Prisoners
2013, Crime/Mystery and thriller, 2h 33m
253 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Prisoners has an emotional complexity and a sense of dread that makes for absorbing (and disturbing) viewing. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Keller Dover
Det. Loki
Nancy Birch
Grace Dover
Franklin Birch
Holly Jones
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Critic Reviews for Prisoners
All Critics (253) | Top Critics (78) | Fresh (204) | Rotten (49)
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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.
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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.
June 19, 2016 | Full Review… -
This film haunted me for days and weeks after seeing it, and the feeling still lingers.
April 17, 2015 | Rating: A+ | Full Review… -
Prisoners -- sometimes awkwardly, for the most part persuasively -- does a delicate balancing act between outright nightmare and naturalism.
February 6, 2014 | Full Review… -
Even the most seemingly benign scenes posses a low level of fear, and the final hour is heavy enough to leave audiences shaking (and shaken).
December 21, 2013 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… -
Jackman is still in his phase of high-masculine misery... The entire performance is an exclamation point, and he swings it like a baseball bat.
October 4, 2013 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Prisoners
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Feb 06, 2017Certainly Villenueve's most accessible film, but still a very good one.Gimly M Super Reviewer
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Jul 31, 2016A great drama with excellent performances from both Jackman and Gyllenhaal, although lessened by an unnecessarily complicated plot.Peter B Super Reviewer
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Mar 30, 2016Outstanding acting, a tight, mesmerizing and engaging script and the directing make this one of the most exciting and best thrillers of recent years. The themes and questions raised here together with the images stay with you for a very long time. A gem of the genre.Jens S Super Reviewer
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Feb 06, 2016As of now this is the best directed film of Denis Villeneuve. Prisoners makes your eyes glued to the screen, the characters are well written, the pacing is perfect, the story is magnificent and the twist in the finale blew me away like I did not see that coming. I forgot to mention how beautiful the cinematography is thanks to Roger Deakins. If you haven't seen Prisoners then you are in for a ride.Mr N Super Reviewer
Prisoners Quotes
| Keller Dover: | He's not a person anymore. |
| Keller Dover: | We hurt him until he talks or they're going to die. |
| Detective Loki: | With all do respect Captain, go fuck yourself. |
| Detective Loki: | With all due respect Captain, go fuck yourself. |
| Alex Jones: | They didn't cry until I left them |
| Alex Jones: | They didn't cry until I left them. |
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