Prisoners (2013)

Prisoners rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.2/10· 922K votes

Rotten Tomatoes81%

Metacritic70%

TMDb8.105/10· 13K votes

With 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.2/10 on IMDb and 70/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Prisoners

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.

Cast of Prisoners

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  Hugh Jackman

  as Keller Dover

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  Jake Gyllenhaal

  as Detective Loki

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  Viola Davis

  as Nancy Birch

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  Maria Bello

  as Grace Dover

• 

  Terrence Howard

  as Franklin Birch

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  Melissa Leo

  as Holly Jones

• 

  Paul Dano

  as Alex Jones

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  Dylan Minnette

  as Ralph Dover

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  Zoë Soul

  as Eliza Birch

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  Erin Gerasimovich

  as Anna Dover

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  Kyla-Drew

  as Joy Birch

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  Wayne Duvall

  as Captain Richard O'Malley

Prisoners facts

Budget

$46M

Box office

$122.1M

Our take on Prisoners

Denis Villeneuve's 2013 thriller drops us into every parent's nightmare: when Keller Dover's six-year-old daughter Anna and her young friend Joy vanish, panic hardens into desperation, and the only lead is a dilapidated RV seen parked on their street. What follows is a tense, morally fraught drama that weighs how far a father might go and what justice really costs. Villeneuve directs with grim patience and a heavy, rain-grey atmosphere, letting dread accumulate rather than rush. This crime drama suits viewers who appreciate slow-burning, unsettling storytelling and difficult ethical questions over easy resolution. Demanding and bleak, it lingers with those willing to sit in its discomfort.