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10 Best Movies Like Lock Up

If you loved Lock Up, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

2006★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. 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 ...

#2
Brute Force

Brute Force

1947★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. 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 ...

#3
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But th...

#4
Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

1993★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Action & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children....

#5
In Hell

In Hell

2003★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Action & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment....

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Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lock Up for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise....

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