Prisoner's Daughter

R

Released Jun 30, 2023

1h 38m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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After 12-years in prison, Max (Brian Cox) is diagnosed with terminal cancer and granted a compassionate release with the condition he reside with his daughter, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale). With no love lost toward Max but financially strapped and working multiple jobs to raise her only son, Ezra (Christopher Convery), she begrudgingly agrees to the conditions. As Max seeks one last chance to redeem himself in her eyes, they must contend with his violent past as it comes back to haunt them all.

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Critics Consensus

Prisoner's Daughter has an outstanding cast, but they're overwhelmed by a blandly busy story that offers few surprises.

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Bruce D

This was an excellent movie of an individual who corrected his behavior and wanted to change. He made up for the time he missed with his family. Awesome movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/23

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Giorgio G

It's somewhat of a moving story, though nothing too special. What shocked me was realizing the decline of Kate Beckinsale's visuals. For decades she was kind of a sex symbol, but in this movie she looks like any simple American house wife. And it's not only the makeup and attire, which obviously had to be fitting her paper in this movie, but her face has actually completely lost her sexappeal. It's absolutely lackluster. That's a real shame! Nevertheless she does a decent job as the frustrated mother and Brian Cox is generally good anyway. So, if you are into drama, you might enjoy it. 5/10 points.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Ken B

The plot of this film seemed rather tired and it was predictable from beginning to end. Not one scene left anything to the imagination, so it lost a few points there for me. That being said, performances were decent, so that made it a bit easier to watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Lloyd S

Not that interesting and gives the wrong message. Never forgive people that hurt you, especially parents. The old man sent his daughter's ex to jail for murder instead of get him arrested for abduction. He was a drug addict with mental disorder. In the end the old man(Max) never changed, he died as the bad person as he was.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Audience Member

This drama which portrays a daughter reconnecting with her Dad after 12 years is amazing, acting is alright and you can feel emotions between them. Christopher Convery acting could be better but I do like him as child actor cause he does alright films and this one yeah you can feel him as outsider from school and has really no friends except his grandfather which he gets know really well in the movie. This drama doesn’t really take anything new from others except two main leads have way of giving you real understanding of the relationship. All in all it is a good movie not an Oscar worthy one and it does come out like an early “Lifetime” movie but definitely worth a watch. I give a A-👍🏽👍🏽

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Trevor M

This was a great movie with strong performances from all of the actors. Sure it was a liitle predictable, but the story and characters were believable. Don't trust the critic reviews on this one...watch it yourself!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Catherine Hardwicke

Director

Kate Beckinsale

Maxine

Brian Cox

Max

Christopher Convery

Ezra

Tyson Ritter

Tyler

Ernie Hudson

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It hits these melodramatic beats that seem at odds with Catherine Hardwicke's naturalistic style.

Jul 21, 2023

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

If there’s one reason to see Prisoner’s Daughter, it’s Kate Beckinsale.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 6, 2023

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Catherine Hardwicke’s sharply drawn, slow-simmer domestic drama Prisoner’s Daughter has the cool vibe of an indie film from a generation ago, from the lived-in look of the Vegas sets to the authentic performances of the terrific cast.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 5, 2023

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Prabhjot Bains

Tilt Magazine

A family drama that lacks a fundamental understanding of drama.

Nov 2, 2023

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

It might be tempting for other actors of Beckinsale's stature to phone in a performance here, due to the lower profile of this film, but her character prep-work is tangible. Some of her finest work ever.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 1, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A clunky dysfunctional family drama that should have been left in the can.

Rated: C

Jul 31, 2023

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Synopsis

After 12-years in prison, Max (Brian Cox) is diagnosed with terminal cancer and granted a compassionate release with the condition he reside with his daughter, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale). With no love lost toward Max but financially strapped and working multiple jobs to raise her only son, Ezra (Christopher Convery), she begrudgingly agrees to the conditions. As Max seeks one last chance to redeem himself in her eyes, they must contend with his violent past as it comes back to haunt them all.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Producer: Mark Bacci, Wen-Chia Chang, Jason Duan, Ruzanna Kegeyan, Guy Moshe, Christian Mercuri, Chris Rasmussen
Screenwriter: Mark Bacci
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Sam Okun Productions, Oakhurst Entertainment, Pasaca Entertainment, Capstone Studios, Great Point Media
Rating: R (Language and Some Violence)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 18, 2023
Runtime: 1h 38m

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