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Directed by Rupert WyattOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Thriller,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about animals,
Environmental films,
Films about computing,
Medical-themed films,
Post-apocalyptic films,
Films about religion,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Films set in the future,
Films about apes,
Films about viral outbreaks,
Films about disabilities,
Political films,
Cyberpunk films,
Dystopian films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifère,
Disaster films,
Sign-language films,
American Sign Language films,
Films about language and translationActors James Franco,
Freida Pinto,
John Lithgow,
Andy Serkis,
Brian Cox,
Tom FeltonRating75%
Will Rodman, a scientist at the biotechnology company Gen-Sys, is testing viral-based drug ALZ-112 on chimpanzees to find a cure for brain ailments such as Alzheimer's disease. The drug is given to a chimpanzee, Bright Eyes, greatly increasing her intelligence. However, when Will is presenting 112 to his boss and uses Bright Eyes as an example, she is forced from her cage, goes on a rampage, and is killed. Will's boss Steven Jacobs terminates the project and orders chimp handler Robert Franklin to euthanize the chimps. After doing as ordered, Franklin discovers that Bright Eyes had recently given birth and understands the reason why she was disturbed. He convinces Will to save the baby chimp's life by taking him home temporarily. Will's father Charles, who is suffering from Alzheimer's, names the chimp "Caesar", in reference to William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, from which he can, despite his deteriorating mental condition, cite long passages from memory. Will learns that Caesar has inherited his mother's high intelligence (the 112 virus passing to him in utero) and decides to raise him, working from home and observing his behavior in hopes that he can get the project restarted. Three years later, Will introduces Caesar to the redwood forest at Muir Woods National Monument. Meanwhile, with Charles' condition rapidly deteriorating, Will treats him with ALZ-112 and he is restored to better-than-original cognitive ability., 2h11
Directed by Matt Reeves,
Rupert WyattOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Thriller,
ActionThemes Films about animals,
Films about computing,
Medical-themed films,
Post-apocalyptic films,
Films about religion,
Films based on science fiction novels,
Films set in the future,
Films about apes,
Films about disabilities,
Political films,
Cyberpunk films,
Dystopian films,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifère,
Disaster films,
Sign-language films,
American Sign Language films,
Films about language and translationActors James Franco,
Judy Greer,
Kirk Acevedo,
Gary Oldman,
Freida Pinto,
John LithgowRating75%
Ten years after the worldwide pandemic of the deadly ALZ-113 virus (known as the Simian Flu), human civilization is completely destroyed following martial law, civil unrest and the economic collapse of every country in the world. Over 90% of the human population has died in the pandemic, while apes with genetically enhanced intelligence have started to build a civilization of their own., 2h12
Directed by John DahlOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Seafaring films,
Prison films,
Transport films,
Political filmsActors Benjamin Bratt,
Joseph Fiennes,
James Franco,
Logan Marshall-Green,
Marton Csokas,
Connie NielsenRating65%
In 1944, American forces were closing in on the Japanese-occupied Philippines. The Japanese held around 500 American prisoners who had survived the Bataan Death March in a notorious POW camp at Cabanatuan and subjected them to brutal treatment and summary execution, as the Japanese view surrender as a disgrace. Many prisoners were also stricken with malaria., 1h36
Directed by Steve McQueenOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes Prison films,
Films about religion,
Films about suicide,
Films about terrorism,
Political films,
Conflit nord-irlandaisActors Michael Fassbender,
Liam Cunningham,
Karen Hassan,
Stuart GrahamRating74%
Prison officer Raymond Lohan prepares to leave work; he cleans his bloodied knuckles, checks his car for bombs, puts his uniform on, and ignores his comrades., 1h40
Directed by John Llewellyn MoxeyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Prison films,
Films about racism,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Sexploitation films,
LGBT-related films,
Women in prison films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Chuck Connors,
Deborah Raffin,
Lynne Moody,
Robert Reed,
Fionnula Flanagan,
Tina LouiseRating61%
Two girls, Cathy Phillips (Deborah Raffin) and Diane Emery (Lynne Moody) get engine car trouble in a small town. When they spurn the sheriff Slim Danen's (Chuck Connors) advances, they are thrown in prison on false accusations, where they endure atrocities at the hands of the administrators and prison guards. All hope seems very lost unless the girls find a way to escape.Genres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Prison films,
Sports films,
Martial arts filmsActors Scott Adkins,
Bashar Rahal,
Alon Abutbul,
Yulian VergovRating70%
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, Boyka offers to fight in a series of impossible battles to free her from a life of servitude. , 2h10
Directed by Alan ParkerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
Action,
CrimeThemes Films about writers,
Films about journalists,
Prison films,
Films about suicide,
Films about capital punishmentActors Kevin Spacey,
Kate Winslet,
Laura Linney,
Gabriel Mann,
Rhona Mitra,
Matt CravenRating74%
David Gale is a prisoner on death row in Texas. With only a few days to his execution, his lawyer negotiates a half million-dollar fee to tell his story to Bitsey Bloom, a journalist from a major news magazine known for her ability to keep secrets and protect her sources. He tells her the story of how he ended up on death row, revealed to the movie audience through a series of lengthy flashbacks., 1h34
Directed by Walter HillOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Action,
Adventure,
Crime,
Martial artsThemes Prison films,
Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Le boxe anglaise,
Gangster filmsActors Wesley Snipes,
Ving Rhames,
Peter Falk,
Michael Rooker,
Jon Seda,
Wes StudiRating61%
Undisputed heavyweight boxing champion George "Iceman" Chambers (Rhames) is convicted of rape and sentenced to a new prison in the desert called Sweetwater. The high-security facility is populated by hardened criminals. Unaware of the prison's ways and its unique hierarchy, the pompous and bratty Chambers tries to impress upon the inmates his status as a champion boxer., 1h22
Directed by Crane WilburOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Noir,
CrimeThemes Prison filmsActors Scott Brady,
Stanley Clements,
Jeff Corey,
DeForest Kelley,
Whit Bissell,
Ralph ByrdRating64%
This account of a violent prison break is a semi-documentary opens with a newsreel type tour of the prison. Led by Carl Schwartzmiller (Jeff Corey), 12 convicts plan their escape but prisoner Jim Sherbondy (Scott Brady) is reluctant to go along with the group.