The Best Escape Films of All Time

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Escape by Night 1960, 145 min.

Roberto Rossellini • Starring: Giovanna Ralli, Renato Salvatori, Leo Genn

Drama • Epic • Escape Film

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Condemned 1929, 86 min.

Wesley Ruggles • Starring: Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges

Drama • Escape Film • Melodrama

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The McKenzie Break 1970, 108 min.

Lamont Johnson • Starring: Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry

Action • Drama • Escape Film

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Run for the Sun 1956, 99 min.

Roy Boulting • Starring: Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer

Adventure • Adventure Drama • Chase Movie

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Prison Break: The Final Break 2009, 83 min.

Kevin Hooks • Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco

Action Thriller • Action • Crime Thriller

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Escape to Burma 1955, 87 min.

Allan Dwan • Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, David Farrar

Action • Adventure • Crime

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Escape from Hell 1980, 93 min.

Edoardo Mulargia • Starring: Anthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson, Cristina Lay

Escape Film • Jungle Film • Prison Film

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Woman Wanted 1935, 67 min.

George B. Seitz • Starring: Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Sullivan, Lewis Stone

Comedy Thriller • Crime • Escape Film

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Escape to Witch Mountain 1995, 87 min.

Peter Rader • Starring: Robert Vaughn, Elisabeth Moss, Erik Von Detten

Adventure • Escape Film • Family-Oriented Adventure

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How I Unleashed World War II 1970, 224 min.

Tadeusz Chmielewski • Starring: Marian Kociniak, Wirgiliusz Gryn, Zdzislaw Kuzniar

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Comedy of Errors • Comedy

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Crashout 1955, 89 min.

Lewis R. Foster • Starring: William Bendix, Luther Adler, Arthur Kennedy

Crime Thriller • Crime • Escape Film

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The Disintegrated Convict 1907, 5 min.

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Animation • Comedy • Escape Film

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The Tunnel 2001, 167 min.

Roland Suso Richter • Starring: Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch

Docudrama • Drama • Escape Film

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I Escaped from Devil's Island 1973, 89 min.

William Witney • Starring: Jim Brown, Christopher George, Richard Ely

Action • Escape Film

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Bamboo House of Dolls 1973, 110 min.

Chih-Hung Kuei • Starring: Birte Tove, Lieh Lo, Hsieh Wang

Action • Escape Film • Exploitation Film

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Rogue Male 1977, 103 min.

Clive Donner • Starring: Peter O'Toole, John Standing, Alastair Sim

Action • Action Thriller • Escape Film

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Bad Guy 1937, 69 min.

Edward L. Cahn • Starring: Bruce Cabot, Virginia Grey, Edward Norris

Adventure • Crime Drama • Crime

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Chain Gang Women 1971, 85 min.

Lee Frost • Starring: Michael Stearns, Robert Lott, Barbara Mills

Action • Crime • Escape Film

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The Bamboo Prison 1954, 79 min.

Lewis Seiler • Starring: Robert Francis, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith

Drama • Escape Film • Prison Film

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The Big Bust-Out 1972, 75 min.

Ernst Ritter von Theumer • Starring: Vonetta McGee, Monica Teuber, Linda Fox

Action Thriller • Action • Escape Film

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The Best Escape Films of All Time

Escape by Night https://www.flickchart.com/movie/89754268B6 1960, 145 min.

Condemned https://www.flickchart.com/movie/939D658F34 1929, 86 min.

The McKenzie Break https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2FE94F1CD7 1970, 108 min.

Run for the Sun https://www.flickchart.com/movie/16901E0970 1956, 99 min.

Prison Break: The Final Break https://www.flickchart.com/movie/50D799E5AA 2009, 83 min.

Escape to Burma https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B44AA91599 1955, 87 min.

Escape from Hell https://www.flickchart.com/movie/53055A53F6 1980, 93 min.

Woman Wanted https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F849DDE2B2 1935, 67 min.

Escape to Witch Mountain https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8B7F6CA77B 1995, 87 min.

How I Unleashed World War II https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8164D4D69F 1970, 224 min.

Crashout https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6D4487D59C 1955, 89 min.

The Disintegrated Convict https://www.flickchart.com/movie/73A936268B 1907, 5 min.

The Tunnel https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3414D51360 2001, 167 min.

I Escaped from Devil's Island https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2A0F80221D 1973, 89 min.

Bamboo House of Dolls https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9C70E60C4B 1973, 110 min.

Rogue Male https://www.flickchart.com/movie/93166DD48F 1977, 103 min.

Bad Guy https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8C0715D71A 1937, 69 min.

Chain Gang Women https://www.flickchart.com/movie/116D04498B 1971, 85 min.

The Bamboo Prison https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AEEC012FA2 1954, 79 min.

The Big Bust-Out https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D0651A0998 1972, 75 min.

Movies by Decadefrom this Chart

Escape by Night 1960, 145 min.

Condemned 1929, 86 min.

The McKenzie Break 1970, 108 min.

Run for the Sun 1956, 99 min.

Prison Break: The Final Break 2009, 83 min.

Escape to Burma 1955, 87 min.

Escape from Hell 1980, 93 min.

Woman Wanted 1935, 67 min.

Escape to Witch Mountain 1995, 87 min.

How I Unleashed World War II 1970, 224 min.

Crashout 1955, 89 min.

The Disintegrated Convict 1907, 5 min.

The Tunnel 2001, 167 min.

I Escaped from Devil's Island 1973, 89 min.

Bamboo House of Dolls 1973, 110 min.

Rogue Male 1977, 103 min.

Bad Guy 1937, 69 min.

Chain Gang Women 1971, 85 min.

The Bamboo Prison 1954, 79 min.

The Big Bust-Out 1972, 75 min.

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