Tag: attempt to escape

  • Escape from New York

    In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

  • First Blood

    When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

  • Runaway Train

    A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.

  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

    Six years after being kidnapped by a cult, Jamie tries to escape the clutches of her serial killer uncle, Michael Myers.

  • Freeway

    Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

  • Escape from L.A.

    Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.’s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.

  • Before Night Falls

    Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro’s Cuba.

  • Wrongfully Accused

    Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue’s husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to prove himself innocent – by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man…

  • [REC]

    A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

  • Case départ

    Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor’s time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.