The Prey

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The Prey

R

Released Jun 7, 2013

1h 42m

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Franck goes to prison and befriends Jean-Louis. When the latter is released, he promises to look after Franck's family. Then Franck learns that Jean-Louis is a serial killer, so he must escape in order to protect his family.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Deftly strips away the phoniness of a big-budget studio production.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 7, 2013

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

It's watchable but absolutely no big deal, although you wouldn't know that from the drum-heavy score, so loud and militaristic that someone could reuse it for a documentary about the Battle of the Bulge.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 7, 2013

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Like a bullet train, the French thriller "The Prey" is a model of breathless efficiency, its stuffed cargo of chases, brawls and twists delivered with admirable speed.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 6, 2013

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

The Prey plays like a fast and loose dime store novella, an appetizer that leaves you wishing for something more substantial, but has enough charm to coast by on.

Aug 22, 2019

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Amie Simon

Three Imaginary Girls

... gorgeous and insane, and really enjoyable - all the way through the terrifying end.

Mar 2, 2019

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Sean Axmaker

Turner Classic Movies Online

Eric Valette tries to keep it grounded in action scenes built on a physicality that is more authentic than the overkill of CGI spectacle.

Apr 3, 2014

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Audience Member

Netflix lists this as 2011 not 2013 me I d/k which is correct just saying its another prison pic French style also I watched the English version not original version of this

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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troy k

A good movie, but not "spectacular" as I was led to believe.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A BreathTaking French Thriller you must watch!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Like the Break Mansions, there is also a little too much running and chasing in this film,but the story is smooth and furious.Maybe unlike many American films, there is not too much Bus-explosion,legs tearing apart, but all that running always keeps your tension high. About Morel and his wife's criminality, it is really horrific. Wife helped his demon husband rape and kill young girls, what a fucking sick couple!! what make me more painful is that it happened in my country before.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

A superior French crime thriller that does not disappoint

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Se laisse regarder matous c'est du vu revu et rÃ (C)chauffÃ (C)...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Éric Valette

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Albert Dupontel

Franck Adrien

Alice Taglioni

Claire Linné

Stéphane Debac

Jean-Louis Maurel

Sergi López

Manuel Carrega

Natacha Régnier

Christine Maurel

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Synopsis

Franck goes to prison and befriends Jean-Louis. When the latter is released, he promises to look after Franck's family. Then Franck learns that Jean-Louis is a serial killer, so he must escape in order to protect his family.

Director: Éric Valette
Producer: Luc Bossi
Screenwriter: Laurent Turner, Luc Bossi
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Rating: R (Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Runtime: 1h 42m

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