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City banker Andy Dufresne arrived at Shawshank Prison in 1947. Convicted of two brutal murders, he received a double life sentence. Within the confines of the prison, Andy forms an unlikely friendship with the prison "fixer" Red. He also becomes popular with the Warden and the prison's guards, as Andy is able to use his banking experience to help the corrupt officials amass personal fortunes. With the extraordinary twist in the tale, Andy finds that...
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
One-time pro quarterback Paul Crewe is now behind bars for leading the state police on a wild chase in a "borrowed" car. The sadistic, scheming warden recruits Crewe to form a team of convicts to go up against the warden's polished, semi-pro team of prison guards in a championship game. Crewe has agreed that his crew dubbed the "Mean Machine" will provide only passive resistance to the squad of brutal guards. But the gridiron showdown turns into a...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The longest yard: a group of cons play the game of their lives against a team of prison guards ; North Dallas forty: a brutally honest comedy-drama about the bureaucratic, manipulative world of professional football ; Necessary roughness: The Texas State Armadillos are fourth down and nowhere-to-go when desperate coach Ed Gennero puts together a team with a 34-year-old farmer at quarterback, a samurai lineman, a butterfingered receiver, and a Samoan...
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
On his first day on the job, prison officer Juan Olivier is knocked unconscious in a freak accident and his co-workers carry him to an empty cell. When he awakens, Juan discovers that he has been abandoned in the middle of a riot in a high-security cellblock, home to the prison's most dangerous criminals. If they discover he's a guard, he's dead meat. To survive, Juan must pose as a prisoner and conspire with the riot's vicious leader, Malamadre.
7) Felon
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Wade Porter is a loving family man who loses everything when he accidentally kills the burglar who broke into his home. Convicted of involuntary manslaughter, Wade is sentenced to three years at a maximum security facility. Forced to share a cell with a notorious mass murder and subjected to brutal beatings, Wade soon realizes he's in for the fight of his life if he is to survive the block.
8) Apprentice
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Malayalam
Description
Aiman is a 28 year old Malay correctional officer who is recently transferred to the territory's top prison. He lives with his older sister Suhaila in a modest housing estate. At his new workplace, Aiman begins to take an interest in a 65 year old sergeant named Rahim. Soon, it is revealed that the charismatic Rahim is actually the long serving chief executioner of the prison.
9) Brute force
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Joe Collins, who, along with his fellow inmates, lives under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins₂s dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey₂s chains? Matter-of-fact and ferocious, it builds to an explosive climax that shows the lengths men will go to when fighting for their freedom and asks the question of who society₂s real brutes are.
10) Monster's ball
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Hank Grotowski is an embittered prison guard. He works with his son, Sonny. They both live at home with his racist father, Buck. Death Row inmate, Lawrence Musgrove, has just been executed and a horrible tragedy has happened at home. Hank mets Leticia, a young black woman, struggling to make ends meet. If only he knew that she is Musgrove's widow. Hank and Leticia quickly fall in love to ease each other's pains.
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