Prisoners
2013 · Movie · R · 153 min · ★ 8.1 · 76% critics
When two young girls vanish from a quiet neighborhood just before the holidays, their families spiral into fear and desperation. With only a suspicious RV as a lead and time running out, a determined detective investigates while one parent grows increasingly willing to cross lines to bring the children home.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 153 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (13,122 votes)
- Box office
- $122,126,687
- Budget
- $46,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, tense missing-child mystery that tests moral limits and keeps pressure high, in the vein of Seven or Mystic River; Not for you if you prefer lighter, faster, or less disturbing thrillers.
Pros: relentless suspense; strong performances; bleak atmosphere | Cons: long runtime; grim subject matter; some plot holes
Themes
- pennsylvania, usa
- kidnapping
- hostage
- detective
- maze
- symbolism
- investigation
- georgia
- father
- beating
- god
- revenge
- +17 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew
Hugh Jackman
as Keller Dover
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Detective Loki
Viola Davis
as Nancy Birch
Maria Bello
as Grace Dover
Terrence Howard
as Franklin Birch
Melissa Leo
as Holly Jones
Paul Dano
as Alex Jones
Dylan Minnette
as Ralph Dover
Zoë Soul
as Eliza Birch
Erin Gerasimovich
as Anna Dover
Directed by Denis Villeneuve