Prisoners of the Ghostland

Released Sep 17, 2021

1 hr. 40 min.

Action

Adventure

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In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) is sprung from jail by a wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has run away. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days if he doesn't find the missing girl, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman -- and his own path to redemption.

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Critics Consensus

Prisoners of the Ghostland is far from Sono's most distinctive work, but viewers in the mood for a deliriously gonzo genre mash-up featuring an explosive performance from Nicolas Cage just might have a ball.

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logan mac

This film is not for everyone, by no stretch of the imagination. But if this is the film for you, it is hands down the craziest Nicolas Cage movie ever made. Im not sure how to describe it, a Japanese Arthouse Fantasy Western? The trailer for the movie makes it seem as if its a balls to the wall action flick. It is not that at all. While we do get some great fight scenes, this is more of a slow, mythical, almost dream like adventure. If you want some nice Cageplotation, I would highly recommend this movie. There is a scene so crazy in this movie, my jaw dropped to the floor...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/21/21

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Deanna

I thoroughly enjoyed this most recent Nick Cage film. It was gore filled, a great nod to kabuki noh style plays. I really enjoyed the symbolism and the dreamlike style was reministent of othe films I enjoy such as Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/21

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Knots

Cowboys and Samurais in the post apocalypse are badass.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/21

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Anton A

If you ever wanted to watch a Nicolas Cage neo-western meets Mad Max, this is the one. I am not sure what I watched, though. It has the problems of an amateur movie where the ideas are great in writing, awful in the sequence they were written, making barely any sense what is unfolding. If properly directed, rewritten a bit to follow a cohesive narrative, it'll be way better. The universe building relies too much on the viewer to smoke the pipe or something, to like it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Thom G

Prisoners of the Ghostland is not your usual movie but more like an intriguing fresco that is certainly not for everyone. At the very least, the film is bold enough to build its own self-justified and surrealist world, with its specific aesthetic

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Donnie K

This is like the middle ground of direct to video Cage and Mandy-Color Out Of Space renaissance Cage. Glad I saw it but confident I'll never watch it again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Sion Sono

Director

Nicolas Cage

Hero

Sofia Boutella

Bernice

Nick Cassavetes

Psycho

Bill Moseley

The Governor

Tak Sakaguchi

Yasujiro

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Isaac Feldberg

Inverse

What's most missing in all this mayhem, though, is the vision of an auteur actively engaged with the meaning of the euphorically gonzo tableaux he's staging.

Rated: 5/10

Sep 20, 2021

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Utterly barmy.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 19, 2021

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Prisoners of the Ghostland isn't campy enough to be camp.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 17, 2021

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Maxance Vincent

InSession Film

Prisoners of the Ghostland lacks any excitement and catharsis that made Sono the filmmaker he is today.

Rated: D

Mar 5, 2024

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

A world of total anarchy where samurais, cowboys, nuclear explosions, modern cars, and more collide to surround an otherwise simple narrative with nonsensically hilarious storylines and awesome action sequences.

Rated: A-

Jul 24, 2023

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

If you thought Mandy, Color Out of Space, Willy’s Wonderland or Pig offered up Nicolas Cage at maximum unhingedness, wait until you get a load of Sion Sono’s “delirious mash-up of Western, samurai movie and post-apocalyptic thriller”.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 8, 2023

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Synopsis

In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) is sprung from jail by a wealthy warlord, The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has run away. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days if he doesn't find the missing girl, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman -- and his own path to redemption.

Director: Sion Sono
Executive Producer: Natalie Perrotta, Yuji Sadai, Nick Spicer, Aram Tertzakian, Toyoyuki Yokohama
Screenwriter: Aaron Hendry, Reza Sixo Safai
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Untitled Entertainment, Boos Boos Bang Bang, Patriot Pictures, Baked Studios, XYZ Films, Eleven Arts, RLJE Films
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 17, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 17, 2021
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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