Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- propulsive
- gritty
- action movie night
- double feature with classic prison films
What critics said
Critics found the Stallone-Schwarzenegger pairing enjoyable and the suspense efficiently constructed, but viewed the film as a formulaic imitation of older action thrillers with an underwritten script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ray Breslin uses professional prison-testing expertise to study the facility, its routines, and its vulnerabilities.
Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger share top billing as Ray Breslin and Emil Rottmayer.
The maximum-security prison controls movement, communication, identity, and access, making the institution itself the central adversary.
Ray must cooperate with Rottmayer, whose skills and connections complement Ray's escape expertise.
Films like Escape Plan, and why
The Shawshank Redemption
shared prison escape premise, action-thriller pacing, and emphasis on physical problem-solving
Escape from Alcatraz
shared maximum-security prison setting, escape planning, and tense institutional confinement
Lock Up
shared muscular star-driven action, prison infiltration, and old-school thriller entertainment
Movie Details
- Director
- Mikael Håfström
- Release Date
- 2013-10-09
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (5757)
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Jim Caviezel
- 50 Cent
- Sam Neill
- Vinnie Jones
- Faran Tahir
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Amy Ryan
- Graham Beckel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, AMC, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Escape Plan about?
- A prison-security expert is trapped inside his own ultimate test and must ally with a fellow inmate to outwit the fortress built to hold the uncontainable.
- What is Escape Plan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Escape Plan as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Escape Plan violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Escape Plan as brutal.
- What did critics think of Escape Plan?
- Critics found the Stallone-Schwarzenegger pairing enjoyable and the suspense efficiently constructed, but viewed the film as a formulaic imitation of older action thrillers with an underwritten script.
- Which films are like Escape Plan?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shawshank Redemption, Escape from Alcatraz, and Lock Up.
- How long is Escape Plan?
- Escape Plan runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Escape Plan?
- In United States, Escape Plan streams on Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, AMC, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel, Peacock Premium Plus.
