Movies Like Up the River

Loved Up the River? These 24 movies and shows share its DNA — surfaced by our semantic engine from theme, mood, cast and genre, then ranked by how closely they match. Every pick includes cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options.

Down by Law 1986 ★ 7.3

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 ★ 7.0

A Cool Fish 2018 ★ 7.0

Avengement 2019 ★ 6.8

Escape at Dannemora 2018 ★ 7.5

Ariel 1988 ★ 7.1

Guns Up 2025 ★ 6.5

The Whole Nine Yards 2000 ★ 6.5

Pardon Us 1931 ★ 6.4

Big Stan 2007 ★ 6.6

The Chase 1994 ★ 5.8

Free Money 1998 ★ 5.4

Crazy on the Outside 2010 ★ 5.3

Let's Go to Prison 2006 ★ 5.9

Ca$h 2008 ★ 5.7

Barbed Wire Dolls 1976 ★ 4.7

Prison Playbook 2017 ★ 8.2

That's Life 1998 ★ 7.5

Out of It 1978 ★ 6.5

Prison Break 2005 ★ 8.1

Up to His Ears 1965 ★ 7.0

In the Mud 2025 ★ 7.5

The Great Escape 1963 ★ 7.9

They Live by Night 1949 ★ 6.8