prison Dramas

[1_2_3_4_5_against_1]

What's everyone's favourite prison themed drama's????

Personally i can't stand the idea of having to go to prison, but i find movies based on them to be very engaging and exciting....

Some of the best prison drama's in my book are:

Shawshank Redemption....... well this goes without saying, i don't really have to say anything

In Hell....... you may laugh as Van Damme is harly oscar winning material, but i found this movie to be gritty and tough

Lockdown.....one of my favourites, excellent acting and very brutal....even if the ending is a little cliche...

Sleepers......very moving, much like Shawshank and a little confronting, especially seen the subject matter is based upon young dudes...(may have been a true story as it was based on a book??)

I can't really think of anymore right now.....there are a few movies i wanna see like Das Experiment and The Animal Factory which are also supposed to be good.....

 

[tick]

escape from alcatraz

american me

 

[fruitfly]

Slam.

Little-seen and under-appreciated.

 

[Perpetual Indulgence]

Murder in the First.
Oz the TV series.

 

[j22]

Oz is a great series.

I actually am intrigued by the new movie coming out, "The Longest Yard"

 

[1_2_3_4_5_against_1]

yeah oz is great........the longest yard looks funny, but will hardly have any emotional impact.......much the same as Mean Machine, but an American version..

 

[onetwothreefour]

i really enjoyed ghosts of the civil dead (half-written by nick cave, for the trivia fans). really, really well done.

of course, the shawshank redemption is the obvious choice, and probably my favourite too.