Best Escape Movies & TV Shows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

Run time: 146m Tagline: Nowhere is safe. Release: 2010-11-17

Stars: Alan Rickman Bill Nighy Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson Helena Bonham Carter Ralph Fiennes Rhys Ifans Rupert Grint Simon McBurney Toby Jones

The Bourne Identity

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?

Run time: 119m Tagline: He was the perfect weapon until he became the target. Release: 2002-06-14

Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Brian Cox Chris Cooper Clive Owen Franka Potente Gabriel Mann Josh Hamilton Julia Stiles Matt Damon Walton Goggins

A Good Day to Die Hard

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

Run time: 98m Tagline: Yippee Ki-Yay Mother Russia. Release: 2013-02-06

Stars: Amaury Nolasco Bruce Willis Cole Hauser Jai Courtney Mary Elizabeth Winstead Radivoje Bukvić Roman Luknár Sebastian Koch Sergey Kolesnikov Yuliya Snigir

Toy Story 3

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.

Run time: 102m Tagline: No toy gets left behind. Release: 2010-06-16

Stars: Blake Clark Don Rickles Estelle Harris Jeff Pidgeon Joan Cusack John Ratzenberger Ned Beatty Tim Allen Tom Hanks Wallace Shawn

Black Summer

In the dark, early days of a zombie apocalypse, complete strangers band together to find the strength they need to survive and get back to loved ones.

Stars: Christine Lee Jaime King Zoe Marlett

The Adam Project

After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.

Run time: 104m Tagline: Past meets future. Release: 2022-03-11

Stars: Alex Mallari Jr. Braxton Bjerken Catherine Keener Jennifer Garner Kasra Wong Lucie Guest Mark Ruffalo Ryan Reynolds Walker Scobell Zoe Saldaña

Jurassic World

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.

Run time: 124m Tagline: The park is open. Release: 2015-06-06

Stars: BD Wong Bryce Dallas Howard Chris Pratt Irrfan Khan Jake Johnson Judy Greer Nick Robinson Omar Sy Ty Simpkins Vincent D'Onofrio

War for the Planet of the Apes

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

Run time: 140m Tagline: For freedom. For family. For the planet. Release: 2017-07-11

Stars: Amiah Miller Andy Serkis Gabriel Chavarria Karin Konoval Michael Adamthwaite Steve Zahn Terry Notary Toby Kebbell Ty Olsson Woody Harrelson

Prison Break

Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.

Stars: Amaury Nolasco Augustus Prew Dominic Purcell Inbar Lavi Mark Feuerstein Paul Adelstein Robert Knepper Rockmond Dunbar Sarah Wayne Callies Wentworth Miller

The Amateur

After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.

Run time: 0m Tagline: Don't underestimate him. Release: 2025-04-09

Stars: Adrian Martinez Caitríona Balfe Danny Sapani Holt McCallany Jon Bernthal Julianne Nicholson Laurence Fishburne Michael Stuhlbarg Rachel Brosnahan Rami Malek

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

Run time: 108m Tagline: Double or nothing. Release: 2026-03-19

Stars: David Cronenberg Elijah Wood Kathryn Newton Kevin Durand Nestor Carbonell Olivia Cheng Samara Weaving Sarah Michelle Gellar Shawn Hatosy Varun Saranga

Ready or Not

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

Run time: 95m Tagline: A killer game of hide and seek. Release: 2019-08-21

Stars: Adam Brody Andie MacDowell Elyse Levesque Henry Czerny John Ralston Kristian Bruun Mark O'Brien Melanie Scrofano Nicky Guadagni Samara Weaving

Smile 2

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

Run time: 121m Tagline: It's the last thing you'll see. Release: 2024-10-16

Stars: Dylan Gelula Erika Chase Kyle Gallner Lukas Gage Miles Gutiérrez-Riley Naomi Scott Peter Jacobson Raúl Castillo Ray Nicholson Rosemarie DeWitt