Best Fugitive

"The Adventures of Caleb Williams" is a 1794 novel by English political philosopher William Godwin, originally published under the title "Things as They Are." The plot centers on Caleb Williams, a secretary who discovers that his aristocratic master, Ferdinando Falkland, has committed a murder. Afte...

Odd Man Out presents a compelling narrative of betrayal and survival within the bleak atmosphere of post-war Belfast. James Mason portrays a prominent figure, a nationalist leader severely injured following a crime. The film’s notable use of shadows and its exploration of morality make it a signific...

Esi Edugyan's 2018 Canadian novel follows an enslaved Barbadian boy's global journey to freedom and won the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

"The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon" is a 2023 Taiwanese crime thriller that incorporates elements of Buddhist philosophy regarding the three poisons of ignorance, anger, and greed. The narrative follows a terminally ill hitman who discovers he is only the third most-wanted fugitive in Taiwan. Driven...

Shantaram is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, drawing on elements of the author's life while presenting its story as fiction. Its narrator, an escaped Australian prisoner using the name Lin, establishes a new life in Bombay and becomes involved with residents of a slum, criminals, expatriates,...

John Grisham's 1997 legal thriller about a Mississippi lawyer who fakes his own death, steals millions, and spends years hiding under a new identity abroad.

On the Run is a 1988 Hong Kong action thriller directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting and produced by Sammo Hung. The narrative follows an innocent flute player who becomes entangled in a violent conflict between the police, the CIA, and a female assassin targeting the Vietnamese triad. The film stars Y...

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands is a 1948 American film noir directed by Norman Foster, starring Burt Lancaster and Joan Fontaine. The plot is set in post-World War II London and follows a traumatized American veteran who accidentally kills a man in a pub brawl and flees the scene. He forces his way int...

The Wild Goose Lake is a 2019 Chinese crime film written and directed by Diao Yinan. Hu Ge plays a gang leader who becomes a fugitive after a violent encounter, while Gwei Lun-mei portrays a woman drawn into the search surrounding him. Set amid nocturnal streets, lakeside districts, and crowded publ...

Crashout is a 1955 American crime film and film noir directed by Lewis R. Foster. The story follows six convicts who escape from prison and travel together while seeking money hidden by their violent leader, played by William Bendix, with distrust and brutality steadily reducing the group's cohesion...

Kiss or Kill is a 1997 Australian crime thriller written and directed by Bill Bennett. Frances O'Connor and Matt Day play lovers who flee across the Australian outback after a robbery victim dies, while suspicion grows that one of them may be responsible for additional killings. The film uses an ell...

Laura Dave's 2021 psychological thriller follows a woman searching for her missing husband, notable for winning the Goodreads Choice Award and inspiring an Apple TV+ adaptation.

John Grisham's 2005 thriller about a pardoned former presidential advisor secretly relocated to Italy by the CIA and given a fabricated identity.

The Scarf is a 1951 American noir written and directed by Ewald Andre Dupont, notable for John Ireland as an asylum escapee doubting his own guilt.