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Movies: Best "prison break" Movies


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Logan Lucky(2017)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 58min | Comedy, Crime, Action, Drama
3.4/5 (with 1,581 votes)

Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018)

1h 36min | Action
2.6/5 (with 607 votes)

Ray Breslin manages an elite team of security specialists trained in the art of breaking people out of the world's most impenetrable prisons. When his most trusted operative, Shu Ren, is kidnapped and disappears inside the most elaborate prison ever built, Ray must track him down with the help of some of his former friends.

The Misfits(2021)

1h 34min | Action, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 159 votes)

After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on his life and the lives of countless others.

Escape from Pretoria(2020)

1h 42min | Drama, History, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 533 votes)

South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.

Directed by Francis Annan - With Daniel Radcliffe, Tim Jenkin, Nathan Page, Mark Leonard Winter, Ian Hart, Daniel Webber, ...

Papillon(2017)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 14min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 849 votes)

Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

Son of a Gun(2014)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 48min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 338 votes)

Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.

Bandits(2001)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 3min | Comedy, Crime
3.1/5 (with 425 votes)

After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.

A Man Escaped(1956)

1h 41min | Thriller, Drama, War, History
4.0/5 (with 215 votes)

A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.

Pacto de Fuga(2020)

2h 18min | Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 44 votes)

During the last years of Pinochet's military regime, a group of militants from the "Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front" plan a prison break of political prisoners, through a tunnel that will take them 18 months to dig.

Directed by David Albala

White Heat(1949)

1h 54min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 194 votes)

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

The Old Man & the Gun(2018)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.2/5 (with 623 votes)

The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.

Choice of Arms(1981)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 15min | Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 37 votes)

Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with his lovely and beloved wife, Nicole. The man dies, and Mickey, a menacing hothead, demands money of Noel. A few days later, Mickey returns to the estate, shoots up a dinner party and threatens them again. Noel sends Nicole to an hotel and goes to his old gang to help him hunt down the dangerous Mickey. Mickey has other problems, too, including heartache for a daughter he hardly knows. Young, eager cops tail Nicole, and all are on a complicated collision course.

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Mercenary for Justice(2006)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 31min | Action, Thriller
2.3/5 (with 39 votes)

Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew battle some soldiers on Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to rescue the French Ambassador -- there's a coup going on. Some of John's soldiers unload their machine guns into the Ambassador and his family, blowing the mission and getting his best friend Radio Jones killed. He heads back to the US and visits Radio's wife Shondra to tells her the news, and then promises that he'll take care of her and her son Eddie. But shortly after he makes that vow, Shondra and Eddie get kidnapped.

Ernest Goes to Jail(1990)

1h 21min | Comedy, Kids & Family
2.5/5 (with 62 votes)

Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank.

Dillinger(1973)

1h 47min | Action, Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 41 votes)

After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him.

Maze(2017)

1h 33min | Drama, History, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 37 votes)

Inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II.

The Domino Principle(1977)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 38min | Drama, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 27 votes)

Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence when a mysterious visitor promises him that he will be released if he agrees to carry out a dangerous assignment.

The Wind in the Willows(1996)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 24min | Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
2.8/5 (with 21 votes)

Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.

Free Money(1998)

1h 33min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 19 votes)

The Swede, a prison warden, rules his family and his prison with an iron hand in one of the coldest parts of North Dakota. When an inmate dies under mysterious circumstances, however, the FBI sends in agent Karen Polarski to investigate. On the home front, the sons-in-law of the Swede, Larry and Bud accidentally discover that a train loaded with millions of dollars of unmarked currency slated to be destroyed will soon be passing through. The temptation is too great and the guys hatch a scheme to rob the train. Of course, the biggest obstacle in their way is the Swede.

Raw Deal(1948)

1h 19min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 38 votes)

A revenge-seeking gangster is sent to prison after being framed for a crime he didn't commit. After seducing a beautiful young woman, he uses her to help him carry out his plot for vengeance, leading him to the crazy pyromaniac who set him up.

Last Rampage(2017)

1h 33min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 22 votes)

The true story of the infamous prison break of Gary Tison and Randy Greenwalt from the Arizona State prison in Florence, in the summer of 1978.

That's Life(1998)

1h 48min | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 610 votes)

Fugitive convict Aldo seizes a car, taking policeman Giacomo and civilian Giovanni hostages. While chased by the police all over Italy, they will eventually become friends.

A Killer in the Family(1983)

3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

Three teenage boys break their father out of prison only to discover that he is a murderous sociopath. Based on a true story.

Riot(1969)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 36min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 7 votes)

A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State Prison.

Swamp Women(1956)

1.6/5 (with 9 votes)

An undercover policewoman helps three female convicts escape from prison so that they can lead her to a stash of stolen diamonds hidden in a swamp.

C.I.A. Code Name: Alexa(1992)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 33min | Action, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 10 votes)

A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one of them is captured and convinced by the CIA to work for them as an informer.

Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story(2023)

1h 27min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Every day for divorced (Wendi McLendon-Covey) is like the movie Groundhog Day – mundane and every day just like the previous. But when new prisoner Casey White (Rossif Sutherland) is brought to her facility, the two develop a secret infatuation. Vicky gives Casey special attention, believing he’s the only man to see her the way she wants to be seen. But when Casey’s inevitable transfer to a lengthy prison sentence approaches, Vicky decides to take desperate action. Risking everything, Vicky manages to break Casey out of jail and takes him on the run, eluding authorities on an eleven-day dash for freedom. For Vicky, even the probable tragedy ahead of them is worth the chance to live life fully once more.

Hellgate(1952)

1h 27min | Western
3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

A man is framed and sent to the toughest prison in the territory.

Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal(2014)

2h 11min | Adventure
3.3/5 (with 3 votes)

Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal (English: Swordfishes of Big Tides), a Malayalam Adventure movie directed by Ajith Pillai. Asif Ali (Alex) is the scion of a large and rich Christian family, whose male members take pride in flaunting their virility. Due to his wayward life he lands up in prison. He makes attempts to flee from prison but in vain. A savior appears before him in the form of Sunny Wayne. He is from Lakshadweep, and circumstances make Asif Ali to follow him to the beautiful picturesque sea side town where he learns to amend his selfish ways. The narration forms the rest of the story.

Directed by Ajith Pillai - With Asif Ali, Sunny Wayne

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy(1971)

1h 50min | Adventure, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Mrs. Emily Pollifax of New Jersey goes to the CIA to volunteer for spy duty, being in her own opinion, expendable now that the children are grown and she's widowed. And being just what the department needed (someone who looks and acts completely unlike a spy), she's assigned to simple courier duty to pick up a book in Mexico City. But when the pickup doesn't go as planned, Mrs. Pollifax finds herself handcuffed to a handsome stranger on a plane bound for an Albanian prison. And it's up to her to get them out.

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