Prison

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poster Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison
Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison
4mn - Drama, History
This early docudrama shows Auburn Prison and recreates the electrocution of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinley of the United States.
poster Ghost Webcam
Ghost Webcam
(2.8/5)
60mn - Horror
Trapped under house arrest, a young man witnesses his virtual date's horrifying death through a mysterious webcam feed from a haunted house. Unable to leave home without risking arrest, he must rely on hi…
poster All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
(2.8/5)
90mn - Short, Crime, Drama
A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.
poster Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think?
19mn - Comedy
An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
poster The Terrible Turkish Executioner
The Terrible Turkish Executioner
2mn - Comedy
In a public place in Constantinople at the corner of a bazaar, the executioner is seated upon a stone and is resting from his daily labors while eating a crust of bread. Suddenly there come running into t…
poster He's In Again
He's In Again
24mn - Comedy
A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it. After trying again, he is told by the manager that if he wants to avoid being charged and sent to jail, he wi…
poster The Seapreme Court
The Seapreme Court
(3.6/5)
7mn - Animation
Little Audrey, while fishing, falls to the bottom of the sea, where she encounters all types of sea-life and then is arrested by the local fish-constable. She is tried by a jury of sardines who find her g…
poster The Hole in the Wall
The Hole in the Wall
(2.9/5)
63mn - Mystery, Drama
Mrs. Ramsey sent Jean Oliver to prison on a false charge. To get even, Jean (disguised as Madame Mystera) plans to kidnap her daughter and turn her into a thief. Love entanglements with a gangster known a…
poster Going Ga-Ga
Going Ga-Ga
(3.2/5)
20mn - Comedy
Anita and Marion realize that an abandoned baby they sneaked into an orphanage was kidnapped from a millionaire. For the reward, they proceed to break into the institution at night, dressed as men to beat…
poster An Awful Moment
An Awful Moment
12mn - Drama
After a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard) erupts in vehement protests and has to be taken forcefully out of the courtroom. Later the gypsy follows the…
poster Ready 2 Die
Ready 2 Die
80mn - Thriller, Crime, Drama
Three desperate criminals flee through East L.A. with a blood-soaked bag of cash after a violent bank heist. As word of their score spreads through the underworld, they must outrun and outgun rival gangs …
poster For Their Own Good
For Their Own Good
(3.1/5)
118mn - Drama, Short
When a factory worker faces an impossible ultimatum—submit to sterilization or lose her job—she rallies her fellow workers to fight back against their employer's shocking demands, challenging a system tha…
poster His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him Allegria
88mn - Western
Brothers Pot and Ray pull off a daring bank robbery, but when their new partner Steve double-crosses them and Ray is murdered for the gold, Pot finds himself caught in a deadly game of betrayal and reveng…
poster Locked In
Locked In
85mn - Thriller, Drama
Josh abandons his advertising career at its peak after a devastating car accident leaves his daughter in a mysterious coma with locked-in syndrome, and when everyone has given up hope, she begins communic…
poster Police in the Year 2000
Police in the Year 2000
5mn - Comedy, Sci-Fi
From a futuristic airship, the French police stop crime, arrest criminals, and catch dogs without touching the ground. (MoMA)
poster Skinned
Skinned
98mn - Thriller
Eva, an undercover cop known for pushing boundaries, infiltrates the world of a charming tattooist named Nathan while hunting a serial killer who tattoos and skins his victims. As she falls deeper into Na…
poster A Stranger in Paso Bravo
A Stranger in Paso Bravo
(2.9/5)
93mn - Western
A drifter returns to the town of Paso Bravo after years in prison to avenge the murder of his wife and daughter, but finds the community terrorized by a ruthless land baron and his gang of gunmen.
poster Runt
Runt
(3.1/5)
95mn - Drama
Neglected and unsupervised, a group of high school seniors are pulled into a downward cycle of violence.
poster Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr.
(4.1/5)
49mn - Action, Comedy, Mystery
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
poster Zero for Conduct
Zero for Conduct
(1/5)
41mn - Comedy, Drama
In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the director on a celebration day.
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