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The Last Castle
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
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Life
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
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A Prayer Before Dawn
The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his...
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Crown Heights
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
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Invisible Stripes
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
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Against the Wall
In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.
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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
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Animal Factory
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quent...
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Ashes in the Snow
The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing jo...
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San Quentin
Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from h...
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