Escape from New York
Directed by John Carpenter
Starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers
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In a crime-ravaged future, Manhattan has become a walled prison where dangerous inmates control the streets. When the U.S. president crash-lands inside, a hardened former soldier is sent into the island on a tightly limited rescue mission, forced to navigate its hostile underworld before time runs out.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany, United States
- Screenplay
- John Carpenter, Nick Castle
- Music
- Alan Howarth, John Carpenter
- Cinematography
- Dean Cundey
- Cast
- Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers
- Critics score
- 74/100
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Updated July 21, 2026
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