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Escape from L.A.

1996·1h 41m·R
AdventureThrillerSci-FiAction
IMDb Rating
★ 5.7/10
86,114 votes
Metascore
54
Metacritic

In 2013, Snake Plissken is tasked by a despotic U.S. President with entering Los Angeles - now an autonomous island prison - and recovering a doomsday device stolen by his renegade daughter.

Escape from L.A. is a 1996 adventure thriller movie directed by John Carpenter, starring Steve Buscemi, A.J. Langer, Kurt Russell. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.7/10 from 86,114 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Director
John Carpenter
Stars
Steve Buscemi
A.J. Langer
Kurt Russell
Stacy Keach
Details
1996-08-09
101 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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