20132h 33mDir. Denis Villeneuve

Prisoners

Name: Prisoners
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2013-09-19
Duration: 2 h 33 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard

“How far would you go to protect your child?”

DramaThrillerCrime

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After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.

Starring:Hugh Jackman,Jake Gyllenhaal,Viola Davis,Maria Bello,Terrence Howard

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Hugh Jackman

Keller Dover

Jake Gyllenhaal

Detective Loki

Viola Davis

Nancy Birch

Maria Bello

Grace Dover

Terrence Howard

Franklin Birch

Melissa Leo

Holly Jones

Paul Dano

Alex Jones

Dylan Minnette

Ralph Dover

Zoë Soul

Eliza Birch

Erin Gerasimovich

Anna Dover

Kyla-Drew

Joy Birch

Wayne Duvall

Captain Richard O'Malley

Key Production Crew

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Screenplay & Writers

Aaron Guzikowski

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Original Score

Jóhann Jóhannsson

Producers

Kira Davis, Broderick Johnson, Adam Kolbrenner

Film Details

Budget$46,000,000

Box Office Revenue$122,127,446

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Alcon Entertainment8:38 ProductionsMadhouse Entertainment

Keywords & Themes

#pennsylvania, usa#kidnapping#detective#symbolism#investigation#father#vigilante#psychological thriller#brutality#neo-noir

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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5.0

I think this is Denis Villeneuve's masterpiece. It's just too good. The acting was outstanding and the direction was magnificent. I'm out of words to describe how good this movie was.

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