スタンフォード大のジンバルドー教授は日給15ドルを受け取れるが1〜2週間拘束されるという条件で、ある実験に参加する男子学生を募集し、約20人が実験に参加する。それは夏休みで人がほとんどいない校舎の一角を刑務所と設定し、参加者たちを看守と受刑者に分けたらどうなるかを観察する実験だった。看守役の学生たちは本物の看守のように受刑者役の学生たちを支配するようになり、禁じられたはずの暴力まで行使し始める。
オーストリアにある、山と谷に囲まれた美しい村ザンクト・ラーデグント。フランツとファニは出会ってすぐに結婚。しかしナチスドイツはオーストリアを併合し、1940年、フランツはエンス基地での軍事訓練に召集され、愛する家族と何カ月も離れて暮らすことに。彼は村に戻ると、教会の神父に兵役は断わると語る。フランツが兵役を拒否しようとしていることはたちまち村中に広まり、彼やファニは村民たちになじられる事態に……。
アメリカと中東諸国との間で緊迫した国際情勢が続いている７０年代、アメリカ人旅行者ビリー・ヘイズはイスタンブール空港からアメリカへ麻薬を運び出そうとしていた。だがこの時、彼は麻薬不法所持、密輸の罪でトルコ当局に逮捕され、現地の刑務所に投獄されてしまう。恐怖と寂寥感に苛まれるも、所内で出会った２人のアメリカ人ジミーとエリックに励まされていくビリー。ところが、駆けつけてきた父や弁護士、アメリカ領事館の助けを借りて挑んだ裁判で、４年の刑を宣告されてしまう。
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
無実の罪で13年間の刑務所生活を強いられたアンリ・シャリエールの実話に基づく小説を、スティーブ・マックィーン、ダスティン・ホフマンの2大スターで映画化。監督は「猿の惑星」「パットン大戦車軍団」のフランクリン・J・シャフナー。胸に蝶の刺青があることからパピヨンと呼ばれる男。身に覚えのない殺人罪で終身刑を言い渡された彼は、自由を求めて脱獄を繰り返した末、親友のドガと共に脱獄不可能とされる孤島に送られる。
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Soldier of fortune, Monroe Bieler, is sent to dole out some American-style justice when the wife and child of an African president are kidnapped by terrorists.
Chile, 1970. During a night of heavy drinking, Jaime, a lonely 20-year-old young man, is sentenced to prison. There, he meets “The Stallion”, an older and respected man in whom he finds protection, and from whom he learns about love and loyalty. But as their relationship grows stronger, “The Stallion” faces the violent power struggles within the prison.
Refuge(e) traces the incredible journey of two refugees, Alpha and Zeferino. Each fled violent threats to their lives in their home countries and presented themselves at the US border asking for political asylum, only to be incarcerated in a for-profit prison for months on end without having committed any crime. Thousands more like them can't tell their stories.
The life story of Herman, a promising young man who under extreme circumstances changed into Romania's most effective torture machine in the infamous Pitesti Experiment during the Communist Regime
Enter the world of fetishes with Seth, an expert in this field. We will uncover the mysteries of the body and the mind. Strap in tight. It's tier list time.
The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri Prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barbara, he escaped the prison by disguising himself as a woman. He was the first prisoner to escape Lecumberri since Pancho Villa.
A prison-camp convict learns that his younger brother will soon be joining him behind bars.
A 1974 film based on the best-selling autobiography of Sonny Carson who joined a gang and committed petty crime before being sent to prison. After his release from prison he changes his life.
The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
Panic arises among Allied POWs aboard a Japanese freighter when they learn that the ship is actually a decoy target for American submarines on night patrol. The prisoners unite and attack their Japanese captors just as an American sub surfaces and, not knowing the prisoners are aboard, prepares to torpedo the ship.