Movie

Island of Fire

1991 · 124 min

A grim, bruising prison thriller that feels claustrophobic and tense, with sudden bursts of brutal action.

Tagline: When you're looking for the living dead you start your search in hell!
Overview: Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, betrayal, revenge, survival
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
betrayal
revenge
survival
justice
Places: prison
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild