swap_horiz Papillon (1973) Alternatives

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Le Trou

Jacques Becker’s *Le Trou* (The Hole) is a seminal 1960 French prison film. The movie gained recognition for its remarka...

Classic French Escape 1960S

9.5 Brilliant

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The Grand Illusion

Jean Renoir’s *The Grand Illusion* explores themes of loyalty and identity within a French prisoner-of-war camp during W...

French Escape 1930S Pow

9.4 Excellent

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Visaranai

Visaranai is a 2015 Tamil-language Indian film directed by Vetrimaaran, depicting police brutality and coerced confessio...

Police Brutality True Story Thriller 2010S

8.6 Great

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A Twelve-Year Night

"A Twelve-Year Night" is a 2018 Uruguayan historical drama film directed by Álvaro Brechner that dramatizes the brutal i...

True Story Political Uruguayan 2010S

7.8 Good

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Escape from Sobibor

Escape from Sobibor is a 1987 British made-for-television film directed by Jack Gold that depicts the 1943 uprising at t...

True Story Escape 1980S Holocaust

7.7 Good

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In Prison Awaiting Trial

In Prison Awaiting Trial (Italian: Detenuto in attesa di giudizio) is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama directed by Nanni Loy...

Italian Drama 1970S Legal

7.6 Good

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A Prayer Before Dawn

A Prayer Before Dawn is a 2017 biographical prison drama directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. The film is an adaptation o...

Boxing True Story Thailand 2010S

7.5 Good

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Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo is a 1940 MGM drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford. Set in a Fr...

Drama Escape Thriller 1940S

7.3 Good

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The Old Man and the Gun

2018 American biographical crime film directed by David Lowery, in which Robert Redford portrays real-life bank robber F...

Drama Crime True Story 2010S

7.3 Good

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The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away is a 1957 British war film directed by Roy Ward Baker. It chronicles the true story of Franz von W...

True Story Escape 1950S Pow

7.2 Good

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The Escapist (2008)

"The Escapist" is a 2008 British-Irish prison thriller film directed by Rupert Wyatt, who co-wrote the screenplay. The p...

Escape British Thriller 2000S

7.2 Good

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Against the Wall

Against the Wall is a 1994 historical crime drama television film produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer. It...

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7.2 Good

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The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story is a 1955 British prisoner-of-war film directed by Guy Hamilton and based on books by former captive P...

Escape British 1950S Pow

7.1 Good

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Short Eyes

The Criminal is a 1960 British crime film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baker. The film follows Johnny B...

Drama 1970S Violence Play Adaptation

7.1 Good

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The Escapist

The Escapist is a 2008 British prison drama directed by Rupert Wyatt in his feature debut, starring Brian Cox as Frank P...

Drama Escape British Thriller

7.1 Good

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The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse is a 1950 British prisoner-of-war escape film directed by Jack Lee and based on Eric Williams's memoir....

Escape British 1950S Pow

7.0 Good

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Gangaajal

Gangaajal is a 2003 Hindi-language Bollywood film directed by Prakash Jha, starring Ajay Devgn as an honest police offic...

Drama India Police Brutality True Story

7.0 Good

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Papillon (2017)

Papillon is a 2017 prison drama directed by Michael Noer and based on Henri Charrière's memoir about imprisonment and es...

Escape Remake 2010S Devils Island

6.5 Fair

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Devil's Island

Devil's Island is a 1939 Warner Bros. drama film starring Boris Karloff. The story concerns a French surgeon who is unju...

Classic Drama Escape 1930S

6.0 Fair

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The Big Bird Cage

The Big Bird Cage is a 1972 exploitation film directed by Jack Hill and set largely in a women’s prison in the Philippin...

Exploitation Escape 1970S Women

5.8 Mediocre