Brokedown Palace

PG-13

Released Aug 13, 1999

1 hr. 40 min.

Drama

List

31%

36 Reviews

Tomatometer

66%

25,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Telling their parents they're going to Hawaii, recent high school grads Alice (Claire Danes) and Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) instead travel to Thailand, thinking their money will go farther. There they meet Nick, a charming Aussie who sells them on the idea of traveling to Hong Kong with him. But things go awry at the airport when the girls are caught smuggling illegal substances in their luggage. Having been duped by Nick, the girls are sentenced to 33 years in a Thai prison.

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Critics Consensus

Lacks credibility and tension.

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J.D. C

Best performance by Clair Daines. This movie was amazing. So amazing that Clair got banned from the Phillipines for complaining about the roaches, flies, hot weather and the nasty environment! I give her props for dealing with all that! The movie is incredible though!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/24

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Mladen K

Claire Danes gave this movie a life. Story about friendship and sacrafice! Great acting and great story, not like Midnight express with all the horror scenes in it. And the end is worth watching this movie....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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Steve D

Well acted and properly frustrating.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/22/23

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Lucid C

Claire Dane does an amazing job. The ending is amazing. A must see!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/30/23

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Jerod S

Who lets their teenage daughters go to "hawaii" by themselves? But these 2 girls get caught with smack at the Thailand airport and are stuck in prison. The crux is supposed to be Danes' gift to her friend at the end...but it doesn't hit like it should.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/05/23

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Yahni L

Great storyline. Awesome acting. One of my fave movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/23

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Jonathan Kaplan

Director

Claire Danes

Alice Marano

Kate Beckinsale

Darlene Davis

Bill Pullman

'Yankee' Hank Green

Jacqueline Kim

Yon Greene

Lou Diamond Phillips

Roy Knox

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

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Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2/4

Mar 19, 2002

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

Brokedown Palace might be the least gritty prison movie ever made, and it makes human tragedy seem like an inconvenience.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 26, 2023

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Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Jim Shelby

Palo Alto Weekly

Rated: 2/4

May 20, 2003

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Synopsis

Telling their parents they're going to Hawaii, recent high school grads Alice (Claire Danes) and Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) instead travel to Thailand, thinking their money will go farther. There they meet Nick, a charming Aussie who sells them on the idea of traveling to Hong Kong with him. But things go awry at the airport when the girls are caught smuggling illegal substances in their luggage. Having been duped by Nick, the girls are sentenced to 33 years in a Thai prison.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Executive Producer: A. Kitman Ho
Screenwriter: David Arata
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Adam Fields Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 5, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.1M
Sound Mix: Surround

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