The Last Temptation of Christ

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 28 May 1988 · English

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

The Magdalene Sisters

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 30 Aug 2002 · English

Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

Powder Blue

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 8 May 2009 · English

On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide.

Return to Sender

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 31 May 2015 · English

A nurse mistakes a stranger who pays her a visit for her blind date and soon, the man rapes her and turns her life upside down. The woman works to reclaim her life and exact revenge on her assailant after he's paroled from prison.

He Got Game

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 1 May 1998 · English

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

Novitiate

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 27 Oct 2017 · English

In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.

Clemency

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 27 Dec 2019 · English

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

The Life of David Gale

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 21 Feb 2003 · English

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Movie · 8.4 / 10 · 19 Nov 1975 · English

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Cape Fear

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 13 Nov 1991 · English

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

Bronson

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 13 Mar 2009 · English

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

Mean Streets

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 14 Oct 1973 · English

A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.