Favourite Prison Movie???

MadDog76

I love a good prison movie ......... The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Chopper are all great ........ my personal favourite is probably American Me.

What's yours?

Feel free to mention any not included in the poll.

e_e

You left out what's imo the best one of all, A Man Escaped

I'd put A Prophet up there too. The French really are great at their prison films, have yet to see this one too.

Links234

Sleepers for me, Kevin Bacon was unforgettable in that, chilling performance.

budgemook

The Great Escape

Whitewinged

I agree with the ones you listed OP and I have only seen a clip of Chopper (the scene where he says "keity seems to done himself a mischief" cant wait to watch it).

I liked The Experiment with Adrien Brody.

shazzerman

I don't see Riot in Cell Block 11 or Brute Force in that list. Great films have been made for a very long time, not just the last 40 years or so. But Le Trou is the best one I've seen.

Liam McPoyle

Scum.

Exceptionally powerful movie that still packs a whooper punch even after repeated viewings.


OYMMMM THA FACKING DADDEEE!!!!!

Tigger

Chopper from that list
but Brubaker should be on that list http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080474/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24

Vinculus

Stared Up is great but I couldn't understand a word anybody said in it.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Syvester stallones lock-up not mentioned,
nor van dammes' Death warrant?

For Shame.

WHIP IT!

Whitewinged wrote: »

I agree with the ones you listed OP and I have only seen a clip of Chopper (the scene where he says "keity seems to done himself a mischief" cant wait to watch it).

I liked The Experiment with Adrien Brody.

Aw Man, are you in for a treat!

"Hospital, driver..."

Agent Coulson

Chained Heat.

Hande hoche!

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Syvester stallones lock-up not mentioned,
nor van dammes' Death warrant?

For Shame.

True, also missing Escape Plan and Tango & Cash. The latter for Kurt Russell's hair alone.

MadDog76

Whitewinged wrote: »

I agree with the ones you listed OP and I have only seen a clip of Chopper (the scene where he says "keity seems to done himself a mischief" cant wait to watch it).

I liked The Experiment with Adrien Brody.

I was almost going to pick Chopper as my favourite ....... watch it, enjoy it.

MadDog76

shazzerman wrote: »

I don't see Riot in Cell Block 11 or Brute Force in that list. Great films have been made for a very long time, not just the last 40 years or so. But Le Trou is the best one I've seen.

I worked backwards and ran out of options (maximum 25) which is why I invited posters to post their own personal favourite ........

MadDog76

Tigger wrote: »

Chopper from that list
but Brubaker should be on that list http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080474/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24

It should have been and would have been had I more options available ........

MadDog76

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Syvester stallones lock-up not mentioned,
nor van dammes' Death warrant?

For Shame.

See above ........

JakeArmitage

You forgot I love you Phillips Morris

MadDog76

Top 100 Prison Movies is on Channel Four tonight at 9pm.

StringerBell

There are some titles on the list that have no business there since they are not even prison movies, and some excellent prison movies left off.

My favourite prison movie of all time may be Lock Up with Stallone, Brubaker is also excellent, The Great Escape would be in the mix for me, tough to pick a favourite. From the list maybe Scum as that really has stood the test of time, big fan of Shawshank and American History X even though the latter is certainly not a prison movie

MadDog76

StringerBell wrote: »

There are some titles on the list that have no business there since they are not even prison movies, and some excellent prison movies left off.

My favourite prison movie of all time may be Lock Up with Stallone, Brubaker is also excellent, The Great Escape would be in the mix for me, tough to pick a favourite. From the list maybe Scum as that really has stood the test of time, big fan of Shawshank and American History X even though the latter is certainly not a prison movie

There are several movies that I have included on the list which aren't set exclusively in prison (American Me, Chopper, American History X, Sleepers etc.) but where prison does have a significant enough effect on the stories/characters that I am personally happy to put them in the Prison Movie category ......... as previously posted, there are a maximum of 25 options open in the polls which will obviously result in some movies being excluded hence why I invited posters to mention their own personal choices which you have done in the form of Brubaker, Lock Up and The Great Escape all of which would have been included in the poll if it were possible.

timthumbni

Celda 211. (Cell 211) Spanish flick but well worth the subtitles. Everyone likes an easy time on their first day at a new job...............

Love prison flicks. Felon with val Kilmer was another I watched quite recently though was made in 2008 which I found surprisingly watchable.

If I lived in the USA I would be especially careful not to fall foul of the law as the prisons there all seem to all include a one way ticket to rapesville. Any real life documentaries or articles I've read don't seem to do anything to make me think otherwise. Horrifying but as a setting prisons can provide some excellent drama for films and books.

py2006

Can't believe there are no votes for Escape from Alcatraz

timthumbni

e_e wrote: »

You left out what's imo the best one of all, A Man Escaped

I'd put A Prophet up there too. The French really are great at their prison films, have yet to see this one too.

A Prophet was a great wee movie. It was great to see a young Craig Doyle getting his big break into movies as the lead character in that one too.

timthumbni

py2006 wrote: »

Can't believe there are no votes for Escape from Alcatraz

The steps scene with clint and the black dude was memorable.

Tomagotchye

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest?! Different but still a prison none the less

timthumbni

Tomagotchye wrote: »

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest?! Different but still a prison none the less

Well if that's the case then I put forward the Bridge over the River Kwai too. I would say the Japanese pow camps in ww2 would even make the worst of the U.S. Prisons seem like a holiday camp.

droidman123

Lets go to prison (2007) its a comedy but a bit leftfield.theres some genuine laugh out loud moments.i would definitly recommend it.

razorblunt

I always liked Lock Up with Stallone as well.

Needs an "Ernest goes to" option also ...

Andrew Laeddis

cool hand luke

MfMan

Stalag 17? Inspired the denouement for Shawshank methinks....

Bret Hart

No option for An Inconnect Man ? Disgusting. One of my favourite prison films and not a option as well for any of the Mean Machine versions.Tut tut.

MadDog76

Bret Hart wrote: »

No option for An Inconnect Man ? Disgusting. One of my favourite prison films and not a option as well for any of the Mean Machine versions.Tut tut.

An Inconnect Man ......... sorry but I've never even heard of it if I'm honest.

poeticmakaveli

I seen an innocent man years ago, it's with tom selleck,right?
I loved lock up, brubaker, escape from Alcatraz, american me, blood in blood out. There was a film years ago I remember I liked, it was with Forrest Whitaker I think and kiefer sutherland.. Eh "life" was brilliant and hilarious with Eddie Murphy & martin Lawrence! Stir crazy was a classic, the hurricane, I could name quite a few more I'm sure but they are just sticking out at the moment!

just googled it, the name of the Forrest Whitaker and kiefer Sutherland movie was "last light"

MadDog76

poeticmakaveli wrote: »

I seen an innocent man years ago, it's with tom selleck,right?
I loved lock up, brubaker, escape from Alcatraz, american me, blood in blood out. There was a film years ago I remember I liked, it was with Forrest Whitaker I think and kiefer sutherland.. Eh "life" was brilliant and hilarious with Eddie Murphy & martin Lawrence! Stir crazy was a classic, the hurricane, I could name quite a few more I'm sure but they are just sticking out at the moment!

Oh, An Innocent Man ......... yeah, I've seen it and it's ok ......... but I'd struggle to pick a movie from the Poll to replace with it.

e_e

EvSenn wrote: »

I love Down By Law. But Tom Waits is always a good watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rK3s_BP9kE

MadDog76

The Top Ten Prison Movies of all time as voted by British prisoners on Channel Four's Prison Night.

10. Midnight Express

9. Stir Crazy

8. Scum

7. The Great Escape

6. Escape From Alcatraz

5. Cool Hand Luke

4. Bronson

3. Dead Man Walking

2. The Green Mile

1. The Shawshank Redemption


Any surprises?

Stir Crazy, while a very funny classic movie that I personally love, is a surprise for me if I'm honest.

wositelec

"Stir Crazy" is definitely good comedy movie. I remember many excellent prison movies, but I think that serious prison movies are better :-)

I'm looking for interesting prison episode from unknown TV series, but it was from 90's and I wrote this in correct thread entitled "movie Identification".

Capt'n Midnight

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Birdman of Alcatraz

Papillon

Sullivan’s Travels

Escape From New York :P

JP Liz V1

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Birdman of Alcatraz

Papillon

Sullivan’s Travels

Escape From New York :P

Not the Remake

Robert Jackson

Red Heat was a favourite

Montage of Feck

Does Escape from New York count as a prison movie? But anyway it got to be Birdman of Alcatraz for me.

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BaywatchHQ

I watched Escape from Alcatraz for the first time last week. I have a signed photo from Larry Hankin which he sent me in the post. I was also surprised to see Old man Marley from Home Alone in it. I was trying to figure out where I recognised his voice from.

However my favourite prison film is Stallone's 'Lock Up'.

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Stephen_Maturin

Escape from Alcatraz been criminally underrated here

speedboatchase

Toy Story 3

bodhrandude

In the Name of the Father, McVicar.

weadick

In the Name of the Father got my vote, my favourite Irish movie too.

Hangdogroad

A few more that don't seem to have been mentioned.

Scrubbers, a female Scum. Young Kathy Burke among the cast.

Prison (1988). Prison set horror movie, early role for Viggo Mortenson. Not as well known as it should be, maybe down to its generic title.

A Clockwork Orange counts down to the lengthy prison sequence.

The spin off movie of Porridge, extra points for giving more screen time to Genial Harry Grout, who only appeared in a handful of episodes of the series.

z80CPU

escape from alcatraz with Clint eastwood as Frank Morris

memorable line:

"Are you afraid of ****, or, do ya just hate ****?"