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    Valhalla Rising 2009 POSTER

    Valhalla Rising

    2009

    English

    6.0

    83

    70%

    49%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    escape

    Fantasy

    gore

    hell

    History

    mythology

    surreal

    viking

    Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn Director Ewan Stewart Ewan Stewart as Eirik - Christian Viking Gary Lewis Gary Lewis as Kare - Christian Viking Douglas Russell Douglas Russell as Olaf - Christian Viking Mads Mikkelsen Mads Mikkelsen as One Eye
    Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye slays his captor and together he and Are escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight, One Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that clears only as the crew sights an unknown land. As the new world reveals its secrets and the Vikings confront their terrible and bloody fate, One Eye discovers his true self.
    Von Ryan's Express 1965 POSTER

    Von Ryan's Express

    1965

    English

    7.1

    23

    90%

    82%

    Action

    Adventure

    escape

    italian

    nazi

    prisoner of war

    switzerland

    War

    world war ii

    Mark Robson Mark Robson Director Edward Mulhare Edward Mulhare as Costanzo Ian Abercrombie Ian Abercrombie as English POW Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Major Eric Fincham William Berger William Berger as Man from the Gestapo
    Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.
    Topside 2020 POSTER

    Topside

    2020

    English

    6.0

    20

    80%

    76%

    Action

    Drama

    escape

    family drama

    obdachlose

    police brutality

    Celine Held Celine Held Director Jared Abrahamson Jared Abrahamson as Les Zhaila Farmer Zhaila Farmer as Little Gino Vento Gino Vento as Mac Tonye Patano Tonye Patano as Violet
    Deep in the underbelly of New York City, a five year-old girl and her mother live among a community that has claimed the abandoned subway tunnels as their home. After a sudden police-mandated eviction, the pair are forced to flee aboveground into a brutal winter night. Determined to return home, they fight to find shelter as their world is thrown into chaos.
    The Wing or The Thigh? 1976 POSTER

    The Wing or The Thigh?

    1976

    French

    7.2

    17

    Action

    circus

    Comedy

    double life

    escape

    Family

    fast food restaurant

    restaurant

    talk show

    Claude Zidi Claude Zidi Director François Guillaume François Guillaume as Le reporter Ann Zacharias Ann Zacharias as Marguerite #2 - la secrétaire intérimaire Jacques Mathou Jacques Mathou as (uncredited) Vittorio Caprioli Vittorio Caprioli as Vittorio - le patron d'un restaurant
    Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!
    Mafia! 1998 POSTER

    Mafia!

    1998

    English

    5.6

    15

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    escape

    gangster

    italy

    postman

    satire

    sicily, italy

    Jim Abrahams Jim Abrahams Director Jay Mohr Jay Mohr as Anthony 'Tony' Cortino Don Bovingloh Don Bovingloh as Funeral Priest Billy Burke Billy Burke as Joey Cortino Frank Welker Frank Welker as Special Vocal Effects
    After growing up poor in Salmonella, Vincenzo Cortino installs himself as the preeminent, if bumbling, Mafia don of the New World. But now he must pass on power to one of his two sons: either level-headed veteran Anthony or vituperative loose cannon Joey.
    Joe Versus the Volcano 1990 POSTER

    Joe Versus the Volcano

    1990

    English

    5.9

    29

    65%

    54%

    Action

    barefoot female

    Comedy

    dying man's last fling

    escape

    orange soda

    Romance

    terminal illness

    John Patrick Shanley John Patrick Shanley Director Abe Vigoda Abe Vigoda as Chief of the Waponis Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Joe Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya as Mr. Waturi Nikky Smedley Nikky Smedley as The Boswell Sisters
    Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
    Captivity 2007 POSTER

    Captivity

    2007

    English

    4.6

    11

    9%

    23%

    Crime

    escape

    Horror

    kidnapping

    model

    Mystery

    sadistic

    serial killer

    Thriller

    torture

    Roland Joffé Roland Joffé Director Pruitt Taylor Vince Pruitt Taylor Vince as Ben Dexter Laz Alonso Laz Alonso as Det. Ray Di Santos Daniel Gillies Daniel Gillies as Gary Dexter Elisha Cuthbert Elisha Cuthbert as Jennifer
    The sought-after images of top model Jennifer adorn magazine covers and billboards worldwide. When alone at a club, she is abducted and incarcerated in a cell with another prisoner. When their captor subjects the two to torture, they commit to escaping the chamber of horrors before they're killed.
    The Long Dark Trail 2022 POSTER

    The Long Dark Trail

    2022

    English

    2.8

    6

    abusive father

    cult

    escape

    forest

    Horror

    Kevin Ignatius Kevin Ignatius Director Michael Thyer Michael Thyer as Trina Campbell Trina Campbell as Kevin Ignatius Kevin Ignatius as Hiker Nick Psinakis Nick Psinakis as Zeke
    After two impoverished teenage brothers manage to escape their abusive father, they embark on a treacherous and haunted journey in the hope of finding their estranged mother who has joined a sadistic cult, deep in the woods of Northwest Pennsylvania.
    The Last Run 1971 POSTER

    The Last Run

    1971

    English

    6.6

    8

    50%

    45%

    Action

    automobile

    Crime

    Drama

    escape

    neo-noir

    portugal

    pursuit

    Thriller

    John Huston John Huston Director Trish Van Devere Trish Van Devere as Claudie Scherrer George C. Scott George C. Scott as Harry Garmes Aldo Sambrell Aldo Sambrell as Miguel Tony Musante Tony Musante as Paul Rickard
    A former mob getaway driver from Chicago has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job - to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France.
    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas 1931 POSTER

    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931

    English

    7.4

    31

    92%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    civilization

    Drama

    escape

    exotic island

    love of one's life

    Romance

    sacrifice

    south seas

    F.W. Murnau F.W. Murnau Director Matahi Matahi as The Boy Anne Chevalier Anne Chevalier as The Girl Hitu Hitu as The Old Warrior Bill Bambridge Bill Bambridge as The Policeman
    On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
    They Have Escaped 2014 POSTER

    They Have Escaped

    2014

    Finnish

    6.2

    1

    88%

    88%

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    escape

    journey

    Mystery

    runaway

    J.-P. Valkeapää J.-P. Valkeapää Director Pelle Heikkilä Pelle Heikkilä as Junnu Joni Alhonen Joni Alhonen as Lastenkodin lapsi Siim Maaten Siim Maaten as Naamiomies Risto Erjanko Risto Erjanko as Raisan isä
    Two troubled youths break out of their halfway house and make their way to one's home.
    Running Scared 1980 POSTER

    Running Scared

    1980

    English

    5.0

    1

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Adventure

    cold war

    Drama

    escape

    florida

    spy

    swamp

    u.s. military

    Paul Glickler Paul Glickler Director Tom McFadden Tom McFadden as Col. Williams Judge Reinhold Judge Reinhold as Leroy Beecher Lonny Chapman Lonny Chapman as Pa Beecher Pat Hingle Pat Hingle as Sergeant McClain
    It's 1961. Two servicemen smuggle a box of military gear to USA. Leroy tries out a military camera and accidentally takes a picture of some military facilities. Army finds one of the pictures and thinks they're communist spies.
    Marguerite & Julien 2015 POSTER

    Marguerite & Julien

    2015

    French

    5.2

    1

    20%

    33%

    anachronism

    Drama

    escape

    History

    incest

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    unwanted marriage

    woman director

    Valérie Donzelli Valérie Donzelli Director Sami Frey Sami Frey as Abbé de Hambye Frédéric Pierrot Frédéric Pierrot as Jean de Ravalet Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin as La mère de Lefebvre Anaïs Demoustier Anaïs Demoustier as Marguerite de Ravalet
    Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, son and daughter of the Lord of Tourlaville, have loved each other tenderly since childhood. But as they grow up, their affection veers toward voracious passion.
    The Punishment 1973 POSTER

    The Punishment

    1973

    French

    4.2

    3

    based on novel or book

    bdsm

    Drama

    escape

    prostitute

    sadistic

    Thriller

    torture

    Pierre-Alain Jolivet Pierre-Alain Jolivet Director Henri Déus Henri Déus as Antoni Raphaëlle Devins Raphaëlle Devins as (as Raphaële Devins) Anne Jolivet Anne Jolivet as Gloria Jacques Destoop Jacques Destoop as L'homme de loi
    Britt, deluxe call-girl, is punished by the brothel owner because she was not accomodating enough to a customer. From now on, she must obey to all customers sadistic wishes, or else.
    Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby 1999 POSTER

    Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby

    1999

    English

    5.4

    14

    31%

    63%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    escape

    mexico

    murder

    prostitute

    road trip

    sequel

    Thriller

    Matthew Bright Matthew Bright Director Michael T. Weiss Michael T. Weiss as Drifter Max Perlich Max Perlich as Flacco Tom Heaton Tom Heaton as Gramps Natasha Lyonne Natasha Lyonne as White Girl
    A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauchery, all while hoping to make it across the border into Mexico in order to seek refuge with the mysterious Sister Gomez.
    The Colditz Story 1955 POSTER

    The Colditz Story

    1955

    English

    6.9

    7

    72%

    72%

    Action

    cheerful

    Drama

    dramatic

    empathetic

    escape

    History

    military prisoners

    War

    Guy Hamilton Guy Hamilton Director Peter Myers Peter Myers as British Officer John G. Heller John G. Heller as German Guard Carl Duering Carl Duering as German Officer Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel as Vandy
    Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle.
    The Moustache 2005 POSTER

    The Moustache

    2005

    French

    6.6

    6

    86%

    66%

    based on novel or book

    bath

    Drama

    escape

    hotel

    marriage

    Mystery

    wife

    Emmanuel Carrère Emmanuel Carrère Director Fantine Camus Fantine Camus as Lara Schaeffer Vincent Lindon Vincent Lindon as Marc Thiriez Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric as Serge Schaeffer Denis Ménochet Denis Ménochet as Serveur
    One day, on a whim, Marc decides to shave off the moustache he's worn all of his adult life. He waits patiently for his wife's reaction, but neither she nor his friends seem to notice. Stranger still, when he finally tells them, they all insist he never had a moustache. Is Marc going mad? Is he the victim of some elaborate conspiracy? Or has something in the world's order gone terribly awry?
    This Was America 2020 POSTER

    This Was America

    2020

    English

    3.1

    7

    Action

    Drama

    escape

    politics

    Jamie Bailey Jamie Bailey Director Simon Phillips Simon Phillips as David Sarah Beaudin Sarah Beaudin as Prostitute Tiffany Blom Tiffany Blom as Sarah Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer as Security Guard 2
    USA 2029. The borders are closed as part of a racially intolerant agenda. All non citizens are being deported - one family fights to stay together. The journey to escape the persecution in the states begins.
    Project: ALF 1996 POSTER

    Project: ALF

    1996

    English

    5.4

    9

    56%

    56%

    alien life-form

    Comedy

    escape

    examination

    Family

    scientist

    Sci-Fi

    soldier

    Dick Lowry Dick Lowry Director Randy Oglesby Randy Oglesby as Bouncer Lee Arenberg Lee Arenberg as Gate Guard John Schuck John Schuck as Gen. Myron Stone Michael Laskin Michael Laskin as Undermeyer
    Six years ago, the space alien ALF was on his way back to his new home when the Alien Task Force finally caught up with him. Now he is being studied at a top-secret base. There he finds allies who feel that ALF's existence should be announced to the world to ensure his safety... especially when they learn that the abrasive Colonel Milfoil wants ALF destroyed.
    King of Devil's Island 2010 POSTER

    King of Devil's Island

    2010

    Norwegian

    7.4

    8

    94%

    88%

    Action

    based on true story

    Drama

    escape

    forced labour

    island

    sexual abuse

    suicide

    Marius Holst Marius Holst Director Ellen Dorrit Petersen Ellen Dorrit Petersen as Bestyrerens kone Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård as Bestyrer Håkon Kristoffer Joner Kristoffer Joner as Husfar Bråthen Kimmo Rajala Kimmo Rajala as Policeman
    Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.
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