Film

The Escapist

2002 · 1h 28m · Action · Thriller · Drama

He can escape from anything... except his past.

IMDb

6.1

Denis Hopkins, a pilot, lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle. When a gang of criminals led by the sadistic Ricky Barnes breaks into his home, he offers whatever the criminals want to protect his wife and unborn child, but the evil Ricky kills Valerie anyway. Their baby is saved, and later Barnes is arrested and sentenced to life in the maximum security prison, Sullen Voe. Denis fakes his own suicide, then assaults a police car in order to get himself arrested and sent to prison with the intention of tracking down and killing Ricky Barnes. He does not reveal his true name and is called John "What" by the prisoners and guards. Denis escapes from successive prisons, forcing his eventual transfer to Sullen Voe. When he reaches his objective, Ricky Barnes schedules a confrontation, but things do not quite turn out the way Denis had expected.

Jonny Lee Miller

Denis Hopkins

Gary Lewis

Ron

Jodhi May

Christine

Andy Serkis

Ricky Barnes

Paloma Baeza

Valerie Hopkins

Vas Blackwood

Vin

Philip Barantini

Joey

Allen Leech

Policeman 1 (Smashed Car)

• Gillies MacKinnonDirector
• Nick PerryWriter
• Jolyon SymondsProducer
• Nigel WilloughbyDirector of Photography
• Pia Di CiaulaEditor
• John HubbardCasting
• Ros HubbardCasting

Release date

April 12, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

15

Genres

Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime