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Top 25 best 'prison'-movies from the eighties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'prison'-movies from the eighties

This is a list of the best 25 'prison'-movies from the eighties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best 'prison'-movies from the eighties

1
Krótki Film o Zabijaniu

Krótki Film o Zabijaniu (1988)

Alternative title: A Short Film about Killing
Drama
84 minutes
3,74(198)
3
2
Down by Law

Down by Law (1986)

Comedy, Crime
107 minutes
3,66(628)
3
3
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Music, Comedy
133 minutes
3
4
First Blood

First Blood (1982)

Alternative title: Rambo: First Blood
Action, Thriller
93 minutes
3
5
The Color Purple

The Color Purple (1985)

Alternative title: De Kleur Paars
Drama
154 minutes
3
6
The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy (1982)

Comedy, Drama
109 minutes
3,52(766)
2
7
Bad Boys

Bad Boys (1983)

Alternative title: Rotzakken
Drama, Crime
123 minutes
3,48(375)
3
8
Made in Britain

Made in Britain (1982)

Drama, Crime
73 minutes
3,48(118)
9
Brubaker

Brubaker (1980)

Drama, Crime
132 minutes
3,46(352)
3
10
Angst

Angst (1983)

Alternative title: Fear
Crime, Horror
86 minutes
3,46(201)
3
11
Ariel

Ariel (1988)

Comedy, Drama
73 minutes
3,42(113)
3
12
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

Alternative title: O Beijo da Mulher Aranha
Drama
120 minutes
3,40(248)
3
13
Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue (1980)

Alternative title: No Looking Back
Drama
94 minutes
3,38(42)
14
Body Heat

Body Heat (1981)

Crime, Thriller
113 minutes
3,37(431)
3
15
Le Professionnel

Le Professionnel (1981)

Alternative title: The Professional
Action, Thriller
108 minutes
3,34(210)
3
16
Átame!

Átame! (1989)

Alternative title: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Comedy, Romance
111 minutes
3,32(343)
3
17
Ying Hung Boon Sik

Ying Hung Boon Sik (1986)

Alternative title: A Better Tomorrow
Action, Drama
95 minutes
3,32(246)
3
18
Stakeout

Stakeout (1987)

Comedy, Action
117 minutes
3,21(336)
3
19
The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights (1987)

Action, Adventure
130 minutes
3
20
Lock Up

Lock Up (1989)

Action, Drama
109 minutes
3,15(840)
3
21
48 Hrs.

48 Hrs. (1982)

Alternative title: 48 Hours
Action, Comedy
96 minutes
2
22
McVicar

McVicar (1980)

Crime, Drama
90 minutes
3,11(31)
23
The Dead Pool

The Dead Pool (1988)

Alternative title: Dirty Harry in The Dead Pool
Action, Crime
91 minutes
3,02(720)
3
24
The Running Man

The Running Man (1987)

Action, Scifi
101 minutes
3
25
Prison

Prison (1987)

Horror, Drama
102 minutes
2,90(93)