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Movies like Escape from New York

Not everyone loves Escape from New York for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Escape from New York

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like Snake Plissken, who only helps because he has no choice.

  2. You like a countdown in a city run by gangs.

  3. You like a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Mad Max 21981

    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like a final tanker chase across the Outback.

  • Mad Max1979

    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like raw car and motorbike chases on empty Australian roads.

  • The Walking Dead: Dead City2023

    • Snake Plissken, who only helps because he has no choice
    • a countdown in a city run by gangs

    Good for you if you like tunnels and rooftops where danger comes from every side.

  • The Terminator1984

    • a countdown in a city run by gangs
    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like being hunted by something that never stops.

  • Extraction2020

    • a countdown in a city run by gangs
    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like a long chase through the streets of Dhaka without a cut.

  • Dredd2012

    • a countdown in a city run by gangs
    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like a lean, brutal fight floor after floor.

  • Death Race2008

    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like armored cars racing and shooting on a prison island.

  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners2022

    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like fights so fast the screen bursts into color.

  • The First Purge2018

    • a countdown in a city run by gangs
    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like a drug dealer fighting mercenaries floor by floor in a tower block.

  • Cloverfield2008

    • a countdown in a city run by gangs

    Good for you if you like an attack seen only from the ground.

  • Children of Men2006

    • a countdown in a city run by gangs

    Good for you if you like long single shots in the middle of chaos.

  • What Happened to Monday2017

    • a night of fights and car chases through a ruined New York

    Good for you if you like chases and fights through a crowded future city.

Reasons taken from Escape from New York's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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