Brubaker

1980

Action / Crime / Drama

19
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 74% · 23 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 21187 21.2K

based on a true story prison undercover liberation of prisoners arkansas prison warden

Plot summary

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Director

Stuart Rosenberg Photo
Stuart Rosenberg

Top cast

Morgan Freeman Photo
Morgan Freeman as Walter
Noble Willingham Photo
Noble Willingham as Dr. Fenster
Jack O'Leary Photo
Jack O'Leary as Floor Walker
Roy Poole Photo
Roy Poole as Dr. Gregory
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.17 GB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 10 min
Seeds 5
2.41 GB
1920*1024
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 10 min
Seeds 39

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by planktonrules 8 / 10

Don't start watching this one unless you about two and a quarter hours to spare.

In my summary, I say not to watch this film unless you he two and a quarter hours to spare. That's because I made the mistake of starting the film around midnight--intending to only watch a few minutes and then go to bed. However, at almost 2:30am, I was still awake--ratcheted to the TV screen watching "Brubaker" until its exciting conclusion.The film is essentially the experiences of Tom Murton as warden of a hellish prison in Arkansas--although unlike the movie, he did NOT enter the prison disguised as a prisoner. The horror of it all is what makes this very compelling viewing--and a film you should NOT let your kids watch. Rather vivid depictions of beatings, rapes and other violence against the prisoners (mostly by other prisoners) make this tough viewing--and the viewer should think about this first. Now this is NOT a criticism--the harsh language and violence is necessary to adequately show the horrible conditions existing in this prison in the 1960s. In many ways, it's much more horrific than "The Shawshank Redemption"--and unlike this Stephen King story, "Brubaker" is true. Corruption on a massive scale and the state's unwillingness to reform make this a very compelling movie.Excellent acting by the ensemble cast make this an amazing movie to watch. And, not surprisingly, Robert Redford is his usual exceptional self. The only negative is that despite a great story and acting, the direction and editing are poor. An egregious example is late in the story. One of the trustees escape during a rain storm and is being tracked down by Brubaker and some other trustees. However, as they track him down there is dust everywhere and no trace of rain---talk about sloppy! Still, this is a minor technical quibble and the film is one of the best prison films I have seen.
Reviewed by whpratt1 7 / 10

Great Redford Film

Enjoyed this film starring Robert Redford, (Henry Brubaker) who plays the role as a law enforcement officer who poses as an inmate at Wakefield Prison in Arkansas. Henry discovers many corrupt people in this prison and he eventually comes into power as the warden of this prison. This prison is ruled by corrupt politicians and prisoners who are working with prison guards who are stealing food and money from the prison funds. Henry also uncovers some buried graves of many prisoners who have been buried on the grounds of the Wakefield which starts a complete state investigation and changes some of the major problems at the prison. You will be surprised how this film ends and I must say that Robert Redford gave an outstanding performance in this film.
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