Great escapes

Getting out, and what it takes. Joe Simpson crawling off Siula Grande with a broken leg, a saturation diver on the sea floor with five minutes of gas, twelve Thai boys behind a flooded sump, and a family walking out of North Korea. The outcome is usually known in advance and it makes no difference at all.

• Touching the Void (2003) ★★★
• The Hijacker Who Vanished: The Mystery of DB Cooper (2020) ★
• Sabaya (2021) ★★★
• Last Breath (2018) ★★
• Dave Not Coming Back (2020) ★★
• The Rescue (2021) ★★★
• Beyond Utopia (2023) ★★★
• The Deepest Breath (2023) ★★