Every moment matters
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Hugh Jackman, Jake Byllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Dylan Minnette, Zoe Border, Erin Gerasimovich, Kyla Drew Simmons |
| Director |
Denis Villeneuve |
| Screenplay | Aaron Guzikowski |
| Music | Jóhann Jóhannsson |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Editing | Joel Cox, Gary Roach |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2013 |
| Produced by | Alcon Entertainment, 8:38 Productions, Madhouse Entertainment |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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| Genre | Crime, drama |
| Language | Strong but infrequent |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Infrequent with moderate to strong impact, e.g. fire exchange with blood splatter |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Infrequent with mild to moderate impact |
| Comments | One of the paralent [sic. prominent?] themes contained in the movie is that of heraism [sic. heroism?]. Keller is a tragic hero, in that he opts to take the law into his own hands after being frustrated by the slow progress in the investigation of his lost daughter. Unfortunately he kidnaps and beats Alex to a pulp who it turns out is a victim himself. He is tenacious, patient and more importantly, reasoned, consequently he saves the lives of the two girls. |
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Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
| Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 16 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
| Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 15 |  |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs  While I would have preferred a slightly trimmed-down running time (it clocks in at a bit more than two and a half hours), I was never bored, and despite the familiar plot, I was intrigued and invested in the characters from start to finish. Thank goodness the film is far more than the boilerplate offering the commercials and trailers advertised. In this case, the end result is so much more than the cover. | 15 | |
| Metacritic.com 46 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 200 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Prisoners has an emotional complexity and a sense of dread that makes for absorbing (and disturbing) viewing. | 16 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 14 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 21711 Netizens A gritty, incredibly well-acted, suspenseful, thought-provoking crime drama thriller | 16 | |
Average .. 75% | 15 | |