Movies Like They Have Escaped

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

Dogs Don't Wear Pants

2019·1h 45m·★ 6.7·J-P Valkeapää

2 shared crewDir. J-P ValkeapääDP: Pietari Peltola

Hit Big

2022·2h 3m·★ 5.6·J-P Valkeapää

Both star Jari Pehkonen & Petteri PenniläDir. J-P Valkeapää

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Grand Illusion

1937·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Jean Renoir

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Almost Famous

2000·2h 4m·★ 7.9·Cameron Crowe

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Kolya

1996·1h 45m·★ 7.7·Jan Svěrák

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Dirty Dancing

1987·1h 40m·★ 7.1·Emile Ardolino

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Closely Watched Trains

1966·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Jiří Menzel

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American Graffiti

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.4·George Lucas

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Tsotsi

2005·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Gavin Hood

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Fear of Rain

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.0·Castille Landon

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The Map That Leads to You

2025·1h 36m·★ 6.2·Lasse Hallström

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2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten

2016·1h 35m·★ 6.5·Petersen Vargas

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We're All Going to the World's Fair

2022·1h 26m·★ 5.4·Jane Schoenbrun

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How Good Is They Have Escaped?

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