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    The Secret Invasion 1964 POSTER

    The Secret Invasion

    1964

    English

    5.8

    19

    67%

    67%

    Action

    commando

    cult film

    Drama

    History

    italian

    prison

    prisoner of war

    prison escape

    War

    Roger Corman Roger Corman Director William Campbell William Campbell as Jean Saval Henry Silva Henry Silva as John Durrell - Assassin Raf Vallone Raf Vallone as Roberto Rocca - Organizer Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney as Terence Scanlon - Demolition
    During World War II, convicts are recruited by the Allies for an extremely hazardous mission.
    Pardon Us 1931 POSTER

    Pardon Us

    1931

    English

    6.8

    18

    67%

    67%

    bloodhound

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    Musical

    plantation

    prison escape

    prohibition era

    riot

    smuggling (contraband)

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Dental Assistant Jack Hill Jack Hill as Insurgent Convict Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Insurgent Convict Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas as Typist
    It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.
    The Adventures of Taura: Prison Ship Star Slammer 1986 POSTER

    The Adventures of Taura: Prison Ship Star Slammer

    1986

    English

    3.6

    14

    24%

    24%

    Action

    alien

    Comedy

    prison escape

    revenge

    Sci-Fi

    space

    spacecraft

    spoof

    Fred Olen Ray Fred Olen Ray Director Ross Hagen Ross Hagen as Bantor Dawn Wildsmith Dawn Wildsmith as Muffin Aldo Ray Aldo Ray as The Inquistor John Carradine John Carradine as The Justice
    Two women who have been unjustly confined to a prison planet plot their escape, all the while having to put up with unhinged guards, crazed wardens and mutant rodents.
    Jackson County Jail 1976 POSTER

    Jackson County Jail

    1976

    English

    6.1

    8

    39%

    39%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    escape

    hitchhiker

    murder

    prison

    prison escape

    rape

    Thriller

    Michael Miller Michael Miller Director Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as Coley Blake Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as David Jack O'Leary Jack O'Leary as Officer Blake Mary Woronov Mary Woronov as Pearl
    A young woman stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.
    Underworld 1927 POSTER

    Underworld

    1927

    English

    7.5

    5

    90%

    87%

    Action

    alcoholic

    Crime

    death sentence

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    organized crime

    prison escape

    revenge

    Romance

    silent film

    Arthur Rosson Arthur Rosson Director Evelyn Brent Evelyn Brent as 'Feathers' McCoy Alfred Allen Alfred Allen as Judge Andy MacLennan Andy MacLennan as One of Laughing Faces at the Ball Larry Semon Larry Semon as 'Slippy' Lewis
    Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.
    Mrs. Soffel 1984 POSTER

    Mrs. Soffel

    1984

    English

    6.1

    6

    46%

    44%

    Action

    based on true story

    Drama

    escape

    fugitive

    prison

    prison escape

    prison warden

    Romance

    Gillian Armstrong Gillian Armstrong Director Mel Gibson Mel Gibson as Ed Biddle Heather Graham Heather Graham as Factory Girl Diane Keaton Diane Keaton as Kate Soffel David Fox David Fox as McNeil
    Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
    Firestorm 1998 POSTER

    Firestorm

    1998

    English

    4.8

    10

    12%

    28%

    Action

    criminal

    fire

    firefighter

    forest fire

    prison

    prison escape

    Thriller

    Dean Semler Dean Semler Director Michael Greyeyes Michael Greyeyes as Andy Adrien Dorval Adrien Dorval as Belcher Sebastian Spence Sebastian Spence as Cowboy Scott Glenn Scott Glenn as Wynt
    Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted killer Earl Shaye, who escaped from the prison with several of his inmates posing as firefighters to recover $37,000,000 in stashed loot.
    Up the River 1930 POSTER

    Up the River

    1930

    English

    5.9

    7

    14%

    14%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    pre-code

    prison escape

    John Ford John Ford Director Ward Bond Ward Bond as Inmate Socked by Saint Louis Robert Emmett O'Connor Robert Emmett O'Connor as Prison Warden Spencer Tracy Spencer Tracy as Saint Louis Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart as Steve Jordan
    Daily life at men and women's prison units where baseball and the marching band are serious business. Two prisoners escape in order to help paroled Steve from being blackmailed by his girlfriend's ex-partner-in-crime.
    The Escapist 2008 POSTER

    The Escapist

    2008

    English

    6.7

    12

    67%

    63%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    escaped convict

    prison escape

    Thriller

    Rupert Wyatt Rupert Wyatt Director Brian Cox Brian Cox as Frank Perry Ned Dennehy Ned Dennehy as Jumpy Con Joseph Fiennes Joseph Fiennes as Lenny Drake George Seremba George Seremba as Stan
    Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.
    The Age of Blood 2017 POSTER

    The Age of Blood

    2017

    Korean

    5.6

    7

    18th century

    Action

    Drama

    History

    joseon dynasty

    joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

    palace intrigue

    prison escape

    prison guard

    Hong-sun Kim Hong-sun Kim Director Dan-bi Geum Dan-bi Geum as Hae-Sung Kwon Hae-Sung Kwon as Choi Joong-Goo Hae-In Jung Hae-In Jung as Kim-Ho Ji-hoon Kim Ji-hoon Kim as Lee In-Jwa
    Ancient Korea, 1728. Swordsman Kim Ho, guard of King Yeong-jo of Joseon, is demoted and sent to work in Uigeumbu prison. When night falls, the prison is assaulted by the master warrior Do Man-cheol and his powerful henchmen for the purpose of freeing Lee In-jwa, who has been condemned to death for rising up in revolt against the king.
    Midnight Heat 1996 POSTER

    Midnight Heat

    1996

    English

    4.6

    7

    Action

    amnesia

    bank

    banker

    Drama

    flashback

    prison escape

    shootout

    Thriller

    Allan A. Goldstein Allan A. Goldstein Director Lance LeGault Lance LeGault as Agent Jack Daniels Claire Yarlett Claire Yarlett as Jenny Brad Greenquist Brad Greenquist as Opponent Brad Dourif Brad Dourif as Thomas Payne
    John Gray, a mild-mannered banker, gets hit by a car and loses most of his memory. When he gets out of the hospital, he has flashbacks which do not fit with his current life. After a strange telephone call and a murder attempt on his wife, Gray's wife is murdered which he is forced to go to L.A. in order to solve the crime and piece together his mysterious past.
    Breakout Brothers 2020 POSTER

    Breakout Brothers

    2020

    Cn

    5.8

    7

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    prison escape

    Ho Pong Mak Ho Pong Mak Director Tyson Chak Tyson Chak as Kai-Chung Cheung Kai-Chung Cheung as Chan Ho-Ching Patrick Tam Patrick Tam as Roller / Lam Kwok-Lung Christine Ng Christine Ng as Roller's Wife
    Triad leader Roller and life-sentence inmate Scar maintain the balance of power as the bosses of the prison they're incarcerated at. Life at the prison gets disrupted by the arrival of new inmate Mak, who has run-ins with both Scar and Roller. With things going so badly for him in prison, Mak has no choice but to join in the breakout plot being hatched by Chan. However, Roller and Scar also end up being part of the plan!
    There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 POSTER

    There Was a Crooked Man...

    1970

    English

    6.8

    13

    Action

    Comedy

    criminal

    prison

    prison escape

    warden

    Western

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director Warren Oates Warren Oates as Floyd Moon Clyde Howdy Clyde Howdy as Marshal Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell as Mr. Lomax Lee Grant Lee Grant as Mrs. Bullard
    Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer, and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and recover it. New warden Woodward Lopeman has other ideas about Pitman. Each man will have the tables turned on him.
    Ain't Them Bodies Saints 2013 POSTER

    Ain't Them Bodies Saints

    2013

    English

    6.4

    37

    78%

    61%

    1970s

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    family relationships

    outlaw

    prison escape

    river

    Romance

    texas

    Western

    David Lowery David Lowery Director Casey Affleck Casey Affleck as Bob Muldoon Rooney Mara Rooney Mara as Ruth Guthrie Keith Carradine Keith Carradine as Skerritt Rami Malek Rami Malek as Will
    Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration.
    The Grave 1996 POSTER

    The Grave

    1996

    English

    5.7

    15

    48%

    48%

    Action

    buried alive

    Comedy

    Crime

    fugitive

    Horror

    north carolina

    prison

    prison escape

    thief

    Thriller

    Jonas Pate Jonas Pate Director Eric Roberts Eric Roberts as Cass Gabrielle Anwar Gabrielle Anwar as Jordan Keith David Keith David as The Priest Giovanni Ribisi Giovanni Ribisi as Wex
    Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.
    The Scar of Shame 1929 POSTER

    The Scar of Shame

    1929

    English

    6.2

    2

    class differences

    Crime

    Drama

    framed for a crime

    marriage contract

    prison escape

    race film

    Romance

    silent film

    Frank Peregini Frank Peregini Director Harry Henderson Harry Henderson as Alvin Hillyard -aka Arthur Jones Norman Johnstone Norman Johnstone as Eddie Blake Charles Gilpin Charles Gilpin as Lido Club Gambler Lawrence Chenault Lawrence Chenault as Ralph Hathaway
    An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.
    El Lute: Run for Your Life 1987 POSTER

    El Lute: Run for Your Life

    1987

    Spanish

    6.6

    2

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    poverty

    prison escape

    robbery

    rural area

    shack

    Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Director Rafael Hernández Rafael Hernández as Guardia Civil en tren Manuel de Blas Manuel de Blas as Policía Daniel Medrán Daniel Medrán as Preso Luis Barbero Luis Barbero as Sacerdote
    In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.
    Behind the High Wall 1956 POSTER

    Behind the High Wall

    1956

    English

    6.4

    2

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    prison

    prison escape

    Abner Biberman Abner Biberman Director Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Hilda Carmichael Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Mrs. Baynar Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Todd MacGregor John Larch John Larch as William Kiley
    A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.
    The Prey 2011 POSTER

    The Prey

    2011

    French

    6.6

    12

    70%

    54%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    handgun

    police officer

    prison

    prison escape

    serial killer

    Thriller

    Eric Valette Eric Valette Director Jaïa Caltagirone Jaïa Caltagirone as Amélie Caterina Murino Caterina Murino as Anna Adrien Alice Taglioni Alice Taglioni as Claire Linné Christophe Maratier Christophe Maratier as Gardien 1
    A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number One. As the protagonists are driven to their limits, it becomes increasingly unclear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
    Cahill U.S. Marshal 1973 POSTER

    Cahill U.S. Marshal

    1973

    English

    6.4

    13

    64%

    64%

    Action

    cowboy and outlaw

    Drama

    father son conflict

    prison escape

    u.s. marshal

    Western

    Andrew V. McLaglen Andrew V. McLaglen Director Hank Worden Hank Worden as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster Jackie Coogan Jackie Coogan as Charlie Pepper Martin Pepper Martin as Hard Case Marie Windsor Marie Windsor as Mrs. Green
    J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting more than they bargained for.
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