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Movie

Escape from New York

1981·1h 39m·R
AdventureSci-FiAction
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
173,293 votes
Metascore
76
Metacritic

In a dystopian 1997, a soldier-turned-bank robber is tasked with rescuing the U.S. President after he crashes into Manhattan, which has been turned into a giant maximum security prison.

Escape from New York is a 1981 adventure sci-fi movie directed by John Carpenter, starring Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Kurt Russell. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 173,293 votes and runs 1h 39m.

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Director
John Carpenter
Stars
Donald Pleasence
Ernest Borgnine
Kurt Russell
Lee Van Cleef
Details
1981-07-10
99 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English
Keywords
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