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Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

1979 · Movie · 1h 53m · PG

Streaming on Paramount+.

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Synopsis

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.

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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.5/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes97%21%
Metacritic76/10021%
TMDB7.5/103,337 votes16%
Balasaur Score80100%

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