Escape from New York fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime and the future
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Thrilling and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Escape from New York is thrilling, tense, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime and the future
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime and the future. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and sound design stand out.
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1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Escape from New York is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 76). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 39 min
Escape from New York runs 1 h 39 min.
Yes. Critics average 73 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Escape from New York much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $50 million worldwide, 8.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, Germany, United States.
+14GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Escape from New York in 28 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 202 storytelling tropes for Escape from New York, including Disproportionate Retribution, I'm a Humanitarian, Blood Sport.
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