Movies like Freeway
If Freeway's mix of prison, california and prostitute stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Freeway's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
2018 · Directed by Jim Donovan · 87 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: sexual abuse, detective, serial killer · Also drama and crime
On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped.
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Shot Caller
2017 · Directed by Ric Roman Waugh · 121 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: prison, california, drugs · Also 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.
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Sleepers
1996 · Directed by Barry Levinson · 147 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: sexual abuse, juvenile delinquent · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1990s)
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
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Fallen
1998 · Directed by Gregory Hoblit · 124 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: detective, serial killer · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1990s)
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
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The Legend of Billie Jean
1985 · Directed by Matthew Robbins · 95 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: sexual abuse, runaway · Also comedy and drama
Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually followed and harrased around by local boys, who, one day, decide to trash her brother's scooter for fun.
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Se7en
1995 · Directed by David Fincher · 127 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: detective, serial killer · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the…
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Directed by Jonathan Demme · 119 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: prison, serial killer · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for…
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Bound by Honor
1993 · Directed by Taylor Hackford · 190 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: drugs · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1990s)
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A.
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White Heat
1949 · Directed by Raoul Walsh · 114 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: prison · Also crime and drama
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.
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Prison Break: The Final Break
2009 · Directed by Brad Turner · 89 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: prison · Also drama and thriller
Michael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina. Once a hit is ordered on Sara, the team reunite to break out the increasingly vulnerable…
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American Me
1992 · Directed by Edward James Olmos · 125 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: prison · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (1990s)
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful,…
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Cape Fear
1991 · Directed by Martin Scorsese · 128 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: prison · Also drama and crime · From the same decade (1990s)
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape…