Posts Tagged ‘prison-escape’

Borstal Boy (2000)

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: Ireland | UK
Actors: Shawn Hatosy | Danny Dyer | Lee Ingleby | Robin Laing | Eva Birthistle | Michael York | Mark Huberman | Jim Byrne | Garret Deady | Darren Donohue | Ronnie Drew | William Fitzpatrick | Luke Griffin | Trevor Hanly | Lukas Hassel
Directors: Peter Sheridan
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Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old republican, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England. At Borstal, Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he perceived as “the enemy,” a confrontation that reveals a deep inner conflict in the young Brendan and forces a self-examination that is both traumatic and revealing. Events take an unexpected turn and Brendan is thrown into a complete spin. In the emotional vortex, he finally faces up to the truth.

Carlito’s Way (1993)

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Al Pacino | Sean Penn | Penelope Ann Miller | John Leguizamo | Ingrid Rogers | Luis Guzmán | James Rebhorn | Joseph Siravo | Viggo Mortensen | Richard Foronjy | Jorge Porcel | Frank Minucci | Adrian Pasdar | John Ortiz | Ángel Salazar
Directors: Brian De Palma
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Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstanding citizen. He even rekindles a romance with his ex-lover. However, Carlito’s associates cannot seem to leave him in peace…his nephew involves him a pool-room gunfight, his lawyer asks him for “favours” which spiral out of control, and even an old friend (now a wheelchair bound paraplegic) tries to get him into trouble with the law. Carlito decides to make a run for Florida and the promise of a new life, but has one final dramatic escape to make from some hoods who believe (wrongly) that he was behind the murder of their boss.

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Patrick Stewart | Hugh Jackman | Ian McKellen | Halle Berry | Famke Janssen | Anna Paquin | Rebecca Romijn | Kelsey Grammer | Shawn Ashmore | Ellen Page | Ben Foster | Aaron Stanford | Olivia Williams | Shohreh Aghdashloo | James Marsden
Directors: Brett Ratner
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It has been several months since The X-Men stopped William Stryker, but that victory came at a price, they have lost Jean Gray when she tried to save them from the collapsed reservoir. Scott Summers (Cyclops) is still grieving about her loss. One day, he came out to the place which is where Jean Gray sacrificed herself. Then, Jean Gray appeared right in front of him. Though, it seemed that after that, Scott had disappeared. Meanwhille, the rift between humans and mutants had finally reached the boiling point. When humans discovered what causes humans to mutate, they have found a cure for the mutation. The X-Men were appalled at this idea. It was not long at all until the news about the cure came to Magneto. He decides to organize an army of mutants and wage his war against the humans. Then, it became clear that Jean Gray evolved into the Pheonix, her new mutant powers are so strong that she can not control her own body. Then, she kills off Professor X with her new powers. Now, The X-Men must stop Magneto again and put an end to the war against the humans, as well as stop Jean Gray’s Pheonix powers.

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Paul Newman | George Kennedy | J.D. Cannon | Lou Antonio | Robert Drivas | Strother Martin | Clifton James | Morgan Woodward | Luke Askew | Marc Cavell | Richard Davalos | Robert Donner | Warren Finnerty | Dennis Hopper | John McLiam
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Luke is sent to a prison camp, where he gets a reputation as a hard man. The head of the gang hates him, and tries to break him by beating him up. It doesn’t work, and he gains respect. His mother dies, and he escapes, but is caught, escapes again, and is caught again. Will the camp bosses ever break him ?

Raising Arizona (1987)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime
Countries: USA
Actors: Nicolas Cage | Holly Hunter | Trey Wilson | John Goodman | William Forsythe | Sam McMurray | Frances McDormand | Randall 'Tex' Cobb | T.J. Kuhn | Lynne Dumin Kitei | Peter Benedek | Charles 'Lew' Smith | Warren Keith | Henry Kendrick | Sidney Dawson
Directors: Ethan Coen
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Colourful and unconventional slapstick comedy. Ex-con Hi and ex-cop Ed meet, marry and long for a child in the wilds of Arizona. When Ed discovers she’s barren the God-given solution is presented: to snatch a baby from a set of quins. Thus begins a series of kidnappings, capers and rum goings-on that revolve around the helpless yet universally-loveable child. Hi’s convict friends, his boss, and even the Lone Biker Of The Apocalypse become involved in the ever-twisting plot in the quest to own the baby.

Gothika (2003)

Monday, April 7th, 2008
Genres: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Charles S. Dutton | Halle Berry | Robert Downey Jr. | John Carroll Lynch | Bernard Hill | Penélope Cruz | Dorian Harewood | Bronwen Mantel | Kathleen Mackey | Matthew G. Taylor | Michel Perron | Andrea Sheldon | Anana Rydvald | Laura Mitchell | Amy Sloan
Directors: Mathieu Kassovitz | Thom Oliphant
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A criminal psychologist (Berry) awakens to find herself a patient in the institution where she works, with no memory of the murder she’s accused of committing. As she tries to regain her memory - and her freedom - a vengeful spirit manipulates her.

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Mike Myers | Beyoncé Knowles | Seth Green | Michael York | Robert Wagner | Mindy Sterling | Verne Troyer | Michael Caine | Fred Savage | Diane Mizota | Carrie Ann Inaba | Nobu Matsuhisa | Aaron Himelstein | Josh Zuckerman | Eddie Adams
Directors: Jay Roach
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He’s found his mojo, baby, and now Austin Powers (Mike Myers) is back again in this shagadelic comedy-adventure! The “sshhh!” hits the fan when Dr. Evil and Mini-Me escape from prison. Joining forces with the superfreaky Goldmember, they kidnap Austin’s father, master spy Nigel Powers (Michael Caine), in a dastardly time-travel scheme to take over the world. Before you can say “Shake Your Booty,” Austin cruises to 1975 and teams up with sexy Foxxy Cleopatra (Beyonce Knowles) to stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem. With Michael York, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Mindy Sterling and Verne J. Troyer.

Idiocracy (2006)

Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Luke Wilson | Maya Rudolph | Dax Shepard | Anthony 'Citric' Campos | David Herman | Sonny Castillo | Kevin McAfee | Robert Musgrave | Ryan Melton | Justin Long | Heath Jones | Eli Muñoz | Patrick Fischler | Darlene Hunt | Ryan Ransdell
Directors: Mike Judge
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The purpose of the program set up by the Pentagon, called the “Human Hibernation Project,” is designed so that the military can save their best men for when they’re needed most. According to the officers heading the project, too many times the talents and expensive training of the best pilots and soldiers go to waste during times of peace. So they enlist Bauers (Wilson), the most under-achieving average guy they’ve got, to be the test subject for the initial hibernation experiment. Also participating in the top-secret program is Rita (Rudolph), a prostitute who agreed to take part in exchange for dropping some criminal charges against her, among other things. Of course, the experiment, which was to last only a year, goes under due to the arrest of Officer Collins, who is busted for heading a prostitution ring. Seeing as though he was in charge of the experiment, one of the only ones who knew of its existence, and “due to a lot of top-secret red tape… and the massive scandals and base closure that followed, Joe and Rita were forgotten about.

Bandits (2001)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Bruce Willis | Billy Bob Thornton | Cate Blanchett | Troy Garity | Brian F. O'Byrne | Stacey Travis | Bobby Slayton | January Jones | Azura Skye | Peggy Miley | William Converse-Roberts | Richard Riehle | Micole Mercurio | Scott Burkholder | Anthony Burch
Directors: Barry Levinson
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A charismatic convict (Bruce Willis) and a hypochondriac inmate (Billy Bob Thornton) break out of prison in a cement truck and immediately start a bank robbing spree. Becoming known as the “Sleepover Bandits”, the two kidnap bank managers the night before their robbery, spend the night with their families, and then all go to the bank in the morning to get the dough. Using a dim-witted stunt man (Troy Garrity) as their getaway driver and lookout, the three successfully pull off several jobs that gets them recognition on a tv show about America’s criminals. When a bored housewife (Cate Blanchett) with a failing marriage decides to runaway, she ends up in the hands of the criminals. Initially attracted to Willis, she nonetheless also ends up in bed with Thornton and a confused romantic relationship begins. Continuing along with their spree, the bandits hit the wall when the bank managers realize that they are non-violent and therefore no threat to them or their employees. This leads to one more big score at the Alamo Bank, where in the very opening scenes, things appear to go awry.

The Sugarland Express (1974)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Goldie Hawn | Ben Johnson | Michael Sacks | William Atherton | Gregory Walcott | Steve Kanaly | Louise Latham | Harrison Zanuck | A.L. Camp | Jessie Lee Fulton | Dean Smith | Ted Grossman | Bill Thurman | Kenneth Hudgins | Buster Danials
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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Lou-Jean, a blonde woman, tells her husband, who is imprisoned, to escape. They plan to kidnap their own child, who was placed with foster parents. The escape is partly successful, they take a hostage, who is a policeman and are pursued through to Texas…