20 movies like Escape From Crime, ordered by similarity : The Concrete Jungle(1960), The Big House(1930), Man From Headquarters(1942), Lady Gangster(1942), Heat(1995), Dragged Across Concrete(2018), The Whisky Robber(2017), The Last Gangster(1937), The Last Deadly Mission(2008), The Public Eye(1992), A Prophet(2009), Gloria(1980) ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
60 Minutes
Richard Travis Jacqueline Wells Jackie Gleason Frank Wilcox Rex Williams Wade Boteler Charles Wilson Paul Fix Ruth Ford John Hamilton Ann Corcoran
ex-convict wife photographer journalist parole officer thrilling suspenseful gutsy prison new york city newsroom crime scene crime journalism bank robbery photography vengeance frame-up transformation revenge
Ex-con Red O'Hara becomes a daring news photographer, but his old ways get him into trouble.
Crime, Drama
1960
97 Minutes
Stanley Baker Sam Wanamaker Margit Saad Gregoire Aslan Jill Bennett Laurence Naismith Edward Judd Patrick Magee
criminal mastermind gang member traitor ex-convict girlfriend bleak engaging gripping intense suspenseful prison crime scene city robbery imprisonment torture kidnapping blackmail money
The mastermind (Stanley Baker) of a racetrack robbery escapes from prison to the loot and is double-crossed by his gang.
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
87 Minutes
Wallace Beery Chester Morris Robert Montgomery Lewis Stone Leila Hyams George F. Marion J.C. Nugent Karl Dane DeWitt Jennings Matthew Betz Claire McDowell
prisoner prison official guard warden criminal gritty thrilling bleak prison prison life prison break drunk driving corruption crime escape revenge 1930s
A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
64 Minutes
Frank Albertson Joan Woodbury John Maxwell Max Hoffman Dick Elliott Byron Foulger Robert Kellard Mel Ruick
reporter editor beautiful woman thug crime boss witness melodramatic dark suspenseful chicago st. louis train city courtroom robbery kidnapping frame-ups murder organized crime journalism
Crime reporter Larry Doyle, who contributes to the capture of the Padroni gang, is later framed for murder by the gang leader.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Faye Emerson Jacqueline Wells Frank Wilcox Roland Drew Jackie Gleason Ruth Ford Virginia Brissac Dorothy Vaughan Dorothy Adams William Hopper Vera Lewis
aspiring actress bank robber district attorney radio host inmate detective suspenseful fiery gritty prison bank hospital cell bank robbery prison life unlikely romance prison break betrayal injustice escape
Dot Burton (Faye Emerson) has acted as a decoy in a bank robbery and fails to get away. Her arrest attracts the attention of Ken Phillips (Frank Wilcox), a former childhood sweetheart who ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert De Niro Val Kilmer Jon Voight Tom Sizemore Diane Venora Amy Brenneman Ashley Judd Mykelti Williamson Wes Studi Ted Levine
criminal lieutenant wife daughter fence killer frenetic gripping suspenseful cool intense los angeles police station hideout bank secret hideout big city crime ambition robbery
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
Crime, Drama
Canada|UK|USA
2018
159 Minutes
Mel Gibson Vince Vaughn Tory Kittles Michael Jai White Jennifer Carpenter Thomas Kretschmann Laurie Holden Jordyn Ashley Olson Don Johnson Udo Kier Fred Melamed
corrupt police officer gangster criminal bank robbers suspenseful thrilling intense brutal gory bank police station prison crime corrupt police violence police brutality bank robbery metamorphosis rise fall
Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation.
Action, Crime, Drama
Hungary
2017
126 Minutes
Zoltán Schneider Bence Szalay Piroska Móga Viktor Klem György Gazsó Mark Ember
criminal thief robber police officer hungarian suspenseful gripping engaging hungary bank city crime violence true crime heist robbery police pursuit escape pursuit 1990s
Viszkis was one of the most famous bank robbers in Hungary. He drunk whiskey before every robbing. This is his story.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson James Stewart Rose Stradner Lionel Stander Douglas Scott John Carradine Sidney Blackmer Grant Mitchell
gangster wife reporter henchman brother son melodramatic gripping spirited new york city alcatraz island newsroom household street organized crime murder father/son relationship marriage kidnapping imprisonment
A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
Drama, Crime
France
2008
125 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Olivia Bonamy Catherine Marchal Francis Renaud Gérald Laroche Guy Lecluyse Philippe Nahon Clement Michu Moussa Maaskri Jean-Paul Zehnacker
cop murderer ex-convict madman victim daughter brash disturbing intense dark tense thrilling prison marseilles, france police station bus street crime scene parole protection
A washed-up Marseilles cop (Auteuil) earns a chance at redemption by protecting a woman from the man who killed her parents as he is about to be released from prison.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
98 Minutes
Joe Pesci Barbara Hershey Stanley Tucci Jerry Adler Jared Harris Gerry Becker Dominic Chianese Del Close Richard Foronjy Tim Gamble Bob Gunton
photographer widow mobster detective friend cool gritty suspenseful new york city nightclub office police station apartment building street photography organized crime death tabloid journalism love exploitation
Story of a 1940s photographer who specializes in crime and is not getting involved until this time.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
2009
154 Minutes
Tahar Rahim Niels Arestrup Adel Bencherif Hichem Yacoubi Reda Kateb Antoine Basler Gilles Cohen Pascal Henault Foued Nassah Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
convict mobster prisoner engaging gripping tense france prison crime ambition murder organized crime prison racism growing up discovery rivalry rise 2000s
A young Algerian man is sent to a French prison.
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Gena Rowlands John Adames Buck Henry Julie Carmen Lupe Garnica Jessica Castillo Tom Noonan Ronald Maccone
woman retiree female gangster gangster young boy victim engaging thrilling suspenseful intense shocking emotional united states new york city gangsters fear past crimes crime syndicate crime witness adventure
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2017
101 Minutes
Robert Pattinson Joshua Safdie Jennifer Jason Leigh Barkhad Abdi Benny Safdie Buddy Duress Cliff Moylan Souléymane Sy Savané Phil Cappadora Rose Gregorio Jibril Goodman
brother bank robber prisoner bail bondsman confident chilling intricate moving new york city street rikers island bank crime arrest redemption bank robbery family ties escape love sacrifice
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Crime, Drama
UK
2012
84 Minutes
Toby Stephens Rufus Sewell Gabriel Byrne Gil Darnell Leo Gregory Pierre Mascolo Terence Maynard Elsa Pataky Julian Sands MC Harvey Junior Quartey
thief crime boss criminal father son drug dealer detective thrilling gripping suspenseful london city united kingdom crime father/son relationship detective work robbery violence betrayal car chase
A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
61 Minutes
Michael Ames Jacqueline Wells Regis Toomey Patty Hale John Harmon Aldrich Bowker Roland Drew Oscar O'Shea Wade Boteler
innocent man cellmate pregnant wife corrupt businessman politician reporter crafty intricate suspenseful emotional prison california newsroom car small town house framed for murder wrongfully accused prison break corruption
A newspaperman out to get the goods on a crooked politician winds up in jail, framed for a killing he didn't commit. He and another prisoner attempt an escape, but although the newspaperman... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
79 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Patricia Knight John Baragrey Esther Minciotti Howard St. John Russell Collins Charles Bates Gilbert Barnett Frank Jaquet Ann Shoemaker King Donovan
convict parole officer ex-convict love interest elderly person dark melodramatic prison bedroom family home parole prison trust second chance murder temptation forbidden love rivalry 1940s
A Parole Officer falls in-love with his client, a ravishing blonde who served time for murder, and he's determined to help her go straight despite her interfering criminal boyfriend.
Crime, Drama
USA
1986
111 Minutes
Sean Penn Christopher Walken Mary Stuart Masterson Chris Penn Millie Perkins Eileen Ryan Tracey Walter R.D. Call David Strathairn J.C. Quinn Candy Clark
father son crime boss girlfriend chilling dark disturbing pennsylvania family home town crime revenge father/son relationship rivalry revenge transformation 20th century
Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2019
82 Minutes
Will Patton Mark O'Brien Dayle Mcleod Lara Jean Chorostecki Ben Cotton Connor Price Curtis Caravaggio Vickie Papavs Jason Weinberg Deidre Gillard-Rowlings Stephen Lush
father estranged son drug dealer criminal family ex-convict engaging dense gripping thrilling crime scene city crime relationships unintended consequences mystery sacrifice rescue 2010s
Action, Crime, Drama
UK
2015
97 Minutes
Daryl Hannah Mickey Rourke Eric Roberts Dominique Swain Michael Madsen Jeff Fahey Gary Daniels Alan Ford
hitman assassin villain criminal gang leader gang members gangster gangsters pimp brutal dark intense intricate tense city united states california los angeles crime fighting
HITMAN for hire Bradley decides to turn his back on killing for a living and drops out of society, But, when he encounters a savage pimp and a desperate woman in the London suburbs under ... See full summary »