San Quentin Movies

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

Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for...

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case...

On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a...

A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the country.

The grim news made international headlines: On August 21, 1971, prison authorities discovered a gun on famed Soledad Brother author, activist and San...

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

Drama set in San Quentin prison.

An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.

San Quentin's new warden crusades for reform and for a framed inmate who loves a nurse.

A corrupt official at San Quentin tries to frame an innocent guard for several murders within the prison.