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The Escapist

5 Men. 4 Walls. 1 Plan.

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.

20081h 42mNRAction, Thriller

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About The Escapist

Directors
Rupert Wyatt
Cast
Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes, Seu Jorge, Liam Cunningham, Dominic Cooper
Genres
Action, Thriller
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, Ireland
Status
Released

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