Movies Like The Escapists
If you liked The Escapists (2008), a mystery movie directed by Andrew Gori, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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River Wild (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryFollows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.
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Amelia’s Children (2024)
★ 6/10Also mysteryWhen Edward’s search for his biological family leads him and his girlfriend Ryley to a magnificent villa high in the mountains of Northern Portugal, he is full of excitement at meeting his long-lost mother and twin…
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Winter's Tale (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryA burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
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The Limits of Control (2009)
★ 6/10Also mysteryA mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…
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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryAn aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…
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Endless Night (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also mysteryShiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious…
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The Commuter (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryA businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
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Remember (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also mysteryWith the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryIn the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
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Black Rainbow (1989)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryMartha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her…
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Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryA young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.
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Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryWhile attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…
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The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also mysteryA three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryOver the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
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The Infernal Machine (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryReclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his…
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Goodnight Mommy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryWhen twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
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Ca$h (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryA stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a…
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Frequencies (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also mysteryThe story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.
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The Family Fang (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryA brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.