# Movies like The Escapist

> Films most similar to The Escapist (2008) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-escapist-2008/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Gangster No. 1](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gangster-no-1-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 6.4 · 233 votes · bittersweet, raw, unhinged
- **[Captive State](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/captive-state-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 5.7 · 1,251 votes · paranoid, slow-burn
- **[Rise of the Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 7.3 · 12,708 votes · cerebral, epic, raw
- **[The Gambler](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-gambler-2014/)** (2014) — ★ 6.0 · 1,553 votes · neon-soaked, raw
- **[Haywire](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/haywire-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 5.7 · 1,475 votes · paranoid, raw
- **[Arcadian](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/arcadian-2024/)** (2024) — ★ 6.0 · 848 votes · dread, raw
- **[In the Land of Saints and Sinners](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/in-the-land-of-saints-and-sinners-2023/)** (2023) — ★ 6.5 · 593 votes · outsider, paranoid, raw
- **[Ek Tha Tiger](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ek-tha-tiger-2012/)** (2012) — ★ 6.2 · 215 votes · sexy, uplifting
- **[Gamer](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gamer-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 5.7 · 2,617 votes · neon-soaked, raw, unhinged
- **[Push](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/push-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 6.1 · 2,426 votes · neon-soaked, raw

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