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81) Caged
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In the psychological horror/thriller Caged, Harlow Reid, an affluent African American psychiatrist, is sent to federal prison after being found guilty of murdering his wife. He is then sent to solitary confinement, a victim of systemic racism. Isolated and fighting for an appeal, he slowly descends into madness, pushed to his breaking point by an abusive female guard hell-bent on her own form of justice. Haunted by internal demons and his dead wife,...
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When Bea Smith arrives at Wentworth Prison, arrested for the attempted murder of her abusive husband, she is thrown head-first into a hostile and unforgiving environment with rules of its own. Bea tries to stay out of trouble, but quickly becomes caught up in a brutal rivalry between celebrity inmate Franky and former mob boss Jacs. Wentworth proves to be a dangerous place for the officers as well as the inmates, who are often prisoners to their own...
88) We're no angels
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"There's something funny about those two new priests [because] they aren't clergymen at all. They're escaped cons whose only prayer is to pass themselves off as men of the cloth and pass right by a police blockade to the border and into the safety of Canada"--Container.
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In First blood, an ex-Green Beret haunted by memories of Vietnam is searching for peace, but finds instead an overzealous, small town sheriff who's spoiling for a fight.
In Rambo, First blood part II, John Rambo is recruited for a highly secret and dangerous mission in the jungles of Vietnam to locate missing American POW's.
In Rambo III, John Rambo is living a secluded life in a Buddhist monastery in search of inner peace. When friend and mentor...
91) Penitentiary
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"Leon Isaac Kennedy stars as Martel Gordone who, after unwittingly getting involved with a prostitute and attempting to save her from being assaulted by a John, which turns deadly, finds himself charged with a murder he didn't commit. Locked up in the state penitentiary, Martel is forced to fend for himself among hardened criminals, until he's introduced to the underground and lucrative world of in-prison boxing." -- Container.
92) One-eyed Jacks
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Criterion collection volume 844
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"This is a western like no other, combining the mythological scope of that most American of genres with the searing naturalism of a performance by Marlon Brando--all suffused with Freudian overtones and masculine anxiety. In his only directing stint, Brando captures rugged coastal and desert landscapes in gorgeous widescreen, Technicolor images, and elicits from his fellow actors (including Karl Malden and Pina Pellicer) nuanced depictions of conflicted...
93) The longest yard
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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...
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Jersey, 1942. The British Channel Islands fall to the Germans who put prisoners of war to work in slave labor camps. When a Russian soldier escapes the labor camps, seeking shelter, a Jersey resident, Lou, realizes she can't simply hand him back. Lou decides to harbor the fugitive, striking up a bond with the young, intelligent man whom she soon treats as her son.
95) 3 blind saints
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Scheming childhood friends Sam, Jamal, and Frankie embark on a road trip and find themselves wrapped up with the law in a small town. They manage to convince the town's most influential resident, Rusty, that they have been 'saved' while in jail, so he puts them to work in the local church. When the guys find out that Rusty does not have the townspeople's interest at heart, they must prove to themselves (and maybe God) that they have what it takes...
96) The prisoner
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A reinterpretation of the British 1960s cult hit series. A man, known as Six, finds himself inexplicably trapped in the Village with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there,...
97) Fortress
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In the year 2017, a couple illegally try to have another child after losing their first.
99) Eileen
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In 1960s Boston, Eileen shuffles between her emotionally haunted home and the prison where she works. When an intoxicating woman joins the prison staff, Eileen is taken but her newfound confidant entangles her in a shocking crime.
100) Steel city
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When Carl Lee is involved in a fatal car accident he finds himself behind bars, cut off from his life and alienated by his family. His youngest son, PJ, confused by life without his dad, is the only person to visit him. While PJ's girlfriend stays lovingly by his side and his Uncle Vic extends a helping hand, a belligerent older brother and the reality of being on his own force PJ to grow up faster than he'd like. It's not until a devastating secret...
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