Favourite Prison Film

[Bombadier Botty]

(Shawshank film is sentimental pants.

Yes YES YES YES! Finally another person on the entire planet (I'm the only other one by the way) who can see this formulaic schmaltzy American pile of feel good lets make a cliched prison film by numbers effort for what it is! Andy DuFresne has pulled the wool over too many non-demanding film goers for far too many years and longer than his own life sentence. Cheshire Cat, I alone salute you, now bring on the thumbs down the rest of you 'Shawshankers'

Edit: add Gwylan to the list! 3 of us - yay!

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

SS Experiment Love Camp

 

[BN9 BHA]

Some very good films mentioned on this thread but this is my favourite for the comedy value.

A couple of Albion links in this film.

 

[goldstone68]

It used to be papillon, until I spotted divers under Steve Mcqueen and his bag of floating coconuts, so the Great Escape is my favourite film, Prison Break is the best prison series.

 

[Frutos]

The Green Mile - the only film I have ever cried while watching.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Midnight Express - will stay with you longer than any of the above

 

[bobby baxter]

this scene takes some beating,great film too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veCZvM6-okQ

McVicar for me, enjoyed the anecdotes re the Durham Light Infantry

 

[Barry Izbak]

Blimey there are a few aren't there.

Shout out for ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ

Surprised its not on TV more often

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Blimey there are a few aren't there.

Shout out for ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ

Surprised its not on TV more often

very good film,based on real events

never found any bodies,I reckon they did pull it off

 

[franks brother]

Bronson, Tom hardy at his best

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

The Green Mile - the only film I have ever cried while watching.

The Green Mile- the only film i have ever had to fast forward a certain scene after watching it the first time.
Great film though but that scene lives with you.
Also another vote for Midnight Express.

 

[Mowgli37]

Chicken Run.

 

[lawros left foot]

Of course, theres always the seminal work of the genre.


Lesbian sluts do hard time

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Escape from sobibor
regards
DR

 

[beardy gull]

A Prophet.

 

[Hyperion]

Dead Man Walking

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Shawshank Redemption.

Obviously.......

This

 

[Baldseagull]

Part Prison Movie, Chopper is a good un, Eric Bana is cracking in it.

 

[drew]

Well, I like the Shawshank Redemption but don't really have a favourite.

Others I like :-

Brubaker
Papillion
Stir Crazy (good for a laugh)
The Hill
Midnight Express

 

[feller]

Cell 211. A Spanish film about a prison guard on his first day at work when a riot breaks out and he must pretend to be one of the inmates in order to survive. An excellent film.

Special mention must go to Starred Up. Jack O' Connell is brilliant in it.