The Escapist

Is The Escapist right for your family?

Movie 2008 102 min

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. NR (US)

Likely present: ViolenceFamily themesHeavy emotional content

An institutionalized convict plans an escape to make peace with his ill daughter before it is too late.

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