Movies Like A Man Escaped

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Pickpocket

1959·1h 15m·★ 7.5·Robert Bresson

2 shared crewThemes: prison, black and whiteDir. Robert Bresson

Diary of a Country Priest

1951·1h 55m·★ 7.7·Robert Bresson

2 shared crewDir. Robert BressonDP: Léonce-Henri Burel

The Trial of Joan of Arc

1963·1h 2m·★ 7.4·Robert Bresson

2 shared crewDir. Robert BressonDP: Léonce-Henri Burel

The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

Themes: escaped convict, train, black and whiteFans also likedDrama & Thriller

Dark Passage

1947·1h 46m·★ 7.5·Delmer Daves

Themes: prison escape, escaped convictFans also liked

The Good German

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Steven Soderbergh

Themes: nazi, black and whiteTMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Lucie Aubrac

1997·1h 55m·★ 6.6·Claude Berri

Themes: lyon france, world war iiFans also liked

Schindler's List

1993·3h 15m·★ 9.0·Steven Spielberg

4 shared themes: train, nazi, black and white...

Army of Shadows

1969·2h 25m·★ 8.1·Jean-Pierre Melville

Themes: nazi, world war iiFans also likedDrama & Thriller

The Great Love

1942·1h 40m·★ 6.2·Rolf Hansen

TMDB recommendsThemes: nazi, world war ii

Hear the Silence

2016·1h 34m·★ 5.9·Ed Ehrenberg

TMDB recommendsThemes: nazi, world war ii

The Shawshank Redemption

1994·2h 22m·★ 9.3·Frank Darabont

Themes: prison escape, prison

49th Parallel

1941·2h 3m·★ 7.3·Michael Powell

Themes: nazi, world war iiFans also liked

Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Amores Perros

2000·2h 34m·★ 8.0·Alejandro González Iñárritu

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

Themes: prison, nazi

Hacksaw Ridge

2016·2h 19m·★ 8.1·Mel Gibson

Themes: religion, world war ii

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

TMDB recommends

The Pianist

2002·2h 30m·★ 8.5·Roman Polanski

Themes: nazi, world war ii

Life Is Beautiful

1997·1h 56m·★ 8.6·Roberto Benigni

Themes: nazi, world war ii

How Good Is A Man Escaped?

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