these people have one thing in common they have no choice but to run everybody
they have no choice but to run everybody
they have no choice but to run everybody runs
runs
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the top
be counting down our picks for the top
be counting down our picks for the top 10 movie fugitives for this list we’re
10 movie fugitives for this list we’re
10 movie fugitives for this list we’re sticking to characters that are on the
sticking to characters that are on the
sticking to characters that are on the run from the authorities please be
run from the authorities please be
run from the authorities please be advised this clip contains spoilers
advised this clip contains spoilers
advised this clip contains spoilers I’m sorry Todd
I’m sorry Todd
I’m sorry Todd but you’re gonna have to run account
number 10 Douglas Quaid is not quite
number 10 Douglas Quaid is not quite Total Recall kicking off our list is the
Total Recall kicking off our list is the
Total Recall kicking off our list is the man from the future who decides to take
man from the future who decides to take
man from the future who decides to take a vacation using memory planting
a vacation using memory planting
a vacation using memory planting technology however this leads him to
technology however this leads him to
technology however this leads him to discover that he’s not he thinks he is
discover that he’s not he thinks he is
discover that he’s not he thinks he is with everyone he knows trying to kill
with everyone he knows trying to kill
with everyone he knows trying to kill him he ends up fleeing to Mars to get
him he ends up fleeing to Mars to get
him he ends up fleeing to Mars to get answers not only is this fugitive
answers not only is this fugitive
answers not only is this fugitive memorable for being Arnold freakin
memorable for being Arnold freakin
memorable for being Arnold freakin Schwarzenegger but also for his creative
Schwarzenegger but also for his creative
Schwarzenegger but also for his creative use of disguises kitsch get ready for a
use of disguises kitsch get ready for a
use of disguises kitsch get ready for a surprise
surprise
surprise number 9 Robert Clayton Dean enemy of
number 9 Robert Clayton Dean enemy of
number 9 Robert Clayton Dean enemy of the state when the US government gets
the state when the US government gets
the state when the US government gets embroiled in a conspiracy to expand its
embroiled in a conspiracy to expand its
embroiled in a conspiracy to expand its surveillance powers an innocent
surveillance powers an innocent
surveillance powers an innocent bystander played by Will Smith is
bystander played by Will Smith is
bystander played by Will Smith is unsuspectingly past the evidence after
unsuspectingly past the evidence after
unsuspectingly past the evidence after his life is systematically destroyed he
his life is systematically destroyed he
his life is systematically destroyed he ends up on the run aside from Smith’s
ends up on the run aside from Smith’s
ends up on the run aside from Smith’s signature charm this hapless fugitive is
signature charm this hapless fugitive is
signature charm this hapless fugitive is unique for trying to escape the
unique for trying to escape the
unique for trying to escape the government by playing the spy game and
government by playing the spy game and
government by playing the spy game and involving a retired NSA agent in his
involving a retired NSA agent in his
involving a retired NSA agent in his struggle you’re either incredibly smart
struggle you’re either incredibly smart
struggle you’re either incredibly smart or incredibly stupid
or incredibly stupid
or incredibly stupid we’ll see in a minute number eight John
we’ll see in a minute number eight John
we’ll see in a minute number eight John Rambo first blood right
don’t look at me look at the road
don’t look at me look at the road returning home from the Vietnam War this
returning home from the Vietnam War this
returning home from the Vietnam War this Medal of Honor winning veteran finds
Medal of Honor winning veteran finds
Medal of Honor winning veteran finds himself alone and treated like a
himself alone and treated like a
himself alone and treated like a criminal when an overbearing small-town
criminal when an overbearing small-town
criminal when an overbearing small-town sheriff arrests him Rambo showcases his
sheriff arrests him Rambo showcases his
sheriff arrests him Rambo showcases his deep psychological scars by overreacting
deep psychological scars by overreacting
deep psychological scars by overreacting fleeing custody and hiding in the
fleeing custody and hiding in the
fleeing custody and hiding in the mountains unlike others on this list
mountains unlike others on this list
mountains unlike others on this list Stallone’s fugitive doesn’t fear his
Stallone’s fugitive doesn’t fear his
Stallone’s fugitive doesn’t fear his pursuers but he does decide to turn the
pursuers but he does decide to turn the
pursuers but he does decide to turn the chase into an all-out war number 7
chase into an all-out war number 7
chase into an all-out war number 7 Captain John Anderton Minority Report
Captain John Anderton Minority Report
Captain John Anderton Minority Report you kept running John this fugitive
you kept running John this fugitive
you kept running John this fugitive played by Tom Cruise is a member of a
played by Tom Cruise is a member of a
played by Tom Cruise is a member of a special futuristic police force that
special futuristic police force that
special futuristic police force that investigates pre-crime only this time he
investigates pre-crime only this time he
investigates pre-crime only this time he catches himself in the act wait you say
catches himself in the act wait you say
catches himself in the act wait you say something she yeah on the run from the
something she yeah on the run from the
something she yeah on the run from the law he decides to try and prevent
law he decides to try and prevent
law he decides to try and prevent himself from committing the crime by
himself from committing the crime by
himself from committing the crime by discovering the victim’s identity of
discovering the victim’s identity of
discovering the victim’s identity of course like all good fugitive plots he
course like all good fugitive plots he
course like all good fugitive plots he stumbles onto a conspiracy and no
stumbles onto a conspiracy and no
stumbles onto a conspiracy and no shortage of action-filled confrontations
number six Logan 5 Logan’s run in this
number six Logan 5 Logan’s run in this alternate future people live lavishly
alternate future people live lavishly
alternate future people live lavishly within a dome until they turn 30 that’s
within a dome until they turn 30 that’s
within a dome until they turn 30 that’s when they ride the carousel to oblivion
when they ride the carousel to oblivion
when they ride the carousel to oblivion when Logan 5 a disillusioned enforcer
when Logan 5 a disillusioned enforcer
when Logan 5 a disillusioned enforcer called The Sandman meets a beautiful
called The Sandman meets a beautiful
called The Sandman meets a beautiful woman he secretly joins her in her
woman he secretly joins her in her
woman he secretly joins her in her attempt to escape and locate her friends
attempt to escape and locate her friends
attempt to escape and locate her friends this leads this iconic fugitive to face
this leads this iconic fugitive to face
this leads this iconic fugitive to face off against his unsuspecting former
off against his unsuspecting former
off against his unsuspecting former colleagues and to abandon his true
colleagues and to abandon his true
colleagues and to abandon his true allegiance and mission in cathedrals I
allegiance and mission in cathedrals I
allegiance and mission in cathedrals I was there
number five velma Dickinson and Louise
number five velma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer Thelma and Louise Geena Davis and
Sawyer Thelma and Louise Geena Davis and
Sawyer Thelma and Louise Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon played these two
Susan Sarandon played these two
Susan Sarandon played these two repressed working-class women who decide
repressed working-class women who decide
repressed working-class women who decide to vacation together
to vacation together
to vacation together unfortunately their road trip becomes a
unfortunately their road trip becomes a
unfortunately their road trip becomes a nightmare when Thelma is nearly raped
nightmare when Thelma is nearly raped
nightmare when Thelma is nearly raped forcing Louise to come to her aid and
forcing Louise to come to her aid and
forcing Louise to come to her aid and commit murder what did you say I said
commit murder what did you say I said
commit murder what did you say I said suck my four suit by the authorities
suck my four suit by the authorities
suck my four suit by the authorities these fugitives turned feminist icons
these fugitives turned feminist icons
these fugitives turned feminist icons ultimately choose to end their lives
ultimately choose to end their lives
ultimately choose to end their lives rather than continue to be victims
number four Jason Bourne the Bourne
number four Jason Bourne the Bourne Identity this former CIA assassin from a
Identity this former CIA assassin from a
Identity this former CIA assassin from a top secret government program finds
top secret government program finds
top secret government program finds himself on the lam with amnesia when the
himself on the lam with amnesia when the
himself on the lam with amnesia when the United States government decides to
United States government decides to
United States government decides to erase him what makes Matt Damon’s
erase him what makes Matt Damon’s
erase him what makes Matt Damon’s fugitive stand out is how clever and
fugitive stand out is how clever and
fugitive stand out is how clever and resourceful he is able to adapt on the
resourceful he is able to adapt on the
resourceful he is able to adapt on the fly
fly
fly he proficiently dispatches his pursuers
he proficiently dispatches his pursuers
he proficiently dispatches his pursuers and doesn’t back down from his quest to
and doesn’t back down from his quest to
and doesn’t back down from his quest to find answers and obtain his freedom I
find answers and obtain his freedom I
find answers and obtain his freedom I don’t send you to kill I send you to be
don’t send you to kill I send you to be
don’t send you to kill I send you to be invisible i send you because you don’t
invisible i send you because you don’t
invisible i send you because you don’t exist now i want to know what happened
exist now i want to know what happened
exist now i want to know what happened in marseille i don’t remember what
in marseille i don’t remember what
in marseille i don’t remember what happened in marseille bullshit number
happened in marseille bullshit number
happened in marseille bullshit number three Frank Abagnale jr. catch me if you
three Frank Abagnale jr. catch me if you
three Frank Abagnale jr. catch me if you can
can
can Brenda you love me right yeah I mean you
Brenda you love me right yeah I mean you
Brenda you love me right yeah I mean you love me no matter what yeah I mean you
love me no matter what yeah I mean you
love me no matter what yeah I mean you love me whether I was sick or whether I
love me whether I was sick or whether I
love me whether I was sick or whether I was poor it didn’t write a different
was poor it didn’t write a different
was poor it didn’t write a different name Frank where’d you get all that
name Frank where’d you get all that
name Frank where’d you get all that money
money
money Leonardo DiCaprio plays the teenage
Leonardo DiCaprio plays the teenage
Leonardo DiCaprio plays the teenage thief who makes a life of check-forging
thief who makes a life of check-forging
thief who makes a life of check-forging and identity stealing in this adaptation
and identity stealing in this adaptation
and identity stealing in this adaptation of a true story
of a true story
of a true story posing as a pilot doctor and other such
posing as a pilot doctor and other such
posing as a pilot doctor and other such things he proves smart enough to lead
things he proves smart enough to lead
things he proves smart enough to lead the FBI on a wild goose chase more than
the FBI on a wild goose chase more than
the FBI on a wild goose chase more than just brilliant Abagnale is the rare
just brilliant Abagnale is the rare
just brilliant Abagnale is the rare fugitive that uses his overconfidence
fugitive that uses his overconfidence
fugitive that uses his overconfidence and charisma to keep one step ahead of
and charisma to keep one step ahead of
and charisma to keep one step ahead of his pursuers keep pushing it keep
his pursuers keep pushing it keep
his pursuers keep pushing it keep pushing till you make it true you walk
pushing till you make it true you walk
pushing till you make it true you walk out that door they’re gonna kill you
that’s the truth
that’s the truth number two dr. Richard Kimble the
number two dr. Richard Kimble the
number two dr. Richard Kimble the fugitive I didn’t kill my wife
fugitive I didn’t kill my wife
fugitive I didn’t kill my wife I don’t care in this adaptation of the
I don’t care in this adaptation of the
I don’t care in this adaptation of the 60s TV series Harrison Ford plays the
60s TV series Harrison Ford plays the
60s TV series Harrison Ford plays the surgeon who’s framed and sent to jail
surgeon who’s framed and sent to jail
surgeon who’s framed and sent to jail for his wife’s murder but a bus train
for his wife’s murder but a bus train
for his wife’s murder but a bus train collision gives him the chance to seek
collision gives him the chance to seek
collision gives him the chance to seek out the true killer the one-armed man
out the true killer the one-armed man
out the true killer the one-armed man incredibly his quick thinking allows him
incredibly his quick thinking allows him
incredibly his quick thinking allows him to dodge a u.s. marshal who’s mounting
to dodge a u.s. marshal who’s mounting
to dodge a u.s. marshal who’s mounting his own investigation leading the way
his own investigation leading the way
his own investigation leading the way for some nail-biting tension and
for some nail-biting tension and
for some nail-biting tension and jaw-dropping moments
Oh what happened way to go get a feeder
Oh what happened way to go get a feeder fan right here this damn right here
fan right here this damn right here
fan right here this damn right here number one Roger Thornhill North by
number one Roger Thornhill North by
number one Roger Thornhill North by Northwest
taking the top spot on our list is the
taking the top spot on our list is the fugitive at the center of this Alfred
fugitive at the center of this Alfred
fugitive at the center of this Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece mistakenly pursued
Hitchcock masterpiece mistakenly pursued
Hitchcock masterpiece mistakenly pursued by a mysterious government organization
by a mysterious government organization
by a mysterious government organization over a roll of microfilm this confused
over a roll of microfilm this confused
over a roll of microfilm this confused every man is completely unprepared for
every man is completely unprepared for
every man is completely unprepared for the deadly pursuit at hand do you know
the deadly pursuit at hand do you know
the deadly pursuit at hand do you know this man
Cary Grant’s fugitive may not be as
Cary Grant’s fugitive may not be as versatile or as skilled as others on
versatile or as skilled as others on
versatile or as skilled as others on this list but he is a relatable
this list but he is a relatable
this list but he is a relatable archetype that helped popularize the
archetype that helped popularize the
archetype that helped popularize the entire genre what happened to the first
entire genre what happened to the first
entire genre what happened to the first two marriages my wives divorced me why I
two marriages my wives divorced me why I
two marriages my wives divorced me why I think they said I bet $2 life do you
think they said I bet $2 life do you
think they said I bet $2 life do you agree with our list
agree with our list
agree with our list I’m not too stupid after all who is your
I’m not too stupid after all who is your
I’m not too stupid after all who is your favorite movie fugitive for more
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