Brubaker is within the genre of prison drama.
Brubaker is a 1980 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg . A prison film is a film genre concerned with prison life and often prison escape . These films range from acclaimed dramas examining the nature of prisons , such as Cool Hand Luke , Midnight Express , Brubaker , Escape from Alcatraz , The Shawshank Redemption , and Kiss of the Spider Woman to actioners like Lock Up and Undisputed , and even comedies satirizing the genre like Stir Crazy , Life , and Let 's Go To Prison .