Monty Brogan was a dealer of some repute, but his time is up and in only 24 hours he will be incarcerated at the nation's pleasure for seven long years. With the small amount of time left to him Monty decides to attempt some kind of redemption, a journey that will take in his estranged father, his alienated friends and a little unfinished business. No more entertaining than many of Spike Lee's films (and I like his stuff) this is perhaps one of his most mature pictures, devoid of much of the pr find out more...

The tale of two men banged up for years in the notorious French penal colony Devil's Island. Two escape bids by one of them results in years of solitary confinement but make him simply more determined to flee, even as old age approachs. The ultimate prison escape movie loosely based on a true story. find out more...

Deciding to escape the frenetic New York life two friends take to the road and head for sunny California. On the way they are mistaken for bank robbers and end up doing bird in a state prison, hilarious results ensue. 'Stir Crazy' is Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor's second and arguably funniest comedies. find out more...

Another adaptation of the classic novel sees our hero robbed of everything he holds dear by a jealous friend. Imprisoned, but finding in the dark hell a friend and teacher, Edmond Dantes sets about meticulously plotting his revenge. The Count Of Monte Cristo is a enjoyably old-fashioned swash buckling adventure that makes no attempt to do the book justice. find out more...

General Eugene Erwin was a hero to his nation until one small deviation, (he took a moral stand, surely you knew it wasn't anything BAD), lands him in a high security military prison. Eugene witnesses a brutal and corrupt regime and though at first he attempts to merely serve out his sentence he soon acknowledges that 'his men need him' and once more rides into battle. The Last Castle is a simple tale of.......Oh bugger it, it's just your bog standard, cliche-ridden, prison, action, drama flick find out more...

Dr David Gale is an impassioned campaigner for the abolishment of capital punishment, a man of peace and humanity. When Gale is tried and convicted to death for the rape and murder of a fellow campaigner one begins to understand his incentive. An investigative reporter, Bitsy Bloom is increasingly fascinated by the man and through a series of interviews begins to believe in his innocence, but can she prove it before he's helped off his mortal coil. The Life Of David Gale is a tense race against find out more...

Adapted from a story by Stephen King, this is the best prison movie you'll ever see. A city banker's life is changed forever when he receives a double life sentence in the notorious Shawshank prison. Freeman is superb as the old-timer who befriends him. A powerfully uplifting tale with a twist. find out more...