Films for Essay Two

For essay two, you must write about a film on this list.  You may NOT write about Cool Hand Luke. 

Films about prison, maybe not surprisingly, tend to be fairly dark.  They also often include violent and sexually explicit materials.  If this is something that you would like to avoid as much as possible, I encourage you to read summaries/reviews of films you might be interested in before you view them.  You can find reviews and summaries through IMDB.com and RottenTomatoes.com.  I am also glad to tell you what I know about these films.

            You can find films in a variety of places.  The Clark College library does have a small selection of films.  The pubic libraries do as well.  There are several places on line (including Netflix, Blockbuster, YouTube, Hulu.)  If you are having trouble finding a film, please let me know. 

Animal Factory      2000 94m R

Cell 211  (Spanish)     2000 113m R

Escape from Alcatraz     1979 112m PG

Shawshank Redemption     1994 142m R

Dog Pound     2010 91m NR

The Green Mile     1999 189m R

The Escapist     2008 102m NR

Hunger     2008 96m NR

In the Name of the Father     1993 133m R

Chopper     2000 94m NR

American History X     1998 119m R

Gridiron Gang     2006 125m PG-13

Get the Gringo     2012 96m R

Papilion   1973 151m R

The Experiment   (German)     2001 120m NR

                        (American)     2010 96m R

The Longest Yard     1973 121m R

                            2005 113m PG-13

On the Yard     1978 102m R

Stir Crazy     1980 111m R

Dead Man Walking     1995 122m R

Control     2004 101m R

The Exonerated     2005 95m (tv movie)

There are relatively few films about women in prison that are not exploitation films.  If this is something that you are interested in, you might try to find:

Crossed Over 2002 90m (tv movie)

Last Dance 1996 103m R

Johnny Greyeyes 2001 75m NR

There are many really good, interesting documentary films about prison.  They can be found on Netflix or on free sites like YouTube, Documentary Storm, or TopDocumentaryFilms.com.  If you would like to review a doc, please okay it with me first.  (And, if you think you would like to take this option, I’m glad to make recommendations as well.)