Movie

Macon County Jail
1997 · 92 min
A grim, claustrophobic slide into brutality, watching a woman's bad luck curdle into a fight for bare survival.
- Directed by
- Victoria Muspratt
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Starring
- Ally Sheedy, David Carradine, Charles Napier
- Overview
- After she leaves her cheating husband, Susan Reed embarks on a cross-country road trip where she falls victim to a series of mishaps that land her behind bars in the redneck Macon County Jail. Once inside, she's subjected to endless acts of brutality from the guards and inmates alike. Things go from bad to worse when she's forced to defend herself against a rapist with tragic results. No longer truly "innocent," when the opportunity arises Susan flees with fellow prisoner Coley.
- How it feels
- Dark, bleak and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, isolation, justice, betrayal
- Content
- Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Victoria Muspratt
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Starring
- Ally Sheedy, David Carradine, Charles Napier









