The Escapist (2008)

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.

Genres: Action, Thriller

What to watch after The Escapist

• Escape Plan (2013) — Same subject: prison escape
• Centurion (2010)
• No Escape (2015)
• Quantum of Solace (2008)
• The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
• Escape from Pretoria (2020) — Same feel: tense, dramatic