Best Prison Movies of the 2000s

Director: Don Michael Paul
Stars: Steven Seagal,Ja Rule,Kurupt,Morris Chestnut,Bruce Weitz,Claudia Christian,Tony Plana,Linda Thorson,Richard Bremmer,Nia Peeples
IMDb ID: tt0297162
Rating: PG-13 (USA)
Genres: Action Film,Thriller,Crime Thriller,Adventure Film,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2002-11-15
Country: Germany,United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Barry Skolnick
Writers: Charlie Fletcher,Chris Baker,Andrew Day
Stars: Vinnie Jones,David Kelly,David Hemmings,Ralph Brown,Vas Blackwood,Robbie Gee,Geoff Bell,John Forgeham,Sally Phillips,Danny Dyer
IMDb ID: tt0291341
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Sports,Drama,Comedy,Prison film
Subjects: Football,Prison
Release date: 2001-12-26
Country: United Kingdom,United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Ed Solomon
Writers: Ed Solomon
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton,Morgan Freeman,Holly Hunter,Kirsten Dunst,Manuel Aranguiz,Geoffrey Wigdor,Luke Robertson,Dorian Harewood,Catherine Colvey,Billoah Greene
IMDb ID: tt0304328
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Crime Fiction,Indie film,Drama,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2003-04-04
Country: France,United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Rod Lurie
Writers: David Scarpa,Graham Yost
Stars: Robert Redford,James Gandolfini,Mark Ruffalo,Steve Burton,Delroy Lindo,Paul Calderon,Samuel Ball,Jeremy Childs,Clifton Collins, Jr.,George W. Scott
IMDb ID: tt0272020
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Thriller,Action Film,Drama,Adventure Film,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2001-10-19
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Writers: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Stars: Don Cheadle,Chris Klein,Ryan Gosling,Jena Malone,Lena Olin,Michelle Williams,Kevin Spacey,Sherilyn Fenn,Michael Welch,Ann Magnuson
IMDb ID: tt0301976
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Crime Fiction,Indie film,Drama,Coming-of-age story,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2003-01-18
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Harry Basil
Writers: Harry Basil,Rodney Dangerfield
Stars: Rodney Dangerfield,Harland Williams,Phil LaMarr,Randy Quaid,Gilbert Gottfried,Kirstie Alley,Jsu Garcia,Ed Begley, Jr.,Nell Carter,Jeff Altman
IMDb ID: tt0313245
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Prison film,Comedy
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2005-01-25
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Mark Penney
Writers: Mark Penney
Stars: Karyn Dwyer,Gloria Slade,Jefferson Brown,Holly Dennison,Anthony Furey,Sarain Boylan,James McGowan,Keir Gilchrist
IMDb ID: tt0389327
Genres: Indie film,Drama,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2004-09-04
Country: Canada
Language: English Language

Director: Steve Buscemi
Writers: Edward Bunker,John Steppling,John Steppling
Stars: Edward Furlong,Willem Dafoe,Danny Trejo,Mickey Rourke,Seymour Cassel,Tom Arnold,J.C. Quinn,Steve Buscemi,Edward Bunker,Chris Bauer
IMDb ID: tt0204137
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Crime Fiction,Drama,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2000-10-22
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Joel Hershman
Writers: Joel Hershman
Stars: David Kelly,Clive Owen,Helen Mirren,Danny Dyer,Paterson Joseph,Warren Clarke,Lucy Punch,Peter Guinness
IMDb ID: tt0203540
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Comedy-drama,Drama,Prison film,Comedy
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2001-09-14
Country: United Kingdom,United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Darnell Martin
Writers: Darnell Martin,Q-Tip
Stars: Q-Tip,Mary J. Blige,Harold Perrineau Jr.,Fat Joe,Danny Hoch,Elvis Costello,Rain,Patrick McDade,Brian Anthony Wilson
IMDb ID: tt0216982
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Drama,Prison film,Coming-of-age story
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2001-04-27
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Peter Segal
Writers: Tracy Keenan Wynn,Sheldon Turner
Stars: Adam Sandler,Chris Rock,Burt Reynolds,Nelly,Michael Irvin,Bill Goldberg,Terry Crews,Bob Sapp,Nicholas Turturro,The Great Khali
IMDb ID: tt0398165
Rating: PG-13 (USA)
Genres: LGBT,Black comedy,Sports,Prison film,Remake,Drama,Comedy
Subjects: Prison,American football
Release date: 2005-05-19
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: John Furse
Writers: John Furse,Brian Keenan
Stars: Nayef Rashed,Linus Roache,Ian Hart
IMDb ID: tt0362454
Genres: Drama,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2003
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English Language

Director: Ringo Lam
Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme,Lawrence Taylor,Juan Fernández de Alarcon,Ivo Tonchev,Carlos Gómez,Veselin Kalanovski,Kaloian Vodenicharov,Raicho Vasilev,Chris Moir,Clark Sanchez
IMDb ID: tt0339135
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Thriller,Action Film,Martial Arts Film,Crime Fiction,Drama,Adventure Film,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2003-06-14
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Neema Barnette
Writers: Preston A. Whitmore II
Stars: MC Lyte,Da Brat,Monica Calhoun,Mos Def,Lark Voorhies,N'Bushe Wright,LisaRaye McCoy,Clifton Powell,Tichina Arnold
IMDb ID: tt0326806
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Crime Fiction,Feminist Film,Drama,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2003
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Mike Hicks,Mario Xavier
Writers: Mario Xavier,Mike Hicks
Stars: Mario Xavier,Miguel Angel Novo,Nataley Morales,Mike Hicks,Hess Wesley,Amanda Healy,Renier J. Murillo
IMDb ID: tt0816564
Genres: Horror,Prison film
Release date: 2005-11-29
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Bob Balaban
Writers: Eric Jensen,Jessica Blank
Stars: David Brown Jr.,Brian Dennehy,Danny Glover,Aidan Quinn,Delroy Lindo,Susan Sarandon,Robert Bogue,Tom Riis Farrell,Erik Jensen,Jessica Blank
IMDb ID: tt0421057
Genres: Crime Fiction,Drama,Prison film
Subjects: Law,Prison
Release date: 2005-01-27
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Cheryl Dunye
Writers: Catherine Crouch,Cheryl Dunye
Stars: Davenia McFadden,Yolonda Ross,Ella Joyce,Rain Phoenix,Conchata Ferrell,Lee Garlington,LaTonya 'T' Hagans,Marc Vann,Medusa,Almayvonne
IMDb ID: tt0258223
Genres: LGBT,Indie film,Family Drama,Drama,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2001-01-24
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Takashi Miike
Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara,Ren Osugi,Satoshi Tsumabuki
IMDb ID: tt0307401
Genres: World cinema,Period piece,Drama,Action Film,Adventure Film,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2002
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese Language

Director: Cody Jarrett
Writers: Cody Jarrett
Stars: Tura Satana,Kitten Natividad,Ellie Arket,Rainbow Borden,Vanessa Chidsey,Thela Brown,Geneviere Anderson,Darin Cooper,Linda Dona,Nick Eldredge
IMDb ID: tt0882806
Rating: R (USA)
Genres: Crime Fiction,Thriller,Action Film,Adventure Film,Prison film
Subjects: Prison
Release date: 2009-09-05
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language

Director: Les Blair
Stars: Brendan Mackey,Dean Lennox Kelly,Mark O'Halloran
IMDb ID: tt0290641
Genres: Docudrama,Drama,Prison film
Subjects: Bobby Sands,Prison
Release date: 2001
Country: Republic of Ireland
Language: Irish,English Language