The Condemned

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The Condemned

R

Released Apr 27, 2007

1h 53m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Jack Conrad is a death-row inmate awaiting execution in a Central American jail when a TV producer buys him and takes him to a remote island. There, Jack and nine other prisoners learn they are to fight each other to the death, with freedom as the prize for the sole survivor. The producer plans to broadcast the event live and uncensored over the Internet.

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Critics Consensus

The Condemned is a morally ambiguous, exceedingly violent and mostly forgettable action film.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

An action film about a hyper-violent reality contest that quickly devolves into a monotonous series of hand-to-hand combat scenes.

Jul 23, 2008

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Mark Holcomb

Time Out

The Condemned sprays its fury wide: media manipulators, political opportunists and technology-pacified couch potatoes are among the collaterally damaged. Paying audiences don't get off so easy either.

Rated: 3/6

Sep 22, 2007

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Marc Bernardin

Entertainment Weekly

Cheesy enough to satisfy your B-movie cravings in half Grindhouse's running time.

Rated: B-

May 3, 2007

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David Keyes

Cinemaphile.org

One of the most deplorable movie-going experiences of my life.

Rated: 0/4

Nov 9, 2019

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

There's nothing wrong with enjoying a balls to the wall guy film where muscle bound behemoths blow shit up and fight to the death...

Rated: 3/4

Sep 7, 2008

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Jeff Bayer

The Scorecard Review

The film even attempts to make moral judgments about how watching a fight to the death is wrong, which ends up alienating anybody that sat their butt down in the theater in the first place.

Rated: 3/10

Mar 3, 2008

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Cameron L

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen with it cynical preachy message about nonviolence, when it's being so hypocritical using a ton of violence. Plus this movie is super unpleasant to get through with two attempted/successful sexual assaults in the entire movie, plus the acting is abysmal

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/23

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T T

This is a terrible steaming pile of mediocrity and bs. Some of the worst acting I have ever seen- seriously. I have seen rusty nails and bricks with better acting skills, more charisma, and likeability than these actors. Asinine plot, storyline, and script. The dumbest dialogue ever. Even the action scenes are boring. Overall, this is an unbelievable, unconvincing, unrealistic, and stupid movie from start till finish.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/20/23

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Carlos T

Minha opinião: É um filme onde um empresário quer lucrar com as apostas on line no mundo todo. Então ele decide fazer uma competição com condenados a morte que estão pelos presídios do mundo e trazer para sua ilha e fazer eles se confrotarem uns com os outros e quem vencer terá sua liberdade. Enquanto todos os participantes são assassinos, traficantes, guerrilheiro,.... Tem um bom rapaz que entro por ultimo, substituindo um participante. E quem é? Steve Austin, um ex-fuzileiro e bom moço que estava preso injustamente. E assim começa a competição. Acontecem atrocidades, estupro, traição,....... E vai assim morrendo um atrás do outro. Até que no fim Austin se liberta e vai atrás do grande vilão. Existem várias versões deste estilo de filme, e este não é dos melhores. Mediano para fraco. E existe cenas fortes de crueldade, que não seria necessário. Roteiro e enredo fracos. Vale apena assistir? Não Nota: 3

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/23

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Audience Member

I liked the concept of the movie and it is similar to Arnies Running Man. Did you know that former World kick Boxing champion Sam Greco was Steve Austins double, when they jump from the helicopter it was Sam jumping. The movie was shot in Queensland Australia.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed the movie, am I correct in thinking it's loosely based on a Japanese movie called "Battle Royale"?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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jelisije j

Had the opportunity to be great, but some storylines were introduced in the middle of the film that no one will care for that really drags this film down

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

Jack Conrad is a death-row inmate awaiting execution in a Central American jail when a TV producer buys him and takes him to a remote island. There, Jack and nine other prisoners learn they are to fight each other to the death, with freedom as the prize for the sole survivor. The producer plans to broadcast the event live and uncensored over the Internet.

Director: Scott Wiper
Producer: Joel Simon
Screenwriter: Scott Wiper, Rob Hedden
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: WWE Films, Sidestreet Entertainment
Rating: R (Pervasive Brutal Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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