Escape From Alcatraz
Taste attributes: dramathrillercrimehistoricalbiographyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"No one has ever escaped from Alcatraz… and no one ever will!"
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a smart thriller, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
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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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
