Down by Law
Comedy, Crime, Drama,
1986
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Boys Town
Drama,
1938
Directed by Norman Taurog
Antônia
Drama, Musical,
2006
Directed by Tata Amaral
Death Warrant
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery,
1990
Directed by Deran Sarafian
Natural Born Killers
Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller,
1994
Directed by Oliver Stone
Mprint:
mass murderers,
solitary confinement,
angry and violent celebrities,
escaping from prison,
killing spree,
joke as a diversion,
prison during the tornado,
serial killer,
electroshock therapy,
mental hospital,
murder prisoners
Millie
Drama, Romance,
1931
Directed by John Francis Dillon
Border Crossing
Written by Pat Barker
First published on 2001
Mprint:
innocence and guilt,
emotional distress,
sense of detachment,
raped in prison,
courage and cowardice,
startlingly intimate revelation,
human affairs,
sense of responsibility,
horrific death,
false identity,
prison for the murder
Mohra
Action, Drama, Thriller,
1994
Directed by Rajiv Rai
Third Man Out
Crime, Mystery, Thriller,
2005
Directed by Ron Oliver
Mprint:
sex crimes,
private investigator,
outraged at the deception,
change of heart,
gay rights,
unknown assailant,
sexual involvement,
black and white,
revealing the identity,
death threats,
prison for a murder
Call Northside 777
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, History, Mystery,
1948
Directed by Henry Hathaway
The Patriot
Action, Drama, War,
2000
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Mprint:
zeal for combat,
war criminals,
guerrilla warfare,
prisoners of war,
sentimentality and brutality,
cold blooded commander,
soldiers in an ambush,
historical inaccuracy,
political correctness,
vicious duel,
killing of prisoners
Lost Highway
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller,
1997
Directed by David Lynch
Mprint:
death row,
thriller film,
supposedly unfaithful wife,
cult film,
mental illness,
police sirens,
police station,
impotence and distrust,
surreal and fantastic world,
darker and redder tone,
imprisoned for the murder
Kikoku
Action, Crime,
2003
Directed by Takashi Miike
Salvador
Biography, Drama, Thriller, War,
1986
Directed by Oliver Stone
Red Dragon
Written by Thomas Harris
First published on Oct 1981
Mprint:
serial killer,
falling in love,
childhood and obsessions,
violent murders,
crime scenes,
elaborate and grotesque costume,
feeling pity,
systematic child abuse,
humiliating the authorities,
killer as an impotent homosexual,
capturing the killer
Becket
Biography, Drama, History,
1964
Directed by Peter Glenville