Films about prison escapes

Dacoit: A Love Story is a 2026 Indian action romantic drama film directed by Shaneil Deo in his directorial debut, who co-wrote the film with Adivi Sesh. Produced by Supriya Yarlagadda under Annapurna Studios, the film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi.

1994 American drama film directed by Frank Darabont

2004 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón

2014 film directed by James Gunn

2012 superhero film by Christopher Nolan

2014 film directed by Bryan Singer

Face/Off is a 1997 American science fiction action thriller film directed by John Woo, from a screenplay by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. It stars John Travolta as an FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as a terrorist, who undergo an experimental surgery to swap their faces and identities. The film co-stars Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, and Alessandro Nivola in his film debut, and features Dominique Swain in her film debut, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, CCH Pounder, and Thomas Jane in supporting roles.

1978 film directed by Alan Parker

1963 American film by John Sturges

1979 film directed by Don Siegel

2013 film directed by Mikael Håfström

1981 film by John Carpenter

2017 film by Paul King

1986 film by Jim Jarmusch

2001 film directed by Tony Scott

2010 film by Paul Haggis

thumb|x150px|thumbtime=2:10:03|Awaara (1951) Awaara, also written Awāra and known overseas as The Vagabond, is a 1951 Indian crime drama film, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and V.P. Sathe. It stars Raj Kapoor along with his real-life father Prithviraj Kapoor, as well as Nargis, Leela Chitnis and K. N. Singh. Other members of the Kapoor family make an appearance, including Raj's youngest brother Shashi Kapoor, who plays the younger version of his character, and Prithiviraj's father Dewan Basheshwarnath Singh Kapoor, playing a cameo in his only film appea

1935 film by Michael Curtiz

2017 film directed by Steven Soderbergh

1984 film by Joseph Zito

2009 film directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra

1998 film by Steven Soderbergh

2010 film by Peter Weir

2009 film by Declan O'Brien

2013 film directed by Cal Brunker

2006 film by Werner Herzog

2012 film by James Mather, Stephen Saint Leger

1987 film by John Badham

2017 film directed by Michael Noer

2018 film by Steven C. Miller

2020 film directed by Francis Annan

1972 film by Giuseppe Colizzi

1953 American western film directed by John Sturges

1992 science fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon

2002 American serial killer film directed by Matthew Bright

Roofman is a 2025 American crime comedy film directed by Derek Cianfrance. It is based on the life of Jeffrey Manchester, played by Channing Tatum, who robbed McDonald's locations by drilling through their roofs and hid out in a toy store after escaping prison. The film also stars Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, and Peter Dinklage, Ben Mendelsohn, Uzo Aduba, and Jimmy O. Yang appearing in supporting roles.

1980 film directed by Sidney Poitier

1987 television film directed by Jack Gold

1970 film by Tadeusz Chmielewski

film directed by John Herzfeld

2019 film directed by Rob Zombie

1999 film by Ted Demme

2000 American film by Bharat Nalluri

2008 film by Fred Cavayé

1991 film directed by Lewis Teague

1966 film by Vasily Shukshin

1936 film by Tod Browning

1930 Mickey Mouse short by Burt Gillett

1941 film by Jean Renoir

2023 film directed by Neil Burger

2004 Indian war film directed by Milan Luthria

1978 film by René Goscinny, Morris

2021 film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and Sergei Trofimov

1931 film by James Parrott

1929 film directed by Leo McCarey

1999 film by Geoff Murphy

2011 film by Santiago Segura

2000 film by Ryuhei Kitamura

1941 Soviet film by Edouard Pentslin

1988 film by Roger Vadim