Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Breaking Out List

• Prison Break - Centers around a man's elaborate plan to escape from prison and save his brother.
• Escape Plan - A security expert is trapped in a high-tech prison and must find a way out.
• The Shawshank Redemption - Focuses on the theme of prison break and friendship within a prison setting.
• The Great Escape - A Tense World War II prison escape film based on a true story.
• Locked Up - A woman enters a women's prison and must navigate the dangers that come with it.
• Escape from Alcatraz - Based on the true story of prisoners attempting to escape from Alcatraz.
• The Green Mile - Takes place in a prison setting and explores supernatural elements and moral questions.
• Prisoners - Involves a tense narrative surrounding abduction and justice.
• The Fugitive - A wrongfully convicted man is on the run while trying to prove his innocence.
• Escape at Dannemora - A limited series based on a real-life prison break that combines suspense and drama.
• Wentworth - A contemporary reimagining of the classic prison drama focusing on women's struggles.
• The Escape - A woman grapples with her choices and desires amid a confining life.
• Prison Break: Resurrection - The revival of the original series with new challenges and escapes.
• The Last Castle - Focuses on inmates fighting against corrupt administration in a military prison.
• Cell 211 - Set in a prison where a new guard must survive a riot and become involved in an escape.
• Escobar: Paradise Lost - A story of survival and moral quandaries amidst narco-trafficking.
• The Bridge - A thrilling exploration of relationships and crisis within a confinement scenario.
• Law Abiding Citizen - A man seeks vengeance against the justice system that failed him; intense drama.
• The Count of Monte Cristo - A classic tale of wrongful imprisonment and ultimate escape and revenge.
• Mindhunter - Explores psychological darkness and complex characters; intense thriller aspect.
• The Blacklist - Focuses on complex criminal activities along with character-driven storytelling.
• The Escape Artist - A legal drama about a brilliant lawyer caught in a web of deceit and danger.
• Inside Man - A heist film that emphasizes cunning strategies and psychological pressures.
• The Stoning of Soraya M. - A story focused on injustice, oppression, and the fight for freedom.
• Jailbreak - A thrilling story about an undercover officer trying to bring down a prison gang.
• The Rock - An action film involving a prison and a battle against criminal forces.
• The Hateful Eight - Tension-filled narrative with complex characters navigating a confined situation.
• Shutter Island - Psychological thriller set in an isolated place with deep mysteries.
• Get the Gringo - Focuses on survival and escape within the confines of a Mexican prison.
• The Prison - A story about corruption and the power dynamics in a prison setting.
• Banshee - Features a complex narrative filled with crime, deception, and survival.
• The Dark Knight - An intense game of cat and mouse between a criminal and law enforcement.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Focuses on justice, law enforcement, and complex criminal cases.
• Narcos - Explores drug cartels and law enforcement, full of tension and moral dilemmas.
• Oz - A gritty drama set in a maximum-security prison focusing on inmate dynamics.
• Vis a Vis (Locked Up) - A Spanish series about a woman in prison, navigating life and power struggles.
• Money Heist - Innovative approach to heists and escapes, involving calculated plans.
• Better Call Saul - Tells the backstory of a con artist; strong themes of crime and moral choices.
• Collateral - An intense thriller dealing with crime in a confined setting over a short timeframe.
• The Night Of - Explores the complexities of the criminal justice system and incarceration.