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All the prison escapes reach to us as stories, but there are movies that help us experience the operation in real time. These types of films intimidate us and maybe even a majority of us consider this as our favorite genre. The best part is that the tag of the jailbreak being considered an offense is not important, what matters is the damn story behind it. The story of the character, the life of the inmates, their mindset, all the things lift questions in the human mind. 

So, here are best jailbreak movies ever made. 

The Shawshank Redemption- The 1994 movie based on Stephen King?s novel of the same title is considered as the greatest prison break movies ever made. Directed by Frank Darabont the story revolves around a banker named Andy Dufresne who is sentenced to a life term imprisonment for crimes he did not commit like murdering his wife and her lover. During his time in jail he befriends Red. Andy stays in the jail for almost 19 years until one day the guards find his cell empty. Over two decades Andy had dug a tunnel with a rock hammer that he had smuggled. After escaping the prison he withdraws the laundered money from some banks that he discovered at Shawshank. On the other hand Red is paroled after serving twenty years more. He travels to Mexico and finds Andy on a beach. The Shawshank Redemption is known for its motivational story line, it also got nominated for Oscars in seven categories. 

The Great Escape- This is a 1963 movie based on the famous escape that happened during the 2nd World War when 600 allied POW worked on creating three tunnels named Tom, Dick, and Harry to remain undetected by Nazi prison guards. The film featured Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, James Garner, and others. Over 76 men escaped the camp from under the nose of the Germans. It was considered as the most well planned escape in world history. The movie includes intense scenes like actors claustrophobia in the cramped tunnels; Richard Attenborough and Gordon Jackson getting caught out by an agent and Steve McQueen jumping the barbed wire fence on a Triumph motorbike. It got nominated for several awards and also got screened at some International film festivals. 

Escape from Alcatraz- Directed by Don Siegel in 1979, this movie depicts one of the most notorious jail breaks that occurred in Alcatraz Penitentiary, San Francisco on 1962 The film features Clint Eastwood, Jack Thibeau and Fred Ward as prisoners Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin and John Anglin. They all conducted the escape successfully by cutting the grill and slipping through the vents. They also deceived the night inspection by placing dummy heads and real hair as shown in the movie. While making the movie the producers paid almost half a million dollars to restore the decaying condition of Alcatraz and recreate the atmosphere; some interiors had to be recreated in the studio. Many of the improvements were kept intact after the film was made. 

Escape Plan- It is a 2013 movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in the lead roles. It is a fictional story in which Ray (Sylvester Stallone) who is an engineer is incarcerated in the world's most secure prison. His USP is escaping from any Penitentiary, but this time he is aided in his escape by fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger). The fact that the film had two icons in the lead became its reason for success. 

Papillon- Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, it is an adaptation of the autobiographical account by the French convict Henri Charrière. It features Steve McQueen as Henri Charrière and Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega who helps Henri in escaping. In the movie there is multiple times in which both of them are caught escaping, but they refuse to give up each other and show the true meaning of friendship. The place, Penal colony in French Guiana has elements such as the scorching sun, dreadful flu, bug-eating, etc. The duo gives a last try to break out, they jump from a high cliff into the sea and the waves carry them to freedom.   

  

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