Movies Like Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)

Riot in Cell Block 11 is a 1954 crime, drama film from Don Siegel with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Brute Force and Caged.

Crime Drama

Brute Force

1947

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 chains?

7.3

MagicScore

Caged

1950

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.

7.1

MagicScore

Felon

2008

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

7.1

MagicScore

Shot Caller

2017

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.

7.0

MagicScore

Street Warriors II

1979

A veteran policeman named Fernando feels a lot of hatred against Ángel because the boy ran him over with a car leaving him lame. Now Fernando accuses the young crook of having participated in a robbery at a gas station in which a murder has occurred. Helped by his friends, Ángel rebuilds the facts that serve him as an alibi, but while he is in pre-trial detention in La Modelo prison (Barcelona) a terrible mutiny will take place.

5.5

MagicScore

Riot

1969

A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State Prison.

5.1

MagicScore

Girls in Prison

1994

Framed for the murder of a record company president in 1952 Hollywood, young, aspiring singer Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life in prison and tries to adjust to her life life behind bars in a hellish womens prison where she is befriended by other "lifer" inmates who help her out when Aggie finds herself marked for murder by an unknown source who thinks she knows more about the murder than she does.

4.2

MagicScore

In the Name of the Father

1993

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

7.9

MagicScore

Cell 211

2009

The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

In Hell

2003

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

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Against the Wall

1994

In 1971, a warden at Attica Penitentiary is caught up in a hostage crisis when inmates take over the prison to demand better living conditions.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Maze

2017

Inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II.

5.9

MagicScore

#13

The Naked Cage

1986

A young woman is falsely convicted of a bank robbery and sent to a maximum-security prison run by a corrupt warden, where she is forced to suffer various indignities.

4.8

MagicScore

#14

Attica

2021

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Pardon Us

1931

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

High and Low

1963

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

8.4

MagicScore

#17

The Night of the Hunter

1955

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

7.9

MagicScore

#18

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

7.7

MagicScore

#19

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

7.7

MagicScore

#20

White Heat

1949

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

7.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Riot in Cell Block 11?

The top films similar to Riot in Cell Block 11 by MovieMagicScore are Brute Force (7.3), Caged (7.1), Felon (7.1). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Riot in Cell Block 11 worth watching?

Riot in Cell Block 11 holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 71 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Riot in Cell Block 11?

Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) is a crime, drama film directed by Don Siegel, starring Neville Brand, Emile Meyer, Frank Faylen.

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This ranked list pairs Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954), a crime and drama film from Don Siegel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Neville Brand take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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