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Escape from New York

Movie · 1981 · 99 min

A gritty, tense ride through a lawless city, with a cynical hero and a pulsing synth score.

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1981 film by John Carpenter
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Year
1981
Runtime
99 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • crime
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
action, science fiction, prison, post-apocalyptic, thriller, dystopian
Directed by
John Carpenter
Written by
John Carpenter, Nick Castle
Starring
Jamie Lee Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Kurt Russell, John Carpenter, Lee Van Cleef, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton
Music
John Carpenter
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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