Escape From Alcatraz
1979, Action/Drama, 1h 47m
27 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Escape from Alcatraz makes brilliant use of the tense claustrophobia of its infamous setting -- as well as its leading man's legendarily flinty resolve. Read critic reviews
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Frank Morris
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Clarence Anglin
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John Anglin
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Critic Reviews for Escape From Alcatraz
All Critics (27) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (1)
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Escape From Alcatraz is a nifty prison movie, among the best of that genre ever made.
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Escape from Alcatraz is relentless in establishing a mood and pace of unrelieved tension.
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It's an austere depiction of the tedious routines of prison life, and of the courage and strength of spirit needed in coping with unpleasant warders, tough fellow-inmates, and a life sentence.
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It's one of those very difficult exercises in which large emotions, like the compulsion to be free, are reflected in minute actions, like the chipping away at stone with a pocket nail clipper.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
What Mr. Siegel has made is fiction, a first-rate action movie that is about the need and the decision to take action, as well as the action itself.
May 20, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Never before and never again would Siegel engage in this type of cinematic bravura.
June 22, 2020 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Escape From Alcatraz
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Jun 17, 2016A tense and smart jail escape movie. One of the best films of this genre.Peter B Super Reviewer
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Sep 20, 2015The early portions of the film get a little repetitive, but it's still an entertaining and economical thriller. The ending knocks it out of the park.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Mar 28, 2015I know that this movie is very well-liked, and normally I love Clint Eastwood films, but I found this movie to be really boring. Nothing really happens the whole time, and for a prison break movie, there weren't a lot of times where I was in genuine suspense. It seemed like the writers wanted to make a lot of these characters memorable, but none of them are, which is a serious problem for me, since most prison break-themed films or tv shows usually have very likable, very memorable characters. You're supposed to be wanting to root for them to break out. Look at Shawshank or Prison Break, for instance--even the minor characters are memorable. Here, I didn't care about anybody, so that's another epic fail for this film. On a positive note, this does have some Eastwood value, as he's classic here, and the only good part of the film, in my opinion. Aside from that, this just isn't that noteworthy of a movie.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Jul 10, 2014Escape from Alcatraz is hardly original, but it's near-flawlessly orchestrated and brings a certain delight in watching the pieces of its protagonists' plan fall into place.Isaac H Super Reviewer
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