A prison film, is a film genre concerned with prison life, and often prison escape, these films range from acclaimed dramas examining the nature of prisons, such as actioners like which 1989 American prison drama film, directed by John Flynn?
Prison film A prison film is a film genre concerned with prison life and often prison escape. These films range from acclaimed dramas examining the nature of prisons, such as "Cool Hand Luke", "Midnight Express", "Brubaker", "Escape from Alcatraz", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Kiss of the Spider Woman" to actioners like "Lock Up" and "Undisputed", and even comedies satirizing the genre like "Stir Crazy", "Life", and "Let's Go To Prison".
Prison (1987 film) Prison is a 1987 horror film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Viggo Mortensen, Tom Everett, Kane Hodder, and Tommy Lister. It was filmed at the Old State Prison in Rawlins, Wyoming, with many of its residents on the cast and crew.