The Escapist
5 Men. 4 Walls. 1 Plan.
2008 | 102m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Rupert Wyatt |
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| Writer: | Rupert Wyatt, Daniel Hardy |
| Staring: |
| Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional band of escapists - misfits with a mutual dislike for one other but united by their desire to escape their hell hole of an existence. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 20, 2008 |
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| Director: | Rupert Wyatt |
| Writer: | Rupert Wyatt, Daniel Hardy |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | prison escape, escaped convict |
| Production Companies | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Picture Farm, Parallel Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brian Cox | Frank Perry |
| Damian Lewis | Rizza |
| Joseph Fiennes | Lenny Drake |
| Seu Jorge | Viv Batista |
| Liam Cunningham | Brodie |
| Dominic Cooper | Lacey |
| Stephen Farrelly | Two Ton |
| Steven Mackintosh | Tony |
| Ned Dennehy | Jumpy Con |
| Paul Vaughan | Prison Tannoy Voice (voice) |
| Jack Walsh | Sikes |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rupert Wyatt | Screenplay, Director |
| Joe Walker | Editor |
| Benjamin Wallfisch | Original Music Composer |
| Brooke Lyndon-Stanford | Visual Effects Supervisor, Title Graphics |
| Daniel Hardy | Screenplay |
| Philipp Blaubach | Director of Photography |
| Tamara Gillon | Casting |
| Maeve Paterson | Costume Design |
| Jim Furlong | Production Design |
| Irene O'Brien | Art Direction |
| Rosie Blackmore | Makeup Artist |
| Lorraine Brennan | Hairstylist |
| Peter Gleaves | ADR Mixer |
| Peter Blayney | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alan Moloney | Producer |
| Adrian Sturges | Producer |
| Tristan Whalley | Executive Producer |
| Brian Cox | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 10 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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