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The Escapist (2008) -- Frank Perry (Cox) concocts a scheme to bust out of prison with a band of fellow inmates in order to make peace with his ailing, estranged daughter.
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The Escapist (2008) -- A criminal plans to bust out of prison to find redemption with his family in this thriller

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   5,669 votes
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Writers:
Daniel Hardy (writer)
Rupert Wyatt (writer)
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Release Date:
20 June 2008 (UK) more
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5 Men. 4 Walls. 1 Plan.
Plot:
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict fourteen years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill... more | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
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(25 articles)
‘Battle for Terra’ DVD & Blu-ray Features!
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Gets my vote more (33 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Brian Cox ... Frank Perry

Damian Lewis ... Rizza

Joseph Fiennes ... Lenny Drake
Seu Jorge ... Viv Batista
Liam Cunningham ... Brodie

Dominic Cooper ... Lacey

Steven Mackintosh ... Tony
Ned Dennehy ... Jumpy Con
Vinnie McCabe ... Sam (as Vincent McCabe)
Jack Walsh ... Sikes
Frank O'Sullivan ... Hedges
Stephen Farrelly ... Two Ton

Domhnall O'Donoghue ... Mary
George Seremba ... Stan
Eleanor McLynn ... Frank's Daughter
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102 min
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Director Rupert Wyatt revealed on the DVD commentary that Damian Lewis wore ladies underwear throughout filming. more
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Continuity: During the scene in which Perry receives a half-kilogram of cocaine from Batista, his cell-mate (Lacey) is first shown lying on the top bunk with his head on the pillow. In the following scene, when Perry turns to sit on the lower bunk, Lacey is shown leaning with his back to the wall. more
Quotes:
Rizza: You know the one thing you've got going for you, Frank? You're too old to die young. more
Soundtrack:
The Partisan more

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44 out of 52 people found the following review useful.
Gets my vote, 20 January 2009
9/10
Author: thomasthetanker from United Kingdom

I didn't vote on any films in 2008. There were plenty of decent films but nothing made me want to post on IMDb, whatever I want to say has always been put more eloquently by someone else. But this film deserves credit, naturally I checked here before I watched but afterwards I felt compelled to demonstrate some appreciation. No, you moron posters, it is NOT Prison Break, neither is it trying to be. After it finishes you'll want to watch it again. It looks real and gritty definitely not studio. I don't know enough about film to tell you if it was the script, acting, filming or anything else, it took me to a different place - Isn't that what we want most in a film?

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