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Escape at Dannemora (2018)
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became sexually entangled.
Style:
melancholic, captivating, atmospheric, entertaining, anthology, anime, grindhouse, non fiction, historical drama, interesting
Plot:
prison escape, prison, prison life, true crime, love triangle, prisoner, deception, twists and turns, love affair, sex scene, travel, organized crime, jail, prison break, prison guard, male nudity, horny wife, unhappy marriage, older woman younger man sex, imprisonment, biopic, jail cell, sexually dissatisfied wife, escape, escape plan ...
Time:
2010s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, tense and detective films and TV series with plots about criminal, prison, violence, corruption, true crime, murder and jail mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Escape at Dannemora: American Crime Story (2016), Escape from Alcatraz (1979), Papillon (1973), The Staircase (2022), Bangkok Hilton (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, europe, los angeles, california, beverly hills
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
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prison, prison escape, alcatraz, escape, prison life, freedom, jail, island, prison warden, harassment, prison guard, convict ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 65 min.
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
thailand, asia, australia, london, bangkok thailand ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
prison, imprisonment, problem, jail, prison guard, prison sentence, prison life, prison warden, jail cell, life is a bitch, violence, danger ...
Time:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Dee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder. The ...
Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
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Story:
Morgan Freeman explores real-life prison breaks that have captured the attention of the public, showcasing an up close and personal view of what the prisoners are faced with in executing their break outs.
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense
Plot:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Story:
A prisoner becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, inspirational
Plot:
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Time:
2020s, 21st century
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44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on a real event, this is the spectacular escape of seven prisoners in 1991 from the Villa Devoto prison in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the process of digging a tunnel to escape, they make a bizarre and frightening discovery just as they are ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
prison break, prisoner, jail, prison escape, escaped prisoner, tunnel, prison, true crime, problem, escape plan, prison life, prison guard ...
Time:
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Place:
buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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prison, criminal, lawyer, prison escape, legal, crime boss, court, law and order, jailed, prison life, prison fight, true crime ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
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As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 817 min.
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 147 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
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TV show
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Place:
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Duration: 44 min.
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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psychological, suspense, captivating, tense
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Style:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
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boys' night, teens
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 50 min.
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Audience:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Plot:
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Style:
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Place:
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