Movies and TV shows like Prison Break

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Prison Break (2005)
 8.3
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Prison Break (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic, crime drama, thrilling, clever, enigmatic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: prison, fugitives, escape, prison life, conspiracy, determination, confined, fbi, scheme, brother, self sacrifice, siblings relations, security guard, courage, frame up, chases and races, life is a bitch, false accusation, obstacle, fighting the system, manhunt, convict, investigation, die hard, death sentence ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: texas, california, chicago, usa
Keyword: reboot, chinese, latin

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Most similar movies to Prison Break

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, serious and realistic films and TV series with plots about investigation, prison, danger, twists and turns, corruption, criminal and cop mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Prison Break: Escape Plan (2013), Designated Survivor (2016), 24 (2001), The Fugitive (1993), Money Heist (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The movie covers the events which occurred in between the downfall of The Company and the finale of the series. It details the arrest and incarceration of Sara Tancredi, the final escape plan which Michael devises for Sara. It also reveals the ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, clever, intense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, fugitives, self sacrifice, woman in danger, prison escape, twists and turns, resilience, murder mystery, vengeance, survival, redemption, depression ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
 6.7
 256K
Escape Plan (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, clever, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot: prison, prison escape, survival, escape, prisoner, revenge, escape plan, lone hero, outsmarting, planning, ship, convict ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: morocco, usa, colorado, florida, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Designated Survivor (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Style: exciting, political, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: politics, usa president, counter terrorism, president, investigation, terrorism, american politics, spy, die hard, danger, marriage, first lady ...
Time: 2010s
Place: washington d.c., afghanistan, usa, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 8.4
 196K
24 (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: 24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method ...
Style: exciting, cliffhanger, serious, stylized, realistic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: terrorism, president, political conspiracy, secret service, terrorist, terrorist plot, government agency, race against time, assassination of president, investigation, assassination attempt, twists and turns ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, new york, usa, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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The Fugitive (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, detective, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, boys' night
Plot: conspiracy, on the run, betrayal, escape, framed for murder, investigation, fugitives, death row, doctor, manhunt, corruption, fugitive ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place: chicago, usa, illinois, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 8.2
 527K
Money Heist (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, ...
Style: suspense, exciting, intense, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: heist, perfect crime, plot twist, thief, bank robbery, hostage situation, money, professor, planning, master criminal, hostage, career criminal ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: spain, madrid, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
 7.3
 79K
Blindspot (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible ...
Style: tense, realistic, suspense, detective, deep ...
Audience: teens
Plot: puzzle, investigation, fbi, memory loss, twists and turns, strong female character, terrorist, killings, tattoo, amnesia, secret organization, martial arts ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Person of Interest (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special ...
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, clever, detective ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, privacy invasion, hacker, computer genius, characters in danger, fighting crime, computer, secret ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Next Three Days (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on ...
Style: suspense, clever, suspenseful, romantic, serious ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night
Plot: prison escape, life turned upside down, innocent, false accusation, injustice, husband wife relationship, danger, love, lawyer, couples, family relations, investigation ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: pennsylvania, venezuela, usa, haiti, canada ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert ...
Style: suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, prison escape, alcatraz, escape, island, prison life, freedom, prison warden, harassment, jail, convict, prison guard ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1979, year 1960, year 1962 ...
Place: san francisco, bay area, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 6.9
 40K
Alcatraz (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Alcatraz is an American television series created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, and produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on Fox on January 16, 2012, as a mid-season replacement. ...
Style: suspenseful, atmospheric, captivating, stylized, cliffhanger ...
Plot: prison, twists and turns, investigation, time travel, police investigation, uncover truth, law enforcement, warden, murderer, existence paradox, police detective, partner ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 21st century
Place: usa, san francisco, bay area
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Prison Break: Proof of Innocence (2006)
Genre: Short, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 2 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Amber McCall as she attempts to uncover evidence to exonerate her friend, L.J. Burrows. A low-budget spin-off series of Prison Break made exclusively for mobile phones with each episode being approximately 2 minutes long. Although the ...
Style: unusual plot structure, suspense
Plot: wrongful imprisonment, false accusation, against the odds, justice, escapades, rivalry, conspiracy, fighting the system, investigation, strong female lead, twists and turns, convict ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, ...
Style: clever, inspirational, touching, sentimental, twist ending ...
Audience: date night, kids, chick flick, teens, family friendly ...
Plot: prison, prison escape, freedom, human spirit, hopes, stephen king, life, friendship between men, friendship, plot twist, life philosophy, adaptation ...
Time: 1940s, 90s, 1950s, 2010s, year 1994 ...
Place: usa, america, iran, persia, pacific ocean ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
 6.6
 113K
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it ...
Style: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, serious, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, date night
Plot: manhunt, cia, on the run, conspiracy, frame up, agent, fugitive, tough cop, corruption, car chase, murder, u.s. marshal ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: new york, chicago, kentucky, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 9.5
 2.1M
Breaking Bad (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's ...
Style: serious, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Audience: teens
Plot: criminal, cancer, peril, life turned upside down, drug dealing, drug cartel, unlikely partners, drug lord, master criminal, family problems, life is a bitch, drug ...
Time: y2k, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
 8.1
 26K
Locked Up (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.
Style: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, rough ...
Plot: lesbian, women's prison, female prisoner, prison guard, prison, life is a bitch, women in prison, female homosexuality, corruption, jail, false accusation, brutality ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.5
 137K
Lupin (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
Style: psychological, suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: investigation, thief, revenge, police, father son relationship, black, heist, criminal, prisoner, father, father figure, missing person ...
Time: 2020s
Place: france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 8.2
 199K
The Mentalist (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Style: exciting, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, investigation, partners against crime, fighting crime, police, murder, police investigation, law enforcement, danger, talented, justice, outsmarting ...
Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 8.6
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Wentworth (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: prison, lesbian, women in prison, prison life, women's prison, protest, power struggle, lesbian relationship, life is a bitch, danger, government facility, survival ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 8.1
 5K
El marginal (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An ex-cop entered a prison as convicted under a false identity in order to infiltrate within a group of prisoners that has just kidnapped the teenage daughter of an important national judge.
Style: suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Plot: prison, violence, investigation, justice, murder, danger, dishonesty, escapades, chase, life is a bitch, friendship, vengeance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 8.0
 79K
Burn Notice (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.
Style: semi serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: private investigator, investigation, uncover truth, starting over, secret agent, peril, new job, gadget, lifestyle change, dishonesty, chases and races, danger ...
Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: florida, miami, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 6.4
 46K
Lock Up (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by ...
Style: suspense, intense, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: prison, prison escape, prison warden, corruption, prisoner, prison life, revenge, torture, tough guy, self sacrifice, electric chair, life is a bitch ...
Time: 80s
Place: new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.7
 64K
Quantico (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11.
Style: tense, realistic, surprise ending, detective, disturbing ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: investigation, fbi, terrorist attack, secret, terrorism, terrorist, female fbi agent, recruit, female agent, woman, bonding, twists and turns ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France, Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne ...
Style: exciting, intense, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: cia, conspiracy, espionage, spy, secret agent, corruption, secret service, escapades, hitman, fighting the system, danger, memory ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place: langley virginia, new york, paris france, tangier morocco, moscow russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
 8.6
 118K
Justified (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 3400 min.
TV show
Story: A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, neo noir, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: u.s. marshal, fighting crime, officer, drug lord, lone wolves, justice, gunfight, shooting, white trash, small town, tough law enforcer, ex convict ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: kentucky, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.9
 277K
The Blacklist (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In ...
Style: exciting, tense, serious, captivating, clever ...
Audience: family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: fbi, investigation, unlikely partners, master criminal, law enforcement, danger, intrigue, secret, mind game, killings, murder investigation, criminal ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
16%
Anything for Her (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his ...
Style: exciting, serious, sentimental, suspenseful, twisted ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, false accusation, chase, police, murder, daring rescue, life turned upside down, judge, life is a bitch, investigation, danger, escapades ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: france, europe, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.1
 5K
Traveler (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Traveler is a short-lived American television series that ran from May 10, 2007 until July 18, 2007 on ABC in the United States. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television. Traveler was officially canceled after eight first-run episodes on ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, exciting, realistic, detective ...
Plot: conspiracy, student, fbi, friendship, disappearance, on the run, danger, dishonesty, suspicion, chases and races, protagonist as suspect, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 8.5
 11K
Healer (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kim Moon Ho is a successful reporter at a mainstream news station, but when he stumbles upon a 10-year-old mystery, he's forced to dive into a subversive underground news agency. On his journey to break open the case, Moon Ho teams up with Chae ...
Style: exciting, dorama, romantic, touching, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: reporter, hidden identity, investigation, hacker, false accusation, masked hero, rescue, dating, lost child, tragic event, journalist, self sacrifice ...
Place: thailand, seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 6.1
 2K
The Escapist (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manhunt, prison, tough heroes, violence spree, heroes, murder, criminal heroes, haunted by the past, gang, revenge, escape, fugitives ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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