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Movies Like Jail in Burning Island

If you liked Jail in Burning Island (1997), a action and crime movie directed by Kevin Chu, 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. 1Copshop

    Copshop (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and action

    On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught…

  2. 2In Hell

    In Hell (2003)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and drama

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

  3. 3Shot Caller

    Shot Caller (2017)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

  4. 4Brute Force

    Brute Force (1947)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama

    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…

  5. 5Death Warrant

    Death Warrant (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and crime

    Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself…

  6. 6Convict

    Convict (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and crime

    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…

  7. 7Police Story: Lockdown

    Police Story: Lockdown (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and crime

    A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.

  8. 8Lock Up

    Lock Up (1989)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and crime

    Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration…

  9. 9Black Site

    Black Site (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action and crime

    A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching…

  10. 10The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon

    The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama

    The arrogant, third most-wanted criminal in Taiwan, decides to get rid of the top two competitors and crowns himself the most-wanted criminal before dying.

  11. 11Faster

    Faster (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama

    After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.

  12. 12Blindfire

    Blindfire (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama

    A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the…

  13. 13Riot in Cell Block 11

    Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama

    A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

  14. 14Felon

    Felon (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama

    A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

  15. 15Hard to Kill

    Hard to Kill (1990)

    ★ 6/10Also action and drama

    Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma…

  16. 16Righteous Kill

    Righteous Kill (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama

    Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…

  17. 17The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also action and crime

    A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…

  18. 18Straight Time

    Straight Time (1978)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama

    After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.

  19. 19Avengement

    Avengement (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and action

    While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.

  20. 20Brawl in Cell Block 99

    Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

    ★ 7/10Also action and crime

    After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in…

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