• The Escapist (website), an online games advocacy magazine
• The Escapist (magazine), an online games culture magazine
• The Escapist (character), a comic book character
• "Escapist", a song by Nightwish on their album Dark Passion Play
• Escapism, the concept of entertainment as a mental diversion from reality
• Escapist fiction
• The Escapist (2001 film), directed by Gillies MacKinnon
• The Escapist (2008 film), directed by Rupert Wyatt
• "The Escapist", hidden track on Coldplay's 2008 album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
• "The Escapist", a single from The Streets' 2008 album Everything Is Borrowed

See also

• Escapologist