6 Best Patrick McGoohan Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 5, 2026

Patrick McGoohan brought steely, commanding intensity to film and television and is best remembered for creating and starring in one of the most influential shows in TV history. Braveheart gives him the tyrannical English king, Escape from Alcatraz plots a meticulously planned prison break, Scanners recruits a telepath, and The Moonshine War schemes to seize a bootlegger’s whiskey. Ice Station Zebra and All Night Long round out the list.

Braveheart (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 74% Metacritic 68

A Scottish warrior leads a rebellion against the tyrannical English king who executed his wife.

Directed by Mel Gibson · 2h 58m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars34 wins & 34 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Scanners (1981)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A man with devastating telepathic powers is recruited to hunt down a dangerous rogue scanner.

Directed by David Cronenberg · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

TMDB ★ 7.6

An inmate at the supposedly escape-proof Alcatraz prison plots a meticulous breakout.

Directed by Don Siegel · 1h 53m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Moonshine War (1970)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Patrick McGoohan features in this film about a corrupt Prohibition agent who schemes to seize a bootlegger's hidden whiskey.

Directed by Richard Quine · 1h 40m · Rated PG

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Ice Station Zebra (1968)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A submarine crew races Soviet forces to recover a crashed satellite's critical film canister in the Arctic.

Directed by John Sturges · 2h 29m · Rated G

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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All Night Long (1962)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A jazz drummer's jealousy over his bandleader friend's marriage spirals into manipulation and betrayal.

Directed by Basil Dearden · 1h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Patrick McGoohan Movies

Braveheart (1995)

Scanners (1981)

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

The Moonshine War (1970)

Ice Station Zebra (1968)

All Night Long (1962)

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