Movies Like Papillon

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

Patton

1970·2h 52m·★ 7.9·Franklin J. Schaffner

2 shared crewDir. Franklin J. SchaffnerDP: Fred J. Koenekamp

Islands in the Stream

1977·1h 44m·★ 6.5·Franklin J. Schaffner

2 shared crewDir. Franklin J. SchaffnerDP: Fred J. Koenekamp

Yes, Giorgio

1982·1h 50m·★ 3.8·Franklin J. Schaffner

2 shared crewDir. Franklin J. SchaffnerDP: Fred J. Koenekamp

We're No Angels

1955·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Michael Curtiz

Themes: devil's island, prison escape, prisonFans also liked

Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

Themes: prison escape, 1930sTMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Great Escape

1963·2h 53m·★ 8.2·John Sturges

Themes: solitary confinement, prison escape, prisonStarring Steve McQueen

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

Themes: solitary confinement, prisonFans also likedDrama & Crime

Bronson

2009·1h 32m·★ 7.0·Nicolas Winding Refn

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Malcolm X

1992·3h 22m·★ 7.7·Spike Lee

Themes: based on memoir or autobiography, prisonFans also liked

The Shawshank Redemption

1994·2h 22m·★ 9.3·Frank Darabont

Themes: prison escape, prisonDrama & Crime

A Better Tomorrow

1986·1h 35m·★ 7.4·John Woo

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Pusher II

2004·1h 40m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Towering Inferno

1974·2h 45m·★ 7.0·John Guillermin

DP: Fred J. KoenekampStarring Steve McQueen

Face/Off

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.3·John Woo

Themes: prison escape, prison

The Green Mile

1999·3h 9m·★ 8.6·Frank Darabont

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GoodFellas

1990·2h 25m·★ 8.7·Martin Scorsese

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How to Steal a Million

1966·2h 3m·★ 7.5·William Wyler

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A Perfect World

1993·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Clint Eastwood

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The Lovers on the Bridge

1991·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Leos Carax

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Where to Watch Papillon

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Buy

6

Amazon DVD / Blu-ray

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