
Escape from Alcatraz
3.9
(1.3K)
Drama
Thriller
1979
113 min
PG
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
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"This is one of those timeless classics I could see myself watching again and again moments of humor incredible acting actually filmed on location a true story to go with it memorable moments and line one of my favorites being There is always the chance that somehow asshole will get offended "
"Got to say completely immersed in this.plus was extremely tired so this movie was a vibe.Maybe I’m just making things up but do feel like it’s shot purposely to make everything feel cramped or large.
The music choice was solid. And just the sounds of everything was great.
Did enjoy the dialogue but sometimes couldn’t hear things well or it just was dialogue I’ve heard before. Or at least similar dialogue. Both didn’t happen a lot but did notice it.
Just really immersed is what I mainly got from this. It’s not the most exciting thing ever. But It didn’t need to be. Plus it mainly shows prisoners just dealing with the rules in alcatraz/ living there. Which was cool to see. Their isn’t even too much conflict with prisoners.
I’m glad I enjoyed the movie overall instead of only the escape and such."
"A great reputation of what really happened on The Rock when Frank Morris and the others were inmates. It should be noted that there were just a few things in the movie that really didn't happen like inmate Doc cutting his fingers off or the numbers above the cells as the numbers were actually added for movie purposes."
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Michael Daugherty
"One of my favorites. I like anything Alcatraz. "
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Brian Wyss