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1. The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
PG-13 | 93 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Director: David Lowery | Stars: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover
Votes: 49,557 | Gross: $11.28M
2. Stir Crazy (1980)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime
Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage.
Director: Sidney Poitier | Stars: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams
Votes: 30,365 | Gross: $101.30M
3. Caged (1950)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson
Votes: 4,686
4. Knight Rider 2000 (1991 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In the future, guns are banned and criminals are frozen for the duration of their sentences. A recent spate of killings involving handguns brings Michael Knight back to fight for justice, ... See full summary »
Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Susan Norman, Carmen Argenziano
Votes: 3,531
5. No Man of God (2021)
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Director: Amber Sealey | Stars: Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino, Robert Patrick
Votes: 9,036
6. The Collini Case (2019)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Alexandra Maria Lara, Heiner Lauterbach, Manfred Zapatka
Votes: 12,935
7. Call Northside 777 (1948)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker
Votes: 10,224
8. Thieves Like Us (1974)
R | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
When two men break out of prison, they join up with another and restart their criminal ways, robbing banks across the South.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Keith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John Schuck, Bert Remsen
Votes: 5,139
9. The Hot Rock (1972)
PG | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand
Votes: 6,938 | Gross: $2.54M
10. Strippers vs Werewolves (2012)
93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When werewolf Mickey is accidentally killed in a strip club, the girls who work there have until the next full moon before his bloodthirsty wolf pack seek murderous retribution.
Director: Jonathan Glendening | Stars: Adele Silva, Martin Compston, Billy Murray, Ali Bastian
Votes: 2,254
11. The Ox (1991)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Swedish pauper's family is starving. In desperation, he steals his lord's ox. He hopes that the crime will not be revealed, but it happens.
Director: Sven Nykvist | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Ewa Fröling, Erland Josephson, Max von Sydow
Votes: 1,014
12. Convicted (1950)
Passed | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A D.A. becomes the prison warden where he tries to help an inmate he prosecuted, because he believes his sentence was excessive.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Millard Mitchell, Dorothy Malone
Votes: 1,481
13. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A novelist aided by his future father-in-law conspires to frame himself for the murder of a burlesque dancer as part of an effort to ban capital punishment.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, Arthur Franz
Votes: 5,894
14. Attica (1980 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
The true story of the events leading up to and during the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility riot and the aftermath.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Henry Darrow, Charles Durning, Joel Fabiani, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 541
15. Illegal (1955)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield
Votes: 2,329
16. The Weather Underground (2002)
Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, History, War
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
Directors: Sam Green, Bill Siegel | Stars: Lili Taylor, Pamela Z, Jim Lange, Evan White
Votes: 3,767 | Gross: $0.56M
17. Hell's Highway (1932)
Passed | 62 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Chain gang prisoners forced to construct a "liberty highway" for their overseer chasten under his brutal stewardship, causing Duke Ellis to mastermind a mass riot.
Directors: Rowland Brown, John Cromwell | Stars: Richard Dix, Rochelle Hudson, Tom Brown, C. Henry Gordon
Votes: 819
18. This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
Approved | 97 min | Drama
A tough lady gangster learns that she will be totally blind within a week. She seeks help from the one eye surgeon who may be able to save her sight. In the process, he also causes her to have a change of heart.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan, David Brian, Richard Webb
Votes: 1,180
19. The Stranger Beside Me (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, aspiring crime writer, Ann Rule, unwittingly becomes friends with serial killer Ted Bundy.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Suki Kaiser, Brenda James
Votes: 1,034
20. Cave of Outlaws (1951)
Passed | 76 min | Western
Released after serving 15 years in prison for train robbery Pete Carver being the only survivor of the gang goes looking for the loot in the caves where it was hidden.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Macdonald Carey, Alexis Smith, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Jory
Votes: 387
21. Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Baby-faced Finster robs a bank, but the baby carriage with the money in it goes down Bugs' rabbit hole.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,354
22. Attica (1974)
80 min | Documentary, Crime, History
In 1971, inmates at Attica State Prison seized control of D-yard and took 35 hostages after peaceful efforts for reforms failed. Attica investigates the rebellion and its bloody suppression, revealing institutionalized injustices, sanctioned dishonesty, and abuses of power.
Director: Cinda Firestone | Stars: John Andrini, Herman Badillo, L.D. Barkley, Roger Champen
Votes: 201
23. The Westland Case (1937)
Approved | 62 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows were locked from the inside.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Preston Foster, Frank Jenks, Carol Hughes, Barbara Pepper
Votes: 148
24. The Man Who Dared (1946)
Passed | 66 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A crusading reporter plans his own arrest and conviction for first degree murder, trying to show that the death sentence should be outlawed when based on circumstantial evidence alone, but his plan goes awry.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Leslie Brooks, George Macready, Forrest Tucker, Charles D. Brown
Votes: 88
25. Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
Passed | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in the print shop.
Director: Terry O. Morse | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson, Eddie Foy Jr., Joe Downing
Votes: 269
26. The Hole Idea (1955)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A scientist invents the portable hole, only to have a thief steal his samples to go on a crime spree.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 418
27. Prison Nurse (1938)
Approved | 67 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A state prison is threatened by approaching floods, an epidemic of typhoid fever breaks out among the inmates, the prison's only doctor falls sick, there are only three nurses to administer... See full summary »
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Henry Wilcoxon, Marian Marsh, Bernadene Hayes, Ben Welden
Votes: 97
28. Escape from Crime (1942)
Approved | 51 min | Crime, Drama
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Richard Travis, Julie Bishop, Jackie Gleason, Frank Wilcox
Votes: 275
29. Arizona Gunfighter (1937)
Passed | 58 min | Western
When Colt kills the men that murdered his father, he escapes his pursuers and joins Wolf and his outlaw gang. After two years Wolf breaks up the gang, deeds his ranch to Colt, and turns ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Bob Steele, Jean Carmen, Ted Adams, Ernie Adams
Votes: 98
30. The Way (II) (2010)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama
The saga about a young Latino boy who due to circumstances joins a gang and ultimately winds up in prison. After he does his time he meets a man who helps him from falling back into the gang life. In essence he finds "The Way".
Director: Barry Shay | Stars: Alex Alvardo, Lorraine Amaya, Ruben Amaya, George Angelo
Votes: 16
31. Martian Through Georgia (1962)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Way out in space, on another world whose population is contented, one of its people decides that travel broadens the mind and relieves boredom. So, he flies to Earth in hope of helping the ... See full summary »
Directors: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, Ed Prentiss
Votes: 295
32. I Cover the Underworld (1955)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A priest is about to see his twin brother, whom he hasn't seen in a long time--because his brother, a gang leader, has been serving a stretch in prison.
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Sean McClory, Joanne Jordan, Ray Middleton, Jaclynne Greene
Votes: 46
33. Pardon My Stripes (1942)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport
Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns him the accolade of "Dope of the Year" ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: William Henry, Sheila Ryan, Edgar Kennedy, Harold Huber
Votes: 16
34. Fe (2011)
70 min | Crime, Drama
An evangelical priest is forced to question the true reason why God has placed him on earth. With this in mind, the priest is invited to give a religious service in the state prison of ... See full summary »
Director: Alejo Crisóstomo | Stars: Jimmy Morales, Josué Otzoy, Amabilia Álvarez
Votes: 11
35.
Bearcats! (1971)
Episode:
Assault on San Saba
(1971)
60 min | Action, Adventure, War
A prison in Texas is taken over by a German military intelligence officer, who believes that the inmates would provide a fertile ground for recruiting saboteurs. Hank and Johnny have to ... See full summary »
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Bruce Glover, Lincoln Kilpatrick
Votes: 8
36.
The Deputy (1959–1961)
Episode:
Like Father, -
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Ches Vantage, an ex-convict gone straight, is anxiously awaiting the arrival of his son, newly certified as a veterinarian. Ches doesn't realize that his son learned his trade while in ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Wallace Ford, Betty Lou Keim
Votes: 30
37.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
The Box
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Oahu State Prison, cons led by Big Chicken want to bring Swanson to heel because he doesn't show enough respect for "the system." But Swanson manages to shoot one of his attackers with ... See full summary »
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 197
38.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Three on a Patch
(1994)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
Brackman is representing three active senior citizens who are participating in tests for a testosterone patch and who are in danger of eviction from their senior citizens community for ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Lerner | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 30
39.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Payback
(1986)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
-Crockett goes undercover to take down Mario Fuente (Frank Zappa), a dealer of 'weasel dust'.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 500
40.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Walk-Alone
(1986)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tubbs goes undercover in a penitentiary to try and smoke out a group of corrupt prison guards.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 490
41.
Squidbillies (2005–2021)
Episode:
This Show Is Called Squidbillies
(2005)
TV-14 | 12 min | Animation, Comedy
Introducing America's favorite animated family.
Directors: Jim Fortier, Dave Willis | Stars: Unknown Hinson, Daniel McDevitt, Dana Snyder, Patricia French
Votes: 101
42.
Plastic Man (1979– )
Episode:
The Terrible 5+1/Copycat/The Case of the Fearsome Phantom/The Evil Design of Vulture-Man's Mind/Joggernaut/The Sinister Super Suit
(1979)
TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Family
Solex springs Weed, Half-Ape, Clam, Computerhead and Disco Mummy from jail but they don't agree to his terms. When he interrupts their crimes, they turn to Plastic Man to stop Solex. ... See full summary »
Directors: Rudy Larriva, Charles Nichols, Manuel Perez | Stars: Jack Baker, Joe Baker, Michael Bell, Susan Blu
43.
The Good Fight (2017–2022)
Episode:
Once There Was a Court...
(2021)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama
New associates come to the office, including Marissa and Carmen. Marissa finds herself in an improvised court.
Director: Michael Trim | Stars: Christine Baranski, Sarah Steele, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman
Votes: 508
44.
The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode:
Banana Formula: Parts 7-8
(1962)
TV-G | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rocky and Bullwinkle "Banana Formula" Part 7 of 12, Aesop and Son "The Fox and the Weasels", Peabody's Improbable History "Captain Kidd", Rocky and Bullwinkle "Banana Formula" Part 8 of 12.
Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Pete Burness, Sal Faillace, William T. Hurtz, Lew Keller, Ted Parmelee, George Singer | Stars: June Foray, Paul Frees, Edward Everett Horton, Hans Conried
Votes: 17