Acusat de l'assassinat de la seva dona, Andrew Dufresne, després de ser condemnat a cadena perpètua, és enviat a la presó de Shawshank. Amb el pas dels anys aconseguirà guanyar-se la confiança del director del centre i el respecte dels seus companys de presó, especialment del cap de la màfia dels suborns.
L'expert en seguretat Ray Breslin prova les seves teories poc convencionals en disseny de presons elaborant arriscades fugides d'algunes de les millor vigilades del món. Després d'un rècord d'èxits sense precedents, accepta un últim treball: escapar d'una presó secreta que alberga a alguns dels homes més perillosos del planeta. Fent-se passar per un terrorista fugit, Ray és segrestat i portat en helicòpter a aquesta presó d'alta tecnologia que es troba en un lloc desconegut. Allí coneixerà a Emil Rottmayer, un pres molt particular que sembla guardar molts secrets. Però després de presenciar el brutal assassinat d'un detingut a les mans d'un sàdic guàrdia, amb el beneplàcit de l'alcaid, Ray intenta avortar la seva missió utilitzant un codi d'evacuació preestablert per a emergències. Però, aviat descobrirà que el codi no funciona i que...
L'agent Ethan Hunt, acusat d'un atemptat terrorista amb bombes contra el Kremlin, és desautoritzat juntament amb tota l'organització, en posar en marxa el president l'anomenat 'Protocol fantasma'. Abandonat a la sort i sense recursos, l'objectiu d'Ethan és rehabilitar el bon nom de la seva agència i impedir un nou atac. Però emprèn aquesta missió amb un equip format per fugitius, els motius personals dels quals no coneix bé.
Marsella, 1814. Després de l'última travessia, sembla que la fortuna somriu al jove marí Edmond Dantès: ja és capità i està a punt de casar-se amb la seva estimada Mercedes. Acusat falsament de conspiració, és traït pel seu millor amic i tancat sense judici a les masmorres del castell d'If. Allà, amb el pas dels anys i el suport de mossèn Faria, elabora un despietat pla de revenja. Una miraculosa fugida el convertirà en el misteriós i adinerat comte de Montecristo. Des d'aquesta nova posició podrà dur a terme els seus projectes.
Un oficial de la policia de Hong Kong, l'inspector Chan Ka Kui, és destinat a la Xina per acabar amb una banda de tràfic de drogues. Per poder fer-ho caldrà que s'infiltri.
Un grup de soldats renegats roba una arma química i pren l'antiga presó d'Alcatraz amb 81 turistes com a ostatges. El seu líder, un general de l'exèrcit molt condecorat, demana 100 milions de dòlars per lliurar-los a les famílies dels soldats morts en operacions secretes dutes a terme per l'exèrcit. Un equip d'elit i un reclús, que al seu dia va poder fugir d'Alcatraz, i que coneix els passadissos que poblen la presó, intentaran evitar que hi hagi una gran catàstrofe.
Basada en l'obra de Brian Burrough "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43". Narra la història de Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), l'agent de l'FBI que als anys trenta va dirigir la recerca del llegendari atracador de bancs John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) i la seva banda.
El 1943 els nazis, exasperats pel nombre de fugues de les seves presons per un nombre relativament petit de presoners aliats, decideixen traslladar-los a tots a una presó d'alta seguretat "a prova de fugues" durant la resta de la guerra. Els presos no triguen a traçar el pla d?un dels intents de fuga més ambiciosos de la Segona Guerra Mundial. Basat en una història real.
"Papillon", un home condemnat per assassinat, és enviat a un penal de la Guaiana francesa. Durant el viatge amb vaixell, coneix Luis Dega, falsificador de Bons de la Defensa Nacional, un home feble, al qual "Papillon" ofereix protecció a canvi dels diners que necessita per fugir de la presó.
Grindelwald, el mag obscur, torna per lluitar pel poder. El món dels mags cada cop està més dividit. Qui acabarà guanyant la partida?
Als anys de la dècada del 1880, dos rodamons, el Paden i l'Emmett, es dirigeixen a Silverado. Pel camí treuen de la presó el germà de l'Emmett, en Jake, i s'ajunten amb Mel, un cowboy que lluita per salvar la hisenda familiar. Quan ja són a Silverado, Paden s'embolica amb un antic company, Cobb, que s'ha convertit en un xèrif corrupte que és l'amo de la taverna del poble, que porta Stella. Els herois, sense ganes de ser-ho, han de cavalcar de valent i afinar la punteria per derrotar Cobb i els que el manen, el grup del depravat McKendrick.
Un policia condemnat per un delicte que no va cometre, és alliberat de la presó on es troba en animació suspesa per tal que persegueixi un perillós criminal ultra-violent, en una societat futura sense sentit de la violència.
Dos amics de Nova York a l'atur accepten una feina, en què es disfressen d'ocells gegants en un banc. Uns atracadors entren al banc utilitzant la mateixa disfressa, i els testimonis confondran els innocents amics amb els delinqüents, acabant a la presó.
Wrongfully accused of a crime she didn't commit, 13 year old Guadalupe Santos is sentenced to 30 years in jail, while in jail she gives birth to a baby girl who is taken from her by her older sister Milagros. 15 years later she escapes jail and meets with Daniel Moncada who turns out to be the brother of the man she was accused of killing.
Escaped convict Lin Ford flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city’s poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.
The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became sexually entangled.
The cowboy who draws a gun faster than his shadow is back! Lucky Luke, the famous wandering cowboy fights crime and injustice, most often in the form of the bumbling Dalton brothers. He rides Jolly Jumper, "the smartest horse in the world" and is often accompanied by Rantanplan, "the stupidest dog in the universe".
Wrongfully imprisoned for 15 years despite his innocence, Dan Saimon manages to get out of his imprisonment at the risk of his own life, and makes a thrilling return as a fresh new character. This is a drama about a man, who, through his elaborate maneuvers and various clever entrapments fulfills his passionate revenge against those who stripped away all his glories. He seeks for the light that he had been striving for.
Four young people have been arrested for crimes they did not commit. When one of them learns that his daughter is in a critical condition because of an incurable heart ailment, he decides to break out of the jail. He is joined by three other prisoners who also decide to break out of jail. Although their motives and backgrounds are different, all of them are innocent and there are reasons why they cannot wait till their release. They have to get out of jail as soon as they can. So they band together and begin to plan their escape in order to accomplish their goals. Bound for Tokyo, they have to overcome frequent challenges for the sake of their families and loved ones.
During World War II, the Germans convert the castle of Colditz into an escape-proof prison where recidivist escapees are imprisoned under one roof. The most accomplished escape artists are gathered there, brave soldiers who view escape not only as a challenge but as a duty, in order to harass and irritate German forces as much as they can.
A former POW leads a special task force to hunt down the culprits responsible for carrying out the orders to murder 50 of the 76 escapees from Stalag Luft III.
Escape is an American anthology series that aired on the NBC network from February 11 to April 1, 1973. The show was a production of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television. It aired on Sunday evenings at 10 p.m. Eastern, following the NBC Mystery Movie.
The story of Amber McCall as she attempts to uncover evidence to exonerate her friend, L.J. Burrows. A low-budget spin-off series of Prison Break made exclusively for mobile phones with each episode being approximately 2 minutes long. Although the story of this mobisode series revolve around the conspiracy that put Lincoln Burrows in jail, the series does not feature any of the actors from the TV series. Additionally, these episodes were not written by the team of writers from the TV series and the TV series does not acknowledge the events that occurred in this spinoff.
This classic Australian mini series was originally broadcast in 1989 as three 90 minute episodes and tells the story of a young woman who goes in search of the father she has never known. Her search takes her from Australia to England and then on to Bangkok. There she meets up with a charming young man, Arkie Regan, who plants drugs in her luggage and leaves her to her fate when the authorities find them during a routine search at the airport. Following her imprisonment in the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison she awaits the decision of the authorities on whether she should face the death penalty.
Every year, dozens of inmates flee. This series presents spectacular escapes that occurred in Quebec. Narrated by prison guards, journalists and investigators, the breakouts are reconstructed with meticulousness and precision.
Jailbreak was a reality television game show. It was hosted by Craig Charles, and co-presented by Charlie Stayt and Ruth England. It was shown in 2000 by Five in the United Kingdom. Original host Ulrika Jonsson had to pull out of the project due to health concerns over her newborn child. Contestants in Jailbreak had to escape from a mock prison in order to win a cash prize of £100,000. The "prison", at a secret location near Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, was fitted with hi-tech security systems. "Inmates" faced a three-week authentic prison regime, complete with 35 prison guards and a 18-foot high fence topped with razor wire. A number of chinks in the security system were deliberately placed by the production team. Escapes were aided by a series of clues, and by texts from the viewing public with suggestions on escape routes. The show was won by three female contestants Roberta Woodhouse, 29, Hannah Davies, 24, and Laura Hawkins, 22. They broke out of the prison in the early hours of a Saturday morning - 14 days into the show. It has not been commissioned for a further series.
