Movies Like Caged (1950)

Caged is a 1950 crime, drama film from John Cromwell with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Brute Force and Cell 211.

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

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

The Longest Yard

2005

Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.

6.7

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

Yield to the Night

1956

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

6.9

MagicScore

Barbed Wire Dolls

1976

Maria, an unfortunate young woman, kills her rapist father in self-defense, and is later tried, sentenced, and shipped off to a woman's penitentiary where she and her fellow inmates are subjected to psychological and sexual abuse at the hands of a psychotic lesbian warden.

4.7

MagicScore

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

Sadomania

1981

Soon after newlyweds Olga and Michel set foot on the grounds of a notorious women's prison, they're arrested by topless guards and ushered behind bars where the warden quickly dismisses Michel but demands that Olga do a little time.

5.0

MagicScore

Brawl in Cell Block 99

2017

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 into a battleground.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

Lady Gangster

1942

An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 bank robbery. Before being sent to prison, she steals the money from her partners and hides it, thinking to use it as a bargaining chip to be released from prison. However, her former partners have different ideas.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Unspeakable

2003

Despite vocal objections from Warden Blakely, prison psychologist Diana Purlow journeys deep inside the mind of serial killer Jesse Mowat in a desperate attempt to reveal the source of his psychotic tendencies.

3.6

MagicScore

#12

Caged Heat

1974

A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women's penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison's sadistic doctor begins conducting illegal "therapeutic" experiments on the inmates, the ladies plot their revenge.

5.0

MagicScore

#13

Alien³

1992

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954

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

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Felon

2008

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

7.1

MagicScore

#16

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

#17

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

#18

Eileen

2023

During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Brubaker

1980

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Lock Up

1989

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 was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Caged?

The top films similar to Caged by MovieMagicScore are Brute Force (7.3), Cell 211 (7.4), The Longest Yard (6.7). Each shares crime/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Caged worth watching?

Caged holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 80 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Caged?

Caged (1950) is a crime, drama film directed by John Cromwell, starring Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby.

Where can I find more recommendations like Caged?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Caged

This ranked list pairs Caged (1950), a crime and drama film from John Cromwell, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Eleanor Parker 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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