Escape Plan

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Escape Plan

R

Released Oct 18, 2013

1h 50m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Tough and chiseled Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) knows how to infiltrate a prison -- and bust out of one. His latest job leads to a double-cross, leaving him stuck in a high-tech facility with the worst that society has to offer. Luckily for Ray, he meets Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), an inmate who secretly helps him hatch a plot to win his freedom. Only sadistic warden Hobbes (Jim Caviezel) stands in the way of the two men successfully making it out alive.

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Critics Consensus

As much fun as it is to see Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up onscreen, Escape Plan fails to offer much more than a pale imitation of 1980s popcorn thrills.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

As implausible macho nonsense goes, it's surprisingly good.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 6, 2017

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

The most surprising thing about this movie, outside of its length, is just how unsurprising it really is, especially regarding its tired climax.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 25, 2013

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

This functional thumper generally gets the job done, plodding merrily, if unremarkably, through the generic set pieces, making a passable fist of well-worn material.

Oct 21, 2013

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Overall, it's fun, it's cheesy, it's chaotic and it's good. You gotta love these guys together.

Rated: B

Aug 15, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

After the finale degrades into a violent shootout and leaves us dissatisfied, not even solid portrayals by Stallone and Schwarzenegger make Escape Plan anything beyond a very, very guilty piece of actionized entertainment.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 22, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

You’ll have to accept its absurdity and understand that there are several questions you’ll never get sufficient answers for.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Le W

Surprisingly I enjoyed this movie. It was fun to watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Marco L

Un thriller de acción ambientado en una prisión futurista que reúne a dos leyendas del cine de acción. La historia combina el ingenio estratégico con las clásicas secuencias físicas que se esperan de este tipo de películas. Aunque la trama sigue un camino predecible, logra mantener el interés con giros bien ejecutados y una química notable entre los protagonistas. Los secundarios aportan algo de frescura, y el diseño de la prisión añade un punto visual interesante. Sin embargo, la dirección carece de la intensidad necesaria en las escenas de acción, lo que las hace menos memorables. A pesar de ello, la película cumple con su propósito de entretener, especialmente para los nostálgicos del género, y ofrece un par de momentos que recuerdan por qué los protagonistas se convirtieron en iconos del cine de acción.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Lúcio Leonardo P

Seeing two action icon actors together is always cool and fun, especially these two, who seem to have good synergy when they act in the same film. And here it is no different, with an interesting plot, but very predictable. Every situation in which Ray Breslin (Stallone) is placed captures attention, but it is already known what outcome he will have. The location of the prison and the ending of the film are no secret, if you pay attention, you will kill the “riddle” in the middle of the story. Of course, forced scenes couldn't be missed, right? And there are also some incoherent things, for example, how does a lawyer become the master of an escape route in such a short time?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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John H

If you miss your standard 80s action movie, this is for you. The acting is good, the plot meets the minimum requirements for a decent movie. If you think about the movie too much there is a lot that doesn't make sense, but if you are just looking to kill time this will do the trick.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Gorptholemew T

🍀 3.6/10 Unknowingly met Jeff Keith today. Anyways I really have nothing to say about this movie. I mean it’s cool to see Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in something together but like meh I was kind of bored.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Koi P

Hard to watch how the protagonists and other prisoners were abused. Appreciated the writing and the details. Enjoyed Sylvester and Arnold together in this movie!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Mikael Håfström

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Sylvester Stallone

Ray Breslin

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Emil Rottmayer

Jim Caviezel

Willard Hobbes

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Synopsis

Tough and chiseled Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) knows how to infiltrate a prison -- and bust out of one. His latest job leads to a double-cross, leaving him stuck in a high-tech facility with the worst that society has to offer. Luckily for Ray, he meets Emil Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), an inmate who secretly helps him hatch a plot to win his freedom. Only sadistic warden Hobbes (Jim Caviezel) stands in the way of the two men successfully making it out alive.

Director: Mikael Håfström
Producer: Mark Canton, Randall Emmett, Remington Chase, Robbie Brenner, Kevin King Templeton
Screenwriter: Miles Chapman, Arnell Jesko
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Boies/Shiller Films, Mark Canton, Envision Entertainment, Emmett/Furla Films
Rating: R (Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.1M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Datasat

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