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10 Best Movies Like Breaking Out

If you loved Breaking Out, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Analyze That

Analyze That

2002★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breaking Out for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel ne...

#2
Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

1980★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breaking Out for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promot...

#3
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breaking Out for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#4
Big Stan

Big Stan

2007★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breaking Out for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off in...

#5
Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

1993★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breaking Out for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children....

#6
Family Weekend

Family Weekend

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breaking Out for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition....

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