Weeds

Oct 16, 1987

1h 55m

★ 5.3

Feel what it's like from the inside.

Overview

A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a reporter.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Kingsgate Films

DEG

Weeds Trailers

Cast

Lee Umstetter

Nick Nolte

Bagdad

Ernie Hudson

Lillian Bingington

Rita Taggart

Dave

Mark Rolston

Claude

Lane Smith

Navarro

John Toles-Bey

Carmine

Joe Mantegna

Vocalist

Essex Smith

Vocalist

Sam L. Waymon

Lead Guitar

Orville Stoeber

Bass Guitar

Cyro Baptista

Lazarus

J.J. Johnston

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6.2

No Escape

Apr 29, 1994

In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.

0.0

Bangkok... One Way

Jan 1, 1989

Arriving in Bangkok, former boxer Marco Boschi meets Fabio and Andrea to organize the delivery of a cargo of heroin to Italy

5.6

Animal

May 1, 2005

His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who changes his life. Now a reformed man, James is released only to find that his own son has assumed a life of crime and violence. Can a father haunted by his past redeem his family from the very streets he created, or will he be forced to make the ultimate sacrifice?

7.2

Hunger

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The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

6.5

The Limey

Oct 8, 1999

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.

6.4

Gangster No. 1

Jun 9, 2000

An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.

7.4

The Hurricane

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The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

7.9

A Man Escaped

Nov 11, 1956

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

6.7

The Boxer

Dec 31, 1997

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

6.5

Undisputed

Jul 17, 2002

Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. Iceman Chambers is the heavyweight champion, who lost his title due to a rape conviction to ten years in Sweetwater. When these two giants collide in the same prison, they fight against each other disputing who is the real champion.

0.0

The servant

Jan 1, 1990

Shahin puts his friend Kamel in jail instead for a crime he did not commit after he promises to raise his son Mahmood but Shahin deceives him to work has a servant and a driver.

0.0

Inn of the Floating Weeds

Jan 9, 1957

Young gangster wannabe is framed for a murder and sent to prison.

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0.0

Life for Christine

Dec 2, 1980

A teenage girl is sent to a women's prison, but should she really be there?

7.0

Bronson

Mar 13, 2009

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 by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

6.0

Foxfire

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The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.

7.6

A Short Film About Killing

Mar 11, 1988

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

7.1

Hothead

Feb 14, 1979

François, a miserable football player, becomes a town hero after bringing victory in an extremely important game. He uses his fame for revenge on the team star for the previous mockeries.

7.1

White Oleander

Oct 11, 2002

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

6.8

Underdogs

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