Movies like The Escapist

20 movies like The Escapist, ordered by similarity : Papillon(2017), South Central(1992), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Sweet Sixteen(2002), Graduation(2016), Maze(2017), Poor Boy's Game(2007), Staying Together(1989), Woodpeckers(2017), The Big House(1930), Pater Familias(2003), The Noose(1928) ...

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The Escapist

Frank's 14 years into a life sentence when he decides to break out of the London prison to set things right with his ill junkie daughter. He plans an ingenious escape requiring 4 inmates with different skills.

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Papillon

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.

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South Central

A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.

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The Old Man & the Gun

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

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Sweet Sixteen

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

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Graduation

A film about compromises and the implications of the parent's role.

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Maze

Inspired by the true events of the 1983 breakout of 38 Irish Republican prisoners from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.

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Poor Boy's Game

Donnie Rose went to prison for beating a young man so brutally it left him handicapped for life. Nine years later, Donnie is out. He's a different man with only one place to go: back home ... See full summary »

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Staying Together

The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.

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Woodpeckers

Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.

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The Big House

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.

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Pater Familias

After ten years in jail, Matteo, returns home in order to sign some legal papers tied to the imminent death of his father. But the real reason Matteo returns is to face the ghosts of his ... See full summary »

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The Noose

A crook blackmails a governor because of knowing his wife's dark past.

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Cool Hand Luke

A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.

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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

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.

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Canon City

Twelve inmates plan a prison break from the Colorado State Penitentiary but one of them reluctantly joins the group.

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Midnight Express

Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

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The Circle

Three Iranian women (Mariam Parvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh, Fareshteh Sadr Orafai) battle oppressive governmental regulations that affect all areas of their lives.

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Winter's Bone

An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.

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Lady Gangster

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 »

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Penitentiary

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's ... See full summary »

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