1970s prison drama films

A Clockwork Orange

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1971 IMDB Rating: 8.3

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. Th...

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Papillon

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 8

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

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Scum

Film Age rating: 17 Year: 1979 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.

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Midnight Express

Film Age rating: 18 Year: 1978 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for re...

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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1972 IMDB Rating: 7.2

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cohorts with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

Film Age rating: 18 Year: 1973 IMDB Rating: 7

Following her successful prison break, Scorpion begins this third episode in the series hiding out in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep her identity secret, but the brothel's madam discov...

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There Was a Crooked Man...

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 1970 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and...

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