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Escape from New York (1981)

★ 7.0 · 3,494 ratings on TMDB

1997. New York City is a walled, maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane.

Escape from New York poster★ 7.0

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

DirectorJohn Carpenter
CastAdrienne Barbeau, Charles Cyphers, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Isaac Hayes
GenresAction, Science Fiction, Thriller
The emergence reading

Escape from New York keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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