Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Directed by Don Siegel · 113 min · Drama, Thriller
52.9 TOPICAL score · #1,727 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Escape from Alcatraz (1979, directed by Don Siegel) has a TOPICAL score of 52.9 - ranked 1,727 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (3,313 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 50 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (3,313 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 50 languages
- Still read51,427 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Clint Eastwood (actor #137), Patrick McGoohan (actor #1,264), Roberts Blossom (actor #1,601), Jack Thibeau