The read
Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to discover to their horror that another survivor got there first - the murderous & psychotic Leo Rook. Stranded, with no means of escape or call for help, the survivors must face a night of terror as they struggle to survive.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Simon HunterWriter
- Simon HunterDirector
- Debbie WisemanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James PurefoyRichard Spader
- Rachel ShelleyDr. Kirsty McCloud
- Christopher AdamsonLeo Rook
- Paul BrookeCaptain Campbell
- Don WarringtonPrison Officer Ian Goslet
- Christopher DunneChief Prison Officer O'Neil
- Bob GoodyWeevil
- Pat KelmanSpoons
- Peter McCabePrison Officer Hopkins
- Norman MitchellBrownlow
- Howard AttfieldSykes
- Jason RoundSpitfield
Stills
Themes
rock 'n' rollshipwrecklighthousemolotow cocktailsevered headelectrocutionperson on fire