they’ll do whatever it takes to break
free welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 prison escape films
no one’s ever busted out no one’s ever
made it
everyone here’s looked far way up there
any number 10
victory inspired by a true story this
movie follows a group of Allied POWs
during World War two as they plan an
escape during a soccer match against the
Germans after enlisting the French
Resistance as help the prisoners are
given a way out at half time said e6p
but instead of leaving they see the game
through their victory on the pitch
becomes even more significant when it
allows them to slip away during
celebrations
number nine The Count of Monte Cristo
this film adaptation of Alexander Maas
novel is a journey of adventure and
revenge the kept audiences and critics
highly entertained with its
swashbuckling action but it’s naval
officer aid mo Dante’s his imprisonment
in the Chateau d’If that interests us
most make a bargain shall we
you oz God for help and I’ll stop the
moment he shows up after fellow inmate
Abbe Faria is fatally wounded Dante’s
pulls a brilliant switcheroo and secures
his freedom by taking the place of his
dead friend in a body bag
number eight tapping young while
Hollywood heavyweight Dustin Hoffman
co-stars its Steve McQueen’s portrayal
of real-life convict re Sherri our that
steals the show here you start you
should see yourself I was born skinny
your heart goes out to the man who’s
wrongly imprisoned for murder but you
feel for him even more when his
ill-fated escape attempt lands him back
on Devil’s Island
when cher makes the final leap of faith
towards freedom we truly hope it’ll all
work out
number seven Midnight Express this is a
dark and brutal look at Billy Hayes time
in a Turkish prison for smuggling drugs
when his four-year sentence becomes 30
the American student gets the shock of a
lifetime did you mean Phillip finally
live for one Oh
this results in a disturbing breakdown
that finally gives him the motivation to
break out by relying on survival
instinct Hayes executes a
spur-of-the-moment escape that is so
simple it works and so does this film
number six Cool Hand Luke thanks to its
strong acting and realistic vision this
prison drama gave us several memorable
movie moments and a hero of American
cinema sometimes nothing can be a real
cool hand after landing in the slammer
for alcohol-induced shenanigans Paul
Newman’s defiant yet determined Luke
must deal with the hard reality of a
chain gang prison after numerous failed
escape attempts things really go
downhill which leads to a final
desperate act the chose he just wants to
be free what we got here is a failure to
communicate
number-5 Ngong Newseum in this
masterpiece of French cinema captain de
Boyer and lieutenant Maha cow are
captured and taken to a prisoner of war
camp dealing with politics class and
discrimination the world war one flick
sees prisoners coming together to build
escape tunnels though their plan is
eventually foiled but it’s the captain’s
ultimate sacrifice which helps his
lieutenant and another prisoner to
escape which makes this haunting click
so moving number four Stalag 17 adapted
from a Broadway play written by two ex
prisoners of war this excellent thriller
follows a group of Americans stuck in a
Stalag with a spy in their myths what
are you looking at me for with Oscar
winner William Holden a suspected
informant JJ septons this ain’t no
Salvation Army this is everybody for
himself dog-eat-dog
you stinks it what makes his escape so
fitting is that he not only manages to
clear his name but by helping a rich
prisoner in the process he also gives
the traitor exactly the end he deserves
let’s flow Chauncey let’s number three
escaped from Alcatraz no one has ever
escaped from Alcatraz this dramatization
of one of the most famous and complex
real-life prison escape attempts ever
makes us believe the impossible is
possible after feeling for the prisoners
as they endured depressing and difficult
living conditions we can’t help but root
for their success I may have found a way
out of here looking at something with an
elaborate plan featuring spoon Doug
walls handmade dummy heads and raincoat
rafts who wouldn’t want to see these
jailbirds break free
I wonder if they made it it round
yes sir number two the Shawshank
Redemption
in this oscar-nominated adaptation of a
Stephen King novella Andy Dufresne is a
man forced to do time for a crime he
says he didn’t commit
I hereby order you to serve two life
sentences back-to-back one for each of
your victims subject and while his
banking skills help keep him safe and
he’s got friends like read conditions go
from bad to worse
solitary a month yes sir huh somatic you
get him out of here cops make sense to
get out don’t you see that okay it’s the
fact that you frame never loses hope
that makes us unexpected but clever
escape so well deserved and to us
unforgettable
number one The Great Escape the title of
this aptly named film comes from
Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett’s
ambitious real-life plan to free over
250 prisoners of war from a German camp
we’re not getting out to a three-hour
dust but 200-300 scatter them all over
Germany it’s a great bit of escapism for
both the Allied soldiers and moviegoers
alike giving them something to live for
while giving us some entertainment oh
boy there’s a hell of a lot of shooting
going on up there it may not have a
happy ending
but it’s still a cinema classic
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here is failure to communicate which is
your favorite prison escape film be sure
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entertaining top tens
you
free welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 prison escape films
no one’s ever busted out no one’s ever
made it
everyone here’s looked far way up there
any number 10
victory inspired by a true story this
movie follows a group of Allied POWs
during World War two as they plan an
escape during a soccer match against the
Germans after enlisting the French
Resistance as help the prisoners are
given a way out at half time said e6p
but instead of leaving they see the game
through their victory on the pitch
becomes even more significant when it
allows them to slip away during
celebrations
number nine The Count of Monte Cristo
this film adaptation of Alexander Maas
novel is a journey of adventure and
revenge the kept audiences and critics
highly entertained with its
swashbuckling action but it’s naval
officer aid mo Dante’s his imprisonment
in the Chateau d’If that interests us
most make a bargain shall we
you oz God for help and I’ll stop the
moment he shows up after fellow inmate
Abbe Faria is fatally wounded Dante’s
pulls a brilliant switcheroo and secures
his freedom by taking the place of his
dead friend in a body bag
number eight tapping young while
Hollywood heavyweight Dustin Hoffman
co-stars its Steve McQueen’s portrayal
of real-life convict re Sherri our that
steals the show here you start you
should see yourself I was born skinny
your heart goes out to the man who’s
wrongly imprisoned for murder but you
feel for him even more when his
ill-fated escape attempt lands him back
on Devil’s Island
when cher makes the final leap of faith
towards freedom we truly hope it’ll all
work out
number seven Midnight Express this is a
dark and brutal look at Billy Hayes time
in a Turkish prison for smuggling drugs
when his four-year sentence becomes 30
the American student gets the shock of a
lifetime did you mean Phillip finally
live for one Oh
this results in a disturbing breakdown
that finally gives him the motivation to
break out by relying on survival
instinct Hayes executes a
spur-of-the-moment escape that is so
simple it works and so does this film
number six Cool Hand Luke thanks to its
strong acting and realistic vision this
prison drama gave us several memorable
movie moments and a hero of American
cinema sometimes nothing can be a real
cool hand after landing in the slammer
for alcohol-induced shenanigans Paul
Newman’s defiant yet determined Luke
must deal with the hard reality of a
chain gang prison after numerous failed
escape attempts things really go
downhill which leads to a final
desperate act the chose he just wants to
be free what we got here is a failure to
communicate
number-5 Ngong Newseum in this
masterpiece of French cinema captain de
Boyer and lieutenant Maha cow are
captured and taken to a prisoner of war
camp dealing with politics class and
discrimination the world war one flick
sees prisoners coming together to build
escape tunnels though their plan is
eventually foiled but it’s the captain’s
ultimate sacrifice which helps his
lieutenant and another prisoner to
escape which makes this haunting click
so moving number four Stalag 17 adapted
from a Broadway play written by two ex
prisoners of war this excellent thriller
follows a group of Americans stuck in a
Stalag with a spy in their myths what
are you looking at me for with Oscar
winner William Holden a suspected
informant JJ septons this ain’t no
Salvation Army this is everybody for
himself dog-eat-dog
you stinks it what makes his escape so
fitting is that he not only manages to
clear his name but by helping a rich
prisoner in the process he also gives
the traitor exactly the end he deserves
let’s flow Chauncey let’s number three
escaped from Alcatraz no one has ever
escaped from Alcatraz this dramatization
of one of the most famous and complex
real-life prison escape attempts ever
makes us believe the impossible is
possible after feeling for the prisoners
as they endured depressing and difficult
living conditions we can’t help but root
for their success I may have found a way
out of here looking at something with an
elaborate plan featuring spoon Doug
walls handmade dummy heads and raincoat
rafts who wouldn’t want to see these
jailbirds break free
I wonder if they made it it round
yes sir number two the Shawshank
Redemption
in this oscar-nominated adaptation of a
Stephen King novella Andy Dufresne is a
man forced to do time for a crime he
says he didn’t commit
I hereby order you to serve two life
sentences back-to-back one for each of
your victims subject and while his
banking skills help keep him safe and
he’s got friends like read conditions go
from bad to worse
solitary a month yes sir huh somatic you
get him out of here cops make sense to
get out don’t you see that okay it’s the
fact that you frame never loses hope
that makes us unexpected but clever
escape so well deserved and to us
unforgettable
number one The Great Escape the title of
this aptly named film comes from
Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett’s
ambitious real-life plan to free over
250 prisoners of war from a German camp
we’re not getting out to a three-hour
dust but 200-300 scatter them all over
Germany it’s a great bit of escapism for
both the Allied soldiers and moviegoers
alike giving them something to live for
while giving us some entertainment oh
boy there’s a hell of a lot of shooting
going on up there it may not have a
happy ending
but it’s still a cinema classic
you agree with our list what we’ve got
here is failure to communicate which is
your favorite prison escape film be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com for more
entertaining top tens
you
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