Movies: Prison reform

  • 1932
    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    7.81932HD

    A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang....

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
  • 1935
    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables (1935)

    Les Misérables

    7.21935HD

    In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France....

    Les Misérables
  • 1932
    20,000 Years in Sing Sing

    20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

    20,000 Years in Sing Sing

    6.51932HD

    Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him....

    20,000 Years in Sing Sing
  • 1933
    Ann Vickers

    Ann Vickers (1933)

    Ann Vickers

    5.91933HD

    After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again....

    Ann Vickers
  • 2023
    Penitentia

    Penitentia (2023)

    Penitentia

    02023HD

    Alejandro 'Ale' Villacaño is a young associate lawyer who has landed a job at a prestigious law firm. Even though he was top of his class, he is also a former convict and an acquitted felon, which makes him an unlikely pick for this firm. Intent on f...

    Penitentia
  • 1940
    Convicted Woman

    Convicted Woman (1940)

    Convicted Woman

    3.71940HD

    A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there....

    Convicted Woman
  • 1939
    Devil's Island

    Devil's Island (1939)

    Devil's Island

    5.41939HD

    A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter....

    Devil's Island
  • 1943
    Crime Doctor

    Crime Doctor (1943)

    Crime Doctor

    6.11943HD

    Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to become a Physician and the country's leading criminal psychologist....

    Crime Doctor
  • 1969
    Old Man, Con Man

    Old Man, Con Man (1969)

    Old Man, Con Man

    01969HD

    Ervin, an ex con man, is released from prison to find his old pal Micky waiting for him. The 75 year olds seem to hit it off as they drive around town, with a few pit stops along the way, but the cracks in their friendship begin to show after 15 year...

    Old Man, Con Man
  • 2001
    Ghosts of Attica

    Ghosts of Attica (2001)

    Ghosts of Attica

    9.52001HD

    Documentary about Attica prison riot and lawsuits to get compensation for the victims of these events....

    Ghosts of Attica
  • 2023
    Behind Our Walls

    Behind Our Walls (2023)

    Behind Our Walls

    02023HD

    In America, the prison system has become a place of retribution, not restoration. Inmates are often treated as sub-human, and often find themselves feeling hopeless. But a small midwest college decides to give inmates an opportunity to earn a bachelo...

    Behind Our Walls
  • 2020
    The Prison Within

    The Prison Within (2020)

    The Prison Within

    02020HD

    Survivors of violent crimes and prisoners incarcerated for murder connect to undergo astonishing transformations, liberating themselves from the debilitating constraints of trauma, and shattering preconceptions of "us and them."...

    The Prison Within
  • 1916
    The Great Problem

    The Great Problem (1916)

    The Great Problem

    01916HD

    A young pickpocket is taken in by an attorney who attempts to 'civilize' her....

    The Great Problem
  • 1983
    Another Chance

    Another Chance (1983)

    Another Chance

    01983HD

    A short 1983 documentary about an alternative to prison....

    Another Chance