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10 Best Movies Like The Great Escape

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

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#1
The Wild Soccer Bunch 5

The Wild Soccer Bunch 5

2008★ 5.4

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

"The Wild Soccer Bunch" celebrate their last victory against the "Silver Lights" - and set one record in volley-pass game after another in the forest. But they are not alone: Vampi...

#2
For freedom and justice

For freedom and justice

1949★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Escape for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nielsen, travels around the count...

#3
Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

Scooby-Doo! and the Sea Monsters

2012★ 9.7

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

The scares start in Hawaii, where Scooby-Doo and Shaggy are scarfing down the surf-and-turf menu until a giant serpent tries to swallow them faster than you can say She Sees Sea Mo...

#4
The Return

The Return

2017★ 6.6

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

The Return is a 2016 documentary directed by Emmy Award winning director Erich Joiner chronicling Ford GT's return to 24 Hours of Le Mans after their 1966 1-2-3 victory....

#5
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

2004★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Great Escape for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bi...

#6
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 7: Ready to Scare

What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 7: Ready to Scare

2006★ 9.9

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

Scooby-Doo and the mystery inc gang battle fiends and gobs of eerie monsters....