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1. Kindergarten Cop (1990)

PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt

Votes: 162,798 | Gross: $91.46M

2. Spring Breakers (2012)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.

Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine

Votes: 148,835 | Gross: $14.12M

3. The Next Three Days (2010)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.

Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Michael Buie

Votes: 206,697 | Gross: $21.15M

4. The One (2001)

PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A rogue Multiverse agent goes on a manhunt for alternate versions of himself, getting stronger with each kill. Only the last version of himself, an LASD cop, can stop his crusade before he becomes "The One".

Director: James Wong | Stars: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham

Votes: 96,117 | Gross: $43.91M

5. Making a Murderer (2015–2018)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime

Filmed over a 10-year period, Steven Avery, a DNA exoneree who, while in the midst of exposing corruption in local law enforcement, finds himself the prime suspect in a grisly new crime.

Stars: Steven Avery, Dolores Avery, Laura Nirider, Allan Avery

Votes: 102,901

6. Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Passed | 102 min | Comedy

While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Walter Catlett

Votes: 66,126

7. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)

Approved | 107 min | Drama, Western

A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend.

Director: David Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane

Votes: 9,964

8. 60 Days In (2016– )

TV-14 | 42 min | Reality-TV

"60 Days In" offers an unprecedented look at life behind bars at Indiana's Clark County Jail. Seven ordinary people volunteer to live among its general population for 60 days, without fellow inmates or staff knowing their secret.

Stars: Ryan Secord, Dion Shepherd Jr., Zachary Holland Baker, Monalisa Johnson

Votes: 3,214

9. A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Approved | 126 min | Drama, Music

A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau

Votes: 17,146

10. Tank (1984)

PG | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Sergeant Major Zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and Sherman tank. One night at a bar he "stops" a pimp/deputy from beating a girl. The corrupt sheriff uses Zack's son for revenge and Zack uses his tank.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: James Garner, Shirley Jones, C. Thomas Howell, Mark Herrier

Votes: 4,683 | Gross: $14.13M

11. A Map of the World (1999)

R | 125 min | Drama

A woman's life falls apart after she's blamed for an accident on her property.

Director: Scott Elliott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, Dara Perlmutter, David Strathairn

Votes: 4,645 | Gross: $0.54M

12. Tick, Tick, Tick (1970)

G | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected Sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the deep south.

Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Fredric March, Lynn Carlin

Votes: 1,362 | Gross: $1.24M

13. An American Story (1992 TV Movie)

PG | 94 min | Drama

World War II has ended and many soldiers return to their houses and families. But three of them find themselves with big problems when they arrive at their home village.

Director: John Gray | Stars: Brad Johnson, Kathleen Quinlan, Tom Sizemore, Josef Sommer

Votes: 275

14. First and Last (2018– )

40 min | Documentary

Cameras enter Georgia's Gwinnett County Jail to document the first days of its newest inmates and the final days of those about to be released.

Stars: Alex R., Shantee G., Velma S.

Votes: 498

15. The Sellout (1952)

Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

During the 1950s, a small-town newspaper editor and a state assistant attorney-general fight corrupt local officials from one rotten county.

Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter, Paula Raymond

Votes: 675

16. Life Inside Jail: Hell on Earth (2016– )

46 min | Documentary

Explosive observational documentary series filmed over six months in one of New York's toughest jails.

Stars: Sean Bean, Theodore Burke, Ruth Torrisi, Robert Vanderheyden

Votes: 63

17. Blind Alibi (1938)

Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Paul Dover lives in Paris and works as an artist. He is visited by Julia Fraser an art buyer and critic who irritates Dover with her opinionated attitude. When she finally finds a piece of ... See full summary »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Richard Dix, Whitney Bourne, Eduardo Ciannelli, Frances Mercer

Votes: 191

18. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: Pen Pals (1984)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Hunter does not receive a warm welcome when he is imprisoned over false allegations.

Director: Larry Stewart | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Tim Thomerson, Tracey Walter

Votes: 149

19. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Prince Kuzak in a Can (1987)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

Kuzak has difficulty getting over Sid Hershberg's suicide and seems to assume the dead lawyer's identity by taking over Hershberg's cases. Then Kuzak faces a dilemma when his latest client,... See full summary »

Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 47

20. The Jesse Lee Peterson Show (1991– )
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Director: Jesse Lee Peterson | Stars: Jesse Lee Peterson, James Hake, Styxhexenhammer666

21. Dom Does America (2019– )
Episode: Correctional Officer (2019)

44 min | Documentary

Dom comes face to face with the American criminal justice system, working as a correctional officer in Randall County jail. Can he make the grade in one of America's most stressful and hazardous occupations?

Director: Tom Dalzell | Star: Dominic Littlewood

22. Reacher (2022– )
Episode: Welcome to Margrave (2022)

TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack Reacher, recently discharged from the Army, travels to Margrave, GA where he discovers that the idyllic town is a cesspool of corruption. After it becomes personal, he vows to burn it down.

Director: Thomas Vincent | Stars: Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster

Votes: 7,304

23. Lockdown (2007–2012)
Episode: County Jail (2008)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

National Geographic hangs with deputies and three inmates over a one-month period in the Multnomah County Detention Center, Portland, Oregon's maximum-security jail.

Director: David Ross Smith

Votes: 10

24. Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014)
Episode: Gilead (2009)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The club must make new alliances in prison to survive.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal, Mark Boone Junior, Kim Coates

Votes: 2,764

25. All Rise (2019–2023)
Episode: Safe to Fall (2021)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama

Emily and Sam face off in the courtroom in an emotionally gripping case that will determine the fate of a mentally ill young man who attacked his father; due to financial struggles, Rachel crashes at Mark and Amy's place.

Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel, Jessica Camacho, J. Alex Brinson

Votes: 122

26. Franklin & Bash (2011–2014)
Episode: Go Tell It on the Mountain (2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

While being manipulated by a scheming law partner (guest star Tricia Helfer), Franklin & Bash (Breckin Meter and Mark-Paul Gosselaar) must prove Infeld (Malcolm McDowell) is innocent of ... See full summary »

Director: Jason Ensler | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Reed Diamond, Dana Davis

Votes: 142

27. Lex Fridman Podcast (2018– )
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226 min | Talk-Show

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Stars: Lex Fridman, Brett Johnson

28. Chicago P.D. (2014– )
Episode: I Can Let You Go (2023)

TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama

Sean O'Neal surprises Upton with a call from prison, revealing sensitive information; however, she grapples with how to keep him at a distance. The team mobilizes to stop a crime in progress before it is too late.

Director: Gia-Rayne Harris | Stars: Jason Beghe, Tracy Spiridakos, Marina Squerciati, Patrick John Flueger

Votes: 306

29. Written by a Kid (2012– )
Episode: La Munkya (2012)

4 min | Animation, Family

Emily spins a tale about a paper horse who goes to a county fair and wins a blue ribbon, but gets in trouble when he eats the prize money because he was hungry.

Director: Roque Ballesteros | Stars: Emily, Will Bowles, Josh Flaum

30. Shameless (2011–2021)
Episode: Iron City (2014)

TV-MA | 56 min | Comedy, Drama

The aftermath of Liam's accident lands Fiona in county jail, unsure of Liam's condition or her future. Meanwhile, after almost being killed by the sweat lodge, Frank gets some sobering news about his declining health.

Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky

Votes: 2,163

31. American Dog with Victoria Stilwell (2012– )
Episode: The Jail Dogs of Gwinnett County (2012)

15 min | Reality-TV

Victoria learns about the Operation Second Chance program at Gwinnett County Jail which temporarily pairs homeless dogs with jail inmates until the dogs are adopted.

Stars: Brauny, Butch Conway, Roger Duncan, Trisha Hall

32. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
Episode: If I Should Fall from Grace with God (2017)

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama

Ray is forced to step in and save Mickey from himself. Terry returns to LA with a confession. Bunchy helps a fellow inmate. Daryll and Mickey butt heads over their movie. And one Donovan goes to extreme measures to protect the family.

Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok

Votes: 857

33. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015–2019)
Episode: I Want to Be Here (2018)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Musical

Rebecca confronts the consequences of her guilty plea while an angry Nathaniel seeks solace in a retreat and Josh searches for answers.

Director: Stuart McDonald | Stars: Rachel Bloom, Vincent Rodriguez III, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner

Votes: 280

34. Deputy (2020)
Episode: Graduation Day (2020)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Los Angeles' newly elected sheriff dies, Bill Hollister is suddenly propelled into the role.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Yara Martinez, Brian Van Holt, Bex Taylor-Klaus

Votes: 460