Best Jail Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 44 top-rated jail movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Green Mile 1999 ★ 8.5

American History X 1998 ★ 8.3

Modern Times 1936 ★ 8.3

Bound by Honor 1993 ★ 8.2

The Night Of 2016 ★ 8.0

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within 2010 ★ 7.8

Rio Bravo 1959 ★ 7.8

The Grapes of Wrath 1940 ★ 7.8

Twelve Monkeys 1995 ★ 7.6

Fabricated City 2017 ★ 7.7

Undisputed III: Redemption 2010 ★ 7.6

Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928 ★ 7.6

Cell 211 2009 ★ 7.4

The Andy Griffith Show 1960 ★ 7.6

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2013 ★ 7.5

Wreck-It Ralph 2012 ★ 7.4

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing 2006 ★ 7.4

Fury 1936 ★ 7.5

Man on Wire 2008 ★ 7.4

American Me 1992 ★ 7.4

Trolls World Tour 2020 ★ 7.2

Lonely are the Brave 1962 ★ 7.4

Chicago 2002 ★ 7.1

The Last Viking 2025 ★ 7.3