10 Best Movies Like Behind Bars
If you loved Behind Bars, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Brute Force
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind Bars for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how ...

5lbs of Pressure
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind Bars for fans of Crime & TV Movie. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.
Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking...

Two-Way Stretch
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind Bars for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail...

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind Bars for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri ...

Riot in Cell Block 11
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind Bars for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly....

Scum
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind Bars for fans of Crime & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A hard and shocking story of life in a British borstal for young offenders....