The Last Castle

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The Last Castle

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Released Oct 19, 2001

2h 11m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A three-star general (Robert Redford) is court-martialed and sentenced to a military maximum security prison, The Castle. Inside, he finds corruption and murder -- and he rallies the 1,200 inmates to revolt against the corrupt warden (James Gandolfini) and his guards.

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Critics Consensus

The Last Castle is well acted and rousing for the most part, but the story can't stand up to close scrutiny.

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Alonso Duralde

The Advocate

The Last Castle is pretty much every prison movie cliché and every mutiny movie cliché you’ve ever seen -- along with some Spartacus/Ben-Hur–style shirtless movie star masochism -- served up in one bombastic package.

Apr 5, 2022

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

Not a serious prison flick, but director Lurie finds fresh ways to frame familiar situations, and pulls it off with enough tongue-in-cheek wit.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2001

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

How in the name of Steve McQueen do the prisoners keep a 20-foot catapult hidden from the guards?

Rated: 2/4

Feb 26, 2024

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Stefan Pape

Common Sense Media

A movie that deals with somewhat conventional cinematic territory, this 2001 prison action drama is elevated by the sheer brilliance of the cast assembled.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 22, 2021

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Soul-stirringly silly feelbad fun.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 2, 2020

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Jeremy A

This was a pretty outlier style for a prison movie. It felt more like Eascape NY. But it was ok. 3.5*

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Corey B

Even if I was eating a bowl of corn flakes mixed with a bag for corn nuts and followed it up with 20 lbs of corn bread while i was dressed in a cornflower-colored suit in the middle of a cornfield in Nebraska...I'd still say this was the corniest thing I'd ever experienced.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Ni G

I was needing some cheesy American plastic American cheese for a burger and this had enough to last me a lifetime! Mildly entertaining especially to laugh at the garishness of American patriotism! 😂

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/26/24

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Suzette T

Stop right now this movie is ridiculous. The allegedly "cruel" military prison warden is so terrible that no one has been killed on his watch. Sure he's a dick and hands out shitty punishments but is that really an excuse to literally burn the entire place to the ground and risk everyone's lives including the guards who just work there? What an exercise in military masturbation with plot holes so big you can drive a tank through them. This power fantasy was ridiculous and I'm sure Redford and Gandolgini were embarrassed to be in it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Joe b

very corny and unrealistic

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/21/23

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Farah R

There's no denying that The Last Castle is riddled with cliches, but solid performances, especially from Robert Redford, and a couple of great scenes make it heartfelt and enjoyable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Rod Lurie

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Robert Redford

General Irwin

James Gandolfini

Colonel Winter

Mark Ruffalo

Yates

Delroy Lindo

General Wheeler

Clifton Collins Jr.

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Synopsis

A three-star general (Robert Redford) is court-martialed and sentenced to a military maximum security prison, The Castle. Inside, he finds corruption and murder -- and he rallies the 1,200 inmates to revolt against the corrupt warden (James Gandolfini) and his guards.

Director: Rod Lurie
Producer: Robert Lawrence
Screenwriter: Graham Yost, David Scarpa, David Scarpa
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG, Robert Lawrence Productions
Rating: R (Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.2M
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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