Movies and TvShows featuring "escaped-prisoner" 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.

Eddie Brock, a journalist, tries to revive his career by interviewing Cletus Kasady, a serial killer. However, the interview goes wrong, and Kasady becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage. He escapes from prison and wreaks havoc. Eddie must team up with his own symbiote, Venom, to stop Carnage before it's too late.

The A-Team follows the adventures of a group of former special forces soldiers who, after being wrongly accused of a crime, become mercenaries for hire. They take on dangerous missions while evading capture and using their unique skills to help those in need.

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.

Golden Kamuy is set in post-war Japan, where a war veteran seeks a hidden treasure in Hokkaido. Along the way, he teams up with an Ainu girl and encounters various prisoners and war veterans. The story features a tattooed map that holds the key to the treasure as they face deadly enemies and navigate through the treacherous terrain of Hokkaido.

On a cargo ship transporting dangerous criminals from the Philippines to South Korea, an escape attempt leads to a riot, unleashing a sinister force.

In 'Lock Up,' a man named Frank is framed for a crime he didn't commit and is sent to a high-security prison. Inside the prison, he faces psychological torture, cruelty, and abuse of power from the sadistic prison guards. Frank forms friendships and alliances with other prisoners, but he also discovers corruption within the system. Determined to seek justice and revenge, Frank plans an escape while navigating the dangerous and violent world of the prison.

A police officer named John Spartan is brought out of cryogenic prison to chase down his dangerous enemy, Simon Phoenix. In a society where violence is outlawed, Spartan struggles to adapt while Phoenix wreaks havoc. Together with a rebellious group, Spartan fights to bring down a corrupt leader and restore order.

When 302 prisoners vanish from Alcatraz prison in 1963 and reappear in present time, a police detective and a team of experts investigate the supernatural powers behind the disappearance.

In 1927, the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald escapes custody and gathers followers to his cause. As the magical world becomes more divided, Newt Scamander and his friends set out to stop Grindelwald's plans to raise pure-blood wizards to rule over non-magical beings.

A charming career criminal escapes from a Michigan prison and assumes a new identity in Canada. He embarks on a spree of robbing 59 banks and jewelry stores, all while being relentlessly pursued by a police task force. Based on the incredible true story of The Flying Bandit.

A police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. Meanwhile, the ex-con's brother and his girlfriend execute a plan to steal a diamond and prove the ex-con's innocence. As the heist unfolds, the psychologist uncovers corruption within the police force. In the end, the ex-con is proven innocent, the diamond is recovered, and justice is served.

Dr. Richard Kimble is accused of his wife's murder and must find the true culprit while being pursued by a determined U.S. Marshal.

In the 1930s, a French convict named Papillon befriends a fellow criminal, Dega, as they begin their sentence on Devil's Island, a penal colony in South America. Papillon, determined to escape, convinces Dega to join him in his plan. They endure harsh conditions, crocodile attacks, and betrayal as they make their way to freedom. Despite setbacks and the passage of time, Papillon's determination leads him to eventually succeed and outlive the prison.

In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom. By 2017, the world economy has collapsed, and food, oil, and other natural resources are all in short supply. Unable to meet the needs of the general public, the U.S. government has likewise collapsed and given way to an iron-fisted police state divided into paramilitary zones...

Breakout Kings is a TV show about a group of US Marshals who recruit a team of convicts with special skills to track down and apprehend dangerous escaped prisoners. The show follows the team as they work together to solve cases and bring criminals to justice while facing their own personal demons.

CIA analyst Jack Ryan finds himself targeted by a renegade IRA faction after he interferes with their assassination plans. With his family in danger, Ryan must return to work for the CIA to protect them and stop the terrorists.

Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst is a German television programme broadcast since October 1967 on ZDF that aims to combat and solve crimes. Until 2003 it was produced in co-operation with the Austrian public service broadcaster ORF and Schweizer Fernsehen, a division of the Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse. It was the basis for the BBC show Crimewatch, the Dutch show Opsporing Verzocht and its US equivalent America's Most Wanted. The goal of the programme is to throw light on unsolved offences with the aid of viewers. Each episode contains three to five short films, each lasting about ten minutes, in which a real criminal case is reconstructed. The cases are mostly complex ones in which the criminals and chains of events are still unknown. In addition cases are discussed in the studio in which, for example, the identities of criminals or unknown murder victims are sought with the aid of a photo. Viewers can use the telephone or Internet to give information. According to a study by the programme's editorial department, about forty percent of cases shown on the programme are solved.

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!

U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard and his team are tasked with capturing a man named Sheridan, who is accused of a double-murder. As they pursue him, they uncover a conspiracy involving escaped prisoners, wrongful convictions, and government agents. Gerard's determination to catch Sheridan leads to a thrilling chase and a deadly showdown. Similar movies and TV shows to U.S. Marshals (1998) include action, crime, and thriller genres.