The Escapist
Directed by Rupert WyattFrank is 14 years into a life sentence when he decides to break out of the London prison to set things right with his ill junkie daughter. He plans an ingenious escape requiring 4 inmates with different skills.
Where to Watch The Escapist
- ርልዪረSeptember 5, 2025Seen at Sundance Premiere 2008. Within the first 2 minutes of the Escapist you know your buckled in and you won't be getting up till the credits start rolling, and thats just how it is. In the tradition of the Bird Man of Alcatraz, Great Escape, Cool Hand Luke and other greats of the prison break genre you can add the Escapist. The feel is modern but the setup is old school and true to the genre in a familiarly comforting way. Director Rupert Wyatt has created a fantastic action film with intelligent sequencing and a meaningful ending that makes you remember its indie roots. What is even more amazing though is the (((sound))) , it is insane! The sounds of the prison are so real and chilling in their quiet way, then when the action hits its like a tidal wave of sound hitting all you senses. Rarely does a new flick come along with such wide potential that brings new ideas and old ones together so well. I'm left extremely impressed by all involved. Movie will be best seen on the big screen with high quality sound, I imagine American audiences will not show this as much love as they should do to the lack of big names but I suspect the UK will embrace this very well.
The Escapist Trivia
The Escapist was released on June 20, 2008.
The Escapist was directed by Rupert Wyatt.
The Escapist has a runtime of 1h 42m.
The Escapist was produced by Adrian Sturges, Alan Moloney.
Frank is 14 years into a life sentence when he decides to break out of the London prison to set things right with his ill junkie daughter. He plans an ingenious escape requiring 4 inmates with different skills.
The key characters in The Escapist are Frank Perry (Brian Cox), Rizza (Damian Lewis), Lenny Drake (Joseph Fiennes).
The Escapist is rated Not Rated.
The Escapist is a Thriller, Action, Crime film.
The Escapist has an audience rating of 6.3 out of 10.
The Escapist has made $388K at the box office.