Prison's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Prison? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Prison titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2017 21 great titles Best: MINDHUNTER
  2. #2 2016 14 great titles Best: El marginal
  3. #3 2019 14 great titles Best: Prison High Pressure
  4. #4 2008 14 great titles Best: Hunger
  5. #5 2010 13 great titles Best: Undisputed III: Redemption
  6. #6 2003 12 great titles Best: Arrested Development
  7. #7 1996 13 great titles Best: A Close Shave
  8. #8 2018 12 great titles Best: Banana Fish
  9. #9 1997 11 great titles Best: Oz
  10. #10 2014 11 great titles Best: The Raid 2
  11. #11 2004 10 great titles Best: 3-Iron
  12. #12 2006 10 great titles Best: Gridiron Gang
  13. #13 2013 10 great titles Best: Wentworth
  14. #14 1999 10 great titles Best: The Hurricane
  15. #15 1976 10 great titles Best: Fake Gangster
  16. #16 2012 10 great titles Best: The Body
  17. #17 2021 9 great titles Best: Mayor of Kingstown
  18. #18 1989 9 great titles Best: Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite
  19. #19 1979 9 great titles Best: Escape from Alcatraz
  20. #20 1990 9 great titles Best: GoodFellas
  21. #21 2015 8 great titles Best: Locked Up
  22. #22 1992 8 great titles Best: Malcolm X
  23. #23 2022 8 great titles Best: Black Bird
  24. #24 2011 8 great titles Best: Emperatriz
  25. #25 2000 8 great titles Best: Chopper
  26. #26 2025 7 great titles Best: ClaireBell
  27. #27 2005 7 great titles Best: Prison Break
  28. #28 2009 7 great titles Best: A Prophet
  29. #29 1982 7 great titles Best: The King of Comedy
  30. #30 2007 7 great titles Best: Estômago: A Gastronomic Story
  31. #31 2023 7 great titles Best: Resident Evil: Death Island
  32. #32 1986 7 great titles Best: A Better Tomorrow
  33. #33 1974 7 great titles Best: Porridge
  34. #34 1980 7 great titles Best: The Blues Brothers
  35. #35 1983 7 great titles Best: Angst
  36. #36 1988 7 great titles Best: A Short Film About Killing
  37. #37 2002 7 great titles Best: Chicago
  38. #38 1975 7 great titles Best: The Olsen Gang on the Track
  39. #39 1991 6 great titles Best: The Silence of the Lambs
  40. #40 1998 6 great titles Best: American History X