Movies Like Escaping Dad (2017)

Escaping Dad is a 2017 drama, thriller film from Ross Kohn with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Exit Marrakech and Medium.

Drama Thriller

Exit Marrakech

2013

When 17-year-old Ben visits his father Heinrich in Marrakech, it is the start of an adventurous journey through a foreign country with a picturesque charm and a rough beauty where everything appears possible — including the chance that father and son will lose each other for good, or find one another again.

5.8

MagicScore

Medium

1985

Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a murder ritual that took place 36 years earlier.

5.5

MagicScore

Ticket Out

2011

A desperate mother is forced to break the law in order to protect her children from her abusive ex-husband, and rely on the kindness of strangers who help battered spouses to escape their tyrannical mates via an elaborate "underground railway" system.

5.6

MagicScore

Death Saved My Life

2021

On the surface it seems Jade has it all, including a successful marketing career, a heart surgeon husband who is admired and respected in the community, and a young daughter they both dote on. However, behind closed doors, her life is far from perfect.

7.3

MagicScore

No One Would Tell

2018

Single mom Laura Collins has had a history of rocky relationships, so when her daughter Sarah begins dating the popular and charismatic Rob, Laura is thrilled with what she sees. But it soon becomes clear that Rob has a darker, possessive side. Then Sarah goes missing.

6.5

MagicScore

The Stepsister

2016

Nicole and Mark get engaged, but his stepsister believes she has a claim on him and is willing to do anything to be his bride.

6.2

MagicScore

Watch Your Back

2015

A woman and her husband become increasingly scared as an anonymous person begins stalking their family.

4.9

MagicScore

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

7.4

MagicScore

Reversal of Fortune

1990

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Panic Room

2002

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Dial Code Santa Claus

1990

Thomas de Frémont, a precocious child obsessed with action films, sets himself up for a terrifying Christmas Eve after he unwittingly makes contact with a deranged psychopath who claims he's Santa Claus.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story

2014

The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story delves into the experiences of six unknown young actors placed into the Hollywood spotlight, exposing the challenges of growing up under public scrutiny.

5.3

MagicScore

#13

Wandering Eye

2011

Neglected by her workaholic husband, a young wife, Maren Abbott, meets a man through Wandering Eye - a networking website designed to facilitate extramarital liaisons. Charming as he is, she realizes she can't go through with the affair. When he is found brutally murdered in their hotel room, infidelity is the least of Maren's worries as she finds herself in the cross-hairs of a serial killer who uses the website to trawl for his next victims.

5.2

MagicScore

#14

Adopting Terror

2012

Tim and Cheryl Broadbent are excited to finally adopt Mona, a beautiful baby girl. But when the baby's biological father starts stalking them, their world turns upside down: through intimidation, manipulation, and violence, he is determined to take his daughter back.

5.1

MagicScore

#15

My Daughter's Secret

2007

When the bad-news boyfriend of 17-year-old Justine robs the store where her mother, Denise works, Justine is torn between telling the truth and sending her boyfriend to prison, or keeping the secret from her mother, which soon starts to tear her apart.

3.5

MagicScore

#16

Greenland

2020

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garritys experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last-minute flight to a possible safe haven.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Broken

2012

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Con Air

1997

Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009

When Madea catches teenage Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with the kids.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005

Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Escaping Dad?

The top films similar to Escaping Dad by MovieMagicScore are Exit Marrakech (5.8), Medium (5.5), Ticket Out (5.6). Each shares drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Escaping Dad worth watching?

Escaping Dad holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 29 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Escaping Dad?

Escaping Dad (2017) is a drama, thriller film directed by Ross Kohn, starring Sunny Mabrey, Jason Wiles, Grace Van Dien.

Where can I find more recommendations like Escaping Dad?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Escaping Dad

This ranked list pairs Escaping Dad (2017), a drama and thriller film from Ross Kohn, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sunny Mabrey take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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