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Prisoner of War

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Starring martial arts icon Scott Adkins as British SAS officer James Wright, Prisoner of War tells the story of a soldier captured by the Japanese and held in a Philippine POW camp. Before the entire colony embarks upon the Bataan Death March, Wright and his fellow prisoners are forced to compete in brutal death matches for the entertainment of their captors. Adkins puts in a career-best performance as the man who may be able to save them all.
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Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com Sep 19
2.5/4
The film may sometimes deliver what you hope for, but it’s an otherwise sloppy outing for Adkins, who by now should expect more from himself and his audience. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Oct 22
2.5/5
The hard-working Adkins does most of the heavy lifting, impressively kicking and punching life into this serviceable throwback action movie. Go to Full Review
Matt Glasby Radio Times Oct 15
2/5
Too silly to fully convince, but too serious to enjoy as escapism, it ends up stranded in movie no-man's land. Go to Full Review
Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Oct 6
2/5
While leading actor Adkins can be relied on to commit to physically demanding roles, this wartime action thriller will fatigue its viewers almost as much as its star. Go to Full Review
Daniel Gorman In Review Online Oct 2
Regardless of how one chooses to read it, Prisoner of War delivers what it says on the tin. Go to Full Review
Brandon Avery Just My Opinion Reviews Sep 25
8.5/10
An inspiring fight for survival. Scott Adkins is a martial arts legend, and never disappoints. Go to Full Review
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michael d @Cobra427 5d Possible one of the worst "ww2" films ive ever seen...couldn't be more unrealistic if it tried. An insult tk veterans tbh. Don't waste your time See more Laurie S @Karlwinters Feb 7 This is a good example of the cowardice and brutality of 'the little cruel people' before they were punished by a couple of bombs.. and they still complained about it. See more Kuranda @Kuranda Feb 5 What a load of moronic rubbish. RAF Spitfires in the Philippines at the start of the war. 🤔😂 Spitfire is shot down ( single seater ) yet mysteriously 2 crewmen are shown swimming from the sea and as for these rifles the Japanese were carrying 🤔😂 I did watch to the end just to see if it got better. It didn't, it got worse.The Japanese officer finds the prisoner has on his person a Victoria cross. Who wrote this script. A total waste of my time. Anyway,enough I'm off to do something interesting like watching paint dry See more Jim A @jimpriestly Feb 3 Prisoner of War got a 67% rating from RT. That's enough for me to watch. Every scene in this movie was either moronic fantasy or Kung Foolish. The plot involves calling in a tow plane to pick up a glider crashed in the jungle. All arranged with a walkie talkie-like radio from a Japanese prison camp. The Japanese are stereotypical murderous idiots who keep getting pummeled by Scott Adkins, (who should be ashamed of this rubbish). The ending was embarrassingly inane. Cartoonish schlock from start to finish, See more Stephen B @Sting1960 Jan 31 All that was missing in this very average film was bad dubbing. See more S P @S1337 Jan 31 Looks like an average cheesy war film but was supringingly enjoyable and good. A good watch if you like WW2 and martial arts movies. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Starring martial arts icon Scott Adkins as British SAS officer James Wright, Prisoner of War tells the story of a soldier captured by the Japanese and held in a Philippine POW camp. Before the entire colony embarks upon the Bataan Death March, Wright and his fellow prisoners are forced to compete in brutal death matches for the entertainment of their captors. Adkins puts in a career-best performance as the man who may be able to save them all.
Director
Louis Mandylor
Producer
Marc Clebanoff, Brandon Menchen, Michael Copon
Screenwriter
Scott Adkins, Marc Clebanoff
Distributor
Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co
Brand in Motion, Odyssey Motion Pictures, Myriad Entertainment, Reality MM Studios
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 19, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 19, 2025
Runtime
1h 50m
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