Felon vs Lock Up
Felon has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Lock Up). Felon is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 55m. Lock Up is the older of the two (1989 against 2008). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Felon
Lock Up| Felon | Lock Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ric Roman Waugh | John Flynn |
| Main cast | Harold Perrineau, Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, Anne Archer, Johnny Lewis | Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, Tom Sizemore, John Amos, Frank McRae |
Synopsis
Felon
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
Lock Up
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.