THEME EXPLORATION

prison break

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Violence in a Women's Prison
Violence in a Women's Prison
1982 · Frank Miller
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Scum
Scum
1979 · Alan Clarke
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Masaki Kobayashi
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Compañeros
Compañeros
1970 · Sergio Corbucci
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
Las Islas Marias
Las Islas Marias
1951 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
One Way Ticket
One Way Ticket
1997 · Richard Franklin
Stefania
Stefania
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
Carandiru
Carandiru
2003 · Héctor Babenco
Hunger
Hunger
2008 · Steve McQueen
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident
2025 · Jafar Panahi
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
2015 · Tom Six
Backtrace
Backtrace
2018 · Brian A. Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

Explored themes of institutional oppression and individual freedom against unjust systems in films like 'It Happened One Night' and 'Meet John Doe'.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films deeply examine confinement, surveillance, and the struggle for personal liberation within restrictive social and political structures.

 Michael Curtiz Hungary/United States

Directed 'Angels with Dirty Faces' and 'White Christmas', masterfully portraying characters trapped by circumstances who seek escape and redemption.