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10 Best Movies Like The Lobotomy

If you loved The Lobotomy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Escape Plan

Escape Plan

2013★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lobotomy for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 escap...

#2
Bronson

Bronson

2009★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lobotomy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted ...

#3
Midnight Express

Midnight Express

1978★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lobotomy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two oppor...

#4
Infinity Chamber

Infinity Chamber

2016★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lobotomy for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out....

#5
Breakwater

Breakwater

2023★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lobotomy for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young ex-con risks his newfound freedom to track down the estranged daughter of a fellow inmate, and unknowingly brings a devil from her past straight to her doorstep....

#6
The Escapist

The Escapist

2008★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lobotomy for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before ...

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