

The Jailhouse
2009, English. Directed by Billy Lewis.
Every old jail has a past
Small town, the American dream. A blue-collar family living the idyllic rural lifestyle. Nothing is out of place save for the lacking white picket fence - and the old JAIL that occupies the 2nd floor of their century-old home. Seth Delray knew the possibilities before he moved his wife and two kids into the old jailhouse, but the Sheriff assured him that it would take an act of God to put that place back into service. Times were tight, and it was just too good of a deal to refuse. That is, until the county jail caught fire. The Sheriff's hands were tied and he had to put displaced inmates anywhere he could find iron bars with a locking door. The Delray house was his only option. For Seth the worst wasn't the criminals locked like animals in the soiled cages above his living room. It was the mortal fear in his children's eyes, it was the piercing cold looks from his wife. It was that deep..
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- 1h 26m
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- English
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- 1 May 2009
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The Jailhouse runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Jailhouse isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 2009. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Jailhouse, try Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Barbarian, The Children.
Who directed The Jailhouse?
The Jailhouse (2009) was directed by Billy Lewis and stars Lindsey McKeon, Siri Baruc, Darren Dalton.