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Escape from New York

Escape from New York

7,0 /10 (3,612 Votes)
1981 EN 99 min

Overview

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

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Release date

23/05/1981

Votes

3,612

Popularity

11.8

1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

99 min

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$50,244,700

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Graviteer

2014-12-06

"Too little of too much" would describe this movie well, which presented us a dystopian New York with development potential and characters whose background is shared, exposed with brief moments of characterization that made me feel like I was missing this movie's predecessor. It didn't exist, and so the end result was of an expanded universe of unknown circumstances - except for the brief introduction we got in the opening credits - where the events barely told the story during the time it was running. But where this movie failed in terms of script, it almost made up with atmosphere and music.…

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-02-10

⭐ 9

A Snake, a Brain, a Cabbie, a Duke and the President Of The USA. It's 1997 and Manhattan Island is a walled off prison, during the flight of Air Force One the president's plane is taken over by a terrorist and the president ejects out in the safety pod. Sadly for him he lands right in the middle of Manhattan Island. When an armed unit lands inside the walls they are told that the president has been taken hostage and they must get out of their prison ASAP. At a loss what to do, the authorities decide to send one man in alone, ex war hero turned criminal, Snake Plissken, not only does he have…

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Gimly

Gimly

2020-06-08

⭐ 8

Nails the "post-apocalyptic except the world didn't end" vibe. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

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