Movies and TvShows featuring "escape-attempt" theme.
Prison Break follows the story of Michael Scofield, who deliberately gets himself imprisoned in order to help his brother Lincoln Burrows escape death row. Michael, an engineering genius, meticulously plans an elaborate escape for them, using his knowledge of the prison's layout and his tattoos that hold crucial information. As they race against time, they must navigate through a dangerous web of conspiracy and betrayal.
Gilligan's Island is a comedic TV show about a group of castaways who are stranded on a tropical island after their boat is shipwrecked. They must learn to survive on the island while hoping to be rescued.
In the 1880s Arizona Territory, a widowed single father and Civil War veteran named Lucas McCain becomes known as The Rifleman due to his skills with a Winchester rifle. He uses his marksmanship to protect his town from outlaws and fight for justice, all while raising his young son. Set in the backdrop of the Old West, the series explores themes of family, honor, and the consequences of violence.
In the year 2022, a new virtual reality MMORPG called Sword Art Online is released. However, the players soon discover that they are unable to log out and are trapped inside the game. If they die in the game, they die in real life. The protagonist, Kirito, must navigate dangerous dungeons and form alliances with other players in order to survive and ultimately defeat the game's creator to free themselves and the other trapped players.
Munting Heredera or Little Heiress is a Filipino family-oriented drama series created and developed by Maryo J. de los Reyes for GMA Network. Playing the lead role of Doña Anastacia, a rich widow in search of her "munting heredera", is the multi-award winning actress and one of the original Queens of Philippine cinema, Gloria Romero, making her television debut. The show was first shown on May 9, 2011, replacing Dwarfina on GMA Network and on May 11, 2011, on GMA Pinoy TV. Worldwide, via GMA Pinoy TV, the quality of the picture is much finer but is still at 480i, though digitally mastered. The series was extended for five weeks more than its original plan, but after one week the show was extended again for an additional five weeks for the second time. A third extension of 10 weeks was made. The series concluded on February 3, 2012, and was replaced by Biritera. It ran for thirty nine weeks with the total of 195 episodes.
Unshackle your laughing gas, put your ball and chain away, take a prison break and get ready to escape with the Daltons! The fab four are back! The Daltons will try every trick in the books to get out and then some: a maze of tunnels, explosives, hot air balloons and rain dances, and a whole cast of zany characters to help them get free ... or not! The only thing they don’t try using are their brains! But what they lack in intelligence, they sure make up for in willpower and imagination! The far west has never been crazier!
Finding Nemo follows the story of Marlin, a clownfish, who sets out on a perilous adventure to find his son, Nemo, after he is captured by a diver. Along the way, Marlin encounters various obstacles and forms unexpected friendships.
After mistakenly marrying a deceased young woman, a shy groom must traverse the realms of the living and the dead to reunite with his true love and rectify his error. Along the way, he must confront betrayal, deceit, and the consequences of his actions.
A writer and his family rent a vacation home in Wales, but soon find themselves trapped in a time loop that brings their worst nightmares to life. As they try to uncover the truth behind the house's dark secrets, they must confront their own demons and escape before it's too late.
Secret Service agent Ethan Burke wakes up in the small town of Wayward Pines, Idaho, not knowing how he got there. He soon discovers that he is trapped and must uncover the truth behind the town's mysteries, including the disappearance of two federal agents.
A father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the cause of death of a young woman, who was apparently harboring dark secrets. As they perform the autopsy, they uncover a series of weird and creepy secrets about the woman, including her connection to a murder case being investigated by Sheriff Sheldon and his team. The night becomes stormy and tragic as the coroners delve deeper into the enigma of Jane Doe.
A man resigns from his secret agent position and wakes up in a mysterious island prison run by a surveillance state. He tries to escape while facing psychological torture and realizing nothing is what it seems.
A group of Marines, led by a former inmate, must stop a rogue general and his group of mercenaries from launching chemical weapons from Alcatraz. They must navigate through dangerous obstacles and face intense combat to save the day.
In a post-apocalyptic future, a half-human and half-machine warrior teams up with the resistance to fight against Skynet and save humanity from extinction.
When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners. Ginger, the determined chicken, has been trying to flee the coop with the help of two rats, Nick and Fetcher. When Mrs. Tweedy realizes her failing farm, Ginger convinces the other hens to speed up their escape efforts. A Rhode Island Red rooster named Rocky crashes into the coop and the hens believe he can teach them how to fly. Rock's wing is injured, but he puts the chickens through exercises to buy them time. As Mr. Tweedy assembles a machine, Ginger and the chickens work on building a plane. When Mr. Tweedy kidnaps Ginger to test the machine, Rocky rescues her and sabotages the machine. The chickens finish their plane just as Mr. Tweedy repairs the pie machine. In a revolt, the chickens tie up Mr. Tweedy and escape in the plane, with Mrs. Tweedy in pursuit. Rocky and Ginger save the day, and the chickens find refuge in a bird sanctuary. Rocky and Ginger become a couple, while Nick and Fetcher plan to start their own chicken farm.
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
In a dystopian and impoverished future Australia, a vengeful policeman named Max Rockatansky takes it upon himself to stop a violent motorcycle gang. With the help of his fellow officer, Jim Goose, Max goes on a relentless pursuit to seek justice and avenge the death of his wife and child. Fueled by rage and equipped with a supercharged Pursuit Special, Max hunts down and eliminates the members of the gang one by one, leaving a trail of destruction in his path.
Roots is a compelling television miniseries that follows the story of an African-American family and their struggles through slavery, emphasizing the themes of racism, family, and freedom. Set in the 18th and 19th centuries, the series explores the harsh realities of slavery, the cruelty inflicted upon slaves, and their fight for liberation.
The Four Horsemen resurface, and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. One year after outwitting the FBI, the remaining members of the Four Horsemen-J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco)-are in hiding, awaiting further instructions from The Eye, the secret society of magicians they've been recruited into. Atlas, having grown tired of waiting for a mission, seeks out The Eye himself...
War veteran Will Sharp desperately needs money for his wife's surgery, so he joins his adoptive brother Danny in a bank heist. Things go wrong when Officer Zach discovers the situation and is held hostage. A shootout occurs, and they escape with the money in an ambulance. Cam, a paramedic, is forced to help them, but she tries to escape multiple times. The police chase them, and tensions rise between the brothers. They create chaos on the road and hide under a bridge. Will refuses to leave Danny, and they team up to confront their enemies. In the end, Will is shot and Cam secretly gives money to Will's wife for her surgery.