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Women Behind Bars

Movies Like Women Behind Bars (1975)

Women Behind Bars is a 1975 crime, thriller film from Jesús Franco with a MovieMagicScore of 4.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Gestapo's Last Orgy and Human Experiments.

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Gestapo's Last Orgy

1977

Lise Cohen is taken to a special prisoner-of-war camp for female Jews, a camp run as a bordello to entertain the German officers and troops going in to battle. The camp is run with an iron fist by Commandant Starker and his minion Alma. Starker becomes frustrated when Lise demonstrates no fear, and devises cruel experiments to scare her, to no avail. Once she realizes her guilt is unfounded, Lise begins to play Starker's game, but even though she begins living a better life, she doesn't forget the atrocities she has seen and experienced.

Human Experiments poster

Human Experiments

1979

A demented prison doctor performs gruesome shock therapy experiments on inmates.

Escape from Hell poster

Escape from Hell

1980

A women's prison camp is located deep in the tropical rain forest. Sadistic guards and a warden from hell make life almost unbearable for the inmates, and any infraction of the rules is dealt with swiftly and savagely. The camp doctor is horrified at what he sees happening, and drinks heavily to push the horror away. Finally the inmates have had had enough, and they enlist the help of the doctor to try and escape.

Chained Heat 2 poster

Chained Heat 2

1993

An American tourist lands in a Slavic prison run by a twisted woman and the U.S. ambassador.

Black Girl poster

Black Girl

1966

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.

The Green Elephant poster

The Green Elephant

1999

Two Russian prisoners are abused mentally and physically.

The Big Bird Cage poster

The Big Bird Cage

1972

Women rebel against slave labor in a filthy jungle prison where they feed sugar cane to a mechanical maw.

Women in Cages poster

Women in Cages

1971

Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and attempts on her life, then convinces her cell-mates to try to escape with her through the jungle, in spite of the knowledge that ruthless trackers will be sent out after them.

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Women's Prison Massacre

1983

Emanuelle is framed by a corrupt D.A. while investigating a drug smuggling operation and has to tough it out under lock and key, dealing with a strict warden and abusive guards.

House of Whipcord poster

House of Whipcord

1974

Somewhere in the middle of the English countryside a former judge and a group of former prison warders, including his lover, run their own prison for young women who have not been held properly to account for their crimes. Here they mete out their own form of justice and ensure that the girls never return to their old ways.

The Big Doll House poster

The Big Doll House

1971

Female prisoners in a Philippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women -- along with the help of two men -- plot an escape.

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Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969

Without a family, penniless and separated from her sister, a beautiful chaste woman will have to cope with an endless parade of villains, perverts and degenerates who will claim not only her treasured virtue but also her life.

Pickpocket poster

Pickpocket

1959

Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.

Anything for Her poster

Anything for Her

2008

Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his wife's innocence, Julien decides to act. How far will he be willing to go for her?

Way Back Home poster

Way Back Home

2013

Jeong-yoon and Jong-bae own a car body repair shop together that gets in financial trouble. To help cover the losses and take care of her family, Jeong-yoon decides to smuggle thirty kilograms of cocaine.

The Man in the Iron Mask poster

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

The Last House on the Left poster

The Last House on the Left

1972

On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.

Fight for Your Life poster

Fight for Your Life

1977

A minister dispenses justice on three convicts who take his family hostage.

House on the Edge of the Park poster

House on the Edge of the Park

1980

A posh couple experience car trouble on their way to a villa party and stop into a local mechanic's shop for assistance, unaware of his shady background. After he and his mentally challenged assistant fix the car, the couple invite them to the party to return the favor, leading to an evening of mayhem.

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Cannibal Apocalypse

1980

Released from captivity in Vietnam, two American Army officers return to civilian life and discover they have acquired an insatiable taste for human flesh. A city is terrorised... as they stalk the inhabitants to satisfy their primitive appetites.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Women Behind Bars?

The top films similar to Women Behind Bars by MovieMagicScore are Gestapo's Last Orgy (4.5), Human Experiments (4.2), Escape from Hell (4.5). Each shares crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Women Behind Bars worth watching?

Women Behind Bars holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.2/10 from 24 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Women Behind Bars?

Women Behind Bars (1975) is a crime, thriller film directed by Jesús Franco, starring Lina Romay, Martine Stedil, Nathalie Chape.

Where can I find more recommendations like Women Behind Bars?

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 Women Behind Bars

This ranked list pairs Women Behind Bars (1975), a crime and thriller film from Jesús Franco, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lina Romay 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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