"No rule. No hope. No way out."

2008

1h 43m

7.2(914 votes)

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Drama

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Action

Overview

A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

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58 members

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Stephen Dorff

Wade Porter

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Val Kilmer

John Smith

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Harold Perrineau

Lt. Jackson

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Marisol Nichols

Laura Porter

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Johnny Lewis

Snowman

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Nick Chinlund

Sgt. Roberts

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Anne Archer

Maggie

Crew

Larnell Stovall

Viper

Writing

Sam Shepard

Gordon

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Vincent Miller

Michael Porter

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Shawn Prince

Todd Jackson

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Chris Browning

Danny Samson

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Greg Serano

Officer Diaz

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Jake Walker

Warden Harris

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Nate Parker

Officer Collins

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Mike Seal

Williams

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Louie Pescador

Oso

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Gabriel Merendon

Oso's Lieutenant

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Mark Sivertsen

Agent Skiletti

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Mara Holguin

Public Defender

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Carrie Fleming

Kelly Collins

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Roman Mitichyan

Swamper Deputy

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Adam Taylor

Investigator Hammond

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Brittany Perrineau

Stacy Jackson

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Harry Zimmerman

LA Judge

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Kevin Wiggins

SQ Guard

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Brian Keith Gamble

Joe

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Rosalia de Aragon

IRC Deputy

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Ivan Brutsche

Invited Guard

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John Trejo

ADSEG Guard

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Cynthia Ruffin

Female Guard

Costume & Make-Up

Christien Tinsley

Belligerent Man

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Christopher Dempsey

Deputy District Attorney

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Esodie Geiger

Female Judge

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Richard Caruso

Bodie

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Richard Caruso

Gang Investigator

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Erik Gomez

Bodie

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Elton Walker

Corn Rows

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Tait Fletcher

White Inmate

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Adrian Ponce

Hispanic Fighter One

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Ben James Roybal

Hispanic Fighter Two

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Joey Villasenor

Loco

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Antonio Leyba

Gonzales

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John Koyama

Asian Fighter

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Jermaine Washington

Large Black Inmate

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Shawn Rosales

CSI Tech

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Steve Ulibarri

Intruder

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Tommy Truez

Wade Double

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Jesus Jr.

Lead Hispanic

Crew

Mike Smith

Rooker

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Kierstin Cunnington

Anne Smith (uncredited)

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Hannah Contrucci

Maria Smith (uncredited)

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Jim Burleson

Correction's Officer (uncredited)

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Rachel de la Torre

Emergency Room Visitor (uncredited)

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Don Battee

Officer (uncredited)

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Chris Bentley

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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Frank Bond

Doctor (uncredited)

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J. Nathan Simmons

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

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