20 movies like A Man Escaped, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), The Inglorious Bastards(1978), Dirty Heroes(1968), Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018), Instrument of War(2017), The Great Wall(2016), Valhalla Rising(2009), Victory(1981), Stalag 17(1953), Death Race(2008), Hannibal Brooks(1969), Maze(2017) ...
Action
France
1956
102 Minutes
François Leterrier Charles Le Clainche Maurice Beerblock Roland Monod Jacques Ertaud Roger Treherne Jean Paul Delhumeau Jean-Philippe Delamare Jacques Oerlemans Klaus Detlef
prisoner of war cellmate guard tense somber cool prison cell lyon, france fort escape war nazism freedom adventure quest 1940s
A captured French Resistance fighter during WWII engineers a daunting escape from a Nazi prison in France.
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
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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.
War, Action
1978
93 Minutes
Bo Svenson Fred Williamson Ian Bannen Peter Hooten Jackie Basehart Michel Constantin Debra Berger Raimund Harmstorf Michael Pergolani
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Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.
Action
Italy|France|West Germany
1968
105 Minutes
Frédérick Stafford Daniela Bianchi Curt Jurgens John Ireland Adolfo Celi Helmut Schneider Michael Constantine Faida Nicols Howard Ross Anthony Dawson Jacques Monod
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Holland. Spring 1945. Two armies face each other in the final confrontation of World War II. On the one hand are the powerful forces of the Allies, on the other, all that remains of the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
China|USA
2018
94 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Dave Bautista Curtis Jackson Jaime King Jesse Metcalfe Huang Xiaoming Lydia Hull Baylee Curran Ashley Cusato Vincent Young Tyler Jon Olson
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Years after he fought his way out of an inescapable prison, Ray Breslin has organized a new top-notch security force. But when one of his team members goes missing, Breslin must return to the hell he once escaped from.
War, Drama, Action
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Jack Ashton Elliot James Langridge Daniel Betts Rupert Simonian Urs Rechn Andrea Deck Andreas Wisniewski Callum McGowan Barney White Ethan Vincent
bomber pilot prisoner of war british soldier nazi german soldier tense suspenseful gripping dark engaging nazi germany world war ii prisoners of war survival captivity oppression escape pursuit quest rescue
When U.S. B-24 bomber pilot Clair Cline is shot down and captured in northern Germany, one war ends and another begins -- to keep hope alive. Now behind German barbed wire and oppression, ... See full summary »
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|China|Hong Kong|Australia|Canada
2016
104 Minutes
Matt Damon Jing Tian Pedro Pascal Willem Dafoe Andy Lau Hanyu Zhang Eddie Peng Lu Han Gengxin Lin Junkai Wang Zheng Kai
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In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Action, Adventure
Denmark|UK
2009
100 Minutes
Mads Mikkelsen Gary Lewis Jamie Sives Ewan Stewart Alexander Morton Gary McCormack Mathew Zajac Robert Harrison Stewart Porter Gordon Brown Callum Mitchell
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Forced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of Crusaders on their quest to the Holy Land.
Action
UK|USA|Italy
1981
117 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Michael Caine Pelé Bobby Moore Osvaldo Ardiles Paul Van Himst Kazimierz Deyna Hallvar Thorensen Mike Summerbee Co Prins Russell Osman
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As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape.
War
USA
1953
120 Minutes
William Holden Otto Preminger Robert Strauss Don Taylor Harvey Lembeck Richard Erdman Peter Graves Neville Brand Sig Ruman Michael Moore Peter Baldwin
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When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German P.O.W. camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany|UK
2008
105 Minutes
Jason Statham Tyrese Gibson Ian McShane Joan Allen Natalie Martinez Max Ryan Jason Clarke Frederick Koehler Jacob Vargas Justin Mader Robert LaSardo
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Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
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A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2017
92 Minutes
Martin McCann Niamh McGrady Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Barry Ward Eileen Walsh Andy Kellegher David Coakley Seán T. Ó Meallaigh Aaron Monaghan James Browne Ross McKinney
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Inspired by the true events of the 1983 breakout of 38 Irish Republican prisoners from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
War, Action, Drama, History
Yugoslavia|USA|Liechtenstein
1974
90 Minutes
Rod Taylor Adam West Brioni Farrell Peter Carsten Olivera Katarina Velimir `Bata' Zivojinovic Branko Plesa
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Partisans in Yugoslavia clash with the Germans that have invaded their homeland in several confrontations until the climactic battle at Hell River.
Crime, Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action
Indonesia|USA
2014
148 Minutes
Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian Arifin Putra Oka Antara Tio Pakusadewo Alex Abbad Julie Estelle Cok Simbara Cecep Arif Rahman Very Tri Yulisman Ryuhei Matsuda
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Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.
Action, Adventure
USA|Mexico
1985
95 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Richard Crenna Julia Nickson Charles Napier Steven Berkoff Martin Kove Andy Wood William Ghent
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Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Mexico
2017
92 Minutes
Dolph Lundgren Corbin Bernsen Louis Mandylor Jocelyn Osorio Isaac C. Singleton Jr. Eddie J. Fernandez Steven Dell Tok Tam Aboozary
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A team of thieves break into a maximum secured Mexican prision with a plan to rob the most notourious druglord. Full of action, guns smoking, fighting and corrupt politicians.
Comedy
USA
1931
55 Minutes
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Two guys end up in prison after attempting to sell beer to a policeman during Prohibition.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
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At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Western
USA
1953
87 Minutes
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A man is framed and sent to toughest prison in the territory.
Drama, Action
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Scott Adkins Marko Zaror Juju Chan Cung Le Vladimir Kulich Keith David Charles Fathy Matthew Marsden Sheena Chou Luke Massy Aki Aleong
warlord war criminal boxer guard soldier thrilling intense frenetic raw indochina labor camp prison corrupt police escape violence gunfight escape revenge pursuit 1950s
A story set in Indochina in 1959, a land beyond rule and a time without mercy and the birth of a legend.