Midnight Express

1978

Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88% · 31 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 93425 93.4K

based on a true story prison airport drug smuggling escape court

Plot summary

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Director

Alan Parker Photo
Alan Parker

Top cast

Michael Ensign Photo
Michael Ensign as Stanley Daniels
Mike Kellin Photo
Mike Kellin as Mr. Hayes
Peter Jeffrey Photo
Peter Jeffrey as Ahmet
Yashaw Adem Photo
Yashaw Adem as Airport Police Chief
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
863.13 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 8
1.81 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 1 min
Seeds 43

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ozzy_88

Haven't seen this many ugly people in one movie!

Wow. This was disturbing. I live in Nottingham, I have many Turkish friends who study here. If I didn't know them, I'd probably think that there wasn't a single Turk who is nice and pleasant... Some parts were actually funny. The judge (in Billy's hate monologue scene) was sounding exactly like Jabba the Hutt! I've heard people speak Turkish around me, so I knew the language which was supposed to be Turkish in the movie, wasn't. Come on people... Feels like this movie was made to make Turks look bad in every way possible. I've read an interview and I learnt that the real Billy Hayes was truly disappointed with the portrayal of Turkish people in the film. Anyway, this movie was fun to watch but would be ignorant to believe. Have a good one
Reviewed by missamerica1974 7 / 10

Unfair Depiction of Turkey

This movie is pretty good, but speaking as an American who has lived in Turkey, this movie is a dramatization of a true story. While Turkey certainly has its problems with corruption, this movie is hardly something one should use to form an opinion on Turkey.
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