Escape from New York
Taste attributes: actionscience fictionmartial artsrobots/ai/spacemafia/gangsteradventuredetectivefastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
"1997. New York city is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane"
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, very fast sci-fi film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
