Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "failed-escape-attempt"

1. Immaculate (2024)

R | 89 min | Horror

Cecilia, a woman of devout faith, is warmly welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clear to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifying secrets.

Director: Michael Mohan | Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco, Benedetta Porcaroli

Votes: 21,131

2. Papillon (I) (2017)

R | 133 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime

Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter, Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.

Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic, Christopher Fairbank, Jason Ryan

Votes: 86,324 | Gross: $2.34M

3. Escape from New York (1981)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence

Votes: 157,639 | Gross: $25.24M

4. Vivarium (2019)

R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.

Director: Lorcan Finnegan | Stars: Imogen Poots, Danielle Ryan, Molly McCann, Jesse Eisenberg

Votes: 74,052

5. Ruthless People (1986)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime

A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.

Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater

Votes: 30,539 | Gross: $71.62M

6. Paranoia (1969)

X | 91 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A rich, alcoholic widow assuages her loneliness through a ménage à trois with two seductive step-siblings, whose true motives threaten her sanity and life.

Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Lou Castel, Colette Descombes, Tino Carraro

Votes: 1,629

7. Fortress (1985)

TV-MA | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After being kidnapped for ransom by four criminals, a schoolteacher and her students flee into a cave and build fortifications in anticipation of a decisive battle with their captors.

Director: Arch Nicholson | Stars: Sean Garlick, Rachel Ward, Elaine Cusick, Laurie Moran

Votes: 3,547

8. Cut and Run (1984)

R | 90 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

A reporter and her cameraman connect a surviving Jonestown leader and a TV exec's missing son to a drug war where jungle installations are being massacred by an army of natives and a skilled white assassin.

Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Lisa Blount, Leonard Mann, Willie Aames, Richard Lynch

Votes: 2,674 | Gross: $0.37M

9. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 1961, BJ Blazkowicz and his ragtag team of allies arrive in Nazi-controlled America on a mission to recruit the boldest resistance leaders left and restart the American Revolution.

Directors: Fredrik Ljungdahl, Jens Matthies, Tom Keegan | Stars: Brian Bloom, Alicja Bachleda, Gideon Emery, A.J. Trauth

Votes: 5,384

10. Unmasked (1950)

Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Roger Lewis, publisher of a vicious scandal sheet, is in the habit of tricking wealthy, gullible women into investing in his ventures. His latest conquest is a shapely ex-showgirl, Doris ... See full summary »

Director: George Blair | Stars: Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller, Raymond Burr, Hillary Brooke

Votes: 114

11. End of the World (1977)

PG | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

After witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.

Director: John Hayes | Stars: Christopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk Scott, Dean Jagger

Votes: 1,206

12. Animalistic (2015)

78 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Emma is kidnapped and imprisoned by a trio of psychopaths.

Directors: Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund | Stars: Hanna Oldenburg, Ralf Beck, Thorbjörn Andersson, Niki Nordenskjöld

Votes: 641

13. Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)

G | 105 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

When Captain Nemo saves the passengers of a sinking ship and takes them to his Utopian underwater city he discovers that not all of his guests agree to remain there forever.

Director: James Hill | Stars: Robert Ryan, Chuck Connors, Nanette Newman, Luciana Paluzzi

Votes: 1,806

14. The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

Approved | 102 min | Drama, Romance

General Gurko Lanen is the dictator of Lichtenburg, a country set in the Balkans. With the help of Napoleon II, the rightful ruler Grand Duchess Zona aims to overthrow the general. She is also helped by the visiting Count of Monte Cristo.

Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Florence Bates

Votes: 880

15. You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)

Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Youthful tough Johnnie Stone has fallen under the influence of petty crook Frank Wilson, who involves him and robbery and murder using his sister's boyfriend's stolen gun.

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop, John Litel

Votes: 1,287

16. Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1967)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy

A domineering mother and her sheltered son fly face first into love, murder, and the meaning of family in this black comedy based on Arthur Kopit's Broadway play.

Directors: Richard Quine, Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Robert Morse, Barbara Harris, Hugh Griffith

Votes: 324

17. Castle on the Hudson (1940)

Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama

An arrogant mobster, sentenced to a long prison term in Sing Sing, becomes a changed man when given a chance by the fair and progressive warden.

Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Burgess Meredith

Votes: 861

18. Kruso (2018 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

The young student Ed (Jonathan Berlin) wants to get out, leave everything behind. He finds refuge on the Baltic Island of Hiddensee, at a time when the GDR is in its last legs. Many have ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Stuber | Stars: Albrecht Schuch, Jonathan Berlin, Andreas Leupold, Peter Schneider

Votes: 138

19. The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948)

Approved | 70 min | Adventure, Drama

A disgraced sea captain goes into the ship-salvage business but he suspects that his partner uses misplaced lanterns to intentionally wreck ships during stormy nights.

Director: John Hoffman | Stars: Willard Parker, Edgar Buchanan, Patricia Barry, Holmes Herbert

Votes: 73

20. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: Funny Thing Happened on the Way to London (1967)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, War

The Germans plot to send an impostor of a captured English officer to kill Winston Churchill. Hogan plots how to foil the plan and keep the real officer alive.

Director: Gene Reynolds | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 184

21. Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode: The Time Trap (1973)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Enterprise and a Klingon ship are trapped in space-time warp where only their cooperation will allow them to escape.

Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei

Votes: 749

22. Ang probinsyano (2015–2022)
Episode: Simpatya (2016)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Carmen seizes an opportunity to escape, but Olga's men manage to foil her attempt by shooting Doreen. While serving her punishment, Carmen finds unexpected help from Lorena. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »

Directors: Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Avel Sunpongco | Stars: Coco Martin, Susan Roces, Maja Salvador, Agot Isidro

23. Ang probinsyano (2015–2022)
Episode: Duda (2016)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Noticing that Cardo has been acting strangely, Flora, Yolly, and Elmo start to suspect that Cardo is gay. Meanwhile, an incident pushes Lorena to help Noemi and Carmen escape, but Olga catches them in the act.

Directors: Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Avel Sunpongco | Stars: Coco Martin, Susan Roces, Maja Salvador, Bela Padilla

24. Hanna (2019–2021)
Episode: Welcome Mia (2020)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama

The morning after her beating, Marissa wakes to a call from Carmichael, informing her that Hanna is at The Meadows. They arrange to meet at a pick-up point in England. En route, Marissa ... See full summary »

Director: Ugla Hauksdóttir | Stars: Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Dermot Mulroney, Victor Ade

Votes: 793

25. Decoding the Unknown (2021– )
Did Anyone Escape Alcatraz? (2021 Podcast Episode)

43 min | Talk-Show

Simon Whistler review evidence to determine if any of the escape attempts from Alcatraz prison, built on an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay were actually successful.

Star: Simon Whistler

26. Antiques Roadshow (1997– )
Episode: Kooky and Spooky (2018)

TV-G | 53 min | Reality-TV

Creepy, spooky and sometimes kooky antiques collected from various episodes around the country over the years.

Stars: Andrew Brunk, Leila Dunbar, Alan Fausel, Colleene Fesko

27. Edward and Mary: The Unknown Tudors (2002– )
Episode: Edward VI: The Boy King (2002)

TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History

When Edward was just nine their father died and the young boy became King, surrounded by advisors and further distanced from his beloved elder sister. But by now they were divided not just ... See full summary »

Director: Rachel Bell | Stars: David Starkey, Tim Wright, Rachel Jenkins

Votes: 9

28. The Bastard Executioner (2015)
Episode: The Bernadette Maneuver/Cynllwyn Bernadette (2015)

TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Drama

Ventrishire encounters an old French foe as Wilkin learns new insight into his holy destiny.

Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Lee Jones, Katey Sagal, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Sam Spruell

Votes: 194

29. Outlander (2014– )
Episode: Man of Worth (2019)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

The attempt to rescue Roger from his Mohawk captors goes awry when a ghost from Claire's past lays waste to their plan. Meanwhile, a heavily pregnant Brianna anxiously awaits their return at River Run.

Director: Stephen Woolfenden | Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 2,428