An early entry in the subgenre of women behind bars, John Cromwell's Caged is about a married 19-year-old (Eleanor Parker) who is locked up after a botched bank robbery in which her husband is killed.

Few genres tap into society’s worst fears and most illicit curiosities more than the prison film. Jails, felons, and the experience of incarceration have fascinated filmmakers s ...

An enjoyable cinematic depiction of a prison escape never gets old, with classic prison escape movies remaining iconic, and more recent prison escape movies still being made. The prison-break movie ...

Few genres tap into society's worst fears and most illicit curiosities more than the prison film. Jails, felons, and the experience of incarceration have fascinated filmmakers since the early days of ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Needless to say, prison is not the sort of place you want to end up in, which is perhaps why prison escape movies have proven so popular ...