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Uncovering the World of Ex-Con Movies and TV Shows

Get ready to dive into the gritty and intense world of ex-cons in film and television. From gripping dramas to thought-provoking documentaries, we've curated a list of the best movies and TV shows that explore the complexities of life after prison. Whether you're a fan of crime dramas or social justice, there's something for everyone in this collection.

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Jitaraphol Potiwihok

Tawinan Anukoolprasert

Tipnaree Weerawatnodom

Pakin Kuna-anuwit

Last Twilight (2023) TV Show

9.5 36 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Thailand

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Story: A struggling student becomes a caregiver to a fading badminton star, and as his sight slips away, the two forge a bond tested by time and fate.

Plot: suicide, smoking, car mechanic, pregnancy, friendship, unrequited love, debt, car accident, ...

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Lim Ju-hwan

Kang So-ra

Choi Tae-joon

Shin So-yul

Ugly Alert (2013) TV Show

9.0 6 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 133

Audience: NR

Story: Gong Joon-soo is a man who's had a rough life and early on had to fend for himself. He takes the blame for a murder his younger sibling commits and serves time in prison. There he learns to sew and acquires a trade. With his newly acquired skills, Joon-soo goes to work for Na Do-hee at a fashion company. Do-hee has inherited her job because her grandfather built the company. But even though she inherited her position, she is serious about doing a good job and is something of a workaholic.

Plot: sibling relationship, rich woman poor man, romance, ex-con, death of parent, lying, office romance, power struggle, ...

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Matt Bomer

Tim DeKay

Willie Garson

Tiffani-Amber Thiessen

White Collar (2009) TV Show

8.2 1.6K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 81

Audience: TV-PG

Story: In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.

Plot: new york city, fbi, con man, art thief, ex-con, gentleman thief, white collar criminal, forger, ...

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Justin Timberlake

Ryder Allen

Juno Temple

Alisha Wainwright

Palmer (2021)

8.1 1.9K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America, Luxembourg

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: R

Story: After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.

Plot: small town, homophobia, young boy, ex-con, house trailer, bullied, irresponsible parent, adult child friendship, ...

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Wentworth Miller

Dominic Purcell

Sarah Wayne Callies

Paul Adelstein

Prison Break (2005) TV Show

8.1 6.0K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 88

Audience: TV-14

Story: Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.

Plot: prison, prisoner, brother, conspiracy, escape, fugitive, wrongful imprisonment, ex-con, ...

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Jamie Bell

Richard Gadd

Neve McIntosh

Half Man (2026) TV Show

8.0 120 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United Kingdom

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Audience: TV-MA

Story: When Niall's estranged 'brother' Ruben shows up at his wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives.

Plot: brotherhood, stepbrother, in the closet, wedding, gay marriage, incest, ex-con, lgbt, ...

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Timothy Olyphant

Walton Goggins

Nick Searcy

Jere Burns

Justified (2010) TV Show

8.0 859 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 78

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.

Plot: gunslinger, kentucky, shootout, u.s. marshal, justice, lawman , crime family, ex-con, ...

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Antony Starr

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Hoon Lee

Frankie Faison

Banshee (2013) TV Show

8.0 1.4K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 38

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own interests.

Style: absurd

Plot: robbery, sheriff, double life, pennsylvania, usa, hacker, deputy, vigilante, ...

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Al Pacino

Robert De Niro

Val Kilmer

Jon Voight

Heat (1995)

7.9 8.5K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 170 min.

Audience: R

Story: Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

Plot: robbery, chase, gangster, obsession, detective, heist, remake, thief, ...

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Robert Mitchum

Shelley Winters

Lillian Gish

Billy Chapin

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

7.9 1.8K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: 12

Story: In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Plot: prison, robbery, based on novel or book, psychopath, widow, boat, fanatic, count, ...

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Maika Monroe

Tyriq Withers

Rudy Pankow

Bradley Whitford

Reminders of Him (2026)

7.8 350 votes

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 114 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When Diem's custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna's attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something truer and deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger. As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading Kenna toward heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.

Style: romantic

Plot: wyoming, usa, based on novel or book, loss of loved one, release from prison, mistake, car accident, second chance, ...

Kin (2021) TV Show

7.7 74 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: Canada, Ireland

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The lives of a Dublin family embroiled in a gangland war and the consequences of their choices.

Plot: drug trafficking, gangster, dublin, ireland, organized crime, crime family, ex-con

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Damian Lewis

Sarah Shahi

Brent Sexton

Donal Logue

Life (2007) TV Show

7.7 267 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 32

Audience: TV-14

Story: Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Crews' new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude which can be challenging to maintain when someone he cares about is threatened — or when he is investigating the mystery surrounding the murder he was falsely accused of.

Plot: zen, framed, police detective, ex-con, murder investigation, lapd, zen buddhism

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Hamish Linklater

Zach Gilford

Kate Siegel

Henry Thomas

Midnight Mass (2021) TV Show

7.6 1.2K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 7

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.

Style: shocking, intense

Plot: sheriff, island, drug dealer, vampire, addiction, alcoholism, priest, mysterious man, ...

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George Clooney

Brad Pitt

Andy Garcia

Matt Damon

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

7.5 12.7K votes

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.

Plot: casino, pickpocket, heist, con artist, remake, caper, inside man, security guard, ...

Place: las vegas

Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) TV Show

7.4 47 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: Germany

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 14

Audience: NR

Story: In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.

Plot: berlin, germany, based on novel or book, breaking the fourth wall, period drama, ex-con, class struggle, interwar period, ...

Time: 1920s

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Pam Grier

Samuel L. Jackson

Robert De Niro

Bridget Fonda

Jackie Brown (1997)

7.4 7.0K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 154 min.

Audience: R

Story: Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

Plot: airport, based on novel or book, police, arms deal, stewardess, heist, money, los angeles, ...

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Bruno S.

Eva Mattes

Clemens Scheitz

Wilhelm von Homburg

Stroszek (1977)

7.3 301 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Germany

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.

Plot: new york city, van, prostitute, unexpected happiness, release from prison, wisconsin, american dream, accordion, ...

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Mohanlal

Thilakan

N F Varghese

Jagathy Sreekumar

Narasimham (2000)

7.3 37 votes

Genre: Action, Family, Thriller

Country: India

Duration: 175 min.

Story: Poovalli Induchoodan (Mohanlal) is sentenced for six years prison life for murdering his classmate. Induchoodan, the only son of Justice Maranchery Karunakara Menon (Thilakan) was framed in the case by Manapally Madhavan Nambiar (Narayanan Nair) and his crony DYSP Sankaranarayanan (Bheeman Raghu) to take revenge on idealist judge Menon who had earlier given jail sentence to Manapally in a corruption case. The story begins with Induchoodan released and his father & mother coming to stay with him.

Plot: police, fight, revenge, murder, lawyer, ex-con, kalari, exhilarated

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Gina Gershon

Jennifer Tilly

Joe Pantoliano

John P. Ryan

Bound (1996)

7.2 1.1K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: R

Story: Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: infidelity, money laundering, plumber, crime boss, heist, lesbian relationship, mafia, love affair, ...

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