Top three favorite prison movies? - Blu-ray Forum

Yeti4928 · 01-04-2025, 12:45 PM

For me:

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Hollywood sentimental bullshit is always hit-or-miss with me. This is a big time hit. Not the greatest movie ever made, but in terms of feel-good messages/endings, it probably is.

2. Cool Hand Luke (1967). Nothing more to say.

3. Bad Boys (1983). So rewatchable. Memorable characters like Horowitz, Viking and Tweety. The soda can beat down is an all-timer.

Mothravka · 01-04-2025, 01:06 PM

1. Le Trou (1960, Jacques Becker)
2. A Man Escaped (1956, Robert Bresson)
3. Punishment Park (1971, Peter Watkins)

L.J. · 01-04-2025, 01:09 PM

Escape from Alcatraz
Cool Hand Luke
The Shawshank Redemption

Green Mile honorable mention

Fat Phil · 01-04-2025, 01:19 PM

Blood In, Blood Out
American Me
Papillon

Telemachus · 01-04-2025, 01:20 PM

Fortress
No Escape
Death Warrant

12 Monkeys and Cube are also a good ones. Eastern Condors I consider a cousin of that genre.

degas · 01-04-2025, 01:36 PM

Great Escape, Papillon, Shawshank

EvaDK · 01-04-2025, 03:53 PM

Shawshank, In The Name Of The Father, Shutter Island.

Farerb · 01-04-2025, 03:55 PM

Toy Story 3

BluBonnet · 01-04-2025, 03:57 PM

growsinwater · 01-04-2025, 04:39 PM

Blood In Blood Out
Bad Boys (1983)
Shawshank

DR Herbert West · 01-04-2025, 04:45 PM

The Great Escape
Fortress
Brawl in Cell Block 99

I'm not counting Escape From New York.

cemetaryrider89 · 01-04-2025, 04:47 PM

Lock Up
The Rock
Stir Crazy

FlamedLiquid · 01-04-2025, 04:49 PM

The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Cool Hand Luke

Al_The_Strange · 01-04-2025, 04:59 PM

Papillon
Midnight Express
Shawshank Redemption

Eidolon · 01-04-2025, 05:09 PM

Prison
Emmanuelle in Prison
Slaughterhouse Rock (it's crap, but it's fun, and has a great surround sound)

spider-neil · 01-04-2025, 05:12 PM

Shawshank
Green Mile
Toy Story 3

AKORIS · 01-04-2025, 05:37 PM

Gonna go with

Shawshank Redemption

The Longest Yard

Cool Hand Luke

ImBlu_DaBaDee · 01-04-2025, 06:03 PM

Toy Story 3
War for the Planet of the Apes
Paddington 2

spider-neil · 01-04-2025, 06:09 PM

Does The Rock count?

RFK · 01-04-2025, 07:53 PM

A Man Escaped
Escape from Alcatraz
Short Eyes

01-04-2025, 12:45 PM	#1
Yeti4928 Expert Member Member since:Feb 2013	Top three favorite prison movies? For me: 1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Hollywood sentimental bullshit is always hit-or-miss with me. This is a big time hit. Not the greatest movie ever made, but in terms of feel-good messages/endings, it probably is. 2. Cool Hand Luke (1967). Nothing more to say. 3. Bad Boys (1983). So rewatchable. Memorable characters like Horowitz, Viking and Tweety. The soda can beat down is an all-timer.

01-04-2025, 04:59 PM	#14
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1135 Blu-ray collection:4955 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1013 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	Papillon Midnight Express Shawshank Redemption

01-04-2025, 06:03 PM	#18
ImBlu_DaBaDee Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2018 4K collection:264 Blu-ray collection:431 DVD collection:30	Toy Story 3 War for the Planet of the Apes Paddington 2 Last edited by ImBlu_DaBaDee; 01-04-2025 at 08:42 PM.

01-04-2025, 01:06 PM	#2
Mothravka Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Европа 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:-	1. Le Trou (1960, Jacques Becker) 2. A Man Escaped (1956, Robert Bresson) 3. Punishment Park (1971, Peter Watkins)

01-04-2025, 01:09 PM	#3
L.J. Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:251 Blu-ray collection:754 DVD collection:23 Blu-ray reviews: 145 Trading Score:56	Escape from Alcatraz Cool Hand Luke The Shawshank Redemption Green Mile honorable mention

01-04-2025, 01:19 PM	#4
Fat Phil Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2014 4K collection:828 Blu-ray collection:828 Trading Score:1	Blood In, Blood Out American Me Papillon

01-04-2025, 01:20 PM	#5
Telemachus Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2021	Fortress No Escape Death Warrant 12 Monkeys and Cube are also a good ones. Eastern Condors I consider a cousin of that genre.

01-04-2025, 01:36 PM	#6
degas Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 iTunes collection:1319 Blu-ray reviews:3	Great Escape, Papillon, Shawshank

01-04-2025, 03:53 PM	#7
EvaDK Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Denmark	Shawshank, In The Name Of The Father, Shutter Island.

01-04-2025, 03:55 PM	#8
Farerb Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2018 4K collection:92 Blu-ray collection:215 DVD collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Toy Story 3

01-04-2025, 03:57 PM	#9
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1

01-04-2025, 04:39 PM	#10
growsinwater Expert Member Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Florida 4K collection:181 Blu-ray collection:738 DVD collection:15 MA collection:566 Digital collection:923	Blood In Blood Out Bad Boys (1983) Shawshank

01-04-2025, 04:45 PM	#11
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	The Great Escape Fortress Brawl in Cell Block 99 I'm not counting Escape From New York.

01-04-2025, 04:47 PM	#12
cemetaryrider89 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Indiana 4K collection:927 Blu-ray collection:2395 DVD collection:342	Lock Up The Rock Stir Crazy

01-04-2025, 04:49 PM	#13
FlamedLiquid Banned Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Michigan 4K collection:1113 Blu-ray collection:7943 DVD collection:1969 Trading Score:368	The Green Mile Shawshank Redemption Cool Hand Luke

01-04-2025, 05:09 PM	#15
Eidolon Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1148	Prison Emmanuelle in Prison Slaughterhouse Rock (it's crap, but it's fun, and has a great surround sound)

01-04-2025, 05:12 PM	#16
spider-neil Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2011	Shawshank Green Mile Toy Story 3

01-04-2025, 05:37 PM	#17
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	Gonna go with Shawshank Redemption The Longest Yard Cool Hand Luke

01-04-2025, 06:09 PM	#19
spider-neil Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2011	Does The Rock count?

01-04-2025, 07:53 PM	#20
RFK Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2015	A Man Escaped Escape from Alcatraz Short Eyes

Best Blu-ray Movie Deals