Prisoners

"How far would you go to protect your child?"

2013 2h 33m EN

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 13,597

DramaThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.

“How far would you go to protect your child?”

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Cast

Hugh Jackman
Keller Dover
Jake Gyllenhaal
Detective Loki
Viola Davis
Nancy Birch
Maria Bello
Grace Dover
Terrence Howard
Franklin Birch
Melissa Leo
Holly Jones
Paul Dano
Alex Jones
Dylan Minnette
Ralph Dover

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writers: Aaron Guzikowski, Sam Hudecki
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CAST

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268+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Denis Villeneuve, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joel Cox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How far would you go to protect your child?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Denis Villeneuve directs. Roger Deakins behind the camera. Jóhann Jóhannsson scores. Joel Cox cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 153 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 13 years ago.
3268+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Denis Villeneuve, shot by Roger Deakins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joel Cox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "How far would you go to protect your child?".
9IMDB entry: tt1392214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1013,597 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "pennsylvania, usa", "kidnapping", "detective", "symbolism".
12Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Original score: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Editing: Joel Cox
Production design: Patrice Vermette
Costume design: Renée April
Makeup / hair: Donald Mowat
VFX supervisor: Phillip Feiner
Sound: Gregg Rudloff
Stunt coordinator: Steven Ritzi
Runtime: 153 min · 2h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $46,000,000
Box office: $122,127,446
Return: 265% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Prisoners (2013)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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Andres Gomez2015-04-25
★ 8/10
Really intense and well done thriller. One of the few in the last years with great performances by Jackman, Gyllenhaal and Dano. It also has some content to chew. I really enjoyed watching it.
Gimly2017-02-06
★ 7/10
Certainly Villenueve's most accessible film, but still a very good one. Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time.
StbMDB2017-05-04
★ 8/10
What a powerful film and what a great acting. I just couldn't help rewinding various scenes throughout, especially when Jackman's character showed anger and frustration for either his child being abducted or having what he thought was the culprit being tortured, although getting nowhere. Definitely a must for Mystery/Drama. 8/10