Posts Tagged ‘prison-guard’

Death Race (2008)

Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Max Ryan | Benz Antoine | Marcello Bezina | John Canoe | Jason Clarke | Tyrese Gibson | Frederick Koehler | Robert LaSardo | Justin Mader | Ian McShane | Robin Shou | Jason Statham | Jacob Vargas | Joan Allen | Melantha Blackthorne
Directors: Paul W.S. Anderson
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Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world’s most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.

The Last Castle (2001)

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: James Gandolfini | Delroy Lindo | Robert Redford | Mark Ruffalo | Steve Burton | Clifton Collins
Directors: Rod Lurie
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When three star General Irwin is transferred to a maximum security military prison, its warden, Colonel Winter, can’t hide his admiration towards the highly decorated and experienced soldier. Irwin has been stripped of his rank for disobedience in a mission, but not of fame. Colonel Winter, who runs the prison with an iron fist, deeply admires the General, but works with completely different methods in order to keep up discipline. After a short while, Irwin can feel Winter’s unjust treatment of the inmates. He decides to teach Winter a lesson by taking over command of the facility and thus depriving him of his smug attitude. When Winter decides to participate in what he still thinks of as a game, it may already be too late to win.

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Paul Newman | George Kennedy | J.D. Cannon | Lou Antonio | Robert Drivas | Strother Martin | Clifton James | Morgan Woodward | Luke Askew | Marc Cavell | Richard Davalos | Robert Donner | Warren Finnerty | Dennis Hopper | John McLiam
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Luke is sent to a prison camp, where he gets a reputation as a hard man. The head of the gang hates him, and tries to break him by beating him up. It doesn’t work, and he gains respect. His mother dies, and he escapes, but is caught, escapes again, and is caught again. Will the camp bosses ever break him ?

Goodbye Bafana (2007)

Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Genres: Biography | Drama | History
Countries: Belgium | France | Germany | Italy | Luxembourg | South Africa | UK
Actors: Joseph Fiennes | Dennis Haysbert | Diane Kruger | Shiloh Henderson | Patrick Lyster | Faith Ndukwana | Mehboob Bawa | Adrian Galley | Warrick Grier | Leslie Mongezi | Sizwe Msutu | Matthew Roberts | Eduan van Jaarsveldt | Terry Pheto | Giulia Troiano
Directors: Bille August
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GOODBYE BAFANA is the true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner’s name was Nelson Mandela.

The Great Escape (1963)

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Steve McQueen | James Garner | Richard Attenborough | James Donald | Charles Bronson | Donald Pleasence | James Coburn | Hannes Messemer | David McCallum | Gordon Jackson | John Leyton | Angus Lennie | Nigel Stock | Robert Graf | Jud Taylor
Directors: John Sturges
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Based on a true story, “The Great Escape” deals with the largest Allied escape attempt from a German POW camp during the Second World War. The first part of the film focuses on the escape efforts within the camp and the process of secretly digging an escape tunnel. The second half of the film deals with the massive effort by the German Gestapo to track down the over 70 escaped prisoners who are at this point throughout the Third Reich attempting to make their way to England and various neutral countries.

The Green Mile (1999)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
Countries: USA
Actors: Tom Hanks | David Morse | Bonnie Hunt | Michael Clarke Duncan | James Cromwell | Michael Jeter | Graham Greene | Doug Hutchison | Sam Rockwell | Barry Pepper | Jeffrey De Munn | Patricia Clarkson | Harry Dean Stanton | Dabbs Greer | Eve Brent
Directors: Frank Darabont
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Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930’s, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift.

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Canada
Actors: Robb Wells | John Paul Tremblay | Mike Smith | Lucy Decoutere | Lydia Lawson-Baird | Cory Bowles | Michael Jackson | Gord Downie | Alex Lifeson | Gerry Dee | Glen Michael Grant | Eugene Clark | Barrie Dunn | John Dunsworth | Patrick Roach
Directors: Mike Clattenburg
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Set in a separate storyline not related to the “Trailer Park Boys” Television show, but with the same lovable characters. The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail. When the get out, they decide to pull off “The Big Dirty” which is to steal a large amount of coins because they are untraceable and quit their life of crime forever.

The Longest Yard (2005)

Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Courteney Cox | Rob Schneider | William Fichtner | James Cromwell | Adam Sandler | Chris Rock | Burt Reynolds | Nelly | Michael Irvin | Walter Williamson | Bill Goldberg | Terry Crews | Bob Sapp | Nicholas Turturro | Dalip Singh | Lobo Sebastian | Joey Diaz | Steve Reevis | David Patrick Kelly
Directors: Peter Segal
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Paul “Wrecking” Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul’s athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach, Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It’s only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they’re up against, with Paul the driving force behind the new team.

Midnight Express (1978)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Brad Davis | Irene Miracle | Bo Hopkins | Paolo Bonacelli | Paul L. Smith | Randy Quaid | Norbert Weisser | John Hurt | Mike Kellin | Franco Diogene | Michael Ensign | Gigi Ballista | Kevork Malikyan | Peter Jeffrey | Tony Boyd
Directors: Alan Parker
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Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the “Midnight Express”.

Mean Machine (2001)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Vinnie Jones | David Kelly | David Hemmings | Ralph Brown | Vas Blackwood | Robbie Gee | Geoff Bell | John Forgeham | Sally Phillips | Jason Flemyng | Danny Dyer | Jason Statham | Martin Wimbush | David Reid | David Cropman
Directors: Barry Skolnick
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Disgraced ex-England captain (Danny ‘Mean Machine’ Meehan) is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. Whilst in jail, he doesn’t recieve any favours because of his celebrity status in the outside world. He is out numbered and many prisoners constantly barrage him with insults for letting down his country in a crucial World Cup game. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. These prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards. The prisoners are lead by Danny and the whole of the prison, guards aside, are behind them. Game on……