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10 Best Movies Like A Prison Should Be Dark

If you loved A Prison Should Be Dark, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Bronson

Bronson

2009★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Prison Should Be Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted ...

#2
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Prison Should Be Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#3
Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole Is Here

2008★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Prison Should Be Dark for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude a...

#4
Please Hold

Please Hold

2020★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Prison Should Be Dark for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young man’s life is suddenly and inexplicably derailed, as he finds himself at the mercy of automated ‘justice’....

#5
Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Prison Should Be Dark for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t...

#6
True Crime

True Crime

1999★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Prison Should Be Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at m...

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