Best Escape Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

3eyedraven's 29 top-rated escape movies and TV series of the 1970s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Deer Hunter 1978 ★ 8.0

Papillon 1973 ★ 7.8

Le Cercle Rouge 1970 ★ 7.6

Escape from Alcatraz 1979 ★ 7.5

Midnight Express 1978 ★ 7.4

The Wing or the Thigh? 1976 ★ 7.2

Smokey and the Bandit 1977 ★ 7.0

Capricorn One 1977 ★ 6.8

Special Education 1977 ★ 6.8

Logan's Run 1976 ★ 6.6

The Last Run 1971 ★ 6.6

The Secret 1974 ★ 6.5

Breakout 1975 ★ 6.3

Pete's Dragon 1977 ★ 6.3

The Inglorious Bastards 1978 ★ 6.3

Nightmare in Badham County 1976 ★ 5.9

The Black Belly of the Tarantula 1971 ★ 6.1

Voyage of the Damned 1976 ★ 6.0

Jackson County Jail 1976 ★ 5.6

Schoolgirls in Chains 1973 ★ 4.9

I Escaped from Devil's Island 1973 ★ 5.0

Warlords of Atlantis 1978 ★ 5.7

Five Loose Women 1974 ★ 4.7

The Punishment 1973 ★ 4.6