Best Prison Movies & TV Series of the 1990s

The 57 best-rated prison movies and TV series of the 1990s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Shawshank Redemption 1994 ★ 8.7
GoodFellas 1990 ★ 8.5
The Silence of the Lambs 1991 ★ 8.3
American History X 1998 ★ 8.3
Oz 1997 ★ 8.1
In the Name of the Father 1993 ★ 7.9
Malcolm X 1992 ★ 7.6
Lost Highway 1997 ★ 7.5
A Close Shave 1996 ★ 7.6
My Cousin Vinny 1992 ★ 7.5
The Hurricane 1999 ★ 7.4
American Me 1992 ★ 7.4
Dead Man Walking 1995 ★ 7.3
The Lovers on the Bridge 1991 ★ 7.4
Cape Fear 1991 ★ 7.3
Buffalo '66 1998 ★ 7.1
Murder in the First 1995 ★ 7.1
Face/Off 1997 ★ 7.1
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky 1991 ★ 6.9
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! 1990 ★ 6.8
He Got Game 1998 ★ 6.7
South Central 1992 ★ 6.8
Cadence 1990 ★ 6.7
Wilde 1997 ★ 6.6