Movies Like Escape from New York (1981)

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Escape from New York Movie Information:

Directors:

John Carpenter

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes … (full cast)

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1. The Thing (1982)

   Synopsis/Plot: A US research station, Antarctica, early-winter 1982.
   
   The base is suddenly buzzed by a helicopter from the nearby Norwegian research station.
   
   They are trying to kill a dog that has escaped from their base.
   
   After…
   
   Tagline: Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery
   
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2. Halloween (1978)

   Synopsis/Plot: The year is 1963, the night: Halloween.
   
   Police are called to 43 Lampkin Ln.
   
   only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael.
   
   After…
   
   Tagline: The trick was to stay alive.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller
   
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3. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

   Synopsis/Plot: Truck driver Jack Burton arrives in Chinatown, San Francisco, and goes to the airport with his Chinese friend Wang Chi to welcome his green-eyed fiancée Miao Yin who is arriving from China.
   
   However she is…
   
   Tagline: Adventure doesn't come any bigger!
   Genres: Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure
   
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4. They Live (1988)

   Synopsis/Plot: Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses.
   
   Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay…
   
   Tagline: "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum."
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy
   
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5. Christine (1983)

   Synopsis/Plot: In 1957, in Detroit, a red Plymouth Fury is built and is the cause of two accidents, one of them fatal, still in the assembly line.
   
   Twenty-one years later, the outcast and bullied nerd Arnold…
   
   Tagline: She'll possess you. Then destroy you. She's death on wheels. She's...
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Action
   
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6. The Fog (1980)

   Synopsis/Plot: The town of Antonio Bay, California is about to celebrate their centennial celebration.
   
   Unbeknownst all of them 100yrs ago a terrible crime was committed by six of the town"s elders involving a ship of lepers.…
   
   Tagline: John Carpenter's tale of vengeance beyond the grave...
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Fantasy
   
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7. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

   Synopsis/Plot: With the disappearance of hack horror writer Sutter Cane, all Hell is breaking loose...literally! Author Cane, it seems, has a knack for description that really brings his evil creepy-crawlies to life.
   
   Insurance investigator John Trent…
   
   Tagline: There are no words to describe Sutter Cane's latest and greatest novel. There are no words to describe Sutter Cane.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
   
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8. Escape from L.A. (1996)

   Synopsis/Plot: The year is 2013 and Snake Plissken is back but this time it's L.A., which through the agency of earthquakes has become an island of the damned.
   
   But something has gone wrong in this new…
   
   Tagline: Plan your escape this Summer
   Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
   
   

9. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

   Synopsis/Plot: Police ambush and kill several gang members in Los Angeles.
   
   Gang members make a pact of blood to strike back at police, and conduct a siege on the police station which is almost abandoned and…
   
   Tagline: Wo sonst sollte man sich sicher fühlen - wenn nicht in einem Polizeirevier? (Where else should you feel safe - if not in a police station?)
   Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime
   
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10. Starman (1984)

    Synopsis/Plot: Jenny Hayden never did get over the death of her husband.
    
    So when an alien life form decides to model "himself" on the husband, Jenny is understandably confused if not terrified.
    
    The alien, or Starman,…
    
    Tagline: In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming.
    Genres: Sci-Fi, Romance
    
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11. Prince of Darkness (1987)

    Synopsis/Plot: A sinister secret has been kept in the basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church for many years.
    
    With the death of a priest belonging to a mysterious sect, another priest opens the door to…
    
    Tagline: Where are you...? Christ?
    Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
    
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12. Village of the Damned (1995)

    Synopsis/Plot: An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant.
    
    Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the…
    
    Tagline: Beware the Children
    Genres: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi
    
    

Movies like Escape from New York include The Thing (1982), Halloween (1978), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), They Live (1988), Christine (1983), The Fog (1980), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), Escape from L.A. (1996), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Starman (1984), Prince of Darkness (1987), and Village of the Damned (1995).