

Release Date
September 20, 2013
DVD Release Date
December 17, 2013 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Writer
Aaron Guzikowski
Cast
Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano
Studio
Running Time
153 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for torture, language throughout and disturbing violent content
After his 6-year-old daughter and her friend are kidnapped, a small-town carpenter butts heads with a young, brash detective in charge of the investigation. The father is a Bible-reading, deer-hunting survivalist. The cop, meanwhile, can't wait to get to the city. Feeling failed by the law, the father captures the man he believes responsible and begins to torture him in a desperate attempt to find out what he did with the girls, whom he's convinced... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Man kidnaps child. Father kidnaps man. Father becomes kidnapper... And Prisoners is just getting going. The new drama-thriller starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal is just that - dramatic and thrilling - and also unpredictable, entertaining and enthralling. Some would say Prisoners captures you, but not me, because that is a cheesy if not downright terrible pun. Full movie review »