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Escape from New York
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy grimy, stylish urban dystopias driven by taciturn antiheroes, practical action, and cynical political tension.
- Tone
- tense, bleak, adventurous
- Payoff
- adrenaline, catharsis
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- authoritarianism, survival, reluctant heroism, institutional distrust, liberation
- Setting
- near-future dystopia, fortified urban prison island
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