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Prison

1987 · 102 min

A grim, claustrophobic haunting inside a decaying prison, mixing ghostly revenge with sweaty institutional dread.

Directed by
Renny Harlin
Genres
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
Horror has a new home.
Overview
After Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all, leading up to the Warden himself.

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Directed by
Renny Harlin
Genres
Crime, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • guilt
  • justice
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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