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Movies like Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)

The best movies like Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018) are Lockout (2012), Total Recall (2012) and Escape Plan (2013). If Escape Plan 2: Hades hooked you with its action and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Lockout (2012)

    Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

  2. Total Recall (2012)

    Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the procedure goes wrong, Quaid becomes a wanted man by the police and joins forces with a rebel fighter to stop the evil Chancellor Cohaagen.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction

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  3. Escape Plan (2013)

    Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

    Why it matches: Same series: Escape Plan · both action & thriller

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  4. Minority Report (2002)

    John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action

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  5. Surrogates (2009)

    Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action

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  6. Elysium (2013)

    In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action

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  7. 24 Hours to Live (2017)

    An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction

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  8. The Island (2005)

    In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

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  9. Repo Men (2010)

    In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction

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  10. The Maze Runner (2014)

    A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to uncover clues that may lead to escape and the truth behind their confinement.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & mystery

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  11. In Time (2011)

    In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest struggle to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who suddenly comes into a fortune of time finds himself on the run from a corrupt police force known as the "time keepers".

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

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  12. Source Code (2011)

    When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & science fiction

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  13. No Escape (1994)

    In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction

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  14. Death Race (2008)

    Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

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  15. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

    From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

  16. Riddick (2013)

    Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action

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  17. Upgrade (2018)

    A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

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  18. Gamer (2009)

    Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

  19. Equilibrium (2002)

    In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction

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  20. Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)

    Black Ops specialist Connor Gibson infiltrates a maximum security prison to take down legendary driver Frankenstein in a violent and brutal car race.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

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  21. Affinity (2025)

    Chilean martial-arts star Marko Zaror is Bruno, an ex-SEAL struggling with PTSD. He lives a life in fear of his demons until one day when he discovers a beautiful woman with no past of her own. Together they begin to build a life, but when she disappears, Bruno must return to his violent past if he’s going to save her from a shocking conspiracy.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction

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  22. RoboCop (2014)

    In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction

  23. Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2010)

    When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol" that seems almost unstoppable.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction

  24. Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)

    Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight tournament begins - an international affair, matching the best fighters from prisons around the globe, enticing them with the promise of freedom for the winner - Boyka must reclaim his dignity and fight for his position in the tournament.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller

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  25. 10 Minutes Gone (2019)

    Crime boss Rex hires Frank and his crew to steal a priceless jewel stash — but the job goes wrong when someone tips off the cops. After Frank suffers a blow to the head, he wakes up to find the jewels gone and no memory of his attacker. Now, Frank must confront his team members one by one to find the traitor — before Rex covers his tracks by having Frank murdered.

    Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action

  26. The Locksmith (2023)

    A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

  27. God Told Me To (1976)

    A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & science fiction

  28. Anon (2018)

    Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as 'The Girl', Sal must find her before he becomes the next victim.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & crime

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  29. The 6th Day (2000)

    A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find a clone has replaced him. Taken from his family and plunged into a sinister world he doesn't understand, Gibson must not only save himself from the assassins who must destroy him to protect their secret, but uncover who and what is behind the horrible things happening to him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & mystery

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  30. Mindcage (2022)

    Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Escape Plan 2: Hades?

The closest matches to Escape Plan 2: Hades are Lockout (2012), Total Recall (2012) and Escape Plan (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Escape Plan 2: Hades?

People who watched Escape Plan 2: Hades most often go on to Lockout (2012), Total Recall (2012) and Minority Report (2002).

What is the highest-rated movie like Escape Plan 2: Hades?

Undisputed III: Redemption (2010), rated 7.6/10 by 1,087 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Escape Plan 2: Hades?

Affinity (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Is Escape Plan 2: Hades part of a series?

Yes. It belongs to Escape Plan, which includes Escape Plan (2013).

Are there English movies like Escape Plan 2: Hades?

Yes: Lockout (2012), Total Recall (2012) and Escape Plan (2013).

How are movies similar to Escape Plan 2: Hades chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Escape Plan 2: Hades, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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