![]() And that makes it one of the most effective prison movies to have come out in the last decade. The film stays away from being preachy (despite having been named The Prophet). We see, we observe but we cannot comment. Life in prison lays the foundation of his moral conflict. As much as he wants his prison term to be inconspicuous, he finds himself trapped among mobsters. The film is about a young Arab man who’s sentenced to 6 years in prison. It deserves 100 percent of your attention. Word of advice, make yourselves available for this movie. Billy Wilder demanded his audience to un-know what they already knew about prison life and then delivered the inmate life on a platter. There’s escape attempts, convicts shot dead, corruption and the humanization of one of the world’s most inhuman places. Perfect, because it perfectly summarizes all imaginable aspects of life in a prison. Stalag 17 (1953)Īnother one from the archives, Stalag 17 is the most perfect film from this list. 80 years on, La Grande Illusion continues to hold up strong on second, third or fourth viewing. They attempt multiple almost successful escape attempts, after which they are transferred to an impenetrable fortress. Two French soldiers are captured in German war camps during the World War I. In fact, the celebrated director Orson Welles named this as one of the movies he’ll take “on the ark”. La Grande Illusion is one of the greatest French movies ever made. This is The Shawshank Redemption in a french correctional facility called the Devil’s Island. Solitary confinement and horrible French penal conditions further strengthen their friendship and by the end of it, we’re rooting for both of them. Charriere saves the life of a fellow inmate who in turn agrees to fund his escape plan. Based on the real life story of Henri Charriere, Papillon finds its leading cast on the dreadful Devil’s Island. Papillon is a two-and-a-half hour drama about endurance, greed and friendship under the peril risk of life. The relationship between the two men is explored to great depths and is often the heartiest part of the film. ![]() So he gets under the wing of an ex-gang leader for guidance and protection. ![]() The plot revolves around Ron Decker who’s been slapped with a long prison sentence that he’s unsure of getting through on his own. It’s a bloody good movie, one that often gets overlooked. Animal Factory (2000)Īnimal Factory is like an evil twin of The Shawshank Redemption. If you’ve liked any prison movie ever, Brubaker should be on your to-watch list by now. He aims to rid the place off corruption and ends up clashing with the powers that be in the process. Robert Redford stands in as the central character who infiltrates the prison as an inmate only to reveal his real identity: that of the new prison warden. Brubaker (1980)īrubaker is a dark, grim but clever take on the usual prisoner-guard conflict. Thank heavens for Paul Newman! Fashionisto 5. Every time we hear Paul Newman’s famous line: “What we have here is failure to communicate”, it takes us back to a pleasant experience, a good time at the movies we had when we first watched it. While the film criticizes the inhuman treatment of prison inmates, it celebrates the indomitable spirit of its central character. Cool Hand Luke (1967)Ĭool Hand Luke is one man’s refusal to conform to life in a rural prison. You need to watch it for yourself to experience it. ![]() It’s almost like Stephen King was flexing the same writing muscle while writing The Green Mile that he was during The Shawshank Redemption. He is mysterious, quiet and almost childlike. John Coffey, a gigantic black man, is convicted for molesting and killing two little white girls but he isn’t what he seems. ![]() The Green Mile is as much about the lives of prison guards as it is about death row inmates at the Louisiana Penitentiary. With humour and suffering in equal measure, The Great Escape continues to bring us joy even 50 years since its release. And director John Sturges made sure to document it in the greatest movie ever made. One British officer masterminds the escape of several hundred prisoners all at once. The Great Escape (1963)Īllied prisoners of war have been held at an ‘escape proof’ Nazi detention camp during World War II. It’s as brilliant as Shawshank, if not more. With Clint Eastwood playing one of the protagonists, the film leaves much to actions and gestures to convey hardbound human emotions like helplessness and the will to be free. Escape From Alcatraz covers the infamous successful attempt by 3 prison inmates to break out of the maximum security prison, Alcatraz. The first entry in this list is an obvious one. ![]()
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