Title: The Escapist
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Languages: English
Genres: Action, Thriller,
Runtime: 1:42:00 Hour
Cast: Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes
Directors: Rupert Wyatt
Rating: 6.2 (271 Votes)
TomatoMeter: 67 %
Audiance Score: 63 %
Critics Consensus: A tense, smart prison break movie, The Escapist is a sharp debut from director Rupert Wyatt.
Year: 2008
Summary: 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 it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.