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Prisoners

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Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), arrests the driver (Paul Dano), but a lack of evidence forces Loki to release his only suspect. Dover, knowing that his daughter's life is at stake, decides that he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
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Prisoners has an emotional complexity and a sense of dread that makes for absorbing (and disturbing) viewing.

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Kate Stables Sight & Sound 07/31/2018
Guzikowski's well-honed thriller occasionally idles under Villeneuve's dark character studies, but the director's powerfully imposed mood of dread elevates what might otherwise have been just a superior police procedural. Go to Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 06/19/2016
An increasingly sloppy thriller, filled with obvious clues, laughable red herrings, and halfhearted "shock" reveals, played at a snail's pace that lets far too much air into the narrative. Go to Full Review Chris Stuckmann ChrisStuckmann.com 04/17/2015
A+
This film haunted me for days and weeks after seeing it, and the feeling still lingers. Go to Full Review Miles Surrey The Ringer 09/29/2023
The tense thriller that put its director on the map... Go to Full Review Iván Kazi EscribiendoCine 12/07/2022
8/10
While the resolution is close to being predictable... the movie's strong suit is something else. The process, the content, and the journey are profoundly immersive. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/24/2022
4/5
“Prisoners” offers some slick foreboding, crafty twists, and a satisfying ending. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Josh E. @Josh1979 Jan 25 This movie is so good. So upsetting. Just… a powerful story with inspired performances. Can’t recommend highly enough See more Kolton P. @kolton0622 Jan 23 Absolute best movie I’ve ever seen See more Harman Deep S @Harman2000 Jan 17 Prisoners is a gritty, incredibly well-acted, suspenseful, thought-provoking crime drama thriller. The film mainly focus on the choices taken and the consequences faced by the characters when worst things happen to them. It simply raises the question: When your kid's life is at stake, how far are you willing to do to protect your family? It explores the likelihood of human behaviour when such crime is happening to us, blurring the lines between good and bad people. For a 153 minute movie, the story does unfolds at a slow and solemn pace (which hurts the film and might bore some audiences) but the dramatic scenes performed by the main cast members in the film will keep you engaged. Hugh Jackman and Jack Gyllenhaal both giving intense, Oscar-worthy performances here, defining and developing their characters with various layers of emotions: affection, anger, grief, empathy, guilt...throughout the film. See more Downriver R @Downriver Jan 17 One of the best movies ever made. Best actors and acting known to man in this movie. The emotional roller coaster you go on in unmatched. Top notch movie in all ways See more Darcy J Jan 16 Cinematography, acting, casting, plot and script are all elite. the pacing and filmmaking are impeccable. one of the tensest and well made thrillers I've ever watched, full of twists, shocks and horror. despite its long runtime, you wont find a more entertaining movie easily at all. See more Lucile F @lucile_fl Jan 9 Great acting, the film has you hooked from beginning to end. Great watch. See more Read all reviews
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Denis Villeneuve

Director

Hugh Jackman

Keller Dover

Jake Gyllenhaal

Det. Loki

Viola Davis

Nancy Birch

Maria Bello

Grace Dover

Terrence Howard

Franklin Birch

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Synopsis Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), arrests the driver (Paul Dano), but a lack of evidence forces Loki to release his only suspect. Dover, knowing that his daughter's life is at stake, decides that he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Producer
Broderick Johnson, Kira Davis, Andrew A. Kosove, Adam Kolbrenner
Screenwriter
Aaron Guzikowski
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
8:38 Productions, Madhouse Entertainment
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Disturbing Violent Content|Torture)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$61.0M
Runtime
2h 33m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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