Prisoners

Movie2013

89/100

MovieNerd Score

Keller Dover is facing a parent’s worst nightmare: his young daughter and her friend have gone missing. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests the only suspect – the driver of an RV on which the girls had been playing – but a lack of evidence forces his release. As pressure mounts, Loki’s team pursues multiple leads while a frantic Dover decides he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

Filmmaking

Overall: 90
Screenplay: 87
Acting: 93
Cinematography: 95
Production: 87
Directing: 89
Concept: 82
Story: 88
Dialogue: 85
Characters: 88
Pacing: 84
Musical Score: 81

Attributes

Entertaining: 88
Uniqueness: 76
How Much I Like It: 94
Twists: 69
Artistry: 78
Fun: 41
Cliche: 35
Cheesy: 27
Broad Appeal: 78
Cerebral: 85
Emotional: 88
Discussion Worthy: 88

Genres

Comedy: 10
Drama: 84
Suspense: 87
Action: 45
Mystery: 93
Thriller: 90
Horror: 53
Adventure: 20
Romance: 2
Science Fiction: 0
Fantasy: 0
Animation: 0

Maturity

Family Friendly: 23
Positive Message: 55
Thematically Mature: 93
Intense: 100
Sexuality: 5
Nudity: 5
Violence: 93
Gore: 76
Crude: 45
Profanity: 90
Scary: 62
Substance Use: 50

4 Reviews

Reiner2024-05-05

96 Overall92 Screenplay97 Acting93 Cinematography88 Production90 Concept94 Story91 Dialogue94 Characters84 Musical Score83 Uniqueness94 Entertaining

Brilliantly acted crime thriller with plenty of intense moments. Villeneuve directs tension superbly and combined with the excellent screenplay, it makes for one of the best movies of 2013 and the decade. Overall an excellent film that mature and difficult topics of morality and how far we would go to protect the ones we love.

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