TOP 10 PRISON BREAK BASED HOLLYWOOD MOVIES

 

1. Shot Caller (2017)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

 7.3

 

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59 Metascore

A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a significant crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California

Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omari Hardwick, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 71,478

 

2. Get the Gringo (2012)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

 7

 

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60 Metascore

A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed during a troublesome prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy

Director: Adrian Grunberg | Stars: Gibson, Kevin Balmore, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jesús Ochoa

Votes: 103,120

 

3. A Prophet (2009)

R | 155 min | Crime, Drama

 7.9

 

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90 Metascore

A young Arab man is sent to a French prison.

Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb

Votes: 93,181 | Gross: $2.08M

 

4. Escape Plan (2013)

R | 115 min | Action, Thriller

 6.7

 

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49 Metascore

When a structural-security authority finds himself acknowledged and incarcerated within the world's most secret and secure prison, he possesses to use his skills to escape with help from the within .

Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 226,419 | Gross: $25.13M

 

5. Celda 211 (2009)

113 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

 7.6

 

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The story of two men on different sides of a jail riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and thus the young guard trapped within the revolt, who poses as a prisoner during a desperate plan to survive the ordeal.

Director: Daniel Monzón | Stars: Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Manuel Morón

Votes: 63,671

 

6. Bronson (2008)

R | 92 min | Action, Biography, Crime

 7.1

 

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71 Metascore

A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office lands up spending three decades in solitary . During now this point , his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Tom Hardy, Kelly Adams, Luing Andrews, Katy Barker

Votes: 119,848 | Gross: $0.10M

 

7. King of Devil's Island (2010)

Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama

 7.5

 

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Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Bastoy, a replacement inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. How far is he willing to travel to achieve freedom?

Director: Marius Holst | Stars: Benjamin Helstad, Trond Nilssen, Stellan Skarsgård, Kristoffer Joner

Votes: 17,650 | Gross: $0.01M

 

8. Gridiron Gang (2006)

PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

 6.9

 

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52 Metascore

Teenagers at a juvenile prison , under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.

Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit, L. Scott Caldwell, Leon Rippy

Votes: 56,926 | Gross: $38.43M

 

9. The Experiment (2001)

R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller

 7.7

 

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60 Metascore

For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards during a prison. The "prisoners" need to follow seemingly mild rules, and therefore the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Wotan Wilke Möhring

Votes: 90,649 | Gross: $0.14M

 

10. The Experiment (2010)

R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller

 6.4

 

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26 men are chosen to participate within the roles of guards and prisoners during a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

Director: Paul T. Scheuring | Stars: Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace

Votes: 51,966