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      Escape From New York

      R Released Jul 10, 1981 1 hr. 39 min. Action Adventure Sci-Fi List
      88% 72 Reviews Tomatometer 77% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 24 Rent Now

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      Featuring an atmospherically grimy futuristic metropolis, Escape from New York is a strange, entertaining jumble of thrilling action and oddball weirdness.

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      Jason They don't make movies like these anymore. Thank you for bringing it back to the big screen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Joby What a great way to see a classic Carpenter/Russell collaboration. I never saw it in the theater, but this limited released allowed me to take my son to see it on the big screen. Movie still hold up today. Amazing Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/24 Full Review S. Thomas Kurt Russell's most iconic role ever Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/24 Full Review 03Cobra An all-time classic. Never gets old. Carpenter in his prime ('76-'94). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/24 Full Review Bruno V Esse filme envelheceu muito mau. Foi horrível a experiência. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/26/24 Full Review Dani G Sci-fi classic very much in the 80's style. Cult favorite, and one I watched several times as a kid. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Anton Bitel Little White Lies 1997 is the year in which the film's events are set, but far from being a bright, progressive future, it is a hyperbolic deterioration of 1981's here and now Nov 19, 2018 Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian The film plays its social satire broad but strings it along a rail of self-awareness. Rated: 4/5 Oct 25, 2018 Full Review Arthur Knight Hollywood Reporter It has got an intriguing premise, an effective cast, and it has been expertly mounted. Jul 10, 2017 Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies Not my favorite classic Carpenter film, it still offers a scrappy look into the director’s political edge. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 5, 2023 Full Review Phil Brown That Shelf The filmmaker’s cynical sense of humor and anti-authoritarian stance are all over the movie without overwhelming the suspense/entertainment focus. Jul 8, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies From Kurt Russell immortalizing the lead character to the comic books, action figures, and board games that followed, “Escape from New York” still excites its fans and has earned its status as a time-tested cult classic. Rated: 4/5 Mar 1, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In 1997, a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union is concluding, and the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a giant maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president (Donald Pleasence) is taken hostage by a group of inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.
      Director
      John Carpenter
      Executive Producer
      Jake Eberts
      Screenwriter
      Nick Castle, John Carpenter
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Embassy Pictures, AVCO Embassy Pictures, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
      Production Co
      AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest Films International, International Film Investors
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 10, 1981, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2016
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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