Escape may refer to:

• Escape (hold), a maneuver used to exit a wrestling or grappling hold
• Escapism, mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation
• Escapology, the study and practice of escaping from physical restraints
• Prison escape, the act of breaking out of prison

In literature:

• ESCAPE, an autobiographical book by David McMillan
• Escape (1983 novel), a Choose Your Own Adventure book
• Escape (book) about a woman leaving the FLDS religion.

In radio, film and television:

• Escape (1930 film), featuring Gerald du Maurier and Edna Best
• Escape (1940 film), starring Robert Taylor and Norma Shearer
• Escape (1948 film), a remake of the 1940 film, with Rex Harrison and Peggy Cummins
• Escape, the video title of the 1970 film The McKenzie Break
• Escape (1971 film), a made-for-television movie
• Escape (1987 film), BBC film starring Edita Brychta
• Escape (radio program), a radio drama series on CBS, a highly-regarded companion to the network's longer-running Suspense anthology series
• Escape (XM), a music channel on XM Satellite Radio

In computers:

• Escape key, the Esc key on a computer keyboard
• Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some sort of command state in computers
• Escape character, a single character which in a sequence of characters signifies that what is to follow takes an alternative interpretation
• escape(), a JavaScript function to percent-encode a string (though encodeURIComponent() and encodeURI() are preferable)

In music:

• Escape (Journey album), a 1981 album by Journey
• Escape, a Journey tribute band blank">http://www.keytarmusic.com/escape.htm
• _"Escape" (Rupert Holmes song), a 1979 hit for Rupert Holmes
• Escape (Whodini album), a 1984 album by Whodini
• Escape (Enrique Iglesias album), a 2002 album by Enrique Iglesias
• "Escape" (Enrique Iglesias song), a single by Enrique Iglesias
• Escape (Ram-Zet album), a 2002 album by Ram-Zet
• "Escape" (Metallica song), a song from Metallica's 1984 album Ride the Lightning
• "Escape" (Hoobastank song), a song by Hoobastank from their album The Reason
• "Escape" (Muse song), a song by Muse from their first album Showbiz and first EP Muse
• "Escape" (Craig Armstrong song), a 1999 song by Craig Armstrong (composer)
• Ska-P, a Spanish ska punk group
• Escape, a 2007 album by Brandy
• Escaping, a 1989 single by Margaret Urlich

Other:

• Ford Escape, a small Sport Utility Vehicle
• Escape (game developer), a Japanese game developer, which made the game Driving Emotion Type-S
• Escape (cologne), a scented cologne made by Calvin Klein

Won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short film at the 2006 Beverly Hills Film Festival.

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Felix Ayner's first movie.

Based on the real-life adventures of the Texas 7 and their thrilling escape from Connely Maximum Security Prison in Texas over Christmas 2000. The convicts, including murderers, rapists, thieves and the one white-collar criminal held hostage, struggle to survive, but soon enough realize they have more in common then originally thought. They realize they'll need each other if they want to survive long enough to escape. Written by M.N.

An embittered Louie Peronni (Edward Norris) returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni (Amanda Duff), is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell (Kane Richmond), and also finds that his secret wife Annie Qualen (June Gale) has placed their baby girl in a foundling home. With his old gang again, Louie plans a robbery of a fur warehouse. Louie shoots down the night watchman and is trailed home where his father Guiseppe Peronni (Henry Armetta) persuades him not to fight it out with the police. Determined to let Louie take the full rap, the gang kidnaps the district attorney's daughter. Annie informs Louie that the kidnapped child is really their own and was adopted from the foundling home. Written by Les Adams

Clayton, at the age of nineteen, is convicted for a crime he did not commit. Ten years afterwards, after having taken all the abuses against him in prison, he decides to escape, without caring about the consequences. Written by K. Meissner

In an attempt to escape the burden of her married suburban lifestyle, a young woman develops a peculiar relationship with a neighbor. Frustrated with his wife's complete emotional departure, a husband's final attempt to reach out to his wife culminates in a painful and devastating confrontation Written by Anonymous

The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barbara, he escaped the prison by disguising himself as a woman. He was the first prisoner to escape Lecumberri since Pancho Villa. Written by Anonymous

A depressed suburban housewife discovers a pastime that is both therapeutic and deadly.

An American goes to Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of a German countess he engineers her escape. Written by Herman Seifer