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Prison

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An innocent convict returns from the grave and seeks vengeance against the warden responsible for his death 25 years ago.

Critics Reviews

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 05/04/2005
C-
A horror film in which staging gruesome deaths becomes a lame substitute for creating tension and eeriness. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/21/2015
B-
A low-budget chilling jailhouse ghost story drama. Go to Full Review
Steve Dread Central 03/06/2013
4/5
Prison is a gritty and gorgeous horror flick that's not only well acted and engaging but also delivers some shockingly fun and grisly deaths. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/01/2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 04/03/2005
2/5
Has its limited prison-grime charms, but nothing for the horror freaks to write home about. Go to Full Review
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Steve D 09/04/2023 A good cast and not much else. See more johnathon w @Hoppynsc 10/30/2018 Underrated horror that holds up as a fun B-movie with the occasional A-list quality. The cast is solid, with Viggo Mortensen already making an impression as the stoic car thief Burke, while Lane Smith brings nice gravitas as the warden (you actually believe he could run a prison). Behind the camera, director Renny Harlin brings a nice visual style and terror to the story from the simple story (it's essentially a haunted house in a prison) and you can see how he got the "Nightmare on Elm Street 4" job from this. The fact it was shot in a an actual prison, with real prisoners as extras and even actors, give it a real authenticity. Granted, the overall mystery of why the prison is haunted is never fully used, but the visual effects are surprising for the budget (the victims get some nicely gory deaths). Overall, a fun b-horror that makes great viewing for the October/Halloween season. See more 08/20/2017 It spends half the time trying really hard, but failing, to keep a straight face and the other with a ridiculous smirk that pisses us off more than anything. See more 09/15/2016 Some cool special effects scenes, and the bully from Friday, but ultimately I was not that engaged by this supernatural prison thriller. See more 09/10/2016 I like most of Prison. Some of the prisoner and guard characters were interesting, and gave a real interesting dynamic. The ghost was interesting, and a couple of the killings were interesting, but overall it didn't work. Viggo was a little too subdued. See more 07/23/2016 Entertaining - Entretenida See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An innocent convict returns from the grave and seeks vengeance against the warden responsible for his death 25 years ago.
Director
Renny Harlin
Producer
Irwin Yablans
Screenwriter
C. Courtney Joyner
Production Co
Empire Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 19, 2013
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround