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The best escape movies

Nothing keeps you on the edge of your seat like a plan to get out. The Great Escape is the classic prison camp breakout, Escape from Alcatraz shows the patience it takes to beat the toughest prison of all, and The Shawshank Redemption makes you wait for one of the great endings.

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31 movies

  1. The Great Escape poster The Great Escape1963
  2. Escape from Alcatraz poster Escape from Alcatraz1979
  3. The Shawshank Redemption poster The Shawshank Redemption1994
  4. Papillon poster Papillon1973
  5. Papillon poster Papillon2017
  6. Stalag 17 poster Stalag 171953
  7. The Bridge on the River Kwai poster The Bridge on the River Kwai1957
  8. Cool Hand Luke poster Cool Hand Luke1967
  9. Midnight Express poster Midnight Express1978
  10. Escape to Victory poster Escape to Victory1981
  11. Rescue Dawn poster Rescue Dawn2007
  12. Von Ryan's Express poster Von Ryan's Express1965
  13. Escape from Pretoria poster Escape from Pretoria2020
  14. The Way Back poster The Way Back2010
  15. Escape Plan poster Escape Plan2013
  16. The Colditz Story poster The Colditz Story1955
  17. The Wooden Horse poster The Wooden Horse1950
  18. Escape from Sobibor poster Escape from Sobibor1987
  19. Hart's War poster Hart's War2002
  20. Rabbit-Proof Fence poster Rabbit-Proof Fence2002
  21. The Defiant Ones poster The Defiant Ones1958
  22. The Next Three Days poster The Next Three Days2010
  23. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932
  24. Brute Force poster Brute Force1947
  25. Runaway Train poster Runaway Train1985
  26. Down by Law poster Down by Law1986
  27. Stir Crazy poster Stir Crazy1980
  28. The One That Got Away poster The One That Got Away1957
  29. The Password Is Courage poster The Password Is Courage1962
  30. The Escapist poster The Escapist2008
  31. Prisoner of War poster Prisoner of War2025

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