He is as uncomfortable in his new environment as Mick, and both struggle to fit in.
The 2001 drama explores themes of leadership and rebellion within a high-security military prison setting.
Manycharacters inPrison Breakdeserved better, with several of the Fox River Penitentiary inmates being falsely imprisoned.
One of these is the soldier, C-Note, who was framed after refusing to respond to blackmail.
While C-Note eventually gets a well-deserved happy ending inPrison Break, many characters inThe Last Castleare not so fortunate.
Jamie Foxx co-stars as the prosecutor who failed to convict the killer and Viola Davis appears as the mayor.
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LikeLaw Abiding Citizen,Prison Breakalso contains several moral dilemmasand characters who find their ethics challenged.
Mills uses his expertise to start a one-man mission to hunt down the traffickers and get his daughter back.
Prison Breakretconned Michael’s deathin the movie, which also wrapped up some other parts of the story.
Bad Boys, released in 1983, follows Mick O’Brien, a young Chicago street thug facing the harsh realities of juvenile prison life after a heist goes wrong. In a setting where violence dictates respect, Mick navigates the challenges of crime and his enduring affection for his girlfriend.
After serving his time, he finds himself on a plane that gets hijacked by dangerous criminals.
Prison escape movies can be tense dramas or family friendly fare but the best ones are these classic films.
One of the best characters inPrison Breakwas the lawyer, Veronica Donovan.
Most movies about prison breaks involve characters breaking out of a prison, rather than in.
This is one major reason whyPrison Breakwas so unusual and memorable.
The Last Castle follows a court-martialed general, portrayed by Robert Redford, who unites 1200 inmates in a strategic uprising against the authoritarian system that imprisoned him. The 2001 drama explores themes of leadership and rebellion within a high-security military prison setting.
In the thriller Law Abiding Citizen, Gerard Butler stars as a man who seeks revenge against the justice system that failed him after his family is brutally murdered. Jamie Foxx co-stars as the prosecutor who failed to convict the killer and Viola Davis appears as the mayor.
Taken stars Liam Neeson as ex-Green Beret and ex-CIA operative Bryan Mills, who retired from his life of fighting in order to be there for his family. When his teenage daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) travels to Paris and is kidnapped by human traffickers, Mills launches into action, mounting a one-man rescue mission that sees him tear through gangs of European criminals with extreme prejudice in hopes of finding and rescuing Kim before it’s too late.
After being falsely accused of killing his wife, Dr. Richard Kimble goes on the run to find the real killer while a seasoned US Marshal hunts him down. The Fugitive stars Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble and Tommy Lee Jones as Samuel Gerard and was directed by Andrew Davis.
Con-Air is a 1990s action crime-thriller starring Nicholas Cage as former U.S. Ranger turned to convict Cameron Poe. Poe, in an act of self-defense and passion, is court-martialed for accidentally killing the man he protected his wife from. Having served his time and achieving Parole, Poe is on his way home with one problem - the transport plane he’s on has been hijacked by several dangerous convicts, led by one of the worst in the United States.
Conviction is a legal drama that tells the true story of Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank), a woman who puts herself through law school to exonerate her wrongly convicted brother, Kenny Waters (Sam Rockwell). Directed by Tony Goldwyn, the film explores themes of justice, family, and perseverance, depicting Betty Anne’s tireless fight against a flawed legal system.
Chadwick Boseman stars as NYPD Detective Andre Davis in 21 Bridges, an action thriller that sees the protagonist searching for two potential cop killers. Following in his father’s footsteps after he was killed in the line of duty, Andre finds himself on a teamwide manhunt for two men that may have slain two officers in the line of duty. However, he discovers he may be the prey as much as he is the predator. In one tense night, the NYPD shuts down all of the twenty-one bridges in Manhattan.
Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman star in Frank Darabont’s 1994 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. After being sentenced to life in prison for the alleged murder of his wife, Robbins' Andy Dufresne learns the value of hope, persistence, and true friendship as he befriends kindhearted convicts like Freeman’s “Red” Redding and uses his wits to expose the secret crimes of Bob Gunton’s cruel penitentiary warden Samuel Norton.
The Rock is a 1996 action film from director Michael Bay. The story revolves around a chemist named Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) and John Mason (Sean Connery), an ex-con who escaped from Alcatraz, who are tasked to lead a counterstrike to protect San Francisco from a lethal nerve gas attack.
