Movies Like Escape

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

Odd Man Out

1947·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Carol Reed

TMDB recommendsBoth star Cyril Cusack & William Hartnell

Footsteps in the Fog

1955·1h 30m·★ 7.0·Arthur Lubin

TMDB recommendsBoth star William Hartnell & Marjorie Rhodes

Brighton Rock

1948·1h 32m·★ 7.2·John Boulting

TMDB recommendsStarring William Hartnell

The Long Memory

1953·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Robert Hamer

TMDB recommendsStarring John Slater

They Drive by Night

1938·1h 24m·★ 7.0·Arthur B. Woods

TMDB recommendsStarring William Hartnell

The Man Between

1953·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Carol Reed

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Chase a Crooked Shadow

1958·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Michael Anderson

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Obsession

1949·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Edward Dmytryk

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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948·1h 19m·★ 6.8·Norman Foster

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The Lodger

1944·1h 24m·★ 7.0·John Brahm

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The Good Die Young

1954·1h 40m·★ 6.7·Lewis Gilbert

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Cloudburst

1951·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Francis Searle

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Daybreak

1948·1h 15m·★ 6.7·Compton Bennett

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36 Hours

1953·1h 20m·★ 6.0·Montgomery Tully

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Blind Date

1959·1h 35m·★ 6.7·Joseph Losey

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The Marker

2017·1h 22m·★ 5.2·Justin Edgar

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The Last Page

1952·1h 24m·★ 6.3·Terence Fisher

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Kill Her Gently

1957·1h 15m·★ 6.1·Charles Saunders

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The Gambler and the Lady

1952·1h 12m·★ 5.9·Patrick Jenkins

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947·1h 45m·★ 7.8·Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Starring Rex HarrisonDir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

How Good Is Escape?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.