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10 Best Movies Like The Escape

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

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#1
The Barbie Diaries

The Barbie Diaries

2006★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Escape for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Barbie is disheartened when Todd breaks her heart and goes back to his former girlfriend. But things change when she comes across a diary, which makes her wishes come true....

#2
The Gendarme Takes Off

The Gendarme Takes Off

1970★ 6.3

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

The whole clique of Cruchot's police station is retired. Now he lives with his rich wife in her castle - and is bored almost to death. He fights with the butler, because he isn't e...

#3
Insane Fight Club II - This Time It’s Personal

Insane Fight Club II - This Time It’s Personal

2015★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Escape for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Insane Fight Club is back. This year the boys are taking their unique form of entertainment to England as they stage fight nights in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle....

#4
The Fisher King

The Fisher King

1991★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Escape for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves....

#5
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds

2008★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Escape for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A mysterious group of ninjas makes a surprise attack on the Konohagakure, which takes great damage. The nightmare of another Shinobi World War could become a reality. Sasuke, who w...

#6
The Island

The Island

2005★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Escape for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be c...