Movies Like Rats

If you liked Rats (2023), a movie directed by Alexis Caro, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Brute Force (1947)
★ 7.3/10
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 can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…
2
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
★ 8.7/10
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden…
3
Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)
★ 7.1/10
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
4
Two-Way Stretch (1960)
★ 6.7/10
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 afterwards. First however they must…
5
Ladies They Talk About (1933)
★ 6.2/10
A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
6
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
★ 6.4/10
Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.
7
Bronson (2009)
★ 6.9/10
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.
8
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
★ 7.5/10
Michael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina. Once a hit is ordered on Sara, the team reunite to break out the increasingly vulnerable…
9
The Escapist (2008)
★ 6.2/10
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an…
10
Wasteman (2026)
★ 7.3/10
Taylor's hopes for a fresh start post-parole are jeopardised by cellmate Dee's arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own…
11
Choice of Arms (1981)
★ 6.6/10
A former crook is pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break.
12
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
★ 7/10
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills…
13
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
★ 6.8/10
A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
14
No Escape (1994)
★ 6.2/10
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine…
15
Nowhere to Run (1993)
★ 6.6/10
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
16
Convict (2014)
★ 6.5/10
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the…
17
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
★ 7/10
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
18
Down by Love (2016)
★ 6/10
A man, a woman. A prison director, his inmate. An impossible love, a true story.
19
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)
★ 5.9/10
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story…
20
Sing Sing (2024)
★ 7.4/10
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.