Felon
2008 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 7.1 · 59% critics
A family man faces punishment after killing an intruder, then must survive inside a violent penal system. As prison politics and brutality close in, he struggles to keep his sanity while his life outside continues to hang in the balance.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-07-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (988 votes)
About
Not for you if you want a light prison drama or are bothered by shaky handheld footage; fans of Shot Caller or Harsh Times may still find Felon intense and emotionally heavy.
Pros: tense prison survival; strong performances; gripping brutality | Cons: slow pacing; shaky handheld footage; limited violence expectations
Themes
- prison
- neo-nazism
- tattoo
- court
- fight
- murder
- inmate
- break in
- prison riot
- tear gas
- san quentin
- aryan
Cast & crew
Stephen Dorff
as Wade Porter
Val Kilmer
as John Smith
Harold Perrineau
as Lt. Jackson
Marisol Nichols
as Laura Porter
Johnny Lewis
as Snowman
Nick Chinlund
as Sgt. Roberts
Anne Archer
as Maggie
Larnell Stovall
as Viper
Sam Shepard
as Gordon
- VM
Vincent Miller
as Michael Porter
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh