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10 Best Movies Like Unchained

If you loved Unchained, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Convict

Convict

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unchained for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his f...

#2
Lockdown

Lockdown

2000★ 6.0

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

Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casse...

#3
The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

1972★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unchained for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts ...

#4
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unchained for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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

#5
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unchained for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#6
Bad Boys

Bad Boys

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unchained for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick ...

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