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Prisoners

  • 20132013
  • 14A14A
  • 2h 33min
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
633K
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Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
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When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
633K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
159
6
  • Director
    • Denis Villeneuve
  • Writer
    • Aaron Guzikowski
  • Stars
    • Hugh Jackman
    • Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Viola Davis
Top credits
  • Director
    • Denis Villeneuve
  • Writer
    • Aaron Guzikowski
  • Stars
    • Hugh Jackman
    • Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Viola Davis
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    • 1KUser reviews
    • 501Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #191
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Prisoners
    The Envelope Screening Series
    Featurette 3:04
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    Promo 1:04
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    Snowed In at Sundance
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    Snowed In at Sundance

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    Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners (2013)
    Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners (2013)
    Paul Dano and Melissa Leo in Prisoners (2013)
    Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
    David Dastmalchian in Prisoners (2013)
    Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners (2013)
    Maria Bello and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
    Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners (2013)
    Maria Bello and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)
    Paul Dano and Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners (2013)
    Terrence Howard in Prisoners (2013)
    Paul Dano and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)

    Top cast

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    Hugh Jackman
    Hugh Jackman
    • Keller Doveras Keller Dover
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    • Detective Lokias Detective Loki
    Viola Davis
    Viola Davis
    • Nancy Birchas Nancy Birch
    Melissa Leo
    Melissa Leo
    • Holly Jonesas Holly Jones
    Maria Bello
    Maria Bello
    • Grace Doveras Grace Dover
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Franklin Birchas Franklin Birch
    Paul Dano
    Paul Dano
    • Alex Jonesas Alex Jones
    Dylan Minnette
    Dylan Minnette
    • Ralph Doveras Ralph Dover
    Zoë Soul
    Zoë Soul
    • Eliza Birchas Eliza Birch
    Erin Gerasimovich
    Erin Gerasimovich
    • Anna Doveras Anna Dover
    Kyla-Drew
    Kyla-Drew
    • Joy Birchas Joy Birch
    • (as Kyla-Drew Simmons)
    Wayne Duvall
    Wayne Duvall
    • Captain Richard O'Malleyas Captain Richard O'Malley
    Len Cariou
    Len Cariou
    • Father Patrick Dunnas Father Patrick Dunn
    David Dastmalchian
    David Dastmalchian
    • Bob Tayloras Bob Taylor
    Brad James
    Brad James
    • Officer Carteras Officer Carter
    Anthony Reynolds
    Anthony Reynolds
    • Officer Wedgeas Officer Wedge
    Robert C. Treveiler
    Robert C. Treveiler
    • Forensics Guyas Forensics Guy
    • (as Robert Treveiler)
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    • Mrs. Millandas Mrs. Milland
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writer
      • Aaron Guzikowski
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    Storyline

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    How far would you go to protect your family? Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests its driver, Alex Jones, but a lack of evidence forces his release. As the police pursue multiple leads and pressure mounts, knowing his child's life is at stake the frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? —Warner Bros. Pictures
    child abductionpolicevigilante justicechild kidnappingwhistle285 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Every moment matters
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • 14A
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Detective Loki's tattoos, Freemason ring, and facial tics were all Jake Gyllenhaal's ideas.
    • Goofs
      Detective Loki works for a municipal police department in Pennsylvania yet all of the police cars with lights activated have only blue lights. Blue lights in Pennsylvania are "courtesy lights" for volunteer firefighters/EMS personnel private vehicles. They are not emergency lights with any traffic control powers. Police use either a combination of red and blue or, if using a single light, red only.
    • Quotes

      Keller Dover: Pray for the best, but prepare for the worst.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.212 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Put Your Hand In The Hand
      Written by Gene MacLellan

      Performed by Ocean

      Courtesy of Buddah Records

      By arrangement with Sony Licensing

    User reviews1K

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    Top review
    8/10
    Jackman Shines in Villeneuve Classic
    Prisoners, the new film from Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (Polytechnique), is a top notch nail-biting crime-drama that is as good a theatre as modern Hollywood has the ability to produce.

    Hugh Jackman and Maria Bello play the parental figures of the Dover family. They are your average hard-working blue-collar family who begin their story by visiting neighbours Franklin and Nancy Birch (Terrence Howard and Viola Davis) for a Thanksgiving dinner. The Franklins and the Dover's each have two children, the youngest of which (Anna and Joy) head out from their home on a November afternoon to play only to mysteriously disappear.

    Upon a frantic search, the Franklins and the Dover's suspect the worse. Especially when their elder children tell them of a mysterious camper that was parked just down the street. Police soon find the camper with Alex Jones (Paul Dano) behind the wheel. Alex has the mentality of a 10-year-old and tries fleeing when surrounded by authorities. But when Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) begins to interrogate Alex, he is less convinced that Alex was a part of the abduction. As days pass, Loki and Keller Doller work in opposite directions on the investigation. Keller is convinced that Alex Jones was a part of the abduction and kidnaps the frail and challenged Jones and tortures him for days in an attempt to extract answers. Meanwhile, Detective Loki follows leads that open up possibilities of a crime where multiple persons may be involved. And Oscar nominee Melissa Leo appears in a supporting but pivotal role that will assist in the closure.

    The trailer for Prisoners may have audiences hearkening back to Ron Howard's Ransom, but this is hardly the cookie-cutter kidnapping film that Mel Gibson lead back in 1996. Prisoners instead is an engulfing drama. One with a superb performance by lead Hugh Jackman that challenges how far someone would/should go in an effort to locate their stolen child.

    The script, from writer Aaron Guzikowski (Contrband) takes audiences down many different paths and emotional rides and Jackman's performance will have you rooting for his quest for answers even though his methods are unorthodox and highly illegal.

    The film is gritty and full of realistic characters and situations culminating in a perfect ending that goes 9/10ths of the way in giving its audience full closure. Not as much an edge-of-your seat thriller as it is a Zodiac type of crime drama where the stakes are the lives of two small children.

    Denis Villeneuve's last effort, Incendies, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2011. Prisoners shows that he can move solidly into big star larger scaled films with the ease of a well worn slipper. And Prisoners catapults Villeneuve into not just a director to watch, but a director whose work should be awaited with palpable excitement.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2013 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Prisonniers
    • Filming locations
      • Conyers, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Alcon Entertainment
      • 8:38 Productions
      • Madhouse Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $46,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $61,002,302
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,817,053
      • Sep 22, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $122,126,687
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 33min
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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