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51. Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)
Passed | 62 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin and his pal Jimbo to a desperate escape attempt which lands them on a tiny lighthouse ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: James Craig, Bonita Granville, Frank Jenks, Cliff Edwards
Votes: 325
52. Fisherman's Wharf (1939)
Passed | 72 min | Adventure, Drama, Music
Carlo Roma and his foster-son, Toma, and their friend Beppo, are living a happy fisherman's life in San Francisco until Carlo's widowed sister-in-law, Stella, shows up with her brat-son, ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Bobby Breen, Leo Carrillo, Henry Armetta, Lee Patrick
Votes: 111
53. Force of Darkness (1985)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Alcatraz prison closed in 1963. Twenty two years later the violence and sheer terror return. Conrad and his friends live there. They want Gloria Ramsey to join them - One man stands in the way.
Director: Alan Hauge | Stars: Mel Novak, Doug Shanklin, Loren Cedar, Mark Milan
Votes: 65
54. Alcatraz Express (1960 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Neville Brand, Paul Bruce, Richard Carlyle
Votes: 40
55. Finnegan's Flea (1958)
7 min | Animation, Short
The tragic tale of a man and his singing flea.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Gilbert Mack, Jackson Beck
Votes: 33
56. Alcatraz Island (1937)
Passed | 63 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
Director: William C. McGann | Stars: John Litel, Ann Sheridan, Mary Maguire, Gordon Oliver
Votes: 250
57. Alcatraz Is Not an Island (2001)
69 min | Documentary
Director: James M. Fortier | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Richard Oakes
Votes: 14
58. Devil Ship (1947)
Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama
Captain Biff Brown owns a boat used to ferry prisoners from the mainland to Alcatraz. The police find some escape tools on his boat and, although Brown isn't involved, his contract is ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Richard Lane, Louise Campbell, William Bishop, Damian O'Flynn
59. Arcade America (1996 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Joey and his monsters have a gig at Woodstock. Help Joey drive to ten famous locations in the US, shoot various foes there and get his monster bandmate friends together before the time runs out and the concert starts.
Director: Steve Martino | Stars: Dawn Bobbette, Janice Caston, Daniela DiMatteo, Dave DiMatteo
Votes: 11
60. Down Time (2001)
R | 90 min | Drama, Crime
A street hustler who makes all the wrong moves finds himself doing hard time in the penitentiary in this hard-edged drama. Slim is a small time drug dealer who tries to make that one big ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Wilson | Stars: William Van Noland, Peter Quartaroli, Sam McBride, Joy Garner
Votes: 450
61. Train to Alcatraz (1948)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of prisoners being transported by train to Alcatraz prison plot an escape.
Director: Philip Ford | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Janet Martin, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 70
62. Private Eye Popeye (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Private Eye Popeye gets a call from Olive Oyl to guard a precious gem. But no sooner does he get the gem than the butler takes it (and Olive). The rest of the cartoon is spent chasing the ... See full summary »
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 245
63. Escape in Time (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Set in Northern California's beautiful Humboldt County, the story is told through the eyes of Jon, a janitor at Humboldt State University. A recluse from society, Jon lives isolated from the world until one night.
Directors: Gulliver Parascandolo, River O'Mahoney Hagg | Stars: Gary Sommers, Alexandra Gellner, Steve Hall, Rowdy Kelley
Votes: 37
64. The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz (1987 TV Special)
49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 9th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ann Jillian after a short presentation by David Copperfield himself from the Alcatraz prison's beacon. It is the first one... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Gary Halvorson | Stars: David Copperfield, Ann Jillian, Al Capone, George Kelly
Votes: 44
65. Experiment Alcatraz (1950)
Approved | 57 min | Crime, Mystery
A doctor tests his theory that blood diseases can be cured by atomic radiation by using prison inmates as experiments.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Howard, Joan Dixon, Walter Kingsford, Lynne Carter
Votes: 344
66. Children of Alcatraz (2003)
55 min | Documentary
Here are the stories you've never heard from those who lived in the shadow of America's most infamous prison. Eyewitness accounts of living through jailbreaks, riots and good times on Alcatraz.
Directors: Tom Castellano, Scotty Cornfield
67. Road to Alcatraz (1945)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A young attorney cannot defend himself against accusations that he murdered his business partner, as he has no memory of the night it happened. A fraternity pin found at the scene of the crime becomes the key to solving the mystery.
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Robert Lowery, June Storey, Grant Withers, Clarence Kolb
68. Passport to Alcatraz (1940)
60 min | Action, Adventure
George Hollister, crack investigator for the NYC police, is assigned to run down the enemy aliens who dynamited a Detroit munitions plant. The trail takes him to a customs inspector who is ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Noah Beery Jr., Cecilia Callejo, Maxie Rosenbloom
Votes: 31
69. Alcatraz Breakout (1975)
56 min | Action
America's most feared prison. The nation's worst gangsters, such men as Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and Alvin Karpis, were broken there, and no man has ever escaped from "The Rock". ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Millard | Stars: Gary Boyd, Barrett Cooper, Albert Eskinazi, Aldo Girotti
70. Secrets of Alcatraz (1992 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
History and tour of the famed prison from it's days as a military fort to its use by Native American protesters in the 1970's. Includes interviews with former inmates and families of prison officials who lived on the island.
Stars: Doug McConnell, Jolene Babyak, Philip Bergen, Larry Boyd
Votes: 12
71. You Can't Beat the Rap! (1936)
4 min | Crime, Documentary, Short
Director: Dwain Esper | Stars: Roy Gardner, Louis Sonney
Votes: 16
72. Alcatraz Reunion (2008)
74 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Calling All Cons! With the 70th Anniversary of Alcatraz Penitentiary fast approaching, National Park Service Ranger John Cantwell is inviting every known ex-Alcatraz inmate - and their ... See full summary »
Director: John Paget | Stars: John Dekker, Armando Mendoza
Votes: 18
73. Urban Strike (1994 Video Game)
Approved | Action, Adventure
Third entry in Electronic Art's chopper-actioner series.
Directors: Tim Brengle, John Manley | Stars: Jamie Poolos, Antonio Barnes, Mark West, Willy Aguillar
Votes: 68
74. The Return of the Buffalo (1970)
19 min | Short, Documentary
The Indians of all Tribes group occupied Alcatraz prison from 1969-1971, which had closed in 1963, in order to build a cultural and educational center. The text "Indian America Land" was ... See full summary »
Director: Claes Söderquist | Stars: Bob Bradley, John Trudell, Patrick Vasquez-Vegas
75. San Francisco (1955)
22 min | Documentary, Short
San Francisco resident Tullio Pellegrini takes the viewer on a tour of San Francisco, including such landmarks as Golden Gate Park, Market Street, Chinatown, Play Land, the Coit Tower, ... See full summary »
Director: Tullio Pellegrini | Star: Tullio Pellegrini
76. Brooklyn Goes to San Francisco (1956)
Approved | 9 min | Short, Comedy
Phil Foster's Brooklyn character visits picturesque San Francisco and, in Brooklynese lingo, describes the sights and wonders and hilly terrain of the City By the Bay...the cable cars, Chinatown, the Presido, the Golden Gate Bridge, etc.
Director: Arthur Cohen | Star: Phil Foster
Votes: 12
77. Sailing Miss Sadie (2009)
67 min | Documentary
Sadie Kaye liberates three persistent young offenders, whisking them on a white-knuckle Voyage of Adventure sailing from the UK to Venezuela.
Directors: Johhny Lambe, Dominic Dandridge, Andrei D. Gomes da Costa, Sadie Kaye | Stars: Sadie Kaye, Geoffrey Chege Nganga, Christopher Tahaney, Sam Todd
Votes: 14
78. The March of Crime (2nd Edition) (1936)
7 min | Crime, Documentary, Short
Stars: Wedgwood Nowell, Richard Cantilion, Edward Hickman, Marion Parker
Votes: 27
79. 'Sno Fun (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Heckle and Jeckle of the Northwest Unmounted Police pursue the dreaded outlaw, Powerful Pierre.
Director: Eddie Donnelly | Star: Dayton Allen
Votes: 34
80. You Can't Get Away with It (1936)
Approved | 30 min | Crime, Short, Documentary
A documentary-style short showing the inner-workings of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Presented with The Permission of the Hon. Homer S. Cummings, Attorney General of the U. S., and ... See full summary »
Director: Charles E. Ford | Stars: Lowell Thomas, J. Edgar Hoover, John Dillinger, George Kelly
Votes: 7
81. Sockman of Alcatraz (2020)
8 min | Short, Drama
Prisoner David Herten, also known as The Sockman of Alcatraz due to his fascination with socks, falls victim to the notorious and unscrupulous prison governor.
Director: Steve Woodier | Stars: Kurt Affair, David Drogden
82. Paramount Paragraphics: Crime Fighters (1938)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Crime
A look at the training methods of the San Francisco police department, showing how the young police officers are trained and equipped to fight crime. The course of intensive study covers, ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie M. Roush | Star: Alois Havrilla
83. Alcatraz: Escape to the Wiregrass (2019)
Documentary
Alcatraz: Escape to the Wiregrass explores the connections of two of the three Alcatraz escapees - the Anglin brothers, John and Clarence - to the "Wiregrass" region of Southeast Alabama, ... See full summary »
Director: Rachael Conrad
84. Rock Secret: Surviving Alcatraz (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
After fifty-one years protecting his 'Rock Secret', former convict Robert Luke has returned to Alcatraz.
Director: Ian C. Craig | Star: Robert Luke
85. La grande magia di David Copperfield (1994 TV Special)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
This TV special/documentary has been produced in occasion of the first Copperfield's tournée in Italy (autumn 1994). In his Magic Warehouse the two conductors, Giorgio Mastrota and his wife ... See full summary »
Director: Robert A. Dickinson | Stars: Giorgio Mastrota, Natalia Estrada, David Copperfield, Holly Raye
86. 1954 Alcatraz (2014 Video Game)
T | Adventure
Joe's doing 40 years on Alcatraz for a heist on an armored truck. The loot is still hidden out there, but only Joe knows where it is. In the streets of San Francisco, Joe's ex-accomplices and his wife are eager to find the stolen money.
Director: Gene Mocsy | Stars: Heidi Kobara, Reg Clay, Butch Engle, Brian R. Davis
Votes: 34
87. Dirty Harry (1990 Video Game)
Not Rated | Action, Crime, Thriller
In this side-scrolling 2D action adventure platformer for NES based on the Dirty Harry movie franchise, Harry must navigate the gang-infested San Francisco streets, sewers and the Alcatraz to take down the crime lord named Anaconda.
Votes: 45
88.
Sam Benedict (1962–1963)
Episode:
Image of a Toad
(1963)
60 min | Drama
A prisoner falls in love with Alcatraz's psychologist who is trying to help him earn parole.
Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Richard Rust, Nehemiah Persoff, Beverly Garland
89.
The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
Episode:
Going Home
(1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A small timer robs a hardware store and after smacking the owner finds the safe open with two bags of money inside. He think he's hit the big time until he finds "the book". Running from both the mob and the police he runs to Alcatraz.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Tom Bosley, Sheree North
Votes: 143
90.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Big Train: Part 1
(1961)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Al Capone is convicted of tax evasion, he's sentenced to 11 years and sent to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. Capone's farewell is something normally reserved for more honest ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Bruce Gordon, Neville Brand, Paul Picerni
Votes: 69
91.
The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode:
The Night of the Pelican
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western
West and his temporary partner Jeremy Pike investigate a Chinese gangster's theft of rare explosives from a San Francisco armory. Artemus Gordon (Martin) is said to be on desk duty in ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Nicol | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Charles Aidman, Khigh Dhiegh
Votes: 130
92.
Man, Moment, Machine (2005–2007)
Episode:
Al Capone and the Machine Gun Massacre
(2006)
45 min | Biography, History
Passage of the 18th Amendment suddenly provides a lucrative business for gangsters. High profits lead to fierce competition which the ruthless operators escalate into violence. The Thompson... See full summary »
Director: Michael McInerney | Stars: Greg Cala, Hunter Ellis, Jeffrey Ryan Kent, Monterey Morrissey
Votes: 9
93.
Mission Declassified (2019)
Episode:
Escape from Alcatraz
(2019)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Three prisoners escape from Alcatraz, San Francisco in 1962 and reportedly died in the surrounding waters. But, FBI files say otherwise.
Stars: Christof Putzel, Bruna Amaro, Michael Esslinger
Votes: 11
94.
Oregon Experience (2006– )
Episode:
The Modoc War
(2011)
Documentary
During 1872 and 1873, a small band of Modoc tribe warriors fought off a thousand US soldiers trying to run them from their land. The Modoc tribe's effort to defend their territory became known as the Modoc War.
Stars: Boyd Cothran, Taylor David, Kevin Fields, Fernando Herrera
95.
The Real Story (2002–2013)
Episode:
Escape from Alcatraz
(2008)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, History
In June 1962, three inmates successfully broke out of Alcatraz prison, never to be seen again.
Director: David Hickman | Stars: Corey Johnson, Bill Long, Patrick Mahoney, Monte Hall
Votes: 61
96.
America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988–2013)
Episode:
Great Escapes: Alcatraz
(1993)
TV-PG | Documentary, Crime
Director: Paul Sparrow | Stars: Jonathan Booth, Russ Davison, Robert Ernst, Gene Scandur
97.
Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997– )
Episode:
Mexico/Western USA/Canada/Alaska
(1997)
49 min | Adventure, Documentary
Michael starts in Mexico City, looks at the Mexico/US border from both sides and then visits LA and San Francisco before heading into Canada and hitting a final disappointment.
Director: Roger Mills | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 74
98.
Ghost Lab (2009– )
Episode:
Alcatraz
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Mystery, Reality-TV
The Klinge Brothers bring their Everyday Paranormal team to Alactraz Island in San Fransico, California. Once the site of Alactraz Prison, it was considered to be one of the most dangerous ... See full summary »
Director: Sumithrin David | Stars: Barry Klinge, Brad Klinge, Mike Rowe, Katie Burr
Votes: 8
99.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
10 Crazy Things That Have Been Found in Prisons
(2022)
10 min | Documentary
When locked in prison for years on end with little to do and even less freedom some inmates can't resist the urge to escape or at least be entertained no matter how long and tedious an ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
100.
Decoding the Unknown (2021– )
Did Anyone Escape Alcatraz?
(2021 Podcast Episode)
43 min | Talk-Show
Simon Whistler review evidence to determine if any of the escape attempts from Alcatraz prison, built on an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay were actually successful.
Star: Simon Whistler