynasty (2017–2022)
Episode: Nothing But Trouble (2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

Jeff and Monica put their payback plan into motion; Steven preps for a political run.

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: Elizabeth Gillies, Nathalie Kelley, James Mackay, Robert Christopher Riley

Votes: 627

37. Chicago P.D. (2014– )
Episode: Homecoming (2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Intelligence seeks justice for Olinsky when he's stabbed in prison; Antonio's loyalty is tested; Woods looks to take down Voight once and for all.

Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Jesse Lee Soffer, Tracy Spiridakos

Votes: 772