Movies Like The Naked Cage

If you liked The Naked Cage (1986), a action and drama movie directed by Paul Nicholas, 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
Five Corners (1987)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
2
Return to Sender (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
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…
3
The Mustang (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also drama
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an…
4
Caged (1950)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
5
Shot Caller (2017)
★ 7/10Also 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.
6
Nowhere to Run (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also action and drama
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
7
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.
8
Undisputed (2002)
★ 6.5/10Also action and drama
Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due…
9
Convict (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also action and drama
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…
10
Felon (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and action
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
11
Midnight Express (1978)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made…
12
The Unforgivable (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
13
Foxfire (1996)
★ 6/10Also action and drama
The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.
14
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also action and drama
Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But…
15
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
16
Good Time (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also drama
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
17
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
A rich man's daughter is held captive in an abandoned apartment by two former convicts who abducted her and hold her ransom in exchange for her father's money.
18
Avengement (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also 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.
19
Girl in the Bunker (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
When Elizabeth is abducted by a fugitive sexual predator, she realizes she must take matters into her own hands and plot her escape. Based on a true story.
20
Animal Factory (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison…

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